The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-09

President lIockaday called the Real
Estate Exchange TO order promptly at
S O'clock. A good attendance was out,
and after the secretary had read the
various committees appointed by the
president, the Bower matter was taken
up
Mr.. Ludwig moved that tho Exchange
pay MIR. Myers, president of the Norfolk
Exchange, and Mr. Kennedy, the hotel
man, who were swindlcd by Bowen
to tho extent Of SIG and SD respectively
This motion was lost. but motion by
Mr.. Cutchin to appoint committee
to solicit private subscriptions from the
Exchange members sufficient to recon-
pensc Mr. Myers and Mr.. Kennedy was
carried.
The exchange decided to pay from its
treasury the So reward for Bowen's
capture. offered by President Hook aday,
OF the exchange.
Judge larrell moved that the Nor
folk people be notified that they can
get Bowen if they desire to prosecute
him and that the bogus checks be turned
over to the commonwealth attorney.
The motion prevailed.
-uI. lJuNMlS luONtu lIltlI all real tSl1L c
sales DO posted on til exchange black
board by the secretary of the exchange,
who shall he notified Immediately after
a sale, the party reporting first being
entitled to tho sale. The firms name
to bc attached to the sccrctarys notiii-
cation. but not the name of the pur-
chaser or vendor.
MIR. Gutchin moved an amendment
which left out tho provision that the
first member reporting the sale be
entitled to the same and contained an
other that Il private book be kept oy the
secretary containing all tho particulars
Of all safes. said book to be used only in
case of arbitration. Tho substitute
prevailed.
On motion the vote BY which commits
sions were raised was rcconsidercd. and
MIR. Dupuy moved that the old commits
sions of J per cent upon the first thou
sand dollars and 81. upon the excess he
returned to. plus the State tax of 4 of
! per cent. Tho substitute was
rejected 10 TO }. and the new commits
sions fixed at > per cent. or the first
two thousand dollars, and 3 per cent.
on the excess.
The exchange decided to have a
telephone.
The firm of Terry & Pope was pro-
posed for membership by Mr.. Dupuy,
and the nomination was laid over ten
days. according to the constitution.
President liockaday announced the
following committees:
On arbitration-.I. II. Fcatherstone.
". T.. Baker. w. NJ. Wager, George +.
Hunter. with j. +. Wingield as chair
man.
On iinance-D. 5. Meadows. j. w.
boswell. Il. j. Bossman j +. Boone.
with +. Is. Kemp chairman
On railroads.&c.. O'Lcary. Is. l.. Grcidcr.
W. A. Carpenter, {. Il. Whitcsell. with
w. ID. Dupuy chairman.
1T is set forth among tho duties Of the
railroad committee to ''sccurc, if posi-
bic. the carly completion OF the Roa-
noke and Southern railroad and also to
secure the extension of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad.
On Newspaper advertisements and
publications.: o. -. Dcrr. A. s. Asberry,
{. I. Lunsford. d. a. CARRIER. with j.
III. Cutchin. chairman.
Nigilant committee: +. Il. Ludwig. j.
r. Burchett. Is. +. Dandy. II. Il. Tanner.
wlthA. ID. Rice c hartman.
committee on transportation. whose
duty is To secure cheap rates for real cs-
tate men: j. s. Simmons. c. A. WOOL
ford, Nj. II. c. Jordan G.. H. Paris. with
+. Il. Kemp chairman.
Enterprise, industry and dvclop-
mcnt committee. whose duty is to in
quirc and answer all inquiries in refer
enec to securing plants and industries:
Messrs. o'Lcary. Powell. Spindle and
Chapman. with j. S. Simmons chair
man.
Committee to be known as the city com
mittcc, whose duty it is to confer with
and urge upon the mayor, City Council,
anG various city officials tho Importance
Oh better sewerage, better streets, better
lights and numerous improvements cs-
scntial to the advancement and develop
mcnt of Roanoke's interests: -. III
Scott l.. ID. iorrcll. c.. A. Walden. II.
w. Lines. with c. c. Taliafcro chair-,
man.
Dnnville and East Tennessee Railroad.
DANvHL.E. Va, Dec. S.-A meeting of
the directors OF the Danvillc and East
tennessee Railroad Company was held
here yesterday. and arrangements were
perfected to build AT once n new line of
road from Danvillc to Bristol, Tenn. n
distance of two hundred miles. The
road is to he an extension of the Allan
TIC and Danvillc road. now operating
between Danvillc and Norfolk. and
when the entire line is built it will be
practically 1 parallel line with the Nor
folk and Western road
big Company at Winston.
WINSTON, Dee. s.-LSpeciall Tho
Winston Land and Improvement Com
pany has been organized with an author
al