The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01
ITS TWO BANKS 81
SHOW INCREASE
It's Greatest Industry Du Y "
Farm, Which Has An Emo u;
nous OutputO Owns its s5sI'
Own Electric Plant
and Water s5#sss.a
Works. 5ss3 IN IN
oecial to The Times Dispntch1t

Il 'FRONT.' ROYAL, VA.,@# Marc Il $s8s 81. NJ s y
Front Royal-Riverton, situated as * TIL 81 sss
mainly, on a broad level rlatenu,5 at the gEb5
base Of the Blue RIDGE with hills on the Sts
east, west and south sides, and 81 The H#jJ ffS
Blue Ridge on the south rising from the sssS
corporate limits to a height OF 2 500 feet WA
4 in the distance OF two miles, Is one lot
tho most delightful n and enterpr g s5|
towns in this section OF Virginia.
For the past five years, there has been sSs
a healthy growth, in population, busrcss ,!s5
and thrift. Encouraged BY its recent suc-;s9gss
cess and inspired by its still brighter
prospects for the future Front ROY alsssssS
Riverton with its $500 people is pushing
onward and is now classed among the S5
most prosperous in the grea " ley ot sg4s
Virginia. 5E3 tas ~ 85. Il i5SlSf asg$sg
This town, like so many others, was ss
visited by Doom In the early 80, s, MI
Immediately after which business and sa
commercial enterprses was fstif flee. Tie
push OF her people. however, q Id not s "a,
cease, and from 1895 to the dawn ot SsS
the new century, she scloWly, bu t. surely 8
J by dnt OF hard struggling recovered from ~
her financial trouble. 4 significant B lssS
$lustra ton OF tho towns recovery is foundSs
* In the records OF the two banks. D urlng gaf
the boom the aggregate deposlts were mi
$4,000 per annunl, now they amount to s2s4
$3.50 900, and Increase OF $4,000 over tho SS
period when the loon 3 was rs g t$&Si IS NJ
height Ii s523ssi
81 ENTERPRISES s5 sS5s3ss
located wthin8the corporate limits sot Ss@&l
the town are thirty new stores, two VA
FIGURING mills, with a daily cnpac city Of 58$S
200 barrels, running night md 81 day AM
Ice plant,ln wholesale grocery house, ~ o-ssS
Gated one mile north of the 81 corporatey
limits, a tapestry works a creamery assss
steam laundry two handle fac tories, 4 one III sS
of the best and largest equipped s$l lime
works In the State. Situated one mile lSsss
north Of tho town, a locust pin n "a ctory.sS
which recently completed acontract I'll forSsSs
the Mexican government also excellent
long distance ana local telephone ser-ssjIs
vice. ,5 81 jSS 3fss ss#3SS
The railroad facilities are the best il III
the State, considering the size Of b the
towns, the Norfolk and estern sg nd MI
Southern Railways furnishing the towns
with fair accommodations, which are toSs$
be further improved In the near fit uresSl
by the Southern Railway building q new
depot and placing two additional trai ms
on their schedule. sl II SS s$S89
aa During the last six years tho passen-.8SS5I
ger and freight traffic has Increased full
900 Der cent. and located as these towns
fruit growing section OF the State, it8ES
bids to increase still further within the
next few years. Ell 3 g5 ISS
MANY APPLES. - 5,s;ss
During the year 1906, q, 900 barrel were 9
shipped from the depots here, q great
number or these apples were exported toy
liverpool. England. 5s X ass. n
g The town owns the electric light plants aII
which Is operated by water power de-
rived from the north branch Of the Shen-SSss
nndonh River, n new plant having been NH
recently built. The water system, like-33S
wise Is owned By tho town. ;5sis
" During the year 1908 an iron mine. lo-'SSg
Gu ted two miles from the town was de-$S
veloped ana two hundred tons Of ore IN
arc being shipped daily to furnaces along sa
tho Norfolk and Western Railroad, and $sa5
points In the North. js.S
A narrow gauge railroad conccts# tllesoss
mines with the Southern Railway 3at III
Happy Creek, two miles from this placs.asS%
Northern capitalist are sending thelrssssa
representatives daily to this section FOL. ss9
tho purpose OF prospecting. and n few
months ago one of the reprcsentatsS 20 SO
was so favorably impressed with the;
natural mineral resources OF the counSAy,ssS
that tho Green Fill Mining Company vas
Incorporated and work started on Il COPS. q;
per mine. n rs 81 S95ss
DUCK RANCH. u
The most widely known enterprise that
Front Royal Riverton boasts Of, Is theys
Riverton Duck Ranch located on the $
north branch OF tho Shenandoah River.
This ranch is owned by Mr. John S
Morgan, The annual shipments range
from $1,000 to G0,000 ducks. H and IL 1 lleEsssii
proprietor Is daily increasing his fac li-8sSSss
ties. The duck houses are fitted Nd s
steam and lighted with electricity. THIS SsS
business is fourishng; only recentlysss'
some we'll known Northern alist tle.tEs
sired to incorporate the concern and til
offered Mr.. Morgan handsome rice M
for his plant, as we'll as q large salaryaSS
10 manage 1t, all which, however, he res
fused, Scores OF people visit this ranch MI
daily, including large number which SSE
como from a distance to Inspect the SO
largest duck ranch In the United States,ssg
The educational facilities OF Front IA
Royal Riverton are not eHcelled IN the ssias
Valley of virginia, The public High
School has been making rapid strides, t
new courses have been added, additional M
Instructors have been procured within the sasa
past few years, and a most enviable de. s
gree OF efficiency has Leen attained. Ran Ell
dolph- Macon Academy for boys a prepAsE a
ratory school for both university and MI
College, is now In the midst OF thsiR Es
thirteenth year. and, notwlthstandtnass
the .,unlucky ,hrtsen." Is enjoying the
largest and most prosperous year since 81
its foundation. if ,.a 8 EAs sSi3ts sa2SS
There are 1870 students enrolled. ana.
about 100 are non-residents, FIJI Y nv 3sS5
The building Is modern thrnushout ana ISL
la classed among the hest acedemlt1Ss
buildings In the South. ,s IL;
Eastern Colege, n coreduca tional instls gSs
tuition, was founded here In 1901 & 1t liks-sS
wise. is meeting with success, III Its al}s IN
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