Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-13

Roanoke City is located in tho mountains Of
Virginia Loo l-et atovo sra loFc.-botWeen tho
Blue btgc range On tho east and Allegheny
range on the west.
q haseu elegant Courthouse, Markell House,
Opeul-Houso, Publc-ochooi Houses. tiremons
Hall. aud rIlly other pubic buildings.
Has a gas company Win O capital Or &lOUW.
ua7 an ole-uic-l.ght system, both arc ana IN
Hasa ry.tem ~ wator-works. the finest IN tho
stare, worth f.5l,l-l.
Hs, tgciy, churches, representing ncirly
every denomination.
has four bauss, operating on an aggregated
rs tGo hcai4usrtors Of tho Norfolk and West
orr Railroad Company which employs 81
stno hea.qua-tors OF tho Shenandoah Valley
railroad, which employs l0) clerks.
Is tho headquarters Oi rho P0c2h0ntas coal
Company. tle largest coal operators Ia tho
world.
lie Tie head1uartsrs Of tho Virginia steel Com
pauy. which Is backed by f50 0l.00J IN cash
Is he headquarters OF tie Virginia company.
operating on o large capital
J., no heidi lar-er5 OF tho Washing on aud
Western Railroad Company.
ia tue noadluarters OF tho virginia mineral
Railroad Company
D. tho headquarters Of tho Roanoke ani
Southern Railroad Company nov under con-
Hss a large wholesale AMI retail trade. en-
braciug sixteen 81 tno most productive counties
in tho ola Dominion. aid JOS wholesale tra1o "1-
tends into y lest Virgins. Tennessee, and Nos+h
CarOliur.
has he mostdoHgh,lm ana heal,hiest climate
In the world.
Ha. Within nny miles q &c q dozen OF tho
most famous wltoriug pieces Boo AnorlDA O.
Has tbo Grocer See! a1i iTln Company, ope-
rating on e capital Oi $4,000, employing ~
men, and turn.ng Out I'D tons Vi VIZ iroA por
has the Roanoke Nachino-Works with a capi-
"a OF 100000, and omp.oying Loo men.
Has hs Roanoke Rolling AL, vita p capital o.
las rollerHouring-mill valued stS2l0Oo.
las he Diamond leo aud Refrigerator COM
% 5ar r.saip..Til's with capital OF t25.O0o
Toe railroads aud various manu- atluring en-
terprises o.. Roanoke have monthly pay-rolls
agcroEating $4,000, all Ol which ls PAID - CHI
zcns 90 ROANOKE.
has four hotels capable o. accommodating JD
guests. hOjoi hoanose cost fsJ,uO.
Three hundred And -eycL'y-uy3 houses were
erected in Roanoke CITY during 1871, ani az
leasf 500 viii Do erected curing 1883.
Tie bonded deb. u Roanoke Gay Is smaller
than that Cf any city IN no south OF equal SIZE
being less than $4,000. The Gig tax rate 70
gl.l0 on tho hundred dolars-lighter than thatof
noauoxe Ci;y mas spent during 1888 $4,000 FOR
public school bulidiaga; t25.03u for sewerage;
i25 700 for streets els about $4,000 for mscolla-
ncOus public Improvements.
AnOpera-Hpuse Com paDy hes en- chartered,
and will erect e $1,000 theatre building.
Tho Roanoke Street-kallway and IransporiA-
ton COmDany has been chartered aud VII con-
striIcJ tlreo miles % street railway.
The Roanoke Land ana Conveyance company
has been chartered and are now building and
preparing plans for 100 residences
Trade OF Rosnoko has Increased 600 per cent
during the past three years.
Ono thousand miles Of railroad now Ia opora-
tiOG focI. e. Roanoke.
Foanoze Is 2.S miles west Of Norfolk. and Isl
miles east u Bristol, Oh the tennessee Inc.
miles Of Roanoke is the CRY Of Lynchourg Dy
the James.
Roanoke is the supply depot fo- = territory
embracing sixteen counties IN virginia anu
many Of the border counties or West Virginia,
Tennessee. ana North Carolina.
Roanoke l. the headquargef- OF nearly sh tho
mining companies now operating IN The south
Has the larges, fruit aud vegetable canning
factory in tie South. win a capacity OF l3'UoO
cans per day.
Has the Roanoke Land and Improvement Com
pGny, operating 90 $1,000 cauitsL
Has four Building AMI Loan AssOciatons-
capital $4,000
hGs The Roanoke river passing slo"g rs bor-
ders. furnishing unsurpassed waier-poEer ior
manufacturing purpO-os
Has more undeVsioped mineral wealth within
easy reach than any ely Ia the South
Roanoke 10 building a Masonic Temple to 'os'
$4,000 ard ouDg Mems CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
building 70 cost 5000
Real estate g from 100 10 800 per cent cheaper
ia hoanoEe than IN any city Of promise Ia tho
South
ROANOKE will have population OF 5000 Souls
whelfihe csnsus of 1870 IS taken.
We want men Of money and men OF muscle
The following ere reliable real estate agents OF
Roanoke who Wili ohecriuilY furnish any inior-
nation desired In regard 20 the Magic CITY;
ASBRREY GkEIDER & co.
4 GEORGE l. BENNETT & co.
r. u. GRAY & co.
J. H. HOCKADAY eco.
HANCkEL, KEMP s. co.
SOUTHLAND. RICE & co.
AASSfE 4 PERRY.
MEAL BkUTHEkS.
I. T. POWELL n 90.
j. SIMMONS q co.
1AYENNkh, AfRhEABT 4 co.
WESI END COMPANY.
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