Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-10
Roanoke City.
POPULATION.
5000
Population IN 1884,,
4 90.

Roanoke City IL Il located in the mountains Of
Virginia Geo 'eet above sea loyel-oesveeo the
Blue hicge range Cn the east aud Allegheny
range On he Tcs@
n hs- An elegant Courthouse, Market House.
Opera-House, Publc-echool Houses, tiremen's
Hall, and many other public buildings.
Has a gas company with a capital OF N20,O1
Has an electric-light system, both an and in
caniescont.
Hasa system Of w~ster-works. ths finest IN the
State, worth i2J0,JW.
Has twelve churches, representing nearly
every Denomination.
Has four banks. operating on an aggregated
Is the headquarters OF the Norfolk ard West-
ern Railroad Company, which employs 30
clerks.
Is the headquarters Of the Shenandoah Valley
railroad, which employs 100 CLERKS.
Ia tho headquarters Of the Pocshontaa Coal
Company. tho largest coal operators In the
world.
Is the headquarters Of tho Virginia Steel Com
pany. which Is backed by f5.000. 900 In cash.
Is tue headquarters Of the Virginia Company.
operating on q large capital.
Is tie headquarters Of the Washington and
Western Railroad Company.
Is tho headquarters Of tho virginia Mineral
Railroad Company
Ia ths headquarters Of the Roanoke AMI
Southern Railroad Company now under con-
atructiOnl.
Has large Wholesale and retail trade. en-
braring sixteen o. the most productive counties
in the Old Dominion. and It's wholesale trade ak
tends INTO Hest Virginia, Tennessee, aud North
Carolina.
has the most delightful and hoalihisst climate
In the world.
Has within nfty miles u It n dozen Of tho
most famous watering places IA America
Has tho Grocer steel and Iron Company. ope-
rating on 2 capital Of 100000, employing 800
men, and turning out I'D tons Of pig iron per
day.
Has the Roanoke Machine Works. with a capt
49, g 2 O nnn lnn ,H Z III V.a,
Has no Roanoke Rolling Mil, with a capital OF
$4,000.
Has roller nouring-mm valued at $1,000.
Has tho Diamond leo and Refrigerator Com
pauy-capital s.J.0O0.
Four p.sning.milIs with q capital Of s25.O0o.
The railroads aud various manufacturing en-
t%erprise- Of Roanoke have monthly pny-rolls
aggrcgGting $4,000. all OF which 10 paid to citi-
Zens OF R0HuoSe.
la four hotels capable Of accommodating 800
guests. Hotol Roanoke cost fSn,00l.
Three hundred and seven,y-hye houses were
erected in Roanoke City during 1851, and at
loast 500 will be erected during lNo8.
Tho bonded deb Of Roanoke CiEy IL Rmaller
than mat Of any city in the South ~ equal slze.
being less than sl50,O00. Tho city tax rate Il
Sl.l0 on the hundred d~ouars-lghter than thator
any city IA the south.
noauose Ciiy mas spent during ls3s $4,000 for
public school buildings: s.5,00U TOR sewerage,
S23.0Do Tor 9~troo.s, nne about t3j .0O for mlscolla-
neOuS public Improvements.
AA Ntf fi-ll'ift CON lhut llh B'N 'uAAk CAffAs
and viii erect a 'jQ.000 theatre building.
Inc Roanoke streetltsilway and Iransporta-
ton Company hiss heon chartered and will con-
gtruct three miles OF street railway.
Tho Roanoke Land and Conveyance Company
has been chartered sud are now building and
preparing plans for 100 residences
Irale OF Roanoke has iacreased 800 per cent
during the PAST three yesrs.
Ono thousand miles OF railroad now In opera
ti0n focus a. Roanoke.
koanOge l. 2-S miles west Of Norfolk. and i5l
miles east Of Bristol, on the Tennessee hue.
Che only city Of any consequence within 800
milos ~ Roanoke Is tue city Of Lynchourg by
Roanoke Is the supply depo; for territory
embracing sixteen counties IN Nlrginis and
many Of the border counties OF Wost Virginia,
Tennessee, AMI North Carolina.
Roanoke is tho headquarters Of nearly all the
mining companies now operating In the south
west.
Has the largest fruit and vegetable canning
factory in the south, with a capacity Of 1900
cans per day.
Has the Roanoke Land and improvement Com
pany. operating on 100000 capital.
Has four Building AMI Loan Associations
10000
Has the Roanoke river passing along rs bor-
ders. furnishing unsurpassed Nater-power for
manufacturing purpO.es.
Has moro undevelopsd mineral wealth within
cay roach man any city In the south.
Roanoke Is building % Masonic Temple 70 cos:
building 10 cost $4,000.
Real estate Is from 100 10 90 per cent cheaper
in hoano. 20 than in any city OF promise In the
South
Roanoke will have a population OF 5000 souls
whom tho census IL 1879 Is taken.
We want men OF mouoJ and men OF muscle.
Tho following are reliable real estate ngentsof
who Will cBeeffully furnish any inior-
nation desired In regard 70 the Magic cry:
ASBfRkY GRElDEK & ca.
GEORGE T.. BENNETT & co.
Il. h. GRAY u co.
i. Il. HOCkADAY co.
uANCKEL. KEMP & co.
N~CCLELLAND. RICE CO..
MASSlE 4 PERRY.
NEAL BROTHERS.
L. l.. POWELL CO..
J.S. SIMMONS AZ co.
IAYENNER, AIRHPART & co.
WEST END COMPANY.
J.. r. WiNGFIELD.
YAGEk & CAMPBELL
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