The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-17
COMPANIES ORG CANNED IN 1890.

Dut1He loSU companies were Or
ganized in Roanoke with an aggregate
minimum capital of $40, 246, 800. These
companies are briefly summarized be-
low:
Seventy-fve land and real estate in
vestment companies with an aggregate
capital of S5,s64, 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital S75, 900.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
One slicer manufacturing company,
$40, 900.
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, ZOO.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, SIS, 00O
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000
Two banking companies, S150,OOO.
Four loan, trust and finance COM
panies, S2OO,00U.
Academy of Music Company, $50, 900.
One steam generator company, $3.50, 600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, S92, 900.
Ono brewing company, SIS, 900.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$40, 600.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating, S4,330,000
For the year 1890, the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,72l,25O.
Tho increase in the number Of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capital IS, SOS ,05O.
The companies chartered during the
year 1889 arc summarized as follows:
Fifteen land companies with capital
OF S405, $50; five investment com panies
with capital stock of $40, 900; two iron
companies with a capital stock of $780,
600; three brick companies with capt.
tai stock of S31, 900; two street railway
companies with capital of Sig, 500;
three medicinal spring companies with
a capital of S32, 900; three banks with n
capital of $4,000; two machine COM
panies with a capital of Sl75,O00 one
monograph company with a capital of
SooO,OOOs ldCJOEy Will SSO,OUO
capital; one hydraulic engine company
with q capital of $500, 900; one electric
light company with S25, 900 capital; one
literary and benevolent association
with $4,000 capital; one zinc company
with capital of $500, 900; building as
ISOLATION with capital of $4,000; an
opera house company with a capital Of
100000; one lumber company with $780,
600 capital; one driving park association
without SIS, 900; one gas and water COM
pany with 100000 capital; one baths
company with a capital of 5000 one
chemical company with SIS, capital;
one wheat separator company with a
capital of $4,000.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,067, 800 from SOB
transfers.
For 1880 the real estate transactions
amounted to about 81, 900, 900 from about
5000 real estate transfers, so that the
increase in Roanokes real estate trans
fers during 1890 over 1889 was approx
mately $4,000, 900, and the increase in
the number of deeds, 1000.
Over s., 000,0O0 were spent on build
ings in the year 1890 In Roanoke. The
number of houses built was about 900
or ESQ, and tho number of men given
employment in the construction of those
buildings. from the 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 1888 witnessed the
erection of 500 buildings.
The improvements in 1891 will be
even greater than the past. 100000 is
to be appropriated on the 18th of March
for street paving and providing an eftic-
lent sewer system.
The Duval Engine Works, of Zanes-
vile, Ohio, with capital of $50, 900 and
employing 200 men, will be removed
here.
large plant for the manufacture of
shelf hardware with a capital of $500, 600,
employing $50 mon, 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
boon made.
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