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C. MARKLEY

The subject of this sketch, is a native of Pennsylvania.
He came to Roanoke in 1882, when quite a young man,
and for twelve years was engaged in mercantile pursuits.

In 1894 he embarked
in the contracting business
and has successfully
engaged in same
ever since. He is
mainly engaged in municipal
contracting and has
the largest plant in his
line to be found anywhere
in the South.
This plant consists of
rollers, mixers, crushers,
and other machinery.
His municipal contracts
consist mainly of sewers,
streets, cement work and
water works. Mr.
Markley recently completed
several large contracts
in the state of
North Carolina, among which might be mentioned the
ones at Wilson, Goldsboro, High Point, and Salisbury.
At the present time he has a large contract for crushing
for the Virginian Railway
and is also putting
in sewerage and is building
streets in this city.

Mr. Markley is ably
assisted in the work by
his son, S. C. Markley,
Sanitary Engineer, who
graduated from Yale in
1911 with the degree
of M. S. Young Mr.
Markley has shown an
aptitude for the work
and is of great assistance
to his father.

There are no contracts
too large or too
small to be undertaken
by Mr. Markley and any
contract undertaken by
him will be completed according to plans and specifications.

Mr. Markley is President of the Roanoke-Vinton
Water Company. He erected the incline railway to
the top of Mill Mountain and is Vice President of the
company.

He is one of Roanoke's most progressive business
men and stands ready at any time to do anything and
aid any worthy enterprise that is connected with the
upbuilding of the city.