The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26
.WAYNESBOR0. is A
live VALLEY TOWN.
Not Necessarily on Boom, but
Up and Doing Big
Business.
a NEW INDUSTRY md 81 COMING
Hydraulic Engine Works Being
Rapidly Built-New Hotel
NEW INDUSTRY COMING
Ispeeis, From a Stan Correspondent. ]

Especial From a Stan Correspondents
WAYNESBORO. VA, January 25.-1f
I should say that Waynesboro. one OF
iNiryinia's lovelicst mountain towns. is
on boom, somebody would dIscredit
the statement with the argument that
towns do not boom in times such us
the country has just passed through.
Some towns do not. 1t is true, and
maybe this one Is not actually boorc-
ing. but it is doing good business and
improvements are the order. of the
dag.
A beautiful new hotel. the Neece
House, which Is to be an all-the-Scar-
round hotel, is nearing completion. and
will be opened with n Board of Trade
banquet on about the 18th Of Feb
ruary.
This house IS Waynesboro's Sky
scraper.'' It being four stories high.
and commands from every side mag
niiicent views of the mountains. It is
a splendid brick structure. and is
steam heated, supplied with bathrooms
on every floor. and has all modern
interior arrangements.
Hydraulic Engine Works.
The Rife Hydraulic Engine Works,
located In the suburbs on the South
Ei,.Fer, with all of its costly machinery,
company commenced at once to rebuild
on a much larger SCALE and the build
ings are nearing completion as rapidly
as a large force of.workmen and the
energy G tbnra
While the fire swept away the entire
establishment and entatled a heavy loss,
It will in the end prove blessing.
The company is erecting mlch larger
buildings and the capacity Of the
lchinery was old and some OF tia little
out, Of date. The new plant will be
supplied with later improved machinery
and a great deal more of 1t. FORMERLY
draulic rams. The new establishment
Will. in addition, turn out valves and
all manner OF pipe fittings. But VIVA
Interests Wnynesboro most Is the fac
workmen will be very lar gely increased
The new and splendid concrete dan,
| built at this point toautilize the water.
power Of the South River. vas 81
course, not injured by the IRE. TINS ! $
| e1ectric Dlants Of considerable dlmen-
sions. 5
New Industry Coming.
The deeds and other papers have
lust 8beens signed, sealed and delivered
i by which the American &Concentrator
| Com pany, Of Joplin, Mo-, vii take pos;
l. session IOlu
on the belt line connecting the Norfolk
and Western and Oh esapeake and Ohlc
Railways. The Concentrator Compan%
manufactures mining machinery Of 81
Kinds and It Is one Of the largest
establishments of its kind east OF thS
Rocky Mountains, The company WI y
|testal,lisla a brancl, Of the immense
|JoplilSplnnt here. and 1T S UNDERSTOOD
|Stl,at this branch will supply the newly
|iacquired Cuban trade. and also. the M!e'
1nnnds from the Virginia and West AVlr'
giniaS coal and iron mines. s... 4.
This point was selected as the sltt
| for the necessary branch establish.
|lnent because Of It's nea rness u to thu
raw material and to coal. and because
|of5athe convenience, by Two lines OF
| railway. o the Atlantic.
the ConcentrntorC onpany car
it'll lie. nearly all Of the machinery q
4 the old car works, operations will III
commenced at once a large orce o.
skilled mechanics will be employed, \
No nnild New Bank.
The First NATIONAL Bank has accepted
splans and made the contract for tht
serections OF a handsome s brick banl
bulldjnE,g II Willie an the siteaof til.
|Ipresent bank corner of Main Stree
and Wayne Avenue, and the work vii
The conlmenced In cal 81 spring. & s
These che elring facts may not con