The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-06
ROANOKE GROWS AS
IT HAS never I: '. /. R DOM D ] {
Magic City Of the South
west is Now Making
Rapid Strides.
FORM Pl, AN TO
GET NEW .P.I. ANTS
Organize Company Which Viii
Provide Money for Incoming
Enterprises Power Plant
about Complete, and
New Hotel to Be
Erected.
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RfS S'4aNsoktEs. Va. October 5.-SYitll
the year 1917 drawing nearly to
close. Roanoke; from an Industrial
stahdpoint. is in better shape than she
ever has been. The story OF the rapid
groweh OF the city in the matter OF
dwelling houses and improvements
made by the Norfolk and Western have
Geen told time and time again. III
facts and Igures Of the wholesale
trade and growth of population have
4 also been told often In the ma err OF s
population, 1t has been settled that II
When the next census is taken Roa- y5
Inoke must. In some way or other, show $
UP $4,000 people. 1f H
Tie Chamber OF Commerce recog y
4 nlzed some time ago that Roanoke 8
Icould not hrive on new buildings a1ld.8
4 Hon. Robert, n. Angel and Mr.. p. a. 4
Jacobs the active and shrewd secrs. d
tary of the Chamber. put their headA q
together. to form some plan by which 4.
new enterprises might be secured for;
the city. The Cham her had already In
A Sesti3ated number of enterprises III 81
liyartous sections that wanted to move,
lard found. MS is usually the case, that
they were losing plants that wanted
take In moneyed people. They rea-
/. Isoned out that any enterprise that was
Il worth h:iving would be willing to hor-
4 row money on first mortgage
d Lat s per cent Then the banks
u were consulted, and they agreed
to Increase the rate Of interest
ION money raised for such a pur-
pose which was placed on deposit.
Then the plans were perfected for what
VII be known as the Industrial See
4 curities Company. At the first meet
q ing 1000 600 was. subscribed, and II was
SEEstated by the promo ter to-day that the
IsubscriRticn will ganuunt to fully 5000
100 at an early day. This company.
8 proposes to loan money at pr cent,
!, onsall enterprises. and hope In that way
4 to induce a number of small rnnnufac-s
Timing plants in ottlerScitles to move
to Roanoke and enlarge.
New Plant Secured.
(, The latest enterprise that has been
s secured for Roanoke Ia the Roanoke
) stamping and Enameling Company.
This company was organized last week
81 with $50. 900 Subscribed to the stock by
! Roanoke people. and the company will
n go to Work at once on the plant, which
Twill be located near; Vinton. which liz
& a suburb of Roanoke. This company
+ Will manufacture all kinds of enamel
WhS anu SSAtApiOy3 dUouCs WOIh-s
crs on the start. I. NJ Warren, lately
: With the Roanoke Hardware Company.
I. Is the president and treasurer.
= Another enterprise thatswill be start
: ed soon Is a silk mill Northern par
g. ties came here lool1lnS for female help.
! stating thathlt WITS Impossible to- get
, salts factory help at fair prices where
!. the plant was located. .
: Another enterprise for which a large
j building is being constructed is. a pants
Z factory.
q New poHer-House. 8S8s
@ The new power house of the Iloa.s
& noke Street Railway is nearing com-i
: Epletion. 1t Is located on Roanoke River
r the Roanoke and Southern division OF,
= the Norfolk and we tern, and the Tide
= water: road. The building Is of con-
4 crete. with n stack II 0 feet In height
= three monster generators from the
: General Electric Company are being
q placed in the house. one OF Il 1000 kilo-7
Y wits and two OF 5000 each. This COM
5 Epany Is now understanding three
: streets, and franchises have beenasketl6
= TOR two ext tensions. ;.as
- Roanoke is to have ano ther hotel !, and
: HIT will be beauty. It will be the
Z. I, EE;Snenan6o ah. and lis being erected by
J. Mr., u. s.. Perry, to whom more than
= any other one citizen Isl due the great
: improvements III the business section;
o of the city. The building will be con 4
t structed OF gray pressed brick and
a.. stone, and is8of the Spanish style OF
It architecture. It fronts the new Ran
y delphi Market and the Randolph Hotel
G. The plans were drawn by John KeaFan
n zee les, of Norfolk k. w here this hotel,
y EI,Ia Randolph Market, the Randolph
;, Hotel AVID other structures stand, three
:. years ago was one OF the most dis
4, reputables sections of the city. NJ essrs.
"a Perry. Iserguson n, Terry. and OF theirs. got
,e together and decided to imphove ths
,e mad erected the handsome depot oppo-
q lsite, The average CT tizen ooked upon
l-ilit as a reckless experiment, bu IT. It has
al proved the contrary. a half dozen fine
a. Istorehouses haze been erected n ar by
o. Permanen Exposition. ss g.
n. "A plan Is on foot to have a p6rma-
exposition OF Roanoke and the
ss Southwest In this city. It Is proposed
Z. Ito erect q large building. and n invite
y 1.-The Southwest to occupy spaces in II
& or displays Of their roducts,
!, q What large building was that a
ht passed on the Shenandoah Valley Road
y. near the city this morning?e q stranger
de asked a Rounoker, hat was tho new
q foundry building OF the shops was
" tho reply. II thought the shops We're
Cd down here" saidsthe stranger, and then
81 no had IT explained TO him that the
as Norfolk asld West ern shop combines are
H. nearly a milo III length. on both the
u main line ana the Shenandoah Valley
l1e diVision, IN
an The. new Park Street School which
y. vas erected at a cost OF sci 900, MAS
". opened last month. and now the cry
~ las Tor more room for tho pupil n An Ing
Il grammar i sclool s, aud an add tiana for
III the II Ugh Schoo rs "a u s III
Rll..1I, Tha piNtnre nj q Sefhi0n OF CAmn.