The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-11
western Golconoa, ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

low:
Seventy-five land and real estate in
vestment panies, with an aggregate
capital of S5,S64,3 800.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of $4,000
One grocery and milling company,
capital SI5, 900.
One coupling company, capital $780,
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
grcgate capital of S22O.OOO
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, sl5, 1000.
One engine company, Sl50,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50,000.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 5000, 600.
Academy of Music Company, Sl5O,OOO
One steam generator company, $780,
O0O
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S+,33o,OOo.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,721,25O.
The increase in the number of char
tn ia l..
eighty-threc, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 525, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to Sl7,(67,960 from SOB
transfers.
For 1850 the real estate transactions
amounted to about S7,0OO,0O0 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase i'll Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $40, 1000, coo, and the
Increase III the number of deeds, 1000
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over 1000, 600.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ...............S 2,0OuO 600
Heal estate transactions. =. II 900, 600
Companies organized ....... IL 900, 600
Increase in realty values &C
cordlng to assessment on
taxation. ................. 100000
Total. S35 900, 600
The population increased 5000.
The provements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 1900, 900
New industries secured. $50. 1000, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................... 300, 900
City improvements. ........ 100000
Railroad improvements. ..... 5000, 0CO
Land companies organized. 1900, 900
Total $40, 600, OOO
There are four public schools in the
city-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, anG one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost SIS, 600
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated SIS, 900 for
the erection of a public postuil,ce build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Mcthodists,
Presbyterians and Catholics all hayc
handsome brick houses of worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
Tho Baptists are erecting two inc
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other S25.0LQ. The Lutherans are
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $50, 900. The Eps-
copalians are erecting a $4,000 stone
church and rcctory The Southern
Methodist will erect this year 500, 900
church, one to cost S1OO,O00 and one
neat frame structure. The German Re-
formed Church will erect a house of
worship. and the Presbytcrians will
erect $4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire do
partment OF $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamewell fire alarm telegraph.
The department has one fine building
and another is soon to be erected All
of the three companies arc supplied
with modern equipments.
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