The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-04
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
Items of Interest Regarding Various
Projects in The Cid Dominion.

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Basic City is to have bank.
Another furnace and u. rolling mil
will be built by the iron company It
Shenandoah.
The West Lynchburg Land Com
pany is negotiating fora wooden mil
to be established in that city.
Henry Bradshaw, whose planine
mill at Soifolk wes recently destroyed
by fire, is vigorously engaged in re
building 1t.
The Lynchbur@ iron furnace has
suspended operations for u few days
in order 20 put in lew and extensive
improvements.
A brick factory, which will turn on,
100000 bricks per day, is to be estab
lished at the new town of Shendun
by J. w. Jordon.
The Hamilton Knob Manufacturing
Company, OF Max Meadows, is negoti
Eating for the purchase of several
properties in Smytle county.
The Ly'nchburS Pulp and Paper
Manufacturing Coppany's mill, Oh
Big Island, is nearing completion and
will be III operation IL q short time.
Messrs. Oc's g. Sor, OF Allentown,
Pa, have force If lands III work or
the new STAG. of the tannery at Har.
risburg. 1t .tlll Ae 30 feet high.
II. j. McSpaederl, manager of the
Eureka manganese mines at Sands,
has recently returned, from New York,
where he purchased 500, 900 worth OF
mining machinery.
White Rock furnace, Rural Retreat
Station, are now putting up hot blast
and one additional boiler, four feet in
diameter ana thirty feet long. They
have also changed their blowing APP
paratus.
Bedford City, on the Norfolk and
Western railroad, is soon to he con-
nected with the Chesapeake and Ohio
system. a line is TO run across to
Glasgow, on the Chesapeake and
Ohio, James river division.
An agreement has been signed with
William Sherrett for the removal of
his large pottery from Trenton, \. j..
to Harrisonburg, n 100000 establish
ment, which manufactures the well
known Rockingham ware.
Messrs. Booker Bros, of Hampton,
will shortly locate their steam brick
works at Basic City. Operations will
be carried Oh both In winter and sum
mer, and the output will be from
$4,000 to 100000 brick per day.
a large fore of HANDS are engaged
on erecting the plant of the Johnson
Co. iron Axle Works, that Is to be
removed from Richmond to Manches-
ter. This enterprise, when in opera
ton, will employ over 800 workmen.
The Roanoke Machine Works have
laid the foundation fer brick build
ing to he used as paint shop and to
be used in connection with their car
works; tracks will be laid to hold nine
cars. The comlDodicus paint storage
room is being constructed near by.
1t is rmnored, at Norfolk, that the
steel plant in which prominent CAPT
talists of the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company are interested,i is to
be located 1T Lainbert's Point, and
will cover and occupy about twenty
five acres of ground. The company
is said to be now organizing at the
North with a caDiLai stock Of ga. COO,
Thc Races at .hc'rose To-day.
The races today at Melrose Park
promise to h- tie most interesting
and exciting of the season. Paris
mutuals will De sc'd at The track by
Gossett s Co, of the Salem Avenue
Turf Exchange. In consequence OF
the local races the Turf Exchange
will not be opep, hut the entries can
be seen at Marshail's Cafe this morn
ing and the results will be given in
the afternoon.
The entries for the Melrose Park
races can also be found at the Cafe
this morning and the sale of mutuals
will commence al 10 o'clock. Much
interest is manifested in the races
today and those who have confidence
in the horses shonid back their judg-
ment.