The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-10
Mfs. MILLER's CAREER.
His Qualifications. Lined Out by a
Times Correspondents.

Times Correspondents.
The friends of Thomas w. Miller, who
are urging him for the nomination st
the hands of tae Democratic convention
which meets here on August Is, place
the utmost confidence in his abiliti, s
and especial qualifications for the i'm.
portant position. Mr.. Miller is essen
TALLY what may be termed a self. made
man. That he stands to-day as an ex
ample of what indomitable grit and
determination, with perseverance and
hard work, can accomplish, is evidenced
by the position which he occupies among
Roanokes legal lights and IS business
man in general.
At the age of 9, when the country WAS
in the throes of civil war and the
locality about his home wan subject to
the devastating agencies of both North.
ern and Southern armies, Mr.. Miller
accompanied number of wounded
soldiers to their homes in Georgia. He
received some schooling there, and
upon his return to his home when the
war was over comm need then to do
what he could for the support of the
family, which had been reduced TO
straightened circumstances by the war
Mr. Miller worked in the fields, in the
vineyards, in the potteries. anywhere
to earn 8 little money.
Subsequently he became connected
with the railroad at Winchester and at
tended TO the duties of the stationmas.
ter and the express company at that
place. he stayed there until 1873 when
he went to Washington to work for the
express company, and WAS promoted to
various positions OF trust and responsi
billtY, having charge at times of large
sums Of money. He WAS at Winchester
again as agent, and later became assist
work in establishing and looking after
the agencies along the line of the Sren.
sndeah Valley railroad.
In the summer OF 1880 Mr.. Miller took
q law course under Prof. Miner at the
University of Virginia, and in 1881
resigned mis- position with the express
company, and in the fall of that year
took up the study OF law at the Uni
versity, completing the two years
course, and securing his diploma in
one years. time. All this time he had
been the main support OF his family.
and had assisted in educating sister
and two brothers.
Mr.. Miller came to Roanoke in 1882,
and as an attorney feels fairly we'll
pleased with tho results ne has attained.
IL 1000 d0 DOW VIC OpculuB huOtu6u
by the operation of iron ore mines and
discovering with William Welch the
value Of what is now the property OF
the Castle Rock Mining Company,
these gentlemen commenced develop.
ment which has led to the expenditure
of between 500, 900 and 500, 900 in plant
aad operation since that time.
MI Miller was honored with the posi-
ton OF city solicitor of Roanoke at
time when q great deal of public im-
provement was being made, and it is to
his credit that no defects have been dis
closed in mis- work, and he has the ga lis :
faction of having won every case in
which the city was involved.
Mr. Miller combined good sound sense
with legal learning and business judg-
ment with accurate forecast. His
friends believe that, as "a Second
Ward Voter" has intimated, he can loom
up as a lawyer of wide business expert
ence great aptitude and high personal
character