Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-05-09
ROANOKE TEE EsCB.

ROANOKE TEE HUB.
To say that no city in the Upion
has had more rapid Or healthy growtf
than Roanoke; III no city is located
ia Z iuer agricultural and mineral sec
ton; thatno city possesses more sctlve
or euteyprising citizens, or greater ad-
vantagas IS but to recall in part what is
known to every ore who has visited
Roanoke, or given any thought to
study Of lis history and environment.
Roanoke is unQuost:onably the centre
and chief city in ali that section Of ricl
mineral country extending around ii
FOR radiu, OF 100 milss ont Of Viz
gaia and into West Virginia and Norti;
Carolina.
It's stability is assured, and its tri-
butary country vii, be increased ycal
by year by the construction Of new
lines ofr2iiroad.
The other cities OF Southwest Viz
giaia lmany Of which are destined tc
make large and permanent growth are
satellites ofRoanokc.
When Roanoke has become o town
o. $4,000 inhabitants, (aud the most
conservative are willing to admit that
il viii become as large in !: few years.
when the Roanoke and Southern has
been completed, on the Norfolk and
Western, the Sheuan loah Valley and
Roanoke and Southern railroads. there
Will be number of towns varying in
size from 1000, or 5000 to $1,000 or
10000 people, all having commercial
relations with Roanoke and increasing
its volume Of trade.
It requires no flight of the magma
ton, but clear unprejpd!ced exercise
CT reason to see Roanoke Oh through
trunk line OF railroads between Atlanta
ard the North, and by far the most
Important commercial and manu:ac-
turing city il the Tirginias and Caro-
l.ras; TO see il have 100, 900 busy, pros
porous people; to see al Gifts streets
well paved, andi!s business blocks built
Up handsomely and compactly, with
hundreds ofmagniGcont residences with
terraces and gardens in the residence
section.
The Roanoke and Southern will
open up the cotton and tobacco region,
and the Norfolk aud Western railroad
with its numerous important branches,
viii continue to pour the treasures of
coal aud iron into the city's lap. The
Baltimore and Ohio, or some other
lire from the North, will undoubtedly
be constructed to Roanoke in few
years to give additional impetus to it's
development.
The spire Of additional, houses Of
worship will ascend from the hillsiGes.
There will DC more schools, with the
latest aud most improved methods.
Electric or cable car lines will take
the place of horse cars, and smoke
VIII arise from factories and furnaces
giving employment to ten people where
now one is given employment.
Such future and more can be real
ized. 1t is not dream. 1t is not
rose colored picture of fancy. 1t is
Roanoke's true destiny.
its attainment can be fastened by
tae united action of Roanoke's citizens.
The town needs more industries. 1t
needs plate mill for making iron to
be used in the construction of boilers
aal bridges. The amount of such iron
used by the Roanoke American Bridge
company alone would make such an
industry profitable. We ueed cotton
factory to utilize the raw material
which passes through here on the
Norfolk and Western railroad by the
thousand bales, and which will con-
tinse to pass through here in increased
quantities when the Roanoke and
Southern is fully completed.
That we shall have them is evident,
but shall we not have them soon?
EDITOR DANA continues to gather
evidence to prove that ex-President
CLEVELAND called him liar and q
thief. II isn't so much thas Mr.. DANA
wishes to bear that appelation general
", but that he wants Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND particularly TO apply it to him.