The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-13

The board Of trade, OF Roanoke, is
prosecuting It's various undertakings
with avidity. Eleven now members
have been added to their list during the
past week. 1t is proposed to put for
ward strenuous efforts for the improve
mont OF the country roads leading into
tho city. Tho interest of the adjoining
counties, II possible, will be secured.
The executive committee of tho
board has instructed the secretary to
enlist concerted action and the sympthy
of the various boards of tho State to
endeavor to prevail upon the govern.
ment to change the assignment law
against preforred creditors. Credit Is
due the board for the steady and per-
sistent efforts put forward in>the estao
lishment OF industries in Roanoke.
w. A. Geary, o Reading, Pa, has
already settled in Roanoke at their
solicitation for the purpose of starting
facturer will, in all probability, locate
here shortly to establish factory for S
and 10 cent novelties on large scale.
> The board has been espe tally active
in arranging for an exhibit at tho
Chicago Exposition. A committee Of
live has boon appointed as follows: r.
McClelland, chairman; G. w. Ramsey,
Ii. l.. Greider, NJ. Fackenthall and w.
+. HUFF An interesting and instruc-
tive letter has been received by the
board from J. Allen Watts. relative to
this matter. 1t is as follows:
"Mr. W. Il. Deaton, Pre-. ident Board of
Trade, Roanoke, Va.
DEAR SIR: In compliance with Ey
promise to you ! would herein briefly
state my views in regard to tho exhibit
OF Roanoke and the adjacent country at
the Chicago EXPEDITION.
First. | think that committee should
be appointed by your board, whose duty
1t should be to solicit from the Council
OF tho city Of Roanoke at least twenty
five hundred dollars and from The county
of Roanoke at least ono thousand dol
lors, and as much more from private in
dividuals az may be necessary TO carry
out the purposes hereinafter indicated.
"Second. That the exhibit should be
called the EXHIBIT OF the City of Roam
oke and the County OF Roanoke and tho
Country Tributary Thereto
Third. That the co opera ton and aid
OF committee from the county sho uld
be had in the matter, IL possible. and il
not that the city should get the exhibit
alone, and have 1t as an exhibit from
the city Of Roanoke and the tributary
country.
Fourth. That these exhibits sha all con-
sist of all things that are produced in
the immediate neighborhood of Roa-
noke, or the country tributary thereto,
say circle OF 100 miles in diameter,
with Roanoke as it's center. Thus
showing Roanoke's availability as a
site for manufactures of all descriptions.
Fifth. That there shall be large
map prepared showing the location Of
Roanoke and its tributary country with
the designation on the map of the local.
tiles OF the different minerals and other
resources. That in addition to this
there should be number OF smaller
maps, to which should be attached
concise and we'll prepared pamphlet
giving a sketch of the history of Roam
oke, its growth, its advantages and the
reasons for hoping that it will have
bright future. This pamphlet should
be distributed to every person who
comes near the exhibit which is con-
templated.
sixth. That this committee should en-
ploy some active, energetic, capable man
whose business it should be to collect
samples of the resources of the above
described territory. 1t should be his
duty ~ to ascertain the resources OF
the section; (2) to apply to such persons
or corporations who have charge Of the
land upon which these resources oxist
for samples, first of the raw material,
and secondly of the raw material in
finished form wherever it is prac teal.
Seventh. That the exhibit should
comprise samples of all minerals such
as tin, gold, silver, copper, zinc otc,
giving as far as possible, as in the case
OF iron ore, samples of different kinds OF
ores and whore located. Samples Of all
descriptions of wood which are indi-
gonous TO this country. This wood
grain, the polish it would take and the
size OF the trees. Samples of all coal,
not only Pocahontas coal, but the Camel
coal, Brush Mountain coal, etc., with a
STATE ment showing the superiority of
the Pocahontas coal as a steam pro.
Queer. OF course you would have sam
Piles Of coal as we'll from the mines on
the Che apeake and Ohio railroad as the
Norfolk and Western railroad. This
applies, OF course, to all the exhibits,
beca use the one hundred miles not only
embraces Roanoke and that country
tributary to the Norfolk and Western
road but, the Chesapeake and Ohio and
the Baltimore and Ohio roads as we'll.
Samples OF the products OF farming such
as wheat, corn, oats, etc, with state.
ment showing the productiveness OF the
land, giving how many bushels per
acre it will produce OF these different
things, and blue grass, and, IL possible,
pictures or statements showing the ad