The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-05

10 Is quite probable that by the latter
part of next week the Shelf Hardware
plant will be in active operation. The
only thing that has prevented it from
starting before has been the fact that
the railroad track was not completed TO
the works, so that the cars loaded with
heavy machinery could be brought di-.
rectJy to the building. This track is
now within short distance of the plant
and will be laid to the buildings by this
evening unless the men are prevented
by bad weather from working to-day.
There are about eighteen cars loaded
with machinery in the Norfolk and
Western yard and three cars have al.
ready been unloaded. Everything has
been shipped from Norwich now except
the contents of the packing and store
rooms. These will be forwarded at
once.
Inside tho buildings great deal of
nara work is being done and they are
gradually assuming their rightful APP
pearahce. Some Of the machinery has
already been set in place and a great
many of the hangers for the shaftinr
have been hung. Some of the shafting
Is still on the cars, but will be unloaded
within few days. AS soon as this is
up the work will progress much more
rapidly.
The water problem is still serious
one, and although the drill has gone
down 800 feet no water of any con-
sequence has been found vet. A small
flow of water was struck last week, but
1T did not amount to much. An artesian
pump with capacity of twelve gallons
minute was placed in the WE'LL and it
only took twenty three minutes to ey-
hauSt it.
A trench is being dug from the boiler
room to the river, and this water will
be used until The we'll is completed.
Men were engaged yesterday in rails
ing the large water tank, which will
have capacity Of 20, 600 gallons.
A squad of seventeen men arrived
from Norwich the latter part of last
week, and there are about fifteen more
to come yet. General Manager Ieebe
is expected here in q few days. and he
viii! probably bring some of the men
much more reconciled to Roanoke, and
they express themselves as being salts.
fed that they will like it as we'll as they
did Norwich. They will be much more
contented as soon as the houses are
erected near the works. AS now located,
they have a long walk each morning and
evening.
Contractor Frank May has COM
menced work on the large boarding
house which is to be erected close to
the hardware plant, and he ex-
poets to have it completed within sixty
days. few houses have already been
erected on the Development Company's
tract and others are in course of cree
ton. There will be plenty OF houses
for the men employed here in short
time.
The quiet that now pervades the
building of the Duvall Engine Works
will soon be broken. The railroad
track has been laid past the works and
some machinery has been shipped.
General Manager Korte, who has reen
in Ohio for the past month, is expected
back shortly, and he will soon have his
works in full operation.
The Cushman Iron Company is the
first industry on the Development Com
pany's tract to start up. This industry
is now in active operation, and every
day at noon and evening its big whistle
awakens the stiffness of tho surround-
ing hills. This whistle will not have O
monopoly very long, however, and soon
other whistles will announce the noon
hour and hundreds of men will go to
their dinners in the houses on the Com
pany's land. Within few short months
a new settlement will have sprung ND
near Roanoke.
Everything is in readiness at tho roll
ing mill and fires will be lighted here
as soon as tho track is laid on the big
trestles. Rail is laid to the trestles
and it is expected to have it on them by
the 18th instant. Superintendent ent4
has everything in ship-shape order and
Is ready at any minute to commence to
turn out iron.
The Case Not Yet Decided.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-lSpeciall-