Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-12-01
HIGHLANDS is
THRIVING TOWN
das Many Entsrprising and
Hustling Business Men Who
Keep Towns Name on Map.

crn part Oh lOZeWell county, on tho
Clincl River nnd the mnin line of the
Nusfclli and Western Railway. Rich
ads itself is located in valley,
big entirely surrounded by high
'l.c md mountains. The climate Of
sc town is ideal and healthful, being
nc,hcr too hot in summer or too cold
- WINTER. The latest census indicated
! 'nae Richlands had II population Of
,5. This WIS tho census of 1920, so
4. s reasonable to conclude TINT the
! population of the town now exceeds
3 number by n hundred or more.
Tho main Industries of the town
are farming mining, railroading and
" icNyarding. Located around Rich
lands are some very iino agricultural
! sections and many export cattle nro
raised in this section. The fine OK
port cattle Of Southwest Virginia are
nown all over the United States. The
Richlands Brick Corporation hns n
plant here aud this firm employs up
wards of hundred men. Additional
employment is afforded many of the
citizens at the railroad shops and
yard here. Tazcwcll county is rated
as one of the largest conl producing
counties in the stato and there nrc
many valuable coal mines in the i'm
mediate vicinity Of Richlands.
Richiands 's Il small trndc center
as the farmc.s from tho rural dis
tricts como to our city to disposc of
their produces, Then, too, many peo-
pie from the coal camps como to Rich
lands to do their shopping. To show
/ that Rich!ands is Il thriving and pro-
| grcssive little community. Look Mt
the following list Of business houses
in town:
Two banks, three garages, ono
hardware, two barber shops, theatre,
three restaurants. ono undertaking
parlor, two shoe shops, one cleaning
aiiV presS'ht SHOP, one hotel, one
meat mai q. ,Tclve general mer-
chandisc stores, two grocery stores,
one pharmacy. one department store
and one Wholesale house.
A short time ago tho Richlunds
Motor Company was established in
our city. liner building was erected
on Mann street and it is one of the
most attractive aud modern buildings
in town. 1t probably has more floor
space Than any other private von-
Germ i'll Richiands. In addition to the
nigh class repairing which is done
tho garage maintains an efficient
sales service which is proving to be
an attractive feature. The Richlands
Motor Co., Inc, gives promise of be-
coming one of the lown's leading
firms.
One OF the finest hospitals to be
found anywhere in Southwest Vir-
gmla 10 IN Rlchlnmds. This is tho Mat
Tie Williams Hospital which has q
large corps OF cilicionC nurses. Many
people from Tazcwoll, Buchanan and
4tusseil counties arc among its patti
ents.
During the pnst summer tho Star
Grocery Company established its
business III our city. This ia Il whole
sale grocery house and is the only
one Oh ITS kind in this end Of the
county. 1t is enjoying the patronage
this section Of the county.
Over. year ago the town of Rich
lands iloated IL bond issue of $4,000
the purpose of this bond issue was
to provide the residents with d pure
and adequate supply of water. Dur
ing the past summer the new water
system was installed Tho town now
has n supply of pure. wholesome
spring water, piped from large
s.yfinE three mics from town. Inc
spring water has meant very muci
To our town. Since the new water has
been In use the number of typhoid
fever cases has greatly diminished
Before we had the spring water the
town had to rely on the dirtv and
impure water of Clinch River.
The Richlands High School Is tho
pride Of our community.
| So large is the number of children
who attend tho school that it was
found necessary to erect four-room
addition to the school house this SUM
mer. Yet there is still some conges-
tion in tho school, Tho Richlands
high school now has an enrolment
OF Approximately 600 students with
abounG ninety-threc in the high school
department. The faculty Of the school
is composed OF seventeen competent
teachers. The r. H. S. is becoming
an educational center as there arc
students here from Cedar Bluff, RAJ
ven, Pounding Mill, and other ro-
mote towns.
Richlands is not backward in re-
ligious life either as there arc two
churches IN the town proper-Meth-
odist and Christian churches.
A new community home is rapidly
nearing. completion. The new buiid-
"6 40 AoSaIeu Ill Llc WeSC tEnQ ana
when completed it will be one of the
largest and most modern public edi-
ices in this end of the county. The
community home is being erected
| jointly by the Civic League of Rich
lands and tho Episcopalian church.
Tho Richlands Community Library
Wilt~ have permanent quarters on the
first floor. One of the excellent fea-
lures. Of the building is the largo au-
ditorium with the stage and dressing
rooms. The corner stone of tho build.
ing was laid September 1st the lodge
Of Masons officiating in the cere.
monies.
The Norfolk and Western Railway
Company has just recently announc-
erthat it will spend fifteen thousand
dollars in improving its system in
and around our city. These improve
ments will consist of additional en-
gine pits, increasing the trackage
etc These improvements will moan
very much to the citizens of our town