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

AS Roanoke is destined to become tho
great commercial and manufao turing
city of Virginia, 50 Norfolk in a few
years will be ono of tho most important
seaport towns on the Atlantic coast.
Its natural advantages arc unsur-
passed, and it's business mon have now
fully imbibed tho spirit of enterprise
which pervades the progressive ctions
of the South.
Norfolk's growth in the last decade has
been marvellous; it's increase during the
next ton years, however, will be greater.
According to tho census of 1890, lust
completed, the population of Norfolk
proper is 81, 454.
Counting the city of Portsmouth, and
the town OF Berkely, which arc con-
nectod to Norfolk by ferry, there is
within the radius of two miles Of the city
hall population of $4,000 people. Tho
increase in Norfolk's population in tho
last ten years, as shown by tho census
just completed, is 6l.4 pcr cent. The
neXt ton years will undoubtedly show
Norfolk and It's suburbs with between
No city of it's size in the country has
better transportation facilities.
There arc nine lines of railway, and
sixteen steamship lines radiating from
that point, penetrating and connecting
1T with every portion of the Union
Trunk lines connect it with Now York,
Cincinnati, Chicago, and tho great West
and Southwest.
Steamships and sailing vessels con-
meet it with Great Britain and CONT
mental towns.
Since January l, 1890, the real estate
transfers in the city will foot llp Il total
of nearly So, 900, 600 The regular whole
sale and retail trade of the city has a
territory embracing, besides the immo-
date vicinity, the entire tdewatcr sec
ton of Virginia and tho eastern por-
ton of North Carolina, Il most fertile
region.
Norfolk is the largest peanut market
in the world.
1t occupies the fourth place among
tho cotton ports OF the country, handling
from four hundred to seven hundred
thousand bales annually.
1t has nine banking institutions. and
ample facilities for handling it's vast
trade.
1t has numerous lumber mills and
turned out last year more than three
hundred million feet of lumber Vast
truck farms arc cultivated around the
city, truck farming being a most profit
able industry. Cabbage, potatoes, spin
ach, kale, lettuce, tomatoes, boans, Gu
cunt ers, peas, asparagus and other veg
etables arc raised in the greatest abund-
ance; the crop for 1890 being ostim atcd
at four and one half million dollars
In the ncighboring waters the finest
dShlnR in the country iS to Ia bod ,,J
within few hours ride of the city tho
greatest variety of game for sportsmen
is to be found.
The city is lighted by electricity; it's
climate is elightfully mild in the win
tor, and invigorating in summer.
The cost of building lots range from
800 upward. Rents for neat small
house, and rooms in the suburbs range
from 50 to SIS per month. This refers
to houses usually occupied by mechanics
The market of Norfolk is ono the finest
in the world, tho cost of living there
comparing favorably with that of any
city in the United States
The city is justly famous for it's
oysters and fish, and an immense
amount of capital and labor is employed
In the catching, opening and shipping of
those products.
Tho people of the city and those liv-
Ing elsewhere are just beginning to
appreciate the advantages of Virginia's
"City by the Sea-
In recent visit to Norfolk we show
much OF that great improvement in Vir-
ginia's future large city of which wo
have read good deal.
One would hardly know that there
ever had been such Il thing as a panic
IN tho United States, and evidently
Norfolk could not have had much of a
cessation OF active movement in real
estate on account of it.
Her agents are all On the go and pro-
pairing for the busy spring business.
There is perfect rush of now people
going there to live. attracted by tho
aggregation of railroad concentration
now amounting to nearly 1900 miles
of connection.
So great have been tho accessions to
her population thatit is now impossible
to secure n residence there, but the
ever-moving real estate man is hurry
ing forward new buildings to moet the
demand. Not builder is idle, and
good mechanics are always at work. w.
Il. H. Irice ~ Co., ONO Of the oldest and
best known firms Of real estate mon,
have now in progress several residences,
all OF which are spoken for far in adj
vance; but that is only part of their
extensive business, being interested in
several substantial companies.
The genial, active George Pollard, of
Pollard Bros, may be seen at all hours
on the rush, waiting upon customers,
when indeed he is in the city at all,
SO often he is on tho wing. Their lists
are replete with desirable properties of
great present and future promise.
Smith IL Pannill are largo dealers in
real estate and have organized great
many companies, the stockholders of
which will ncYcr haYo reason to rnnrat