The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-29
A DUPLICATE OF
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Addition to Norfolk and Western
Building Completed and Of
fees Moved in.
an ECHO OF BIG LICK
One of#5the Old Landmarks 70
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|;25ROANOIlIC, April 2 s. 1T he clupli-
cate addition to- the Norfolk and Western
office building is about completed, E and
various offices have moved into it5 this
week. tt was erected by Mr.5J.:IC G, 4 N cs-
bitt. who erected tho first building, and
It cost. Sl12,0o0. It is a wonderful piece
Of duplication onin large scale, and re-
quires close scrutiny for one to tell which
one OF the buildings was first erected
Tho business OF the road has Increased
so much that there will he no room to
spare In the new building. and some OF
the officials predict that, It will not be
many years before a third building goes
up.
Work has been commenced by Contrac-
tor Pettyiohn on the half million addi-
tons to the shops. Mr.. T'ettyjohn also
secured tho contract for the new tele-
phone building. which will cost sac, 000
The telephone building removes one OF
the few landmarks OF the early days Of
Big Lick. The old building was occu-
pied for thirty years by Mr.. Startzmnn,
the owner. as a place where plows and
other farming implements and tools were
sold, Tho progress OF Roanoke had no
effect on tho old man. He ran his store
Just as 1t was run In the days of Biz
Lick. It's. sale made him sick, and he
has never been himself since then.
Extend Car Service.
The Roanoke street Railway is plan
Ming many improvements during the
summer The company applied to the
Street Committee Of the Council Thurs
day night for a franchise for two ex-
tensions, One will run from the depot to
the Salem line. about mile In length.
and the other will be two blocks on the
Belmont Line, The company Is also pre-
pairing to- relay about three miles of track
with heavy rail- and have ordered five
moro new cars. They are also making
many improvements at tho park.
rhe city has recently given contracts
for street and sewer improvements
amounting to over 100000 Contractor
iMarkley has commenced work on the
Campbell Avenue drain Improvement and
the Roanoke Gas and Water Company
are laying double pipes along tho drain
to avoid having to cut into me concrete
when the sewer Is completed
Work Is progressing rapidly on the
Randolph Street market. the contract for
which was awarded to e. Patterson. OF
Norfolk. 6 5,
,The school board has accepted the plans
of Ebcrhard, OF Norfolk for the new
school, which is to be erected at Il cost
OF $4,000. The style of architecture Is
colonial,
Vhe sale OF the Aetna Llthia Springs
to a New York syndicate was tho prin-
cipal industrial event OF tho week. and
the further announcements Ia made that
the company will erect sanitarium to
cost S22b,O0o, at the springs. which arc
near Vinton. Colonel r. II. Wpodrum
wns the principal owner Of the property
The cotton mill is doing a splendid
business, and has decided ia add dyelnG
department., which will employ about
forty additional hands.
Mr.. Camp, the millionaire, who Ia build
Ing the big dam below the city, has been
compelled to abandon his plan of build
Ing an electric line from the dam to
Vinton, on account OF the high prices the
people along the line demand for the
wight of way.