The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-07


custom clothing. have. including
ct the mill and at the house, ITO peonle
constantly employed, with a montijv
payroll OF nearly $1,000.
Inc Roanoke Street Railvav and
Eiectric Light Company employ so men
200. SS'
Among the various dry goods estab.
Iishments In the city those Of Heironi.
mus g Brugh, with 16 employees; Watt.
hettew q Clay, with 10, and Rosen.
baum Brothers, with 12. pay monthly
to clerks In salaries about 81, 800.
1t Is estimsted then that In the
various retail establishments in she
city, including other dry goods estab-
iishments than those named, shoe
houses, clothing and gents furnishing
houses. grocery stores. music houses
apd the many other branches Of mer-
chsndise not named and clerks and
secretaries in offices, that fully 1000
people are EN- ployed at combined salA.
rlea|estimated ut from $40, 600 to s35, 900
per month.
This means that something near
SSo0' poo Is paid out monthly In this town
in wsges.
onf people are in thriving condition,
but few are idle and that is caused gen.
orally by an indisposition to work. It
II not believed that 40 much of the
money received by the laborers here 10
going ous of the city to building and
Hoan associations as in former years.
The merchants, while they are getting
large share OF It, claim that their
patronage Is nos SO great as It has been
In years gone by.
The truth Of the matter Is that the
people have learned to economize. They
90 Win less ana when the bills are paid
after receiving their wages, the balance
OF the money is laid aside for a RAINY
day. a few more months will see the
majority of people in this city who we're
compelled to go in debt during the panic
entirely paid out.
on the whole the condition Of the
city Is thoroughly healthy from q
monetary standpoint, and 1t Is only q
question Of q little time when she will
have stemmed the tide of depression
which has hung 80 heavily over her
for the past few years.
The Annual Elections
The stockholders of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company met at 10
o'clock in Vice. President and General
Manager Sands office. A large major
Ivy OF the stock was represented
and Colonel William Lamb pre-
sided. The annual report was
read and approved, and the follow
Ing directors elected: F. ). Kimball,
Samuel A Crczsr, A. ]. Dull, q. I.
BoYce, Walter II. Taylor, Henry
Whelen. Jr.. Harry f. West, ii. s.
Trout, Harold M. Sill. Willism B Camp
bell and Clarence II. Clark.
Machine Works.
The Roanoke Machine Works elected
the following directors: E. J. Kimbsu.
c. a Clark, Joseph l. Doran, w. @. Bull
hit, Joseph 81. Sands, w. G. Mcdowell
and hi. G. jameson.
Virginia Company.
The Virginia Company elected the
following directors: G. Il. Clark, FL.
ktmball, JOS. 1. Doran, A. j. Dali, W.
G. Bullitt, w. q. MacDowell. M. c.
Jameson.
Pocahontas Coal Company.
The Pocahontas Coal Comp.nv
elected the following directors: M. @.
Jameson, e. j. Kimbsll, Joseph II.
sands, Henry Fairfax, Joseph l. Doran,
j. Allen Watts, w. G. Built.
Virginia Mineral Railway Company.
The Virginia Mineral Railway Com
pany elected the following directors:
F. j. Kimball, O. II. Clark, Joseph 1.
Doran, W. Q. Bullitt. A. ]. Hemphill,
w. MacDowell, James A. Walker.
Consolidated Mining Company.
The Consolidated Mining COMPANY
elected L. "a. Bullitt, w. B. Campbell,
j. "a. Dingee. 8. w. Cotton, Jr., and FL.
+. Weat, directors.
8. w. Va. Improvement COMPANY.
The Southwest Virginia Improvement
Company elected L. M. Bullit,, w. B.
Campbell, j. II. Dingee, 8. w. Cotton,
Jr., and G. 8. Thorne, directors.
Pocahontas Light and Water Company
The PocAhontas Light and Water
Company elected L. IA. Bullit, w, B.
Campbell, @. 8. Thorne, w. Lang and
f. Chalmers, directors.
Virgins Development Company.
The Virginia Development COMPANY
elected L. M. Bullitt. j. 81. Dingee. w
B. Campbell, Stuart Wood, 81. e. West.
s. w. Cotton, Jr.. r. 8. Brook, q. M.
Clark and M. w. Bryan, directors.
Consolidated O.. l. and L. Go.
The Consolidated Conl, Iron and Land
Company elected L.. M. Bullitt, J. a,
Dingee, w. B. Campbell, Stuart Wood.
d. F. West, s. w. Cotton. Jr., r. s.
Brock, o. M. Clark and N. w. Brysp.
directors.
Virginia Land Company.
The Virginia Land Company elected
Joseph l. Doran, J. II. Dingee, s. w.
Cotton, Jr., F. j. Kimball, M. w.
Bryan and w. B. Campbell directors.
Crewe L. and L. Co.
The Cfewe Land and Improvem emit
Company elected Jos. l. Doran, J. 81.