The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-22
IMPROVEMENTS DURING 1891.
Some Big Things for Roanoke
Already in Sight.
Engine works-Iron works--RoIling Mills
Che Roanoke and Southcrn-Improve-
,nents by tho Norfolk and Western
Sewerage System, street and other
improvements Contemplated by tho
City.

Besides the many and varied indus
tries that have helped to build up Roa-
no:Se in the past there is a number
nearly ready to begin operation or seek
ing to come to this city.
DUVAL ENGINE WORKS
The Chrystal Springs Land Company
has secured tho Duval engine works.
plant now located at GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
and which will BIO removed to tho COM
pany's lands South Roanoke, across tho
river, as soon as tho weather permits.
The capital stock of tho company is
$4,000, and somo fifty or sixty men
will be given employment.
The principal articles Of manufacture
by the Duval engine works arc Mooro's
system to preserve files, water-tubo
boilers, patent heaters and purifiers,
self-setting head blocks and portable
engines.
MIDWAY IRON WORKS.
The Midway Iron Company has locat
cd at Midway on tho outskirts Of tho
city plant for tho manufacture of rail
road spikes, nails, railroad and other
small irons. a double franc structure,
iron topped, has been erected. Tho
spike department is 70xl60 feet long,
and contains one eighty-horse power en-
gine, eight heating furnaces, four skillc
machines with a capacity of five tons
each per diem.
There is battery of five boilers fifty
inches in diameter, thirty-siX feet long,
with 900 horse power, and also heating
furnace, steam shear, clipping shear,
and one $50 horse power engine. The
cooper shop is 20X50 feet wide.
C. O'Leary is president; j. T. Chris
tian, vice-president; r. w. Davies, gen.
eral manager, and f. E. Coles, score
tary and treasurer of tho company.
ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN.
The Roanoke and Southern railroad,
having for its present termini, Roanoke
and Winston, n. c., is under construc-
tion at different points along tho line.
Trains are running from Winston to
Rigdeway, Va. q point near Martinsville,
and the trains will soon be running to
the latter point. Grading is being done
from Roanoke southwark thirteen miles
out from the city. Tho road will run
via Rocky Mount.
1t will be extended southwark from
Winston taking either of the routes
southwark from that place. one via
Salisbury and Charlotte, N. c.. to Ian
caster, S. c., another via Lexington, Mt
Pleasant and Monroe, n c.. to Lancas-
ter; or tho third, Ia 'cut off, routc) via
Salisbury, Mt. Pleasant and Monroe to
Lancaster.
Hon. II. S. Trout, of Roanoke, is
president Of the road and II. Il. Fries,
of Salem, n. c., ono Of the vicc-prcsi-
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secretary, and G. w. Maslin, of Win
ston, is general manager.
THE COLD STORAGE BUILDINGS.
Ground has been broken for cold
storage establishment noar the brewery,
and the necessary buildings are ex-
pected to be erected in two months.
The GOLD storage building will DO
135x74 feet, having seventeen rooms,
any one of which can be kept at any
temperature desired. In these rooms
will be kept meats of all kinds, oysters,
fish and fruits, domestic and tropical.
In another building, l75x31 feet, will
be tho machinery. boiler and the leo
plant, for tho company will also manu-
facture Toe. A Frick ice machine will
be used.
GLASS WORKS.
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glass works. Jas. &. Ponnypacker. of
Rogersport. Pa, recently appeared be-
fore the board OF directors of the Roam
oke Real Estate Exchange and stated
that himself and twenty associates de-
sired to establish glass bottle and jar
factory in Roanoke. The establish
mont Of the plant will req lire an in
vestment of 100000. and will give en-
ployment to seventy men, twenty
skilled mechanics and fifty unskillcd
laborers. This matter is still under ad-
viSement.
THE EXCHANGE INDUSTRY.
The Roanoke Real Estate Exchange
is contemplating establishing an indus
try in which only members of the OK
change are to be stockholders. 1t is
proposed to raise $4,000 for tho pur-
pose Of securing the industry. it having
been ascertaincd that Il knitting mill or
pipe works could bc established with
the investment of that amount of
money. The exchange has already had
subscribed $4,000 of the $40. 900, and
other members expect soon TO subscribe.
MORE ROLLING MILLS
A rolling mill will be added to tho
West End Blast Furnace. out near tho
river, some time during tho year.
FINE OPERA HOUSE.
A new opera house is to DO built n
stock company having already been Or
ganizcd for the purpose, and lot
secured on Salem avenue between Roam
Oke and Park streets.
NEW DEPOT.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company have plans for the building
of a handsome new passenger dcpot in
Roanoke, between the present depot n nd
the Machine Works.