The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-18
western Golconua. ana are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

aggregate capital of $4,000
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
One slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregatc capital of S22O.0OO
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital. 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25, 900.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, S15 200.
One engine company, Sl50,000.
One cold storage company, 5000
Two banking companies, S150.o00.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, $50, 900.
One steam generator company, $685.
600.
Ono drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, 5000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,O 900.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating 81, $780, 900.
For the year 1890 tho charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,721,25O,
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
cighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita 1884, $50.
REAL. ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,C67, $50 from 5,lO3
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about S7,O0O,O00 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanolle's real es-
tate transfers during 1880 over 1889
was approximately $4,000, 600, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted TO over 1000, 900.
The progress OF Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ........S 1000. 600
Real estate transactions. Il 900, 600
Companies organized .... IL ,OOO, OCO
Increase in realty values &C
cording to assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 600
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S35. 900, 900
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1901
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. .............S 5000, 600
New industries secured. 1000, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton Of industries formerly
secured Observation-Disclosures. SOC. 600
City improvements. . 800 mo
Railroad improvements. 1900, OCO
| Land companies OrraniZcd oOO OnO
/ . = . lU,U
There are four public schools in the
city-three for whites, with eighteen
! teachers, and one colored school, with
| five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost So, 900
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated 81, COO for
the erection of public postoticc build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Mcthodists,
Presbytcrians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
The iIaptists arc erecting two inc
brick churches, one to cost Sis, 900 and
the other S25.OtO. The Lutherans arc
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting Il $4,000
stone church and rcctory. The South
ern Methodists will erect this year one
$4,000 church, one to cost Sl0, 900, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect house of
worship, and the Prcsbvtcrians will
build a $4,000 church.
Roanoke has Il well organized fire de-
partmcnt Of $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamcwell fire alarm telegraph
The department now has one fine
building and another is soon to be
erected. All of tho three Companies
are supplied with modern equipments
Employees for the Hardware Plant.
The Shelf Hardware Company is
actively pushing toward an early cree
tion of its plant in Roanoke. AS an
earnest OF this THE TINES is authorized
TO receive applications for employment
| from brass moldcrs, bench moldcrs,
| polishcrs: buffers, machinists and lock
! filters. These applications should give
references and state previous expert
encc. In some branches of the ind ustry
raw employees may become experts in a