The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-25
COMPANIES ORGANIZED IN 1890.


minimum capital of $40, 246, 300. These
companies are briefly summarized be-
low:
Sevonty-five land and real estate in
vestment companies with an aggregate
capital Of 1864, 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
One slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing, COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an aggre-
gate capital Of 1920, 900,
Ono bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
Two paving companies, $50, 1000.
One street railway company, BIS, 600.
Ono engine company, Sl50,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, $l5O,O0O.
-Four loan, trust and finance COM
panies, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, s15o, 900.
One steam generator company, $3.50. 900.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, S92,O 900.
Ono brewing company, SIS, 900.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,O0O
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating, S4,33O,OOO.
For the year 1890, tho charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,72l,25O
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1899 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in tho
minimum capital IS, $3.50
The companies chartered during the
year 1889 are summarized as follows:
Fifteen land companies with q capital
OF S405, $50; five Investment companies
with capital stock of SIC, 1000; two iron
companies with capital stock of $780,
600; three brick com panies with capt.
tai stock of S31 200; two street railway
companies with a capital of S12,5Oo;
three medicinal spring companies with
a capital of S32, 900; three banks with q
capital of $4,000; two machine COM
panics with @ capital of Sl75, 900; one
photograph company with capital of
$780, 900; L carriage factory with S25, 900
with capital of 100000; one electric
light company with $25, 900 capital; one
literary and benevolent association
with $4,000 capital; one zinc company
with capital of $500, 900; a building as
ISOLATION with capital of $4,000; an
opera house company with capital of
$4,000; one lumber company with S2O,-
600 capital; one driving park association
withoutSl5, 900; ono gas and water COM
pany with S5O0,000 capital; one baths
company with capital of $4,000; one
chemical company with $500 capital;
one wheat separator company with a
capital ofSl5,O0O.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to Sl7,O67, 800 from SOB
transfers.
For 1880 the real estate transactions
amounted to about 81, 1000, 600 from about
1900 real estate transfers, SO that the
increase in Roanol1e's real estate trans
fers during 1890 over 1889 was approxi-
mately SlO,O00,OOO, and tho increase in
the number of deeds, 1000.
Over So, 900, 600 were spent on build
ings in the year 1890 In Roanoke. The
number of houses built was about !, ZOO
or 1880, and the number of mon given
buildings, from the mason who laid the
foundation stones to tho painter who
put on the last finishing touches, was
1000.
In 1889, the previous year, 800 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. $500, 900 is
to be appropriated on. the 18th of March
for street paving and providing an eflic-
lent sewer system.
The Duval Engine Works, of Zanes-
willie, Ohio, with capital Of $50, 600 and
employing 200 men, will be removed
here.
A large plant for the manufacture of
Shelf hardware with capital of $500, 900,
employing $50 men, will be moved here
from New England.
Tho Norfolk and Western will build
handsome new union depot, tho finest
in tho State.
glass factory has been secured and
contracts for several hundred thousand
dollars worth of new buildings have
been made.
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