Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-13
SAIL Ms BUDGET.
INTERESTING NEWS GATH
Erred BY OUR REPORTER.
ANOTHER I4FEa FRlSB ON FOOT.
Few Hniiding. Auction Snie of lois.
aEr. esrvnciy 80 Move His Foundry
Erom Henry County to Salem.
s'erScuniG.
i'ilihs BUREAU, HoTKL LUCERNE,
SALEM. VA, April u, 1880.


The Switzerland of the South is
moving with nouncertain step along
the highway OF prosperity, and is
making such progress in the matter
of material devc!openient rs TO almost
excite abe envy OF her sister cities OF
the Southwest. Tie streets 10 day
were filled with enormous crowds. and
n large amount OF real estate changed
bands. j. Harry Chapman, propri-
etor of the Lurerne, has rented botel
Thomas, which is 70 be ran in connec-
with his house. This will give addi-
tional facilities.
Salem is 70 have another big enter
prise. Mr.. G. b. (iravely has decided
to move his foundry from Henry
county TO this city. In connection
with the foundry he will conduct Il
genera! machine shop Mr.. Grave
lcy's agent was in the city today
making the necessary arrangements
preparatory tomoving the plant here.
The site for the works has been
selected and is on South Alabama
street. Mr. Graveley is Il brother in
law Of DR.. Lewis q. Pcdigo OF Roam
okn.
Work is progressing very favorahly
ON Mr. w. ID. +. Duval's new building
on South Colorado street. When
completed this will be one Of the
handsomest residences in the city.
Messrs J. p Coon, formerly Of
Coon x Sims. hardware merchants of
this city, y. +. White and DR.. Lewis
q PrdiuO. Of Roanoke, were in the
city today.
Mrs. Tunstall and Miss Susie Fry, OF
Coyner's Springs, are stopping at
Hotel Lucerne.
Messrs. II. n. ClaXton and w. j..
Banks. Of Roanoke, were i'll the city
today.
a great crowd is expected here on
Tuesday next TO attend the auction
sale of lots by the Salem Improve
m-nt Company and preparations are
being made TO accommodate the rush
that will inevitably be made. There
are eight hundred lots 70 be disposed
of and the sale will begin promptly at
noon. The real estate agents OF the
civ have been furnished with a list
OF al! the property. containing II
schedule price OF each lot. The agents
sell the lots from this list and at noon
Tuesday it is TO he handed in at the
Opera House, where the sale takes
place. with every lot sold marked off.
If only one person selects a lot it is
declared sold to him, but if two or
more select the same lot, it will be
put up at auction and SOLD. Tie
.uricrs range from $500 TO $1,000 with
few as high as %l,.j0. Everybody
is on the qui vive Of expectancy and
III" things are looked for.
Mr. ". II. Nelson returned this
morning from Norfolk. While away
he purchased beautiful pair of coal
black horses, paying 81, 600 for them.
Mr.. Nelson is one OF the most enter
pri>ipg of Salem's real estate men,and
Is determined that 10 agent shall
have y finer turnout than he.
Mr.I NJ. Barbour, the popular night
clerk at Hotel Lu"erne, is quite indis-
posed by an attack of grip"
Hon. Absolum koiner, of Augusta
county, is in the city
The board of presidents held Il
this afternoon in the Office OF
/ !l' SJitlu III ~ ONClllCbu Sciii p'.h e'N
transacted business of importance.
The mountains to the north of the
city are cncircled by a belt of flames
tonight, the woods being Oh fire.
The big steel works plant that the
have been trying to secure
for the past few weeks, is now Il GER
tainity. All the little bitches that
have prevented consumation If the
deal. have been adjusted and now the
plant is ours beyond 4 doubt. Our
Board of President. is n strong or
ganization and when they want
thing, it is generally gotten. The
steel works is the biggest industry
that Salem has yet secured and it will
he the means of inducing Others to
come. The steel is to be made direct
from the ore on a principle invented
by Colonel w. i. NJ, McCarty, OF this
city.