The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-15
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Letters to The Editor.
A Letter from Roanoke.
Roanoke, Ala, Sept

Roanoke, Ala, Sept. IA, 1901.
Editor The Advertiser:
receipts and papers a few days ago, /
found that l had been regular SUD
scriher to The Advertiser for more than
forty years.
lar boom, the city authorities have SOLD
$35, 900 worth of bonds at par, per GENT
to run forty years ana VIII spen1 $SS'VVV
in erecting water works ana $lOOVV IN
constructing an electric light plant. Inc
contracts have been let, and the work
will begin at once. a..
The new cotton mill known as tne
w. A. Handley Manufacturing company,
with latest improved machinery, mas Just
commenced operation and they are max
ing a fine sample OF warp out Oh ne"
cotton which is daily coming into town.
The Baptist Church people are oullo.
ing the finest brick churc h lat cost OF
from ten to fifteen thousand dollars) Ill
East Alabama. go 800
The Methodist Church people will soon
erect similar church building on thelr
church property.
Roanoke certainly has the finest and
best free school in this section OF Ine
State. On Monday. Sept. End, l9Ol, Rod In
oke Normal College opened VIII t iUo
week it Increased to go students, ana
this the second week our school mas . ~! n6o
creased to $50 students, and we expect tOu
to be present in the near future. Pro[eS.
educator, heightened Christian gentieH.aii'
Young, active full of manhood, cnersy'
push and vim, and is bound 70 SllcJee ~
in our faculty we have eight teachers
nearly all of whom have first grace GER
ti6cates, gentlemen and ladies' VINO are are
church members, and Sunday schooi
workers. ... . tidal
wave of prosperity. At no time N AZ, ne I
history his there been such ouliu,ns
boom in the city.A fine brick livery staoIe
is nearing completion; six or eig egg ,,n i,IM
brick stores with glass fronts are uhoeI
contract and nearing complexion ,orH
great number of one and two story
dwellings in every section Of the city az
from three to four thousand dollars ne yea
estate is on the move and sales are niaV =
daily Adeal was made in real esta t',
four months ago at $4,000. That proPei'S
has already been resold for $6'OOV. ,..,
Roanoke will receive off of the wa * dnS
during this cotton season 900 to 3o,oVI
bales cotton, will get trade from seHT
counties in Alabama ana srt,t b, Sd..
Already We have more than Iorty 49,
ness houses and a quick step mp 70 u Ia
set of merchants and business men an
ladies. If you want to succeed 40 W.
and be happy sell out and move 10 hohH-
oke Immediately. 800. =
| have during> the last ten days met a
great many people and as yet nave DEL DEL
unable to spot man who VIII 80.
against the ratification of our new CON
stitution The white people IN , hast &C. ear
bama in my section so far as nave u. 81 ~
able to ascertain up to date are tIi ~ 80
and will cast almost a solid vote on
election day for ratification. liiln IN, me
white people solid for white sup !; !; may ~ y
Low taxes and better schools o1,,i"a
lieve the new constitution will pc r y. y,
by good majority in every county III IN n. .ng
state of Alabama and the or anu 'o'@' WIN
be not less than 100000 majority; .,,
l would he glad to hear from oene e,,,io vi
lions of the State. Where is the OPPOSE
ton Yours truly,
w. A. Han1ley'