The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-12
western Golconua, ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.


capital Of S., S6i, 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
Ono grocery and milling company,
capital S75, 900.
One coupling company, capital $780,
900.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$50. 900.
Ono paper bag manufacturing com
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregato capital of S22O.OOO.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, SIS, 900.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, SIS, 900.
One engine company, S150,O00.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50,OO0.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, $4,000
Academy of Music Company. $50, 900.
Ono steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, $4,000.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,OO0.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggrcgating 81, 100000.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters wore
granted with an aggregate minimum
capital of 81, $50.
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum ca Dita lSS 595O5O
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to SIT, 900 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 tho real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000, 900 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tatc transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately 1000 900, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over $4,000, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ...............S 2,OCU, 0OO
Real estate transactions. e. . II, OOO, 900
Companies organized ...... II zoo, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
corning 10 assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 600
Total. S35. 900, 600
The population increased 6,OOO.
The improvements in sight for 1901
are summarized as follows
New buildings. ............S 1000, 600
New industries secured. go. 1000, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................. 10000
City improvements. ......... 100000
railroad improvements. 800. 5000, 600
Land companies organized. 100000
Total ..... $50, 900, 900
There are four public schools in the
city-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and ono colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost SIS, 900
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated SIS, 900 for
the erection of public postoiiicc build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Methodists,
PresbYterians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. Tho
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
The Baptists are erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other S25.0t0. Tho Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stono church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting a $4,000
stone church and rcctory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year 500, 900
church, one to cost $40, 600, and one neat
frame structure. The German Reform
ed Church will erect q house of worship,
and the Presbyterians will erect a
$4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized ire de-
partment of $50 members. Tho city
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamowell fire alarm telegraph.
The department now has ono fine build
ing and another is soon to be erected.
all OF the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
Happy IIoosicrs.
VIM. Timmons, Postmaster of Ida
villc, Ind, writes: .'Elcctric Bittcrs
has done more for me than all other
medicines combined, for that bad feel
ing arising from Kidney and Liver