The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-07
in THE WEST END.
The Work on Many New Indus
tries.

Work on the various industries on
the Development Company's tract goes
merrily on, and day by day and week by
week the buildings assume more def
mite shape. and ere long this region will
be the abode of colony Of wage.earn-
ers who will add many hundred people
to Roanoke's population and put many
thousands Of dollars in circulation here.
The buildings of the Lock Hardware
Plant are rapidly nearing completion,
and If no accidents occur will be ready
for occupancy by the 18th of this month.
one portion of the machine shops is al
ready completed, and work will be com
menced to- day on the foundations for
the engine and boiler. These are both
here, as are also three carloads of ma-
chinery, which will be placed in posi-
tion early next week.
Tho buildings of the Duvall Engine
Works are com pleted with the excep-
ton OF some minor work on the inside,
and within a week this will all be done.
These buildings, three in number,
present very handsome sight, which is
we'll worth q trip out there to see
General Manager Frank Korte and Gen
eral Foreman Frank May have person
ally inspected every stick of lumber
that has gone into these structures, and
1T is safe to say that q more substantial
building cannot be found in this section
OF the countay.
These buildings will be lighted by
electricity. which Will be supplied by
dynamo on the grounds, and u large we'll
has been dug to furnish necessary water
power.
As soon as the belt limo Is built ma
chinery will be placed in the works.
The only thing that is retarding this
line now is the small trestle across the
river. This trestle is all completed
with the exception of tho top stringers.
which are expected here daily. 1t was
the intention of the railroad company
to have this bridge done some time ago,
but three carloads of lumber which
were TO have been used on il wero con-
demned, and 1t was necessary to order
moro. Men are at work grading the
line as far as the washer of the Rorer
mines, and the line will be extended to
this point immediately.
The Bridgewater Carriage Works
building is looming up and, with the
large force of men employed on it, will
soon BIO completed. After the founda-
ton was built work had to be suspended
for some time on account of lumber not
arriving. Carpenters are now laying
the joist for tho irst floor and the win
dow and door frames are ready to be
put in.
The Cushman Iron Company did not
lose much time on their building and
the structure is now ready for the roof
and the placing of machinery.
The electric car line which runs
through this tract will be completed
and in operation this winter. Large
forces of men arc pushing the grading
through as rapidly as possible and it
will not be long before it is ready for
the track. This line will, in the near
future, run to Salem, but at present it
will only extend as far as the new park
on the Development Company's land.
This park, which is not far froui the
Duvall Engine Works, will furnish a
long felt want to the city Over one
thousand dollars have been spent in
cleaning it up and putting it in proper
shape, and during the coming summer
it will undoubtedly be favorite' resort.
When the mechanics, who are to
work for the various industries, arrive
here. they will find plenty of good
homes. 1t is proposed to build at least
$50 houses on this tract, work to COM
mence on them right away. A large
number will be erected opposite the
Duvall Engine Works and others will
be erected on the hill near the electric
railway. Streets and avenues have
been laid off and the West End will soon
be young city in itself.