The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-18
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COMPANIES ORGANISED IN 1890.
During 1890 l32 companies were or
ganized in Roanoke, with an aggregat to
minimum capital of lO,246, 300. These
companies are briefly summarized be-
low:
Seventy-fve land and real estate in
vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital of S., S64, 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of $1,000
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, 500. 600.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of s220,OOO.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital. 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25,OOO
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, SIS, 900.
One engine company, S15O,O0o.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50,OOO.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy Of Music Company, $3.50, 900.
One steam generator company. $780,.
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, S92,OO
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O.OOO.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating 81, $4,000
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of 81, 72l,25O
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1859 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, ,05O.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transac lions last year
amounted to S17,t67,96O from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about 100000 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, SO
that the increase in Roanoke's real cs-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $40, 600, coo, and the
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The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over 1000, OOO
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
IN buildings. ...............S 1000. 600
Real estate transactions. 1900, 600
Companies organized ....... IL, 600, 600
Increase in. realty values &C
cordlng to assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 900
Total. .................. s35. 600, 900
The population increased 5000.
The im provements in sight for 1901
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. .............S 1000, 900
New industries secured. $50. 1000, 900
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured .................. 10000
Clty improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements. 80. 1900, 600
Land companies organized. 2,2OO, 900
Total $3.50. $40, 100000
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 SIS, COO
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated SIS, 900 for
the erection of public postotlice build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be CITY of
churches. The Southern Methodists,
PresbYterians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
Tho Baptists are erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other S25.0t0. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The Epis-
copalians are erecting $4,000 stone
church and rectory. The Southern
Methodist will erect this year a 500, 900
church. one TO cost 100000, and ono
neat frame structure. The German Re-
formed Church will erect a house of
worship. and the Presbyterians will
erect $1,000 church.
Roanoke has a we'll organized fire de-
partment OF $50 members. The city
has recent awarded tho contract for
the Gamewell fire alarm telegraph.
Tho department has one fine building
and another is soon to be erected All
of the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
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