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PROGRESS IN ROANOKE
AND ITS ATTRACTIONS

under present conditions than the engines
cost elsewhere. The company is now
erecting at a cost of 100000 large addi-
tions to the shops. There are now en-
ployed in the shops about 900 men, and
the additions will provide employment
for 1.500 more. The payroll of the shops
runs from $4,000 to S112,O0o per month,
while the office payroll is about 100000
per month. The total number of men en-
ployed by the Norfolk and Western who
have homes in the city is about 400, to
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Catholics have one of the finest church
buildings in the state.

There is also a handsome modern Y. NJ.
c. A. building.
Musically, Roanoke leads all cities of the
state. In addition to the Roanoke Machine
Works Band admitted the best in the
state), there are two other bands and a
dozen orchestras. That the people of Roa-
noke music-lovers is shown in four
large successful music houses.
Roanokes ideaf location, high altitude,
fine sanitation and unexcelled water supply
combine to make the city a most healthful
place for residence. The death rate has
been only fourteen per thousand among
the white people.
The colored people live off to themselves
in the northeast section. They have their
own physician. druggist, undertaken, etc.
In two sections of the city negroes are not
allowed to reside.
The city has an admirable street ear sys-
TEN. which affords rapid transit to all sec
lions.
The hotel accommodations are among the
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Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROANOKE, Va, October 6. 1906.
At the end of the beautiful Roanoke val
ley. at the gateway of the rich southwestern
section of the state. in close touch with the
Shenandoah valley. surrounded by noun
tains midway between the Blue Ridge and
Allegheny ranges, is found the magic city
of Roanoke \ story of progress in these
days Is nothing new. but the story of
RoanOkc's progress reads like a fairy tale.
When the army Of Gen, Hunter passed
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two large furnaces in operation. and a roll
ing mill, which shut down in boom days.
and will soon start up; a cotton mill over
ails factory; the Virginia brewery, with
capacity of 10000 barrels per annum; -four
ing mills, stave factories, machine shops,
planning mills. etc.
One of the latest and-most welcome addi-
tons to the enterprises of the city is the
Roanoke Power Company. The Camps,
who made their millions in lumber and
phosphate in Florida, have erected a dam
across Roanoke river, about five miles be-
low the city, and generating sufficient
electricity to furnish all the lights and
power needed They are in competition
with the Roanoke Electric Company who
own the street car system, and naturally
electricity comes cheaper.
1t is to be regretted that The Stars
Greater Washington special people should
find the streets of the city in such bad
condition as they now present. But this
Is due to progress. On December II, the
Freeholders of the city by a practically
unanimous vote authorized the issue of
500 coo bonds for improvements to streets
and sewers, and the erection of an addi-
tional fire station. Contracts were awarded
for miles of paving. and other street work,
and the remarkable rainy weather set in.
Streets were torn up and contractors have
been unable to do the work Through the
center of the principal streets runs a Geek.
which in boom days was covered with
boards. This had to be covered, larger
sewer, water and gas mains put in, con-
duits for telephone and electric WIRES
and the result is that the finest streets In
the city is today a mud hole.
Among the city improvements is new
fire station, erected at a cost of $50 900,
and another is to be built to cost S25 600
The city has a splendid paid fire depart
ment, and the loss by fire per capita is
less here than in any other Virginia city
Plans have been drawn for a new police
station which will probably be erected
early in the spring.
Roanoke is steadily growing in import
ance as a distributing point for all classes
of merchandise and manufactured prod
ucts, and furnishes nearly all the supplies
for the great coal fields. Its jobbing trade
has doubled since 1865, all the jobbng
houses are enlarging their capacity. One
Roanoke house has seven branch stores
scattered through West Virginia and Ken
lucky
During the past year building permits.
were issued. 2s3 permits for dwelling
houses to cost $685. 6S, and nine permits
for business houses to cost S275, 295, and
Indications point to building permits for
the present year amounting to fully
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have several contracts with the government
for bridges in the western country. and for
al the Tidewater bridges west of Roanoke.
The company recently purchased a large
bridge. plant at Burlington, N. c., and are
making additions to the Roanoke plant.
They lately shipped to Boston an iron beam
that required three cars to transport it.
In addition to the bridge works there are
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seventy-four white teachers and fourteen
colored teachers. The only trouble is that
the school population has increased more
rapidly than the facilities, and to accom-
modate the increase a new building is be-
ing erected at a cost of $4,000, while add
tons being built to other school build
ings School property is valued at $115,0o0.
In addition to the public schools there Is
Catholic school with 400 pupils.
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In the Swiss Mountains.

Translated for Tales From Fliegende Blatter.
ETHEL, that awfully handsome guido
kissed me a moment ago. Do you think L
ought to deduct something from his pay or
add to ftr' -.,-.--..>.-i-si
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whom are paid about $3.50, 900 per month.
The company has recently completed
handsome passenger station at a cost Of
over S250,0oo. The entrance to the wait
ing rooms IS above, and the tracks are
reached by stairways. The platforms are
covered with the much discussed UNI
brella sheds.
The company has also purchased at
cost of $4,000 sufficient land on which to
erect large freight depot This would
have been built this year, but, as is often
the case, the Improvement is blocked by
party who wants a large sum for
lease he has on some of the land.
Roanoke being the only city on the line
of the much talked-abOut Tidewater rail-
road naturally expects big things from it,
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through this valley IN 1864 on the site of
this city was Il town called Big Lick, with
4 population of about $50.
And for nearly twenty years the town
slept.
The awakening came when the Shenan-
doah Valley road was built and with 1t
came the boom period in Virginia.
After the boom" came a period of de-
preston and of all the many cities that
We're started at the time. Roanoke is the
only one that held it's own, and grew rapid
j. as the years passed
To-day II is with the exception Of Norfolk,
Che most cosmopolitan city in the state.
Nearly every state in the Union has con-
tributed to its population and aided in it's
npbuilding.
The last United States census gave the
city a population of 2G.443. Last spring
a directory canvass showed 10000 Today
A. is safe to figure on not less than $4,000.
In addition to the population within the
city limits there are two nearby towns con-
nected with Roanoke by an electric line
with a population of 5000, and within
radius of ten miles there are fully 100000
people who trade in the city. This has
made Roanoke the best retail city in the
state, and given 1t many large and hand
some store buildings. On one block of
Campbell avenue 0he principal business
street of the city, ten handsome buildings
have been erected within the year, and on
one corner there is nearing completion a
six-s,ory building for the principal retail
dry goods firm of the city, which will cost
s200Vo0.
On the opposite corner is one of the
handsomest buildings in the state, the
Terry building. which was erected in boom
days II is occupied by the two leading
banks of the city. the First National and
the National Exchange. and within a half
block is the third and largest national
hank. the City Bank. The whole business
section of the city is dotted with new build
fngs one of the greatest improvements
has been the erection of a building known
as the Randolph, which covered one of the
most unsghtly places in the city. Among
other building improv aments is fine build
ing FOR the Virginia and Tennessee Tele-
phone Company. new market house. and
many other buildings to be used for bust
ness purposes.
1t is to the Norfolk and Western that
much of the progress of Roanoke is due.
This city is the headquarters of the road,
which has recently erected a duplicate
office building al a cost of 100000. Here
are the extensive shops Of the system.
where u large proportion of the rOlln-,
stock is built. The shops have also turned
out several locomotives which are said to
be unsurpassed. but the work costs more
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best and the market second to none in the
state.
Roanoke is all this and more! J.WS.
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During the past year building permits
were issued. 2S3 permits for dwelling
houses to cost $676, SOS, and nine permits
for business houses to cost S275, 295, and
indications point to building permits for
the present year amounting to fully
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Rriek Mention.
High water to-day, 11:1o p. m.

High water to-day, 11:10 p. m.
 Pearson's for May at the Pease-Lewis Co.'S,
 The engagement is announced of Miss Minnie Theresa Hagenstein to William IF. Hessler.
 The first run of the season was held by the members of the Germania Bi- cycle club to the south shore yesterday. Attorney Alexander Cumming, presi- dent of the Yale Law School Political club, has gone to New York on a busi- ness trip.
 Dr. Sylvester Leahy of New York city was visiting yesterday at the home of his parents. MT. and Mrs. Sylvester Leally of 9 Day street.
 At the Mission of Jesus in Mechanics hall, Milford, yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock free gospel service was con- ducted by people from Bridgeport
 Seth H. Moseley, proprietor of the New Haven house, has returned from the south. MT Moseley, in spite of his years, is in splendid health and spirits.
 Leopold simons, senior partner of the frs of Simons & Co.,, the Church street jewellers, has announced that he has purchased the Connecticut bank build ing at the corner of Church and Center streets.
 Richard Rundel, thirty-six years old, who resides at Wallingford, was brought to New Haven hospital Sat urday afternoon suffering with frac- tured leg. Rundel was injured in col lision with wagon at Wallingford.
 The steamboat Richard Peck, which was in collision with the Providence Saturday morning, is at the Thames ehipyard in New London for repairs No one was injured and the damage sustained by the boat was not of much consequence.
 Catherine Wrinn of 136 Lafayette street was seriously injured Saturday by stepping upon a needle which broke in three pieces after entering her foot "A physician was hurriedly summoned and the steer extracted before any ser ious results had been sustained.
 While melting wax in his painting establishment at S7 Greenwood street Saturday, Arthur May was severely burned about his hands and face. He was treated by physician. The wax caught fire and MT. May was hurt ir putting out the fire.
 The Trinity Glee and Mandolin clut will give a concert in the West Haven town hall Friday evening, April 27 The concert is in charge of the young men of Christ church, Charles Chamberlain Trinity '07, chairman and the proceeds will be given to the building fund for a new church.
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RECOLLECTIQNS OF GLADSTONE
 Let me give an instance of his mar vellous memory. We were discussing In 1881 the conversion of the malt tax into a beer duty, which he called the greatest fsancial opeation in his life, not even excepting the reimposition of the income tax. I have told him that the estimated profit of the malster was 8 per cent on each quarter of malt, I am now putting imaginary figures. The following day he said: II under stand that the malster's is 4 per cent. 7 No, sir, I said ''3 per cent." cer- tainly thought it was 4' and then, tursing to MT. Young, a famous inter- nal official he said: Can you recollect as war back as 1892? Was not the profit then supposed to be 4 per cent?" Tt was then, he replied. "Ah, MT. Gladstone said, q see how per cent has got into my mind. recollect studying the question when I became member for Newark in 1892, and it was that figure then" a gap of nearly fifty years!
 It has been said that MT. Gladstose had not keen sense of humor and yet in Parliamentary badinage he was never surpassed. l have seen him as delighted as a child over single stories, and particularly at American wit. Once some one was rash esough to re- peat in his presence a questionable tale of q political opponent. Do you call
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that amusing?" he said; T call it dew ilish.."
 In his later years two men of simu- larly unprepossessing presence sat op- posite to him, and he put to his col leagues on the bench beside him as to which was the uglier. They gave their opinion. No" said he, you do sot approach the questions from the proper point. If you were to magnify your man he would, on a colossal scale, be- come dignified and even imposing; but my man, the more you magnif1ed him, the meaner he would become. 1.-The Right Hon. Sir Algernon West, G. c. B., in The Corshill Magazine.
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 Monday, April g, 1906.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

Auation Sale-R. B. Mallory. Agents-Kuhlman Co.,
 Bonds-Kimberly Root & Day. 1 Dinner-Cafe Boulevard.
 Bntertainments-Hyperion Theater. Entertainments-N H. Theater. Entertainments--Po New Theater. Entertainments-Bijou Theater. ssentials-Bowditch Co.
 Financial-The N. H. Trust Go. 1 Financial-Yale National Bank. 1 Furniture The H. M. Bullard Co. Groceries-Boston Grocery Co. Mattings- & Durham. News-The Chas. Monson Co. Receivers sale-Howe &5 stetson Co. Refrigerators- Chamberlain Co. Steamers-Scandinav Line. Steamers-N H. Steamboat Line. Securities-C. w. Scranton Go. l Steinertone Pianos-106 Park St. Trousers-Chase & Co.
 Wash Goods-Gamble-D Desmond Co, Wanted -Trimmer-Swye Co. Wanted-Work-C. c. C.. this office. Wanted-Printer-P o, Drawer E. Wanted -Persons-4 Wesst st., Chic.
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SPECIAL MBET1NG OF YAn COR

A special meeting of the Yal eorpor- ation has been called for to-day. It will begin at 11:1S a. m.
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FATAL DROWNING ACCIDENT

Claiming Expedition Off Fort Hale
 Park Results Fatally to Frank Mat
 ferson.
 A fatal drowning accident occurred off Fort Hale park yesterday morning about Il o'clock, in which Frank Mat terson (colored) of Smith street, Fai1 Haven, lost his life.
 Frank Porter (colored), also oi Smith street, Rair Haven, accompanied matterson on 8 claiming trip. At the time of the accident Porter was sitting at one end of the boat with his back turned to Matterson. Suddenly he heard a splash and on turning found the latter missing. Matterson never came to the top and all efforts to re- cover the body has been futile. He was twenty-four years old and drove an ash wagon.
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LOBSTER CLTIB.

The Lobster club held a meeting in the Lenox hall building Friday night, which was largely attended. Dudley Warner was the guest of honor of the occasion. The committee in charge consisted of Attorney G. w. Robinson, Edward Moriarty. J. H. Campbell, Thomas Keenan and Alexander Troup, iY
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CASTo 7H A. a..,.4h. 7Tha Kind You Have ABay8 Bought '4s9.t''' Nlz1MIza<
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WEATHER RECORD.

Washington, D. C., April 22, 8 D. m.
 Forecast for Monday and Tuesday For Eastern New York Fair Monday; Tuesday fair; warmer; fresh northwest to north winds.
 For New England: Fair Monday pre- ceded by showers in east portion; Tues day fair, warmer in westpo rtion; fresh northwest to north winds.
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Filed November 10. 1905. ]. R. YOUNG, Clerk
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTINCT
Of Columbia, holding Equity Court.-Benina NJ
Glover, Complainant John ]. Leroy ct al
defends nts.-ln Equity No. 26291 object Of
this suit 10 to declare the title of the complainant
to part Of original lot numbered eight 81, in
square NUMBERED numbered eighty sGl in the city Of Wash
same at the northwest corner Of said lot and run
ming thence south along the line of ed street
twentyeight (2S feet. thence east sixty-two 1872
feet two c) Inches to the easterly line thereof
thence north twenty-eight 2S) feet, and thence
west sixty two (62) feet two ca inches to the place
Of beginning. to be good Of record In her In fee
simple. by reason Of the adverse possession. On
lam h LINKING nit # is, By the eourt this 18TH day
John ]. Leroy. Jacob Meyer. Jacob Myer, Bernard
Gilpin. Thomas ]. Lowery and Thomas Weatherau
OF Thomas Wetherald and John Barefoot. execu-
tors. and John Little; George w. Hardness. trus-
tee; Forester Young. Sarah McTiers and Thomas
Weaver and their or either Of their unknown heirs
deyisees grantees or alienees either Immediate o.
mediate, or the heirs of such person, or as claim.
cause their appearance to be entered herein On
and legal holidays. occurring after the date Of the
first publication Of this order; otherwise win be
proceeded with as In case of default. Provided
this order shall be published once a week for -four
successive weeks In the Washington Law Reporter
and The Evening Star. before said return day, two
Of which publication shall Be the last two weeks
In Novembsr 1905 It appearing to the court, upon
unnecessary. ASHLEY NJ. GOULD, Justice. 1Seai.l
true copy. Test: J. r. YOUNG. Clerk. BY r. Il
CUNNlNiHAM. Asst. Clerk. no16-1awA
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