The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-24
HOTEL GRAHAM.
A Elmo Property in a Prosperous Coun-
try.


try.
GRAHAM, Va, July Ell am thor
oughly convinced that this hotel has a
great future before it as money max
ing institution, and l am prepared to
give my reasons for this conclusion.
Centrally located, at the entrance to
the coal fields, and the beginning of the
Clinch Valley division; the Ohio extern
sion concentrating its first benefits at
Graham, from commercial standpoint.
the New River division prac tically ter
minating here.
All these transportation advantages
centering at given point, must produce
advantageous results, with their ten
trains day, east and west, that most
natural to expect being large in
crease of trovcl, and as travellers must
have some place to lay their heads, the
inference is a fair one that hotel, To-
Gated as this one, must command large
patronage: the guests not necessarily
being those solely interested in Graham
and its many attractive features, but
owing to thea advantageous location as
above detailed, it is safe to predict that
Hotel Graham will become headquarters
for those having business relations with
the many institutions. of which this
place is Il common center.
The omnipresent drummer" finds
this hotel especially adapted to his
tastes and requirements, for the var
lous reasons I give, and Gov" w. IL.
Hatcher, of Baltimore, one "old- timer"
has practically settled here for the sea-
son; to-day making n trip to Pocahontas
or Bramwell, and back tonight; ,o.mor-
row going over into the Elkhorn coun-
try. returning to tea; next day paying
visit to his customers at Tip Top or
Tazewell Court House, or Richlands or
even further west on the Clinch Valley,
and back home. Then there is Blue
field, only three miles east, where
there are some of the best buyers in w.
Va, and large numb er of them.
Princeton, tho ancient and wealthy
county seat Of Mercer county, w. Va,
is reached from this point, and dozens
of smaller stations, all having good
stores, are within touch of the junction
at Graham. Gov" Hatcher mas five
trunks filled with notions and dry goods,
but keeps them at the hotel in the
sample room, and invites his customers
from tho various points enumerated to
come hore and ''look him over" instead
of Juggling his great "arks'' around with
him. This latter arrangement is quite
u hONCl'y III luluS anu VerY at
tractive to the county merchant, who
doesn't mind brief ''outlng" at the
Governors expense, especially as he
always gets good meal and bed at
Hotel Graham.
Roanoke has commercial angel who,
among others, makes his home at this
hotel-Mr. Moyler, representing j. NJ
Gambill, the wholesale grocer and mil
lor, of Roanoke. and you would be sur.
prised at the volume of his trade Bro.
Moyler says that Lynchburg, Richmond,
Norfolk and all points east are mot in
it" when he mentions that Roanoke is
around, but of course this makes the
representatives of those cities all the
more active, and l look to see many
others of the tourists" making Hotel
Graham their headquarters
Thus you can see that have not erred
in my estimate OF the future OF this no.
tel, and have only touched upon ono
branch Of it's trade, "A. p.