The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-11
western Golconua, ano arc coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital SlOO,
0O0
One slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
grcgatc capital of 100000.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25, 200.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000
Two banking companies, Sl50.000.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company. $50, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $500.
Three oil companies, $4,000.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000
aggrcgating S+,330,O0O.
show that forty nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,T21,250,
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1850 will be seen to be
eighty-thrtc, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSs, 525, O50
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transac6io last year
amounted to Sl7,CG7,o6O from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000, 900 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanokes real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $4,000, 600, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
IN 1880 amounted to over So, 900, 900
The progress Of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In DulldlnpS. ...............S 1000, 900
Real estate transactions. 1900, 900
Companies organized ....... IL, 900, 900
increase in realty values ac-
cordlng to assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 900
Total. S35. 900, 900
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 5000, OOO
New industries secured. 49,. 1000, 00O
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................ 300, OOC
City improvements. ....... O0,OOC
railroad improvements. $50. 100000
Land companies organized. 1000, DOC
1Otal SIC, 900, 00C
There arc four public schools in the
city-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost S75, 0oC
will be erected this year
Congress has appropriated S75 900 foI
the erection of public postoilicc build
ing.
Roanoke will soon he a 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
tho other S25. 0CO. Tho Lutherans arc
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000 The
Episcopalians are erecting a $40 O0(
stone church and rcctory. The South
ern Methodists will erect this year ono
$50, 900 church, one to cost $4,000, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect house oil
worship, and the Presbyterians will
build $40, 900 church.
Roanoke has n Iya11 Orra Oi10d Fl RI n 10
partmcnt of $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract fol-
the Gamewell fire alarm tclegra PHI
The department now has ono fine
building and another is soon to be
erected. All of the three Companies
arc supplied with modern equipments.
Special inducements are offered par
ties desiring to build residences on
Crystal Spring property. A 500 rcduc-
ton Will be made on a lot when house
costing not less than $1,000 is com
pletcd, or the company will lend $500 to
parties who will build at once
! may8-1m
Employees for the Hardware Plant.
The Shelf Hardware Company is
actively pushing toward an early cree
ton of its plant in Roanoke. AS an
earnest of this TIE TIMES is authorized
to receive applications for employment
from brass molders, bench molders,
polishcrs: buffers, machinists and lock
filters. These applications should give
references and state previous expert
cncc. In some branches of the industry
raw employees may become experts in a
few weeks or months, and earn largo