The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-19

Roanoke has population OF ovcr22, )
COO. Its citizens are from nearly every
\ State in the Onion. Eight years ago i,
& had 600 people. Its growth at present
Ia on more solid basis and more rapid
I than ever before in its history.
Roanoke is located at the junction OF
she Shenandoah and Roanoke valleys
It's altitude is 907 feet and it is sur.
rounded by rich agricultural and min.
oral country.
Roanokeis distant just eight hours
ride from Washington and Norfolk, mine
from Baltimore. twelve from Philadel-
4 phia, and fourteen from New York. II
as situated at the junction of the Shen-
andoah Valley and Norfolk and West
! ern railroads, both trunk lines, and is
easily reached from any section Of the
country.
The Roanoke and Southern railroad
1 Is now being built to this place from
s Winston, N. c., and will open up the
trade of tho Carolinas to this section
next fall. The Valley branch of the
Baltimore and, Ohio runs to Lexington,
forty miles distant, and road filling
the connecting link will be constructed
to Roanoke in short time.
The growth of the city dates from
1852, when the headquarters of the Nor
folk and Western were removed here
from LynchburE, The Shenandoah Val
ley road was completed, and the Roam
oke Machine Works, employing at pre-
sent l, no hands, was established. Since
then millions of dollars have flowed
! into the city in the establishments of
manufactures and other business Gutter
prices.
Coal and iron ana the rich agricnatu-
raj lands of the section have contri5u-
ted to The growth.
Roanoke has siXty-2ve miles of streets
and eight miles of street railway inside
the corporate limits dummy line
extends to Vinton. distance of two
miles east, and to Salem, six miles
west. Throughout the city electricity
In short time, will take the place OF
horses as motive power.
The water works arc sufficient to fur
nish city OF $4,000 inhabitants. The
supply comes from pures G9ld spring
that gushes from the side Of Hill Noun
tain. and is without equal in any city
8 In the country. 1t is undoabtedly
specific for many forms of kidney dis
ease.
Light is furnished by the Gas Com
pany and the Electric Light and Motor
Mower Company.
The property valuation, according to
the assessment of this year, is nearly
30, O0O, 900, besides the railroad property
and the Roanoke Machine Works. The
Increase in the value OF realty was
about S5,O00,000 over the previous
( assessment of four years ago; but pres
emit valnes are many millions in excess
of those given.
There are four fine hotels-Hotel Roa-
noke, the Ponce de Leon, the Continent
tai, and Hotel Felix-besides a number
OF smaller ones. All of them are
crowded and constantly turning away
guests.
Roanoke is we'll supplied with
BANKING FACILITIES.
The First National Bank has cap
ital OF 100000, with surplus of
F10O,OOO; the National Exchange
Bank capital Of 500, OCO; tho Citizens
National Bank a capital of 500, OGO the
Commercial National Bank capital of
$1,000 the Roanoke Trust, Loan and
Safe Deposit Company capital of
S35C,000; tho Traders Loan, Trust and
5. Deposit Company a capt of 100000;
the Fidelity Loan and Trust Companya
capital of 5000, 900; and several private
banking concerns transact a large fnan-
cial business
/ The Roanoke Machine Works, with
capital of S5,00o,o0o, pays out SOS, 600
FER month in wages to mployes. About
s5,O0O,00O year is paid in the city for
wages.
Come of the important
MANUFACTURING PLANTS
are as follows:
Roanoke Machine Works. :. IS, 100000
West End Iron Co.. ......... 100000
Grocer Steel and Iron Co... 100000
American Bridge Works. 49,. 100000
Rifles Hydraulic Engine
Works $4,000
Roanoke Canning Factory. $4,000
Roanoke Rolling Mills. ...... 200, 900
Roanoke Spike Factory ...... $4,000
Roanoke Iron Co., consisting
of 20O-ton Furnace, Muck
Bar Mill and Plate MILL. 500, 900
Roanoke Brewery. ........... $4,000
Bridgewater Carriage Com
pany, Of Roanoke. ......... $4,000
Gambill FIGURING Mill Co... $4,000
Roanoke Milling Company. 25, 600
Roanoke Gas and Water Co... ESQ.,
Roanoke Electric Light Co... $4,000
p. L. Terry Milling Co........ $4,000
Diamond Ice Co. ............. $4,000
Roanoke Ice Co.. ............. $4,000
West End Brick and Tile
81 Works 10000
Adams Bros. g. Payne Brick
Co. ................... $4,000
z Five planning mills. .......... 100000
Two tobacco factories. $4,000