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

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tile aud farming for number of years.
established in 1872, his real estate firm
In Richmond, and his son entered the
firm in 1876.
Lewis Rawlings, of Richmond, Va,
who is strong advocate for local
exchange, and who is also greatly in
favor of State Real Estate Exchange.
Is Mt the State Convention.
lie is chairman of the Richmond
delegation. Mr.. Rawlings was ono vi
III" committee OF nine wno went 10
l.ynchburg in December last to prepare
the constitution and bylaws of the
state convention for their consideration.
MT. Rawlings, while still q young man,
oelng only 34, on January %, 1891. has
ocen In the real estate business in his
native city, first as clerk and for the
last four years on his own account.)
since July 10, 1875.
lie IS the man who sold the old Libby
Prison to the Chicago people, who have
since removed 1T to tho great metropolis
Of the Northwest.
VIM. e. Summers, of the firm of VIM.
u. Summers & Co., of Salem, Va was
formerly resident of Washington, d,
w and >. e. Herbert, formerly of Rich
mond, Va, is the general manager of
the firm.
j. Il. c. Brown, Jr., andJ. II. Hannah.
both of Salem, and members of the firm
of Brown e Hannah, are both natives of
Salem, and were among the first to es-
tablish real estate agencies in Salem.
Ihey were active in promoting the State
Exchange.
j. Il. Z. Brown, Jr., was elected to the
Office of treasurer of that body.
Both membcrS of the firm have been
actively engaged in business for the past
seventeen years.
MIR. Brown was for thrcc wears enrar.
cd i'll business in Tennessee, and fer
scmc time identified with the business
interests of Roanoke.
Mr.. Hannah was for many years en-
gagged in business In West Virginia, and
for four yers engaged in active business
in Roanoke.
The firm Of n. D. Barnett e Co., of
Salem, is composed of n. d. Barnett and
Is. S. Barnett, of Virninia. They arc
old residents of Roanoke county, having
been in the mercantile business for the
past eighteen years, near Roanoke Red
Sulphur Springs. William H. Menden-
hall, tho third member of the firm, is a
resident of the old keystone State,
where he was clerk of the courts Of
Mlfiiln county, Pa.
George Allen and c. C. Tompkins,
comprise tho real estate firm of Allen &
Tompkins, of Salem, Va. This is one
OF the Oldest land companies in Salem.
They have done a largo business both
in Salem property and also in mineral
and timber land.
George Allen is president, and C. C.
Tompkins is secretary of the West
Salem Land Company.
Vincent Gray, of Gray e Strother,
of Salem, Va, the senior member of
the firm, formerly of Roanoke, Va. was
born in Salem, Va, September 4, 1867.
lie is son of DIR. II. V. Gray, of this
city, and was for nine years with tho
Norfolk and Western and Shenandoah
Valley railroads. he commenced the
real estate business last April and has
been very successful.
Charles r. Strother, tho junior mem
Der, was born in New Orleans He has
been in Virginia eighteen years. Pre-
vious to his cmbarking in the real
estate business he was chief in the over
charge claim department of tho Norfolk
and Western railroad ut Roanoke.
The firm of Il. G. Burdctte & Co., is
composed of Captain Frank C. Burdette,
who was born in Grecnbrier county,
Va, (now w. Va..) and has been citi-
zen of Salem for twenty years, we'll
known as an enterprising merchant.
His son w. Rush Burdette was born in
Lewisburg, w. Va, and has been a resi-
dent of Salem for number of years.
w. A. Griffith is also an old resident
of Salem. and an energetic and pushing
gentleman and all are thoroughly iden-
titled with their growing city.
The real estate firm of ~ A Roberts,
of Salem, Va, began business in June
last and have been very successful.
K. S. Stearns, of r. $. Stearns Il Co.,
of Salem is native of Virginia and
one of the oldest and best known real
estate agents OF Salem Va, having en-
barked in this business when Salem
first made her appearance among the
growing towns of Southwest Virginia.
Logan Il Francis arc among tho oldest
of the real estate agents of Salem, and
by strict attention to business and fair
dealing have built up large patronage.
At present they are located in tho Dill
lard Block, but will in the early spring
movo into their new Office on College
avenue near Hotel Salem.
Shendun.
II. c. Morton, of the firm of Morton
Bros, Shcndun, served through the la tie
war in tho Confederate service, COM
handing company in Echols' (Vir-
ginia) brigade. Captain Morton was
one OF tho editors and proprietors of
the Stanton indicator for some years,
and was Il leading tire, life and marine
insurance officer of various State and
outside companies. He is now con-
nectcd with the industrial department
of the Shendun Land Company, and as
sociatcd with the editorial conduct oil
the Shendun News.
Col. Morton fills the bill of the "old
time Nirpinia gentlemen ~ nc If hp had