The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-31
.VVAYNESB0R0 ON
BUILDING BOOM.
Bank, Stores, Office Buildings and
Residences Going Up in the
Thrifty Town.
FARM LANDS IN GREAT DEMAND
One Of the Most Prosperous Ag-
ricultural Sections Of the State.
New People Coming In.
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WAYNEsBORO. VA. May 30
waynesboro continues to advance
steadily. Notwithstanding the reports
of hard times from other sections. and
the Increase in the building business
speaks well for the energy Of this little
city.
There is being erected at the corner
Of Main Street and Wayne Avenue a
two-story brick building, with white
brick front and cut stone trimming
steam heated. and with electric lights
and all modern plumbing conveniences,
being built as banking house and
office building by the First National
Bank. Adjoining this one OF the lead
ing grocery firms is building a two
story brick building. twenty-five feet.
on Main Street by lot feet deep. with
forty feet on Wayne Avenue.
A two-story brick building on
Wayne Avenue is being erected for
the Waynesboro Bakery, and also on
Wayne Avenue, opposite the post-oftlce,
two-story store and office building,
and adjoining same the new county
building is progressing rapidly. This
latter building. which is on prominent
corner of the town. Is large. two
story trick building, with Offices on
the first floor for the Mayor and
Treasurer Of Waynesboro; also the
county commissioner of revenue and
other county offices. In the rear of the
building is modern Jail: on the sec
for public gatherings. election pur-
poses, etc.
Residences Going Up.
There are several large and hands
some residences being built In the
residential section OF the city. Plans
are now being drawn for the new
work on which will start at an early
date.
The Waynesboro Board Of Trade en-
tertained last week a distinguished
party Of State officials. who visited
this section with view to establish
ing State encampment and rifle
range for the Virginia militia.
This party consisted OF Hon. D. c..
.Eggleston, Secretary Of the Common
wealth; Colonel Dempsey. of the United
States Army; General Vaughan, of the
government staff; Mr.. Leroy Brown, OF
Richmond, and Mr.. K. T. Crowey. of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company. The party arrived In pri-
division Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, and after driving over va
srious properties and other business and
residence sections of Waynesboro, ex-
pressed themselves as very much
pleased with this section. and also
with the development OF this busy
little city.
New People Coming In.
Wayneshoro Is attracting settlers
from different parts of the United
States on account Of Its Ideal location
In the heart of the Shenandoah Valley,
at an elevation OF 1900 feet, at the
junction of two trunk lines of railway,
and on the south fork OF the Shenan-
doah River, and the development Is
largely due to the uneuualed pros-
5perity of the farms which surround
Wayne sboro. and which are very at
tractivc for many miles.
The farms average In size 100 acres ,
the land Is rolling; the soils are OF
limestone variety, deep and very fer-
tile, and the fields are we'll watered
by pure springs
The substantial character OF I'M
provements on these farms cause COM
ment from visitors from other States
first the house. and then the large,
we'll hult barn. The character of the
orchards and the we'll built fence all
tend to clearly testify to the value of
these lands,
III This section OF Augusta is settled by
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