The sun., 1890-01-13

!, Tho amount OF capital expended In the cree
{Cf Hon oi business houses and Industrial estab-
pended in building residences to s510,7OO.
An important factor in the furtherance and
promotion Of any place Is the railroads, the
opmenis and in this respect Roanoke is. fortu-
nate, The Shenandoah Valley Railroad. run:
the Norfolk and Western: from Norfolk to
bristol, Tenn, with other branches diverRtnG
from Its main line Into The coal and Iron beds
oh ms section OF the state. afford excellent IA
ellties torthe further enlargement and eXpan-
elon oi the PLACE. The early complexion OF the
from ts T9pt to
Son Rbounding in minerals, virgin timber. to-
e9 paee9' and agricultural producis. This road
SEs's advancement; is already built from
WINSTON, \. C., to Martinsvile Va. a distance
o. slxty-ilve miles; IRON this point y will be
S0ihlIihued %ilal TO Roanoke. distance Of flity-gye
m mbiles It's southern connections will be with
nns thS sea3G9rd Air Line and its eastern connec-
sSsSawWddha sSsS WITH he NorioIk ana Western and the
pIae IhoaHoke is 100 miles from the celebrated
caSon,0Op d0p coal and coke region: comprising Po-
ttsItssa tptpstsa Pocahontas coke Is extensyely used
iRharSoughopt tho South, West, and Northwest.
buSnSGs brS,aSSG IS also close proximity to the cele-
forma Era,9a Cripple Creek iron ore district; hence
%snn9a iOsmag magnificent basis for the cheapest
cv cviatnture ~ st,ure OF iron and all its products The
tb tbW IS situated not exceeding 300 miles from
WIi1tbb1adoah VIII adoa Valley liailroad via Harrisburg.
III thbi'H us manufactured productR 1t can reach
,e, sne East namely, Richmond, Norfolk, Balti.
Nae NUIei Philadelphia, New York. Boston. and
fseW England. over the Norfolk and Western
"fH,tfHau ~ and It's connections.
,bISs iHOeatlon therefore being specially favor
SInSa cS'o ior manufacturing purposes-it being In
Ssose S proximity TO the crude products Of south
iEeSI nlrginia-there Is q remark able advantage
T. irom mahulacturing all kinds OF articles here,
cnnsnPl pm 10 q plough shipping them to the
NYWTsuinhg centres Of the country
tsHpyoon me completion OF the Clinch Valley eX-
tTeun OF me Norfolk and Western Railroad
yi,ise eP9hihiection with the Louisville and Nash
torv tnaHtoad at Norton, an additional terrl-
clunIIpaa' IIa'etsed ed and reached by that system. In:
win " the entire Northwest will be opened
thsSA "a greatly increased mileage. Add to
fennusSSSsh SSh be reached by Bristol. via the East
tam amutessee Virginia and Georgia Railroad sys-
Sis IaVelsinR the States OF Tennessee Geor-
HSs,sA AiADama. Mississippi. Louisiana. and
bvbsass' and Roanoke may we'll be encouraged
IN ISr 1S prospects and the wonderful advantages
tersIntoo,nnne Ino INES OF railways traVersinR her own
nIH IHHoG9noke 9Inoke has now In operntition two immense
toSns IRON furnaces OF daily capacity OF l5O
oi cov,h, a.h, and another of equal size In process
fac,0niha,t clion with various kinds of manu-
The ea naos Delhg continually erected to supply
the ciIvu ius 30 Gi the peoDe In and eontinguous to
pIIntsn Win r ON also for other industrial
d an every DESCRIPTION wherein iron figures
hsturs portAnt element OF productive manu-
o6ai,wS,a ns who 10 interested In Alabama will dem-
N's 70 ones perfect satisfaction that that