The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-01
ROANOKE SHOWS
GREAT PROGRESS
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Norfolk and Western Continues
to Spend Big Money ii,
the Town.
FIFTY THOUSAND THE GOAL
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Merchants Prosperous and the
Smaller Industries Are Grow
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FIFTY THOUSAND THE GOAL
Especial to The Times-DIspatch.l


ROANOKE. VA, August s1.-withl
Commissioner Of Revenue Hill Tucker.
reporting that the increase in values,
real and personal, of the city OF Roam
oke, have increased over $4,000, 900,
Roanokers are undisturbed by the pre-
dictions of hard times croakers.
One OF the greatest Improvements
Zone that Is not included in the COM
missioner's estimate) is in the Norfolk
and Western machine shops. The COM
pany has erected within the past half
year three large buildings. which cost
over half million dollars.
Tho foundry building Is said to be
the largest building OF the kind in
the South. This foundry has an hourly
capacity Of sixty-four tons of melted
iron. and is now running at full blast.
Instead of reducing -he number OF
employees. the shops will soon have
an increase Of about 500 employees.
They will be taken on as soon as good
men are obtainable. They are scarce.
Still Going Ahead.
This company is also still working
on its lnillion-dollar extension of the
West End yards, which run within two
miles OF Salem. Just as soon as the
lease of stubborn citizen ends. the
company will erect q large freight
depot. The business has not only out
grown the present freight depot, but an
! adjunct, the old Roanoke and South
ern. which is used for shipping.
| Rapidly Growing Enterprise.
Next to the Norfolk and Western
improvements come the Virginia Bridge
and Iron Works. This plant has late
lily erected largo fire-proof construc-
| ton building, and has been advertis-
/ ing for 200 men. This enterprise is
one of the most remarkable in the
city. 1t was the only one that managed
! to best" the trust when 1t was reach
/ ing out and taking up all bridge
4 plants. This company has built bridges
| in dozen foreign countries. and could
4 build more If 1t wished to accept con.
tracts. They are now at work or
4 bridges for the Virginia Railway.
Another big enterprise that vii
i soon start up Is the rolling mill ii
4 the West End. 1t was lately equipped
.|sby Mr. Mynahan. who has equipped al
the leading mills Of the South. II,
4 says it is the best equipped mill IL
4 the South.
Smaller Industries.
Il While these are the big plants O
4 the city, there are several that hnv,
i grown from small beginnings, which
4 deserve mention. One Is the Roanoke
Carriage Company, which has latel.
. doubled Its capacity, the Virgini,
Brewery, which has added another
3 hottling plant, and built big stables
the big lumber,slime and cement plan
! of Adams Payne g. Gleaves. whicl
covers six acres.
The Roanoke Street Railway, who
has doubled-tracked near'y all of It
city lines, is erecting an immens
power plant on Roanoke River at
| cost Of $4,000 for the building alone
and next year will erect handsom
I Office building, Prohibition in Mort
!; Carolina drove to Roanoke the Chspe
81 Distillery, which mas a Very lnrg
capacity.
Il The New Railroad.
The Virginian or Underwater r Dad ho
I about. completed its work In Roanok
: with the execution OF passenge
i depot. 1T is stated that by Octobe
NJ 1st, ALI the track laying will be con
y pletetl with the eNceptionnf that q
l the ID ue Ridge and Allegheny tunnel
y Tunnel work and iron yiaduots wi
1 delay the opening OF the line unit
4 some time in the spring y he Vtrginia
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