The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-06

TIE TIMES presents this morning the
completest exposition of building op-
erations EVER given in Roanoke. The
money to be invested in buildings this
year will amount to 5000, 900. In
formation carefully collected from capt.
tall ts, investors and builders reveals
the interesting facts and figures given
below. Structures to cost a million and
half have been already put under con-
tract.
Under the head of buildings for indus
tries none are included except those
for which plans are being made. The
shelf hardware plant, which is practi-
cally assured, and the buildings for
which will cost S75, 900, is not included.
Neither is any margin allowed for the
numerous other industries which arc
certain to be located during the year on
the Roanoke Development Company's
tract, or the Columbia Land Company's
tract adjoining, or elsewhere in the
city.
1t would hardly be fair either to in
clude the Roanoke and Southern depots
and shops, though they will undoubtedly
be started this year.
The article is conservative and in
dulges in no guess york. 1t is fact,
solid fact.
BUILDINGS FOR NEW INDUSTRIES.
Many Costly Structures for Manufacturing
Purposes.
The buildings for new industries will
be an important part of the operations
in this line.
The buildings of the Cold Storage
Company in the eastern part of the city
near the brewery, are well under way
and will be completed within sixty days.
There is a building for the ice plant
177x30 feet with four departments-the
boiler house, freezing tank, machine
house, and ice house of fifty tons "a
pacity-and the cold storage building
132x74 feet, consisting of seventeen de-
partments. The buildings are of wood
and will cost about So, 900. The cold
storage department, which can be kept
atany desired temperature, will be used
for storing Chicago meat and fancy
groceries,. The company will handle the
goods as we'll as store for other dealers.
The plant has a siding connection with
the Norfolk and Western and is immedi-
ately on the dummy line. The ma
chinery, which cost about S25. 900, has
already arrived and will soon be put in
place, the building for the ice plant
being nearly completed. The capacity
OF this plant will be fifteen tons per day,
n ice will be manufactured for sale.
b cold storage company has a capital
stock of $50. 600.
The E. H. Stewart Mattress Company
has increased its capital stock and will
enlarge its plant. Work has already
been commenced on a three-story brick
building on Holiday street, to cost $685.
600, to be occupied by the mattress fac
tory. The new plant will be in opera
ton this year.
Plans have been made for the Duval
Engine Works, to be removed here from
GAINESVILLE, Ohio. The main building
will be 200x40 feet, two stories high.
1t will be used as a machine shop
for the engines turned out by the
works, and in the rear will be a shed
over a railroad siding. The first floor will
be used as a drafting room. Back OF this
shed will be two wings, one at each end,
150x50 feet. One of these will be occu-
pied by the foundry and tho other by
the boiler works. The wings will be of
wood with truss roofs. The entire
building will cost sig, 600, and the works
will employ $50 skilled workmen.
The Bell Printing and Manufac-
turing Company is one of the infant
industries whose growth demands more
room. When the company began the
JOB printing business here six years ago
the entire force consisted of one man
and a boy. Thirty men are now em-
ployed and the pay roll amounts to
nearly $500 per week. Ground has been
broken on a S25,O0O three-story brick
building on Jefferson street near Hotel
Felix, which is to be occupied by the
company as 500 as completed. The
building will be 52x1OO feet and will
have three and a half times he floor
room now occupied by the company.
The plant will be enlarged and improved
In every department and will be selected
with a view, not only of supplying the
present needs of the city in this line,
but of preparing for several years ahead.
Hammond's Printing Works will also
receive a notable expansion. The plans
are as yet not fully deyeloped. hut Mr.