Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-16
SELECTING A SITE.
THE CONTEST OVER THE LOCATION
OF ROANOkE'5 U. s. BUILDING.
improvements in the Magic City"-New
Railroads south--A Lager-Becr War OF
Huge rroportions--Two Accidents

Correspondence Of the Richmond DIspa,ch.l
ROANOKE. Va. July ls.--The question Of
selecting site for the Government build
ing here, for which Congress voted an ap-
preparation Of $4,000, is still one OF alb
sorbing interest. Mr.. Window, the Trea-
sury agent. told your correspondent when
he was here examining the eight sites
offered the Government that the prices
asked were so high that the selection had
practically narrowed down TO two places
one on the corner Of Salem avenue and
Lewis street and the other on Jefferson
and Tazeweli streets. Tie friends OF both
locations are doing all they can 10 inuuce
tho Government TO select their Respective
sites and the fight WAKES warm anu i" ,,,,
esting with the chances nearly even, pu.
apparently slightly III favor oil the Saie'h-
avenue location.
IMPROVEMENTS.
The new City Council az its last meeting
ordered portions of Jefferson, Henry, Com
merce. and Campbell streets and part OF
6alem avenue 20 be paved with belgian
block. The citv has recently voted TiJu,-
600 for street improvement and Sl5O.ou Tor
sewers, which will do much 20 add TO koa-
noke as place of residence and Tor ousi-
j
NEw EoUTKs.
The track Of the Roanoke and southern
railroad has been laid from the centre oi
The CITY to the river. distance OF about
two miles. and work on the passenger and
freight depots Will he commenced at once.
Track-laying between Martlnsviile and tins
CITY ~ progressing rapidly and 10y the Isl
az January next another trunk line OF rail-
road from the south will have cars coming
over IL into Roanoke and bv connecting
with the Shenandoah Valley open mp q
new route direct between the northern ana
middle States and the South Atlantic ana
Gulf States.
The railroad from Fincastle 10 Glover
dale. seven miles north of this, ~ beng
pushed forward steadily 10 completion,
and when done will be tributary 10 Roa-
noke. 10 which place the road Is destined
ultimately to como.
In regard 20 reported deals involving the
purchasc of the Roanoke ana Southern by
she baltimore and Ohio or Norfolk and
Western people. Mr.. Trout. president OF
the Roanoke and Southern, informed your
correspondent that nothing vet had been
done. although he did not deny that adj
yances looking TO the control Of the road
had lately been made by one or more large
corporations.
Ego BETB FIGHT.
The growth Of the wholesale trade OF
this city has been remarkable, especially
ia the line Of groceries and milling pro
ducts and beer. Speaking of beer the
fight between the Virginia Brewing Conn
pany and the agents OF the Anhcuscr
Bush and one or two other establishments
has become quite interesting. The latter
combination claims that the home com
pany sells to Lyncbburg and other places
lower than 10 Roanoke, but this is denied
emphaticaly. In order. however. to show
their own liberalIty or break down the
home company the combination Is selling
st. Louis and other western beer Tor ~ a
barrel in this city against ~ per barrel
asked by the Virginia Company. The peO-
ple are disposed TO do all they can to help
n domestic industry. but difference of Is
u barrel IL "a great temptation. II IL hoped
the difficulty Will be settled amicably IN q
few days.
IMPROVING.
Mr.. w. +. Hatcher. Of Salem. who walked
out of a stepless door on the third ilOOr Of
the Ponce dc Leon Hotel last Sunday morn
ing while III IA sonnamhulistc condition,
is improving. and his friends hope he will
be out ia few days. On stepping out of
the door he fell about five feet 70 the roof
of an old stone building adjoining the
hotel and rolled down to the ground,
twenty feet below. where he was found
about A. NJ. by ono Ot the servants OF inc
hotel. His cOllar-bOnc was broken and he
was severely cut about the face.
FELL FROM A ThEsILE.
The remains Of J. l.. 1rohcr, young
man from Yates county, n G., who was
killed hv falling trestlc OH the Roanoke
and Southern railroad about eighteen
miles south Of this city last Saturday eve
ming. were shipped last night to the late
home of deceased. Troher fell about
fifty-two feet and his neck was broken and
skull crushed by the accident. Two other
workmen were injured. one seriously aud
the other slightly from the same cause.
Colonel Charles 6. Eddy, vice. president
Of the Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
panv. and Mr.. =. Is. liaupt, late supern-
tendent of the motIye-pOwcr ot the Roa-
noke Machine-W Works, left for Europe last
saturday to be absent "A month or more,
Their wives accompanied them.
UNWILLING DELEGATION.
A large delegation from this city is ex-
pectcd L. be present at the unveiling of
the Jackson statue at Lexington on the
DIST of this month. The Roanoke Light
Infantry. Watts Camp Of Confederate Vet
Grams. and Albert sydney Camp, Sons Of
Veterans, will be well represented in the
outpouring of Nirginians to honor the
memory of one of the States most illus