Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-16
HELPERS HINTS
WHAT IS THOUGHT OF ROAM
OKE In WALL STREET.
qHE BIGGEST and SAFEST TOWN
what tho II. and 8. VIII do for Us. TIA
Interests of New York Here. TIL
Railroad Our Grand Lovor. CIimat
Conditions. Varied Industries. Til
Thing OF nil Others. Moro Anon.
Correspondence OF the THINKS.

Correspondence Of the THINKS.
NEW YORK, April 12, 1890.
During trip of observation, anil
in order to advertise Roanoke anon.
the money devils" of the East,
was most agreeably surprised to not
the inquiry on Wall street for invest
ments in the South. SIN fact" sail
an old timer in the palmiest day
of the gold fever in California, IS
doubt if there was near as much in
quiry regarding the Pacific slope il!
40 as there is regarding the South il,
'90." You see," continued this well
fed, well-clad and well-fixed man 0
many dollars, 80 many have gon,
South, invested their money ant
drawn out so much for so little, tina
has embolden others to do the sam
on q larger and grander scale. Be
sides, our money invested in tho
South is nearer taw than it would b
further West; and for other good rea
sons remarked this wise man O.
finance, "the resources and advant
ages are more varied in the Soutl.
than elsewhere; consequently tia
popular fad today is go South for ju.
dicious and profitable investment 70
the development going on daily is 8!
sure mark of continued prosperity.
This development in the South il
largely to be by a new people. The OLD
er industries of the East will remov
or build branches, and new organizs
tions grow up by the thousands
South of the Potomac the country j.
growing and strengthening and ever
year marks new line Of industrial az
tivity which is really encouraging
When the pride of the South j.
awakened in its industrial develop
ment, it will be perfect systemati
development which will take the lee.
and overshadow even what the natio
had already done.
The railway is to be the one graz,
lever OF raising this development
an astonished velocity. The railway
can too easily carry activity az
wealth that every crossroads cente
will invite them and reward them.
For example, coming home. Sc
what your Roanoke and Souther
will do for your own city and the {
G.. G. for Johnson City. Every raj
way tie laid is worth just SO maj,
dollars in the advancement al
growth of a place whether large ;
small.
Rather strange coincidence, bu
nevertheless true, 1 have only hea'
one croaker regarding the South sin,
my arrival here, and he was misel
able dyspeptic on the green apple pi
order.
Yesterday it was my good forum
to lunch with a railway magnato
who is largely interested in Soutl
west Virginia, and he remarked of bi
own free will and accord that Roam
oke was today the biggest, best an
safest town in the South to locat
and invest, and in substantiation c
his just remarks he proposed in til
future to make Roanoke his objecti',
base of operations.
Owing to the extent of territory
the geographical position, the topo
graphy, the climatic conditions All
the universally of the material re
sources, together with their co.,
venient local distribution, can Roar
oke lay claim, and justly so, to its il
formity of development. Certainl
with these resources it has the a
vantage of other sections in its vas
protective capacity and the facilii
with which its products may be a
piled to meet the demands of an ovel
growing home market.
Whoever will study the geographi
cal position, the topography, and til
incalculable natural wealth in fuel
timber, ores, earths and other re
sources of Southwest Virginia az,
compare them with the prices asket
for the land in or on which this wealtl
slumbers or decays, will see that
needs but an influx of population
capital, energy and enterprise, sucl
as went to the Pacific coast between
1S49 and 1856 to create upon thes,
raw materials Accommodations OF wealth
hardly possible to enumerate.
The one essential thing for Roanoke
to do is to advocate at once tt,
building up Of the smaller industricf
every one of which means new lii
to her being, and in every possib I
way makes her future growth ant
prosperity firm, solid and enduring.
With this idea in view, don't be {.
all surprised to see a new broom ia;
tory in your midst very soon, and Il
the old addage has it "a new broom
sweeps clean,' so let this new indus
try be starter for better methods I,
upbuild your city in all the avenue
of productive skill and material d.
velopment. More anon.
HINTON HELPER.