The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-16
A CITY OF YOUNG HUSTLERS.
Roanoke Full of Enterprising
Young Men.
They Lead Big Enterprises and arc Sue
cessfui-Short and Interesting Sketches
of Some of the Young Men Who are
Helping Make tho Magic City.

business in Roanoke.
They inaugurate big enterprises and
make them successful. They are to be
counted on when there is need for
public spirit and the interests of the
city are at stake,
Roanollc's young men arc nervy, and
daring, and rcsolute. They make big
deals and handle them so as to make
money.
Roanoke is full of opportunities for
young men. and many of those who arc
here are taking advantage of them
TIE Times this morning presents
short sketches Of some of the most pro-
minent and successful young men of the
city and will follow out this line here
after
None but the unmarried young bust
ness men are written up to-day, and the
young lady readers of THE Times can
find here good timber for husbands.
Mr.. Francis Il. Kemp is one of the
youngest real estate men in the city.
and is also one of the most successful.
u.
lie had the courage and faith in Roa-
noke to borrow 5000 about two years
ago, with which to go into business
Ills profits this year will amount to
something like 100000
lie believes in prin ters ink and hust-
ling, and these two things are the Sc
crcts of his success. lie is the head Of
firm that now has branch Offices q
buchanan, Max Meadows Front Royal,
Shenandoah and Winston, n. c.
Mr.. Kemp is a little man with sharp,
clear cut features. aud keen eyes shat
look keenly through pair of gold RIM
med glasses.
Mr.. ~. ID. Rice, of the firm of c. O'Lcary
~ Co., is native hustler. lie is an
active little man with light mustache
and blue eyes, and the girls say he is
good looking
lie Is secretary of the Development
and Guarantee Company, which secured
the Roanoke and Southern, and has been
secretary OF the Roanoke Real Estate
t Exchange for some time.
! is q cold day when he fails to sell a
| lot.
Mr.. Junius Fishburn. cashier of the
! Natlo1al Exchange Bank. is TWENTY-FIVE
/ years of age, and is another native who
has kept i'll the front ranks of the pro-
/ gross OF recent years.
| lie %as educated at Danvillc, Ky. and
received his business training in Roa-
noke- The high standing of the eX-
change speaks well for MIR. Eishburn's
business qualifications.
Among the most success full Young
men "ho have come to Roanoke on the
tide that has been drifting this way
sldcc 1882 Is Assistant Manager Cobb.
of Hotel Roanoke. Mr.. Cobb is native
OF Hanover county, and came from
Frederick, Md. whore he had been en-
gagged as hotel clerk.
Ills first position here was in charge
of the Office OF Rorer Park Hotel. where
he remained until the opening OF Hotel
Roanoke.
lie gets good salary, arl has made
money paying investments in real estate.
Perhaps there is no other man so well
acquainted with the travelling public
thatcomcs TO Roanoke as is Mr. Cobb.
and he is universally popular.
lie Is OF small stature, with light hair
and ilue eyes. lie has a clcan-shavcn,
youthful face, but shows determination,
ETY. and Intelligence.
NO young man in Roanoke stands
hlgho" in the estimation of his en-
ployers, or the public generally than
does Assistant Manager Cobb.
Nlr.sC. Il. Graves, stcnographer and
book-keeper for The Roanoke Construc-
ton Company and the Citizens Bank. is
Il nativeof Cork, Ireland, and was cdu-
Gated at Middleton College
lie is n fine sch olar and has consider
able literary and dramatic talent. He
is prominent in literary and social
circles and church work. He is a Pres
byterian.
Mr.. Frank Helvestine, stanographer
IN ,
folk and Western railroad, is a BRIGHT.
entcrprising and successful Young bust
ness man.
lie has judiciously invested the sur
'pus of his salary, and made quite a
aleat little amount Roanoke has gained
quite member of his friends by having
him here.
Ollie is from Berryvilic, Clark county.
Mr.. &. r Link, young lawyar who
came here frops bedford county,. is n
geEeral fay0rite. lie takes an active
interest in tiae growth of the city and
general public improvements.
lie is polished and disnified in his
manners, and takes lively interest in
severa social organizations.
Cashier ii. S. Cole. of the State Say
ings Bank, is young Georgian who is
doing well in the Magic City. lie is |
secretary and treasurer OF the Roanoke |
bulldinS Company, and secretary of |
the Roanoke Cement, Stone and Build !
ing Company.
lie came to Roanoke last June from
Marietta, Ca, where he was connected
with national bank. He is slender
and very Youthful looking, but is
young man of business qualifications.
Chas. Lyle the popular druggist ON
the corner of Salem avenue and Com
mercc street, is still young man. lie