The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-09
MUCH WRITING ABOUT ROANOKE
The Editors Tell of Their Re-
cent Trip.
Shendun and Salon Come In for Large
Share of Praise From the Brethren of
the Juniata Vallev-The Editors Adj
vises Thoir Readers of the Resources
and Possibilities of This Region.


alton is paying glowing tributes to vir-
ginia hospitality and telling tho road
ers OF their papers about this wonderful
region. All of the papers represented
upon the recent visit of tho Association
to Roanoke relate the details Of the trip
and their reception at Shendun, Roam
oke and Salem, each place coming in
for good share of praise Tho editors
are telling some facts two about this
section that will do it good, and bring'
the enterprise and capital of more
Pennsylvanians to Roanoke.
President Dern writes more than three
columns in his paper, the Altoona
Tribune. This is the way he talks about
the meetings Of old friends:
mot the least Of the pleasures OF the
trip to Roanoke was the finding of so
many former Altoonans there. Among
those on the reception committee were
MIR. j. &. Knepp, who busted himself to
mako the time pass pleasantly and is
the ssme genial, whole-soulcd man as of
Yore. He has two lovely daughters Of
whom be is justly proud, and is rich
and popular citizen. Mr.. q. Graham
Anderson and his charming wife were
AOAiACIiJ lIOul ucrC dIQ w lllllIlSDOrC
and contributed largo share to the
pleasures Of the visit.
Mr.Anderson is i'll good health and is
happy and prosperous man, and has no
desire to return North. Mr.. j. A. Nc
Council has become prominent citizen
OF Roanoke, and since his sojourn there
has accumulated n handsome fortune,
and was untiring in his efforts to enter
tain. MIR. w. +. Baker, formerly with
hurry Il Son, of this city, was among
those who spared neither timo nor eX-
pense to make the visit happy ono.
He is now very rich man, is happily
married to a wealthy and beautiful
young Roanoke lady and has everything
that heart can desire. lie is enthusiast
tic over Roanoke, and is tho same &C.
NAL, friendly Will Baker as of old.
10 him many thanks arc duo for ia
vors received. Mr.. Clarence Postle-
thwaite, recently of this city, was also in
constant attendance and found many
friends who were glad to see his hand
some, smiling face. Mr.. Postlc--
thwaite and his fair young vito are al
= ready great favorites there, and pros
porous and happy future seems to lie
before thcm. He is chief clerk to Su-
perintendent IIippey, of the Norfolk
and Western railroad, who also cordi-
ally received visiting delegation.
Mr.. Rudisill and Mr.. Markloy, also
former Altoonans, were among tho
friends met and who helped to make
the time fly all too swiftly.
MIR. ii. A. ;Pike, the witty editor of
the Altoona Times, supplements a four
column account of the trip with the
following spicy notes:
Among the courteous gentlemen who
won much admiration from the lady
visitors were Lieutenant Griffin and
MIR. ID. G. Armstrong, OF Salem, and
Mr.. Buchner, of Roanoke.
eve wore greatly surprised on land
ing in Salem TO learn that the amiable
wife of the worthy postmaster of that
prosperous city is one of lIollidaysburg's
fair productions, being a daue liter of the
late William G.. Bayley, Esq. Mr..
Brand is Southcrner by birth and a
Republican by choice, but it pleased us
to learn that his good wife is still true
to the Democratic faith in which she
was reared by her excellent parents.
All the same, husband and wife. arc
both OF the right brand in everything
else than politics. and in that the better
half is all right.
Zone OF the latest acquisitions to the
business circles OF Roanoke is Mr. John
w. Wonders, late of JohnStwon, who
established himself there, with."tS Co."
attached, in the boot and shoe trade
some six weeks ago, and is already i'm
pressed with the belief that he is going
to make it go.
1.-The beauty of the Southern ladies
was subject of comment and the
deepest admiration, and was we'll set
off by the courtly grace Of tho gentle
men, 1t was admitted to have been
the mostly deeply enjoyed of any occa-
sion the association has yet participated
in, and the most sincere thanks are ex.
tended to their Southern friends and
entertainers for the happiness given
them"
It. II. Harter. the Pennsylvania
Dutchman, of the Middleburg Post,
gets off the following:
Hero in Roanoke they play for big
stakes. Some say the boom is dead. 1t
may be SO, bot the natural resources
arc bound to rekindlo the flames of
prosperity. The country surrounding
it has tho soil, the water, the timber,
the climate, the minerals, the railroad
facilities and the people to keep it
moving. Surrounded on every side by
spurs of tho Allegheny and Blue Ridge
mountains the Valley of the Roam
oke here truly presents the appearance
of the "Garden of the Gods" Ten years
ago this beautiful spot was a vast ex-
panse of corn and wheat fields, with
big Lick" town of GU0 inhabitants,
marking the spot where Roam ike now
stands
To-day 10000 houses and the smoke
stacks Of many industries dot the valley
with a population of $4,000, and has
already Sl7, 100000 invested in enter
prises. 1t is largely composed Of Penn
sylvania pcople-all apparently prosper