The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-10
SLIGHT TOUCH OF PROSPERITY,
Offices Of Logan Coal Company
Moved to Roanoke.

Another expression of confidence in our
CITY is found in the removal here Of the
general Office of Logan Consolidated Coal
Company. The Office OF this company
has up to this time been on Third street,
PHILADELPHIA. OF course the convenience
of the company is being considered above
everything else, but were the manage.
ment not satisfied ms to the advantages of
Roanoke outside OF this, they would Ger
tainiy remain in Philadelphia or move
closer still to their operations. 1t is q
significant fact that the head Offices of
these coal companies should be placed
here. 1t cannot but give us an idea that
we are not 40 bad off in the eyes of the
world as our own GROWERS would have 1t
appear to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Besides that of the Logan company there
are offices here of Cashier 6; Curran,
Toms Greek Goa, Company Hull Coal
and Coke Co., and tue Roanoke Coal and
Coke Co., All of these represent large in
dustries and are of much value to the
city.
The city of Norfolk is just now suffer
ing from an overdose of taxation, super
induced by hard times city council.
That organization, CT body. is exercising
it's prerogative to an alarming degree and
the voice Of the multitude is being lifted
up through it's mouthpieces, tine daily PIT
pers. They say that down there they .aX
u railroad for coming into the city and
levy upon it again for going out and that
they would tax fish and crabs If they had
any way to count them before uh:y arc
caught. Norfolk ought not to be hard
up. There are lew cities with its natural
advantages and number of paying indus
tries.;S It's corporations are well Off and
probably able to stand additional. taxes
it's 'their own funeral rs the saying Is,
if they are MOTOR they are going to he
assessed all the same. Even we in our
mountain fastness, inaccessible to almost
every thing but railroad, and crippled
by II boom.that fell en- us some years ago,
are able to get along better than that.
Our council has always tIrned II ready
ear to the voice of the citizen and is open
to conviction. An example of this Was
seen in the move made some time ago to
place additional tax upon insurance COM
pnnies doing business here. The Council
was approached and shown the certain
hurtful results of such action and the
matter WIS dropped. Burdensome taxa
tion is Il great evil and one that is far
reaching in it's pcrnicious influences. We
trust that course like the one now be-
ing pursued by the city council of Nor
folk will never be the only one open to
those in charge OF our affairs.
1t is probably not very amiss to call
attention to the &C ndition of the car tracks
along some of our streets. In many
places they are come distance above the
level of the street This is dangerous to
vehicles and uncomfortable to drivers.
1t would not cost much to have these
places fixed now. certaialy not us much
as it will if put of, for they are getting
worse every day. There ae also some
very rough gutter crossings. a particu-
larly bad one is ut the intersection of
Church and Jefferson streets on the vest
side. This is most fitting termination
to that lovely portion of our ctys street
over which so many people have to 20 to
reach the postoilice. If YOU walk in the