The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-21
NO MORE EXTENSIONS.
The n. and w Will Develop
What it Has.

TIMES representative interviewed
last night at Hotel Roanoke Robert
Fleming, banker, Of Dundee, Scotland,
and Mr.. II. j. de Ler oy Meyer, manager
OF the London house of Blake, Boisse-
vain & Company. Mr.. Meyer was &C.
companied by his private secretary, Mr..
de Ham, jovial ard hearty young
Hollander.
The party left Hagerstown last Sun.
day, coming down over the Shenandoah
Valley division in President Kimball's
private car, Their object was to look
after their extensive interests in Vir.
ginia Passing through Roanoke on
sunday night the party went CD to Nor
foik, where they inspected the Norfolk
aau Western terminals and also de-
voted sorno time to the naval rende zvous
The gentlemen were Just a little
staetle0 While at Fortress Monroe by
the sudden firing OF = salute of eleven
guns within few feet Of wnero thew
were standing, tho entire party being
envelopcd i'll dense clouds OF smoke
From Norfolk they went over the
Lynchburg and Durham division, re-
turning 10 Roanoke by way OF the Roa.
noke anc Southern.
While coming up from Winston. Salem
3.
Fleming, Meyer, Sands, Fiickwir and
de Ham. During the trip some one 70.
marked that The gentlemen in the car
were about as big party of men as one
often sees. After careful measurements
it was found that the group was indeed
composed OF big men in several senses
OF the word, as the average height
w - six feet two and one half inches.
Yesterday was spent in Roanoke, and
today tho party moves on to Columbus,
from whonce they will return to lew
York city.
When seon by representative of
The TIMES at the Hotel Roanoke last
night, M. Meyer stated that this was
his frst visit TO Virginia. He expressed
himself as greatly pleased with all that
ne had soon, being particularly we'll
impressed with the fine country and
scenery along the eastern branches of
the Norfolk and Western. AS he had
not YET passed over the western
branches he could not say anything
about that section Of The country.
Speaking of the Norfolk and Weste IN
Mr.. Meyer eaid that the road had for
TWO years past been struggling along
under h9avy disadvantages owing to
the general business depression, but in
his esti nation tho road had now passed
theiturning point From now on the
II al would enter upon n new era, which
promis to be very successful and
profitable The road is doing we'll, as
shown by tho increased earnings. Last
months earnings, which were excellent,
are well kept up this month. The talk
about inability 10 meet fixed charges was
idle gossip. From now on the policy of
the road Will no: be 10 extend its lines
any further, bnt to devote itself solely
to the improvement OF existing lines
and branches
Regarding the rumor that the Norfolk
and Western WAS about to negotiate a
new loan OF several N illion dollars, Mr.
Meyer said that all roads had to expend
annually certain sums for i'm provements.
new rolling stock and similar purposes,
which ofientimes necessitated the Dor.
rowing OF money. A So, 900, 900 collateral
loan OF this sort of the Norfolk and
western fell due last December, which
was. by the way, enormously reported
by the New York newspapers as being
$4,000, 600. These matters are all to be
found on the books of the company.
which are always open to inspection.
The Norfolk and Western is not at this
time seeking to obtain any moro loans
Vice President Bullitt also told a
TINES reporter that he had not heard a
word regarding the rumor of an addi-
tional loar.