The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-22

negotiated for and effected sale of some
of the largest properties ever trans
ferred in Norfolk and Portsmouth, and
they arc the representatives of several
largo land owners who have tracts on
the market
Mr.. Smith is a director of tho Real
Estate Exchange and director of Cham
Der of Commerce of Norfolk, and Mr.
Pannill is its secretary, preferments in
dlcatlng their standing with their aSSo-
ciatcs of business. They have been
together since 1883, arc young men COM
paratively. energetic, and have full
knowledge OF values, taxes. locations. nd
other matters connected with the pur-
suit in which they arc engaged. They
arc Interested in many of the largest
land companies of Norfolk.
The firm of Roper e Slcdge, Of Nor
folk, is composed of G. Il. Roper. who
has been in tho real estate business in
the city of Norfolk as G. Is. Roper e Co.
for tho last ten years, and Of o. A.
Sledge for the last six years travelling
salesman for the Norfolk Storage Com
pany.
The two commenced business as Roper
& Sledge on October Goth, 1890, and
have objected some large sales in Bed
ford City, Va. They have business con-
u,
buchanan, Danvillc, Baltimore, Wash
ington and Farmville. Tho firm does a
general roal estate and auction business
i'll city and county property.
III. Il. Page was born in England in
October IL, 1850. He came to America
in 1876 and settled near Norfolk: in 1880
he engaged in tho real estate business
in Norfolk without dollar and has
been very successful, having organized
several land companies, amongst others
the following: The Campostella Land
Company, the Home Land Company,
the Enterprise Land Company, the
Lambert's Point Improvement Company,
the West Portsmouth Land Company,
the Norfolk Suburban Land Company,
the Seaboard Land and Investment
Company, all OF which have paid a.
handscme profit, as all arc still in SIC
cessful operation.
Major A. Myers. the senior member
of the firm of A. Myers &c Co., and the
president of tho State Convention of
born in the city of Richmond on the 9th
of April, 1888, where he lived until the
age Of fourteen years, when his family
removed to North Carolina, where the
greater part of his early life was spent.
MAJOR Myers has been the president
of tho Norfolk Real Estate Exchange
since its establishment in 1886, and has
for many years been SO thoroughly
identified with the progress and growth
OF the city of Norfolk that his name is
synonymous with every movement
which has the advancement of that city
in view. He is a director of the Bust
ness Mems Association, and is we'll
known to the leading business interests
in that thriving city.
During the late civil war he was APP
pointed = staff officer with tho rank of
ria1or, and, after having rendered valu-
able services throughout that memoir
able struggle, he is to-day recognized as
a veteran, and is a member Of Pickett.
buchanan camp of Confederate vet
Grams.
The Major IL @ prominent 32nd degree
n. a. Scottish Rite Mason and member
of Gricc Commandery Knights Templar,
and one of tho Grand trustees of the
Grand Council r. A.
He has been mombor Ct the Nor
folk City Council, and also member
OF the Virginia House of Delegates
1889. AS we'll as being fully identi-
fled with the real estate boom of Nor
folk, with an extensive acquaintance
all through Virginia and North Caro-
lima. he is tho manager and general
agent OF the Equitable Life Assurance
Society of the United States for East
ern Virginia. Personally Major Myers
is genial and aifable gentleman, with
genial nature easily approached and
full OF good humor. lie is an active
busy man having the esteem and respect
OF all who have the pleasure of his &C
Qunintanco.
w, NJ. Hannah, OF tho firm of Hannah
" Byrd, has been one of the representa-
tive business men of Norfolk for the
past twenty years. He has also served
in tho select branch of the city council.
r. c. Byrd, of this firm, has been a
travelling salesman for a number of
years, representing one of the largest
enterprises in Virginia, and has an ex-
tensiyc acquaintance among many rep
rescntativc business men
Tho firm has only been in the real
estate business short time.
Mr.. Fentrop, of Norfolk, said to q
TIMES reporter, eve have one of your old
Roanoker's in our town now. He has n
big office there, and he's our meat"
T;uchanan.
Robert T. Vaughn, of tho firm of A.
W. Finch & Co., buchanan, is native
OF Goochland county, Va, in which
county he was prominent politician,
representing the county for several
terms in tho State legislature. Since
removing to Botetourt county Mr..
Vaughn has allied himself with the
Farmers Alliance, and is now quite
prominent in it's councils.
A. w. Finch, Of buchanan. was born
and raised in Powhatan county, this
State, removing to Botctourt some years
since. He was postmaster at buchanan
under President Cleveland, since re tir-