The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-25
THE ROANOKE TIMES. SATURDAY. JUNE 25 1892.
RoANoKe's DEcENNiAL.
What Our Esteemed Contempt
raries Have to Say.
From the Bucna Vista Advocate.

plished such great progress as her
steady march forward, demonstrated in
her Decennlal Celebration last week,
who shall cast the horoscope that limits
her bounding movements in the match
less grandeur that styled her the
"Magic City" of the "Mother of States"
Such celebration, according to TIE
TIMES of that city, and concurred in by
all who witnessed it, in all its peculiar
and popular characteristics, is without
a parallel in all our history. The citi-.
zen soldiery from many cities and
towns, and the splendid corps of cadets
of the Virginia Military Institute, at
intervals in that long moving column
displaying in hundreds of devices and
styles of handicraft and commercial
distinction the attainments in all pro-
gress'of the young city of twenty-five
thousand people, made spectacle upon
which the thousands of beholders
Toasted their eyes and delighted their
hearts.
Only ten years ago the Shenandoah
Valley railroad quietly and more in
dream-like than as the moving figure in
inaugurating the grandest material de-
velopment that ever threw its beams OF
light across Virginia, planted its south
ern terminus at the little hamlet Of Big
Lick, that justly boasted Of its good
neighborhood commerce and its solid
population OF genuine worth of only
four hundred people. Attractibc and
ATTACHING upon its entry into the Valley
of the Southwest nearly three thousand
miles of old and new railroads are ring
ing out immense growth and rich reali-
zation for Virginia. Millions upon mil
lions of money have been placed in the
State, and the mighty moving forces of
development of latent wealth are telling
a new story. and making new history
for our people.
Roanoke, .springing from the little
hamlet, presents the Magic, City" as
the first representative of new life.
Roanoke is entitled to her full measure
of her great accomplishments ard is
gliding in full sail upon the current
that leads to the highest worth, and to
that large and diversified prosperity
which makes her the exemplar in her
people and in her enterprises of all who
would aspire to achieve the same re-
suits. Buena Vista extends her sin
cere and warme st congratulations to the
Magic City" of the State.
Hustiing, Go ahead City.
From the Baltimore sun.
Roanoke, Va, commenced last night
the celebration of it's tenth anniversary
and will continue it's demonstration to-
day. The completion of the Shenan-
doah Valley railroad from IIagerstown
to Big Lick was virtually the beginning
of Roanoke, which, in ten years, has
grown from station, to hustling, 60
ahead city. In spite of its rapid progress,
it's prosperity has been laid of solid
foundations, and there need be no fear
that it will share the fate of some Of the
boom towns in the South which have
sprung up in night only to disappear
as quickly as they arose. The magic
City," as its friends like to call it. has
been developed by the magic of hard
work, untiring energy, business shrewd-
ness and determination. and that is the
only sort of magic that amounts TO any
thing in these latter days. Roanoke is
big and lively ten-year. May it
be twice as Dig and twice as lively when
it celebrates its twentieth birthday.
Roanoke's Decennial
From tho Rockbridge County News.
AS advertised, Roanoke city cele-
brated the tenth anniversary Of her ex-
istence on last Friday and Saturday.
The parade and display were in full
keeping with that citys enterprise and
l.
the affair was the trade display which
showed her wealth and the great secret
of her success. 1t was estimated that
there were $1,000 visitors present.
Everything went off smoothly and in
order, and our former citizen, Captain
Henri DAWN, is given great credit for
his share in arranging and conducting
the procession and making the occasion
a success There is no question but
that Roanoke is prodigy of growth
and this celebration fully proves it, and
her people richly deserve the encomi-
ums that have been showered upon the
city for this splendid exhibition.
a Marvellous Growth.
From the Bristol News.
After having enjoyed the hosp;talities
of the fair city Of Roanoke-the Magic
City of the South-for two or three
days, it is hardly to be expected that an
editor can End words to express his
admira ton of the manner in which tho
people entertain, as we'll as the grand
scale on which tho Dtcennial Celebra-
tien was conducted. To say it was a
great success is putting il in very
tame way. 1t probably surpassed any
thing OF the kind ever held in the State.
The rapidity with which Roanoke has
risen from wayside station, ten years
ago, to a city of -, 600 inhabitants, With
her furnaces. great workshops and in
dustrial plants, is truly marvellous. 1t
is almost i'm possible to make the
stranger believe that all this has been
accomplished within such short period
1t but demonstrates what can be ac-
complished by united effort and concert
of action.
Good Cause 20 Rejoice.
From the Valley Vrginiau
The city of Roanoke recently cele-
brated the tenth anniversary of her ma
tivity. The occasion called forth a