The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-27
GREAT ACTIVITY IN BUSINESS LIFE
OF VlRGlNLA,S CITIES AND TOWNS

values of the city are about $4,000
600, and tho rate Of taxation is s1.4O
per hundred dollars OF value for tho
city, and thirty-eive cents for the
State. The city's bonds are we'll above
par and are in demand.
A progressive, cntcrprising spirit per-
vndes tho business life OF the city. and
Its citizens are eager to welcome and
encourage any and all legitimate enter
prises. The Chamber of Commerce and
the Petersburg Investment Company
arc putting forth every effort
to induce meritorious business enter
prises to locate here, and tho latter
company stands ready to render mate
rial assistance in the establlshmeht OF
such enterprises as will promote the
welfare OF the city.
Desirable labor can be secured at II
reasonable cost, and there is cheap
and abundant electric power developed
by water. Well-located sites are ensl-
~ secured. The transportation facii-
ties. as already stated. are exception
ally good: freight rates are low, and
banking facilities ample All these
.
a most attractive point for the loca-
tion OF manufacturing establishments
or other lines OF business.
Radford.
Radford stands 1910 feet above sea
level. having the distinction of be-
Ing higher above tidewater than any
other Virginia town.
The business enterprises are tel
ephone \exchange. telegraph office,
Southern Express. ono weekly news
paper. two large and modern hotels
electric lighting stations for both com
mercial and municipal purposes. good
sewerage system, fire department. cleo.
trio cars, three banks with deposits
of nearly one million dollars, are here
There are also nearly 100 retail estab-
lishments and wholesale jobbing hous-
cs. one of the largest cayt-iron pipe
foundries in the South, two roller
Touring mills. veneering plant. hickory
woodworking plant blast furnace,
sand. lime. brick works. two lumber
yards. railroad shops and round house.
candy factory, two ice plants. cold
storage plant. and bottling works At
this point are two fine new iron
bridges across New river. and another
one in contemplation. into Pulaski
county, and many other improvements,
There also is water at this point
awaiting development estimated at
10000 hors epower. The city main
tains r. Board of Trade with over one
hundred members.
The Magic City.
Roanoke Is magic city, having
grown UP within the last few years.
Its manufacturing enterprises consist
H.
Railway Machine Shops. tobacco fac
tories, furnaces, iron working estab-
lishments. elevator and milling COM
pany, brewing enterprise. cold storage
plants. planning mills. knitting mills.
wooden ware factories lumber manu-
facturers, barrel and stave factories.
fertilizer factories. boiler and sheet
iron establishments, cotton factories.
and the Virginia Bridge & Iron Fac
tory. the largest of the kind in the
South.
Tho enterprise, culture. educational
and social advantages of Roanoke rem
der 1t a most desirable and attractive
residential town; and as n commsrcial
metropolis. II ranks with the best of
the inland towns of the State. Roanoke
has many extensive and valuable in
dustries. the most important of which
are the Norfolk G. Western machine
shops. for the manufacture and repair
OF rolling stock. the largest and finest
locomotives and passenger coaches.
These shops now employ 1880. The
total number of men now employed
in the Roanoke shops OF the Norfolk
and Western Railway Company, the
extensive general offices and yards. in
GLIDING the trainmen and enginemen
who have their homes in the city, is,
according to the Secretary Of the Roa-
nokc Chamber of Commerce. about 81,
800, and the aggregate amount of
money paid to these employees monthly
| is $325,000.
There are also meployed by other in
dustries in the city fully 1000 men.
with an average monthly pay roll Of
over 100000 moro. These figures do
not include the employees of tho va
ricus wholesale ana retail mercantile
houses. nor the large force engaged
! now in construction OF various kinds.
Stanton, the Beautiful.