The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-02

|Fhe bill of Major Otey. which ra-
Gently passed the lower house of ConS
igress, providing for the establishment
of sessions of the United States district
court in this city. will become q law
provided the Senate concurs by passing
Senator Daniels measure.
Should Roanoke succeed In getting
the court, the honor will be due G. W.
Crumpecker, who first inauRursted the
movements. Much honor will also be
due Councilman Jno. Archer Wilson,
who introduced the matter in Council
and he's spent much valuable time In
agitating the question.
AS some doubt has been expressed 90
to the action the Senate will take In
the matter, q TIMEs reporter called on q
number OF the representative business
men and officials of the city yesterday
and obtained the following expressiops
from them regarding the establishing nt
OF the sessions of the court here:
Hon. 81. 8. Trout. President First Ma
tional Bank-"I think the establish
ment OF the United States court In Roa-
noke would be very great saving to
the Government. AS the matter stands
now o large number of Witnesses have
to be taken to more or less remote
points 90 very heavy expense. There
is probably more business for the
United States court arising from the
counties adjoining Roanoke and conti
Ruous thereto than from any other part
OF the State. The Government already
having q building in Roanoke there
would be little or no additional expense
to the Government to hold q term Of the
Federal court here"
w. K. Andrews, member of Council
beside 1t being Q great convenience to
the counties adj acen5 to Roanoke it will
unquestionably be o great saving TO the
Government. Roanoke 10 commercially
the headquarters for the trade Of ell the
counties included in Major Osey's bill"
Lucian II. Cooke, ex.mayor-I Am
heartily In favor of the establishment
of sessions OF the United States court at
Roanoke, and have 80 expressed myself
in petitions which 1 have signed to that
effect. I am satisfied that the arrange
ment would be advantageous 80 all the
1t would result in the saving of much
expense to the Cove tnment."
Mayor 8. e. Jones-"I heartily en-
dorse the action Of Maj. Peter ]. Otey,
and hope that the United States SEN
ate will give the matter the proper
consideration. 1 have written personal
letters to our national representatives
regarding the proposed court. and
think the establishment OF sessions
here will greatly rebound to the benefit
Of the Government"
j. s. Pattie, commissioner of the
revepue-"I am heartily in favor OF IL.
1t will not only be a great conven-
fence to large section of South west
Virginia, but great saving to the
Federal Government in the way Of
mileage"
Col. s. s Brooke, clerk of the courte-
III think it would be very desirable to
have term of the court here. Roanoke
10 more accessible than any other point
for the district under consideration
from the fact that we have the proper
railway facilities all eentering at this
point. Our public building which can
readily b. arranged to accommodate the
court is another reason why it should
come here"
Edw. L. Stone, president Young Mems
Business League--"I do not think there
Is any question about the matter but