The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-26
COMPANIES ORGANIZED IN 1890.

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vestment companies with an aggregate
capital Of S5,S64, 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an aggre-
gate capital of 100000
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25,000.
Two paving companies, $4,000
One street railway company, SIS, 600.
one engine company, S150,00O.
one cold storage company, $50, 600.
Two banking companies, Sl50,Q00.
-Four loan, trust and finance COM
panies, 100000
Academy OF Music Company, $50, 900.
one steam generator company, $3.50, OUo.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, S92,0 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,OOO
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating, 81, 800, 900.
For the year 1890, the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted with an aggregate minimum
capital of SI,72l,2 $50.
The increase in tho number Of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capital SIS, 525, O5O
The companies chartered during tho
year 1889 arc summarized as follows:
Fifteen land companies with capital
OF S4o5, 250; five Investment companies
with capital stock of $1,000; two iron
companies with a capital stock of $780,
600; three brick companies with capt.
tai stock of $3l 900; two street railway
companies with capital OF Sl2, 800;
three medicinal spring companies with
capital of So, 900; three banks with a
capital OF 100000; two machine COM
panies with capital of Sl75, 600; ono
photograph company with capital OF
$780, 900; carriage factory with S23, 900
capital; one hydraulic engine company
with a capital OF 100000; ono electric
light company with 5000 capital; one
literary and benevolent association
with $4,000 capital; ono zinc company
with capital OF $500, 900; building as
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opera house company with a capital Of
$4,000; one lumber company with 500
600 capital; one driving park association
without Sl5,0O0; ono gas and water COM
pany with 100000 capital; ono baths
company with capital of $50, 900; one
chemical company with $4,000 capital;
one wheat separator company with a
capital of SIS, 1000.
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The real estate transactions last wear
amounted to Sl7,067,9 900 from 5,1O3
transfers.
For 1880 the real estate transactions
amounted to about 1000, 600 from about
5000 real estate transfers, so that the
increase in Roanoke's real estate trans
fers during 1890 over 1889 was approx
mately $40, 900, 900, and tho increase in
the number of deeds, 1000.
Over So, 900, 600 were spent on build
ings in the year 1890 In Roanoke. The
number of houses built was about 900
or $50, and tho number of men given
employment in the construction OF those
buildings. from tho mason who laid the
foundation stones TO the painter who
put on the last finishing touches, was
1900.
In 1889, the previous year, 900 houses
were built at an average cost OF 81 200
each. The year 1883 witnessed tho
erection OF 500 buildings.
The improvements in 1891 will be
even greater than the past. $500, 900 is
to be appropriated on the 18th of March
for street paving and providing an etfic-
lent sewer system.
The Duval Engine Works. of Zanes-
vile, Ohio, with q capital of $50, 900 and
employing 200 men, will be removed
here.
A large plant for tho manufacture OF
shelf hardware with capital of $500. 600,
employing $50 men, will be moved here
from New England.
The Norfolk and Western will build
handsome new union depot, the finest
in the State.
A glass factory has been secured and
contracts for several hundred thousand
dollars worth of new buildings have
been made.
Buying extensively direct from the
manufacturers only for three large
houses enables the Hobbie Music Com
pany to sell the very best pianos and
organs at lower prices and easier paw
ments than you can buy elsewhere.
quality and mako of instruments con-
sidered. Call at their Roanoke ware
rooms, los Salem avenue, G. II. Jen-
nings, manager, and examine their ele-
CANT stock.
G. X. Gilbert handles Smiths steel
roofing, the cheapest roof in town.
Do you know who handles Smiths
Steel Roofing? 1t will pay you to find
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