Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-25
Roanoke City.
POPULATION.
P0buLatl0N In 1881,
4 90.

! Roanoke City Is located in the mountains OF
Virginia 900 feet above sea leyel-botwoen tne
| Blue nicge range On the east aud Alle2hAny
I m mas an elegant Court house. Market House,
/ Opera-House, Fublic-school Houses. firemens
/ Hall. and May other public buildings a.,
Has A Gas company with capital OF tlDVn
Has an elestric-iight system, BON arc anu 'n-
Hasa system Of water-works, the hnesi 10 the
! State, worth t250,0C0. ,
Has twelve churches representing nearly
/ every denomination.
Has four banks. operating on an agstoba'0"
Is the headquarters Of the Norfolk ard West
ern Railroad company, which employs ~
/ lat ne headquarters Of the Shenandoah Valley
4 railroad, which employs 100 clerks
/ is the headquarters OF the PocshouIas NVAI
Company. the largest coal operators IN mo
Is the bendquarters Of the Vlrginis steel Com
/ pany. which = backed ~ fo,0Ol@J IN CASH
Is the headquarters Of the virginia company
| operating on a large capital.
Il the headquarters Of the Washington ana
Western Railroad Company. -, $500,
Is the headquarters Of the Virginia Mineral
Railroad Comp
ls the hoadcuarters Of the Roanoke and
Southern Railroad Company NOW uncer con-
structonl -
has a largo wholesale and retail trade. en-
bracing sixteen OF the most productive counues
In the old Dominion. and its wholesale traoo eh-
tends into est virginia, TENNESSEE, aud Norm
Has tina most delightful and houthiest climate
IN the world.
Has within fifty miles Il Il = dozen Of tho
most famous Watering places 10 Ameri's q
Has the Grocer steel ant Iron COMPANY ope-
rating on a capital OF S0),VoJ. employing ~
men, aud turning out ~ tons Of pig IRON per
day. .,
Has the Roanoke Machine-Works. with a capi-
tai of 8. O00, 900, ami employing l,49O men.
Fr,.. us.u Ntffff a
Has roller flouring-miIl valued OF $4,000,
Has the Diamond leo aud Refrigerator Com
Four piSnIng.miiis with capital Of $4,000.
The railroads and various meuufacturing en-
terp Uses OF Roanoke nave monthly pay-iOls
eating $4,000. all OF when 10 pall " ci'-
zens Of RosnoEe. 400
Has four hotels capable Of accommodating 600
guests: Hotel Roanoke cost tsO,OOl
1hroe hundred and seven.y-nye houses we're
erected In Roanoke City during 1891. ana az
least $40 will be erected during lSNS
The bonded debt Of Roanoke City Is smaller
than IN at Of any city In the south Of equal slzo.
being less than $4,000 The city tax rate u
81. 10 on the hundred d0liars-lighter than thGtoI
any city IN the south. .
Roanoke Ciiy has spent daring 1883 $4,000 FOR
public school buildings: S25.GOJ Tor sewerage;
f250 for streets aue about l35OUO Tor miscella-
ne0us public improvements.
An Opera-flouse Company he's been chartered,
and will erect a $1,000 theatre building.
Ihe ROnuCke etrcof-kaiNAy ana Afhuhpoths-
zion Company has been chartered and Will con-
str1Ict three miles Of street railway
The Roanoke Land and Conveyance company
has been chartered sud arc now building anu
preparing plans for 100 residences
Trade Of Roanoke has increased 300 per cent
during she past three years.
one thousand miles Of railroad now Ia opers-
tiOn focus az Roanoke.
Roanoke IA g5s miles west Of Norfolk. and l5i
miles east Of Bristol, on the Tennessee line.
Tho only city OF any consequence within 20
miles Of Roanoke is the city Of Lynchourg oy
the James
Roanoke Is the supply depot for territory
embracing sixteen counties IN virginia ana
many OF the border counties o. IVES. virginia,
Tennessee, ami North Carolina.
Roanoke Is the headquarters OF nearly oil mo
mining companies now operating in the south
west
Has tbs largest fruit and vegetable canning.
factory in the South. with capacity OF l9OOJ
cans per day.
Has tho Roanoke Land and improvement Com
peny operating on f6)O.OOO capital
Has four Bulldog and Loan AsrOciatons-
Has tho Roanoke river passing along It's Dor
ders. furnishing unsurpassed Water-poWer FOR
manufacturing purpO %.
Has more undeyelCpsd mineral Woaith within
easy reach than any city Ia the south.
Roanoke Is building Mason lomple 20 cost
$4,000 and loung Mems Christian Association
building 10 cost $4,000.
Real estate is from 100 10 900 per cent cheaper
In koanoao IhaR ia any city OF promise Ia the I
south.
Roanoke will have a population Of $4,000 souls .
when tho census Of 1890 IS taken.
We want men OF money aud men OF muscle.
The following are reliable real estate agents OF
Roanoke who will cheerfully furnish sny infor-
nation desired In regard 20 the Magic city:
ASBERdY GREIDBR & co.
GEORGE 1. BENNETT s. co.
X II. GRAY co.
J. H. HOCKADAY &C0.
HANCKEL, KEMP a co.
McCLELLAND RICE AGO.
AAS9lk q PERRY.
NEAL BROTHEks.
L. L. POWELL 8 co.
J.b SIMMONS b co.
TAYENNHR. AIRHBARr q co.
WEST END COMPANY.
!. 7. WIN9FfELD,
YAGEk 8 CAMPBELL.
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