The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-19
going forward. The restilt now la a. city,
of which the people arc proud. and wl..l
icAuse h.plchty. tS
5 Roannter'a pride sf5 lt

cluse h.plcnty. slS.
Roanoker's Pride.
Tho pride OF the Roahoker II this city
az Roanoke, and HIS lloIe and Ills tn
III the future, coupled with hIs energy
and enterprise make him, model hustler
dowtl In country where tho lnisscz- falro I
Is 30 seductive. II, II
q noanokcrs say there are 10000 people
here. Hero nrc some figures:
Census OF .............s.. 10 1863
Census of 1900 ...,........ ........,... q Liz
Census tpolicc) 1sN...."... ....,!.' 24,f43
II Permits for 5nnarlya 900 dwellings have
been Issued since tho police census was
taken. Estimating five persons to each
dwelling. those 1000 residences Indicate
n hat 5000 people have been added TO the
population since last year. This gives the
city her 1000 with margin. Granted
that these figures are correct, Roanoke
q Is tho Third city In Virginia In point OF
size. S.5 q W u
s3 Four thousand men are employed In
tho shops furnaces and mills OF Roa-
&noke.S Four divisions or tho Norfolk and
Western Railway terminate here. The
general Offices OF the company are located
In Roanoke, ana the officials and clerks
therein receive n total OF $4,000 a month.
The pay-roll Mt the Norfolk and Western
machine works aggregating 100000 q
month. Tho sum OF 100000 n month 10
paid out here by the Norfolk and West i
ern to officials and clerks. and docs not
begin to represent all the money paid
Ronnokers by tho company. for hundreds
/ OF men engaged In the operating depart-
n,ent line In Roanoke and receive and
spend their wages In this city.
The Virginia Bridge and Iron Company.
with capitalization OF $3.50. 900, largely
held by Roanoke people. tho largest en-
ierprise Of the kind In the South. gives
employment TO 200 men,, not including q
stan on sixty officers. engineers.
draughtsmen and clerks. Tho company
employs nearly as large Il force at Its
branch works at Burlington, N. c.
Another big enterprise in Roanoke ia
the Iron Company OF America, a new
concern composed OF Pennsylvania cnpi-
italsts. The works are located near West
End furnace. 1t manufacturing merchant
iron Of the highest grade. said to excel
the Swedish iron. OF worldwide fame.
There are three iron furnaces at Roam
okc, large cotton mill, a Touring mill
with capacity of a25 barrels a day, be-
sides about 1000 bushels OF meal q
brewing company, company for tho
manufacture n OF overalts. AZ hume rolia <
planning mills and cash, door and blind
factories, tobacco manufactory, n fer
tilizer factory. iron foundrles barrel and
staye factory. n candy factory and n
large number OF smaller Industries.
Retail Trade.
The retail stores OF Roanoke. OF every
kind are excellent. The hardware cstab-#
Iishrents compare ravoraby with those
Of any city IN the State.
The wholesale trade OF Roanoke ia de- I
veloping with great rapidly. Roanoke (
joljbers have the business OF Southwest
Virginia, and they are going after tha1
OF Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee ana
Western North Carolina.
There are twenty-five white churches.
and ten colored churches In Roanoke. The (
city's public schools arc the pride OF
every citizen. The Virginia College for
young women, located n mile from thA
city on a site commanding nagnifEent
view OF panorama Of mountain and yale,
as well as the city itself, IS we'll es- =
tablished. but growing institution or
Roanoke sI is5t
should make mention OF the street
railway system OF Roanoke. which Is not
surpassed In excellence by thai OF any q
city OF equal size in the country. II OPP
crate twenty miles OF track. much OF It Z
extending TO nearby towns and Villages.
BY the way, notice this unique sign on 4
the backs OF the sea Is in the remarkably "
clean ara: I" Passengers VIII Please Not
Put Their Feet on the Seats" The same
appears In bold black type on white
card nailed in the forward end OF tho
car. 45
3 Roanoke hotels deserve tho good repu- y
tation they have. There Is superstition
current that the man who spends a night
under the roof OF the Ponce do Leon. and
IS the recipient OF courtesies at the hands
OF Bob, a head waiter known TO travel
linz men from all over tho country, VIII
return The Hotel Roanoke Is as widely
known and Is popular as a summer resort
Financial Institutions.
Roanoke has not a single large financial
Institution, but the six small ones have q
wide reputation for thorough soundness,
and stability.
There are several things else should
mention in connection with this snug
little city, but that westbound train IS
nearly due. There are the three news
M p,,ers--The Times The News and Tho
World-all apparently on the wave OF
Any extended allusion TO tho
material prosperity OF Roanoke would DO
unfair and incomplete without reference
to the work tho Chamber OF Commerce
has done and Is doing IN the way o. up
building tho city. It only came into exls-
tcnce last year, when the old Board OF
Trade and the Merchants and Manufac-
turers Association were merged into
now organization. The chamber has al H
ready accomplished a great deal for the
city and 1t is casting work for the ~
ture along broad lines. B. T, Hun -
PRESIDENT: r. II. Angel and 8. D. Fer
guson, vIce-presidents, and e. 3. Jacobs.
secretary. Mr.. Jacobs, OF course, Is the
chief executive officer and ne IS one o.
the most accomplished have met,
should like to refer to the beauty OF
10 count ~ in which Roanoke sits. Tho
mountains which encompass It on every
hand are not tho most rugged In VII
rinia but mona arc more beautiful, 4 Tue
Contiguous agricultural country y gently
rolling. very fertile and decked In Its
.oha - summer yerdure, presents varying
scenes Of wonderful beauty But shall
not start to dlate upon the natural beau
Hal lies Of this Roanoke county. started
att to tell how Roanoke had grown and
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