Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-10
THE SALEM BOOM
SILK, RIBBON AND OTHER
FACTORIES TO START UP
she Is 70 HAVE A $4,000 HOTE..
The Nnrno of the Old Duval Hot 1
Changed TO That of Hotel LucerI, O..
Hotel Arrivals. Prominent Capitals
isfn In tho City.
TIMES BUREAU, HOTEL LUcERNE,
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TIMES BUREAU, HOTEL LUcERNE,
SALEM, VA, April 0, 1890.
Colonel w. +. Mason McCarty, orc
OF Salem's most energetic citizens, ~
turned this morning from busine
trip North in, the;interest of our grow.
ing young city, having visited Phil l.
delphia, Baltimore, Carlisle, Harri ;.
burg and other prominent cities. 1c
the TIMES correspondent, Colon !,
McCarty said: My trip resulte
most satisfactorily. While away
secured for Salem u large silk and ri J.
bon factory, q rag and jute carpet ia /,
tory, q soap, candle and perfume }
works and also large implementai 4
sash, door and blind factory. I Il L
negotiating also for the establishment
here of large car works which W L
have capital of $25O,OOO. 1t is mo c
than probable that l will be able G
secure a plant for the manufacture d
stoves, furniture factory and novel
ty works. ! intend returning Nor b
in few days to confer with some u
these companies and to close up Il c
bargains for removing the plants c
this city. The aggregate amount IF
capital represented in these sever II
industries is very large and will reaC
over half million dollars Presidel t
S. M. Schimdle, of the silk works, is q
the city now looking ut the locatio /.
When | go North next time, | Will
visit Massachusetts where there is a
large shoe factory that will move
here If we give them proper facilitie ,
Salem has big future before it ard
If the citizens work together, as / b J.
lieve they will, we will have large
manufacturing center"
AT Il meeting of the Board OF Presi-
dents it was decided to subscril c
enough money to insure the buildin :
of rolling mill here, together with
plant for the manufacture of steel
according to the Bessemer plan.
Work on the new hotel on Coles t
street will be commenced in n f. y
days. 1t will cost $4,000 and will t {.
located opposite the bank building j i
section nineteen.
Guy Brothers gave n very credi :
able minstrel performance at tt g
town hall last night. This troupe viii
appear at Roanoke Monday night.
An infant child of Mr.. A. j. Haisllr,
of Union street, was buried in Eat
Hill cemetery this afternoon a. 3
o'clock.
Hotel Lucerne, on Main street, 70 =
merly known as the Duval House, !.
one of the best hostelries in til,
Southwest. The house is under tt J
management of Mr. }. Harry Chal-
man, who is assisted by Major J. T.
Longley. Since the change Of ownc'-
ship the hotel has been remodellel
and thoroughly refitted from cellc r
to garnet. The fare is excellent an |
the rooms large and comfortab".
MIR. Chapman is model host, and
his guests always feel at home. To :
patronage has been so great for : .
last few weeks that the house we
not sufficiently largeto accommodate
it; SO fiat containing eight roof 5
has been rented from Captain R. I
Norman and nicely fitted up TIL 5
is very convenient, as it is just opIo-
site the hotel.
Hon. Henry D. Flood, member of
the House of Delegates. from AI-
pomattox County, was in the city
today
Judge George W. Richardson, Ct
Marion, is in the city.
Messrs. w. II. Mackay, John Cha .
mers and ]. Hampton Hoge, of Roar ,
oke, were in the city today.
Messrs. Allen, Tompkins & Hatch
er. real estate agents, have made ,
sale of the well-known Major r. :
| Martin farm, about five miles west { {
this city on the macdam road. Tbi,
property embraces 357 acres and i;
considered one OF the finest improve
property in Southwest Virginia. TIL ;
purchasers were A. w. Butler and y.
b. Picker, of Lynchburg, Fran /;
| Myers, OF Norfolk, Mrs. G.. l. Ligo1
Mrs. L. III. Allen, Miss Mary Tom
kins, John A. Francis and C. Z
Hatcher, of Salem. The price PAL.
for the property was $4,000.
aW. Flemming, CT the Edison Elet =
trio Light Company, New York, il
here making estimates for lighting tn
city with electricity.
Arrivals at Hotel Lucerne.-Capta:l
Ham Sheppard, H Fl Downing, FroI
Royal; H D Flood, Appolnattox; j
Boyd, Chicago; F S Pennyhacker, III
Jackson; A D Flynn, Danville; S J
Schimdel, Hagerstown. Md; G E He:
bert, Baltimore; John B Hicks, c
Johnston, w Flemming, New York
Ray. Harjier, Washington; Jno {
Every, Jos Douglass, Harrisburg, Pa
Jos H Jones, Lynchburg; S Johnston
Keyser, w Va; A NJ Trimmer, W I
Mackay, Roanoke; s NJ Watts, Balti
more; Geo W Richardson, Marion; l.
V Slurdsuam, Radford; T E McVittv
Philadelphia; VIM NJ Worrill, Char.
lotte, N G; Jas f Yates, j W Yates, G
NJ Killian, Virginia; Jas S Yeatman
T L Henritze, Bramwell; l. G Hans
brough, County; ] Hampton Hoge
Roanoke; G W Callahan, Wytheville