Wholesale Trade
Roanoke is recognized as an important distributing
point for all classes of merchandise.
Situated at the gateway of Southwest Virginia, in
close proximity to and in direct communication with
the Virginia and West Virginia coal fields, which are
reached by two lines of railway, merchants engaged in
the wholesale business find Roanoke an exceptionally
advantageous point from which to reach their trade.
The result of these conditions is that firms and companies
have been established here with ample facilities
to meet competition from the larger trade centers East
and North, and the amount of wholesale business shows
annually a steady increase in volume.
