Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-02
Roanoke City.
POPULATION.
5000.
Population III 1857,
4 90.

Roanoke CITY Is located IN ms moNDtAhs OK
virginia J. goo ieet above sea leyol-be seen the
Rluo h!cee RANGE On The east aud Allegheny
n has an elegant Court house. Market House,
Opera House, Public-schoOl Hou.es. rHemoh
Hall and many other public buildings
Hasa gas company with a capital OF tlDOO1
Has An electric light system. both arc and ln-
candescent 49,.
Nasa system OF Watef-Nofks, MS hne'A ~ NV
Has twelve churches. representing nearly
every Denomination.
Las four banks. operating on an aggregated
IS the heaiqusrtcrs Of the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad Company, which employs ~
clerks.
lsthc headquartcrs Of the Shenandoah Valley
"a lroaI, which employs 100 CLERKS.
Is tne headquarters OF the Pocahontas Cosi
Company, the largest coal operators IN tho
world. 80
many. which IL backed by 5000. 900 In cash
Is the headquarters OF the virginia Company
operating on large capitaL ,,.,...- 49,,
la the headquarters OF the Washington ah"
Western la lrOad Company.
i the headquarters Of tho Virginia Mineral
Railroad Company
Is tho heailugrters Of tho Roanoke AM
Southern Railroad Company mo" under con-
etrucuOu1.
uass largo wholesale sud retail trade. ON
brgciug sixteen Of the most productive counues
IA tho Oid Dominion. and ia wholesale uale OK
1T
Has the most delightful and hcalthlsst climate
in the world.
Has within fifty miles 4 ii dozen Of the
most famous Watering places n Aneri's
Has tho Grocer steel aui Iron Company, ope-
rating on e capital Of $4,000. employing 5u1
men, aud turning OUT ~ tons oi pig iron yer
day.
las tho Roanoke Machine Works, with Cspi-
tai ~ { 100000. end EN- pioying 400 men.
Has ihe Roanoke Rolling Mn, with capital OF
tl5J.O00
Has a roller Touring mill valued at S2hO0o.
Has tho Diamond leo and Refrigerator Com
pa1y-capitai ty3.OOl
Four 81 aning-miils with capital OF $4,000
The railroads and various manufacturing on
terprises Of Roanoke nave monthly pAy-f0l-
aggrega,iug {<5O.0J0, al OF which 10 paid " cls-
Zens OF Roanoke.
Has four hotels capable Of accommodating 800
guests; Hotel Roanoke cost SSlth.
ihree hundred and seyeniy-n'o houses we're
erected ia hoEnoko City during 1871, a4i az
least clO viii bo ere,ted during lSs'
The bonded debt n Roanoke CRY ia smaller
than tlsi of any riiy BOZ tie South of equal $40.
being less thau $lNOM Tie city tax rnte is
{llO ON tho hundred doilars-iightor than thatot
any city iu re south. -
Roanoke tl.y has ,peut daring 1873 $4,000 for
public school buildings: S24plO Tor sewerage
s23 0OJ fOr streets. anc about $4,000 Tor mitceia-
ueOus public improvements.
AuOpora-hOuso Con- paay has b. On chartered,
AMI viii erect 5000 neaWe building.
me Roanoke stroetksilway ana lrauoporta-
ton Compsuy has been chartered ami Will con-
struct three miles Of street railway.
The Roanoke Land AMI Conveyance Company
has been chartered aod are now building ana
preparing plans Tor 100 residences
~ ade OK Roanoke has Increased 800 per cont
during she past three years.
one thousand miles OF railroad DOW IN opera
tiOu focus az Roanoke.
Boanose r. ~ miles vast Of Norfolk. and i5i
miles ea-. u Bristol, on the Tennessee line.
Tue only city Of any consequence within a0
milos Of Roanoke IS tho city u Lynchburg ~
tho james.
Roanoko ls the supply depot for a territory
embracing sixteen counties IN Virginia and
many OF tho border counties OF West Virginia,
Tennessee. Ani North Carolina.
Roanoke IL the headquarters OF nearly all the
mining companies now operating IN tho south
west.
Has tho largest fruit and vegetable canning
factory tn tho south. with capacity OF 1900
cans per day.
Has the K,anoko Land and Improvement Com
pany operating ON g 1900 cAOitaL
Has four guiding and Loan Association
capital E5O,0O0
Has The Roanoke river passing along he Dor
ders, furnishing unsurpassed Wa.er-pOWsr for
manufacturing purpO. eA
Has more undsroiopsd IMMORAL wealth within
easy reach Than any clty Ia tns south.
Roanoke Is building a Masonic Temple 70 coat
$4,000 aud Dung Mems Christian Association
building 20 COST $4,000
Real esfase rs from 100 % 90 per cent. cheaper
IN hoano4e Lhaa III auy city VI promise IA the
South.
Roanoke will have population Of 5000 souls
when he ceuAus ~ 1870 is taken.
We want mon Of money aud mon Of muscle.
The following are reliable real estate agents u
Roanoke Who viii cnserfully furnish any iniOr-
nation desired In yard 20 the Magic Guy.
A~BFRNY GkElDER & CO.
GEoRiE L. BENNETT & co.
H. n. GRAY g. co.
}. Il. HOCkADAY ( co.
HANChEL, KEMP g. co.
MCCLELLAND, RICE &CO.
hA,SlB & PERRY.
NEAL BROTHERS,.
l. l.. POWELL 3 co.
J.S SIMMONS & co.
TAYENNER, AIRHEARr & co.
WEST End COMPANY.
j. h. WINGFIELD.
YAGEh& CAMPBELL
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