The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-24


In previous communication from this
busy, thriving young city your CORES
pendent did not have the time nor The
TINES the space to refer at length to
"West Radford," which IS making rapid
and satisfactory progress in every parti-
cular. The Radford Land and Improve
ment Company's management is prob
ably the most conservative in the South
west. A most praiseworthy feature is
the absence of anything in the nature
of BOOM" but, despite this new de-
parture, Radford is booming and will
continue on this line for years to come.
One had as well knock with his puny
fist for admission to tho interior of the
earth as at tho door OF the company's
Office for donation of free site for a
bogus mandatory. You can't impose
any old, played-out machinery upon the
manager and directors. Sharks and
shysters have tried to do so, but thcy
didn't succeed and tho same fate awaits
their successors. This policy is the
best. land an adherence to it has resulted
in securing to Radford only enterprises
thu most valuable.
On our arrival we repaired to the
Radford Inn, where the genial clerk,
MIR. f. ID. Luck, late Of Hotel Roanoke,
greeted US cordially, but followed it
with the chilling information that ga
cot In the parlor was the best he could
furnish US" He had just surrendered
his room to young married couple on
bridal jaunt so we swallowed our dis
appointment to find that scot in the
parlor OF Radford Inn" was far more
com Portable than the best bed in the
best room OF many hotels. A breakfast,
including beefsteak such as only the
houses under the management of Mr..
Fred. E. Foster supply guests with, put
us In thorough good numor with ourself
and the rest of mankind, and prepared
us for ride around town behind mag
nificent bay horse driven by Mr.. George
L. Kearsley, of tho real estate firm of
Kearsley s. Crockett.
1t IS not necessary to waste space in a
description of the admirable location of
Radford. All the world knows it and a
goodly portion appreciate the manifold
advantages it gives the town, which
will one day be railroad and manufac-
turing center. New River provides
sewer that can not be improved upon,
sures balmy, health-giving breeze
Fully 5000 people have found homes
here, and charter for city, with a
hustings court can be procured any
time tho citizens of the east and west
sections will unite in petition to tho
Legislature for it.
There are two excellent schools here
Belle Heth Academy, named for the &C
complished wife of Capt. Stockton Heth,
IS prospecting under the management of
Prof. w. p. Gum, of Roanoke, who is
assisted by Miss R. X. Mays, of Marion,
as first assistant principal, Miss S. r.
Watson, of Wytheville, as second as
sistant. and Miss Blanche Dunlap, of
Dublin as third assistant. Three hun
dred and seventy-fve scholars arc en-
rolled, and everything from A, i, to
college course is taught. The Radford
Land and Improvement Company some
time ago erected a large school house on
It's lands and maintains several teachers
in order to supply the children of "West
Radford" with free education.
This enterprising and liberal company
has erected stand pipe, pump house
and laid over eight miles of pi pc to fur
nish tho residents within the boundaries
of its lands with pure mountain water.
Engineers and largo force of laborers
arc grading, rolling and matchmaking
the principal streets. Fire plugs have
been distributed all over the place in
anticipation of the organization of a
fire department.
Buildings are being erected all over
the place, among them several fine
brick business houses on tho business
streets. The three story pressed brick
and store block of the Radford Trust
Company will be magnificent struc-
turo whom completed. Baroness Bur-
dette-Goutts, of England, is having
three story brick business house and
several fine residences put up and her
husband, Mr. Ashmead Bartlett, ex-
presses great confidence in bright
future for Radford.
The Stove and Range Works erected
year or two ago, and the largest brick
plant in this section, arc busy, the lat
ter having booked orders several months
ahead. The patterns of the stove works
cost over $4,000, and arc worth more
than 100000, it is said. 1t is of the in
dustrial plants in course of erection that
we desire to write at length, for they
are the best index to the DEVELOPMENT
and progress of the town.
The Townshend-Hoop Manufacture
ing Company have contrac ted to erect a
large plant for the manufacture of bar
and boiler iron, fish bars, spikes, bolts,
nuts, etc. Several hundred men will be
employed.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
Radford-Cra Iron and Steel Com
pany's furnace. The entire plant. with
the exception of the engine house, will
be constructed of iron and fire brick
OF the latter there are 200 car loads