The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-24
ROANOKE. VA. TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH a. 1891

ha"SonS anu Cu0CerS, are engaged In
erecting the plant of the Radford Pipe
and Foundry Company, who Will manu-
facture their own brick, erecting q
costly plant for this purpose.
The West Radford Land Company own
large boundary Of land just across
New River and.are erecting an 1,SO0-foot
steel bridge to connect it with the town.
This bridge will be seventy-five feet
above tho river when it is at low water
mark and have eighteen spans of 100
feet each. The roadway will DO thirty
feet wide, wife five-foot walkway on
each side. The entire structure, even
the piers, will be steel
Tho American Bridge and Iron Com
pany, OF Roanoke, are putting up this
bridge at a cost of $1,000. They also
have the contract for erecting the Crane
Iron Works and the Pipe and Foundry
plant heretofore alluded to.
MIR. A. c. Denniston, of Philadelphia,
is the president and Mr.. James s. Sim
mons, of Roanoke, director of the
West Radford Land Company The
latter owns $50, 900 or one-sixth of the
entire stock, besides several valuable
lots in the Radford Land Companys adj
dition. The people here consider them
selves fortunate in having induced him
to Identify himself with the town, and
ANNAOh hAh hAS my lOI LIS
energy, unerring judgment and splendid
success. A street car line to connect
the lands of the two Companies, named
III the preceding paragraph, will be con-
strncted during the coming summer.
OF course it will cross the steel bridge,
which, by tho way, is GOO feet longer
than the Rivermont at Lynchburg,
about which the papers and people of
that city boast SO much. Near the
southern end of the Radford bridge the
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
will build largo freight depot and
shops, the ground having been donated
for that purpose.
Radford has three papers, the Enter
prise, edited and published in "NVest
Radford" by w. l.. Wardcll. the Demo-
crat and the Journal, published in East
Radford." They arc creditablo repro
sentatives of Virginia journalism and
keep the advantages and resources of
their section before tho world with con-
stancy and ability.
Colonel w. II. Barclay, who recently
withdrew from tho real estate firm of
l<earsley, Barclay &c Crockett, to visit
tho Northern and Eastern States for the
purpose of inducing manufacturers to
remove their plants to the Valley or
Southwest, is admirably qualified for
acquaintance north of Mason and
Dixon's limo is very extensive, and his
character and fine conversational pow
ers arc passport to the respectful at
tention and confidence of our Northern
brethren.
In east Radford" the people are
alive to the Importance of securing
manufacturing industries. but tho Rad
ford Development Company are now
confronted by problem not easily
solved. The La Belle Inn, q handsome
structure named for Mrs. Captain Heth,
will be completed in short time, but
the fact that there is no outlet to the
town and the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company will not erect pas
senger station there until such outlet is
secured, will operate to destroy it as a
profitable investment and to prevent
the company from realizing anticipated
profits from the sale Of lots.
The Inn is situated on Norwood, or
First street, which has been opened
east and west of the Heth reservation,
beautiful park, but the right of way
through this is Withheld for some reason
we could not learn. Unless this is
granted the LaBelle will never become
the popular and profitable resort it
should. 1t is hoped, however, that the
SOui pilSdIlOhS HOW Ill JuO way OIL inc
Development Company's property being
fully developed and made very desirable
and valuable, will be removed, other
wise it within common parlance, receive
black eye it will not recover from,
while other sections of Radford will
gain what it icses.
Tho Radford Real Estate Exchange
meets in nicely furnished room in the
Daniel block, in which there is com
modious public hall for entertainments,
etc. A register is kept open on tho sec
retary's table, and in this an agent, as
soon as he dlsposes of lot. makes an
entry of the sale. hour at which it was
consummated and the name of the pur-
chaser. The other agents, observing
this entry, govern themselves accord
ingly, and there is never two claimants
to the commission arising from sale.
The exchange gets along nicely with
out the expense of secretary and is
doing much good work in attracting at
tention to Radford.
We have endeavored to present as
briefly as possible plain, unvarnished
statement Of the progress and condi-
ton of Radford. Much moro could be
written and ought to be, but for the
present this must suffice.
JAMES A. PUGH.
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