The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-20
ROANOKE AHEAD OF lYNCHBURG
5ll More People Here Than in
the Hill City.

The New City Directory Will be Issued
A"S week and VIII Contain Some
interesting Figares-There Are 1909
Residences in tho City, Occupied bv
"'"S" Famiiies-Ihc Total Population
OF the city is 2a,aas. "a Gain of 7.oss
In the Last Two Years.
Inc new city directory, compiled bv
Col. a. E. Sholes, will be out this week.
1t will undoubtedly provo to be the
most complete and satisfactory direc-
tory OF Roanoke that has ever been pub
liSned. Tho results have been reached
after four months of careful work, and
may be considered very nearly accur-
a'e' The following paragraphs from
Inc advance sheets of tho PREDATORY
give some idea OF the rapid growsh Of
Roanoke:
Inc incompleteness of former issues
Oh the Roanoke Directory makes abso-
iute statistics of growth impossible. vet
evioences OF the wonderful continued
advance OF the Magic City are every-
where manifest. A careful checking Of
tho directory OF 1S90-'91, which gave a
supposedly correct Street Guide, ex-
hibits 1899 now buildings construoted
IN the past two years or now in process
OF construction. There are now 5000
residences in the city, occupied by 3,5s6
FAMILIES. AS evidence OF the internal
changes which have taken place. but
ofe families and 0a business men now
occupy the same location as two years
since
ioe directory OF 1S01-o2 contained
9'2o7 names, Of which 055 represen ted
firms, churches, insurance companies,
etc, and 235 were duplicated names,
leaving SCR names OF individuals.
This volume has l4G names, 426 of
which r.p~csen5 firms, churches schools.
etc 2oa are residents OF the West End
and 50 resiacr-.s Of salem Virton and
other points. Subtraet these and VIZ have
q total of 9,a3; names OF oitizens
within the corporate limits, of which
7'osS are white, 2,3l4 colored In the
compilation OF this volume 3 $40 names
were Quilted which wero in tho previous
DOCK ana 4'1sS new names have been
added.
I'm connection with the canvass a
careful census was taken. which gives a
present population of 1910 white, 6,75S
colored; total Faces, or an increase of
1903 since the United States census of
two years SINCE
The census was taken in connection
WI h tho canvass for the names of firms
and individuals. When canyasser
called at residence for the names to
be put in tho directory h. also secured
the total number of the family. Col.
Sholes said to a rIMhs retorter last.
night that tho results 80 ais work are
as nearly accurate u, was possible un.
der the circumstances and ind;oatao
the population as several hundred NJ ore.
Col. SHOES recently compiled direc-
tory for Lynchburg and took census in
the same manner, showing population
OF 81 loss than Roanoke 4-N
Tho extensive internal changes that
have taken place, according 10 these fig
ures," said Colonel Sholes, indicate
that the people arc taking advantage of
the better class of buildings which have
been erected during the past year both
for places of residenca and business.
There are but few completed vacant
houses In the city, and most of these
are OF the poorest class. There are
nearly 300 houses IN course Of cree ton"
How does Roanok compare in rapid
ity OF growth with other cities for
which you have compiled directories?~
~ have not yet gotten over my sur
prise whom first came hero and learned
that where tho city now stands YVES
farm lands ten years ago. l have been
familiar with most OF the boom towns of
the South and ave seen their populs-
ton rapidly increase and in time de-
crease, but Roanoke has gone steadily
on and now, two years after the boom
was at its height, shows an increase
OF population during those two years
OF nearly so per cent.