Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-04-11
LETTER FROM ROANOKE,

Correspondence eff the Lyachbsrg v~i:giaian.]
ROANOKE, Va, March 2Sth, 1882.
Editor Trginian:
This is a rapidly growing town of some
$500 souls. Live, energetic, = Influential
and wealthy citizens are investing their cap>
ital freely, and they in conjunction with
those two immensely rich corporations, the
Norfolk & Western and Shenandoah Valley
railways, will mako of this place a large city.
Roanoke, besides tho advantages above
mentioned, is situated in oDe of the most fer.
tilo and attractive sections of Virginia.
Beautiful valley, beautiful green fields and
lofty mountains, remind one much of the
Emerald Isle.
The society of the town is splendid, but 1
must say Roanoke is filled with strangers:
and with such an influx so quickly NO rea-
sonable person could suppose all were Evan.
CYCLISTS, but to the credit of this people BIO it
truthfully said, no disorder has occurred and
every one is at work, and that at a rapid
rate.
This stone basement of the immense fve>
story hotel at the junction of the two rail-
ways, Is nearing completion q magnificent
structure it will be.
Water and gas companies have been or.
ganized, with abundant capital, with Mr.
tGEuluauO 1COEeE as 1IeSlUeDt. ha mil
ways and town join in this movement.
OF twonty>four houses recently erected by
the Roanoke Land and Improvement Com,
pany, all have boon rented.
The Crozier Steel Company has commenced
the erection of their buildings for furnaces,
80.
The car works, &c, for the two railways,
have their foundations under good Roadway.
The work of grading the streets in tbs
new portion of the town by the R. L. and 1.
Co., is in the good hands of wealthy CON,
tractors, and nothing but bad weather will
keep the work back. More contracts by
town and railroad, are yet to be let.
The grim looking Chill" mountain. about
one mile from the railway depot, and which
belongs to Mr.. Mechanism, has a spring at
its base, and the flow of water is SO eroat as
to turn the wheels of several mills. Mr..
Nice. (who is President of tho Bank of Vir>
ginia) has two mills, in twenty yards of each
other.
Tho Roanoke Land aud Improvement
Company is now considering the question of
erecting a large hotel on the top of "Mill"
mountain (above mentioned) and construct
ing a kind of ''switoh back" railway to con-
vcy passengers to and from the hotel. l have
just ascertained that contracts for two hun.
u HaEU DeG0 AWARDED COHS
tractors By the r. L. and 1. Company.
The Union passenger depot between the
tracks of the two railways will be 60 by 525
feet-the finest in the State.
Last Sunday trains on Shenandoah Valley
railroad ran within seven miles of buchanan
and track laying proceeds at the rate of three
quarters of a mile a day, including Sundays.
THE LowENsTE1N OpEN1NG.-The large
central store occupying the four stories of the
magnificent block erected by Mr.. Charles W.
Humcrichouse, on Washington street, adj
joining the Public Square, presented on
Tuesday week, q busy, artistic and beautiful
appearance, as throngs of visitors, by invita- |
ton of the enterprising proprietor, moved
through the spacious rooms the whole day
long. Among these were chiefly ladies,
many of whom came from q distance. To |
each of these a handsome souvenir was pre-
sented, aud we have no doubt all who looked |
through the apartments left most favorably
impressed by the good taste displayed in the
arrangement of the goods in endless ausnti>
ties and diversity of styles and descriptions
on exhibition there, as we'll as by the ex>
treme courtesy of MIR. Lowenstein and his
On the main floor from front TO
rear was arranged g~entlemen's wear in mas
sive piles and endless varieties. The second
floor was beautifully embellished with flowers,
prominent among which were som charm,
ing specimens of the lily, and here were ar
tistically displayed the fancy goods of the
establishment and the children's garments in
endless varieties also. The third story is de-
voted to the manufacturing department, and
the fourth story to the storage of surplus
goods. The whole looked more like one of
the vast store and manufacturing houses of a
great city than of a town like ours, off .mopp
the mountaius.-Hagerstovn Mail.
Hon. Roscoe Gonkling. it is now asserted.
does not want any ofioe within the gift of
the people or the President at present. His
plan is to make all the money he can by his
law practice in the time intervening, and re,
turn to the United States Senate from New
York at the election three yerrs hence-pro,
of course, that the Stalwarts can then
the necessary strength.
The Charlestown Spirit comes out strong
ly in favor of Daniel B. Lucas for Congress-.
We. second the nomination of Mr.. Lucas.-
BE certainly deserves recognition at the
hands of the party he has so faithfully
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