The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-23
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SOME ME- YOUNG HUSTLERS.
Interesting Notes About Roam
oke'sy oung Men.
The Men Who Are Building n City Hero.
Many Young Mon That Are the Life
and Energy of the Great Enterprises.
a City Where Young Men Succeed.

ONCE, manufacturing establishment,
or business place of any kind in Roam
oke, call for the man in charge, and
forty-nino tines out of fifty, you will be
shown polite young gentleman, Be
fore you have talked to him ten minutes
you will be thoroughly aware of the
fact that he is full of business. push,
and enterprise.
THE TIMES gave interesting informa-
ton about some of tho marriagablc
young men last Sunday morning, and
below is something of interest about
young married mon.
Mr.. James S. Simmons, Roanoke's
Napoleon of finance, is young man,
apparently not over thirty
Mr.. Simmons came to Roanoke in
1888, and has grown up with Roanoke,
having done much to make the city
grow.
He has been the leader Of many bold
projecIs, and has always led them to
success. While he has rcapcd much OF
the fruits of his labor, yet the success
of his undertakings have done much
and will DO more, for the good of
Roanoke.
Mr. Simmons is president and mana
ger Of the Simmons Real Estate Com
pany. one Of the largest Offices of the
Kind in Virginia.
H. is also president of the Develop
ment and Guarantee company that Sc
cured for Roanoke the terminus of the
Roanoke and Southern railroad.
lie was one of the chief promulga
tors of tho big development company.
which has Il capital Of 81. 100 with
which to improve property just west Of
Roanoke. lie is also Il director of the
cCmrany.
Mr.. Simmons is president Of the
Woodland Park Land Company, and u
director of the Roanoke Iron Company.
lie is an acknowledged leader in tho
real estate business and is interested in
a number of land companies and other
important enterprises.
He is native of Frederick, Mary
land, and was married about eight
months ago to Miss McKinstry, of
Union Bridge, Maryland.
Mr.. j. Ii. Levy, the president of the
Citizens Bank, is another young man
who has succeeded well in Roanoke.
He is also president of tho Roanoke
Construction Company. and prominently
connected with many other companies.
He is ontcrprising and energetic. and
everything he is connected with sue
cecds.
Mr.. c. W. Thomas, the city treasurer,
is young man that has done we'll in
Roanoke. He has filled several Offices of
the city government acceptably. He is
superintendent Of the Presbyterian Sun
day-school.
\ Roy b. Smith. commemorative at
torney, is one of the prominent lawyers
of tho city. lie is Il young man, APP
parently about -, and was married Il
short while ago to Miss Florence
Hatcher, an attractive young lady of
Lynchburg.
Mr.. j. c. +. Bell, who recently bought
out the coal and wood business of w. II.
Andrews Il Co., is another of Roanoke's
successful young business men.
MIR. W.. *. Andrews came To Roanoke
with the original boom and has been
successfully engaged in the mercantile
business ever since. He is Il young man.
and not long ago married Miss Mary
Gambill, one of the most popular and
beautiful young ladies in Roanoke.
Mr.. Frank Campbell is Il handsome
young man in the railway mail service.
lie has been in the service for more than
two years, and has been promoted sew
eral times. lie is so efficient that he
was retained by a Republican admins
tration.
Mr.. r. b. Ludwig. of the firm of
Francis y. Kemp Il Company, is ma
tive Of Charlotte, y. {. He came to
Roanoke in 1887, and began business as
broker. Later he was manager Of the
firm of Ludwig IL Kemp, brokers. In
1888 he became member of the real
estate firm of II. Il. Kemp Il Co. He
is u hustler and has succeeded.
MIR. l.. E. Fans, of the same firm. is
also one of Roanollc's most successful
real estate men.
Mr.. j. Nj. Harris is young man who
has been in the mercantile business
hero nearly ever since Roanoke began
to grow. Like all other young men who
have the energy to make tho effort, he
has succeeded.
Mr.. JAS. r. larry. the home agent of
the Iron Belt building and Loan Asso-
citation, and secretary of the Home
Building and Conveyance Company, is
quite Young man.
Mr.. Waller T. Huff is native of
Floyd county. lie is a member of the
City Council, prominently interested in
many important enterprises, and is one
the successful business men of the city.
The City Council, like everything else
here, is made up largely of young men.
President hawthorn, Messrs. Buckner.
Graves, Ruggles, Scott Sheeham Skin
ker, Mcconnell, Woodward and McCahan
are all young men, and Councilman
Trout is not an old man by any means.
Mr.. Wilbur $. Pole is Il Marylander,
and was bookkeeper for the Evening
Telegram, which was absorbed by The
TIMES about two years ago. He is now
n successful real estate man. and was
recently married to Mss Antrim.
Mr.. Leslie Morrison is stalwart