The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-30
western Golconua, ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

veStment companies, with an aggregate
capital of S5,S64,3 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of S4O0.0n0.
One grocery and milling company
capital 5000.
Ono coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$50, 900.
| One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
| Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of $500 0O
| One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, S500,000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, SOS, 900.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, S15, 900.
One engine company, Sl5O,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, $3.50, 600.
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, 500, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$780, 900.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating 81, $50, 600.
For the year 1890 tho charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,72l,250
The increase in the number OF char
ters in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS,525, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last wear
amounted to S17,c67,0 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about S7,OO0,OOO from
about 5000 real estate transfers, SO
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately 10000. 900, and the
increase in the number OF deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in $500 amounted to over So, 600, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1850 NAV DO
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ........S 1000. 600
Real estate transactions. :. II, 900, 600
Companies organized .... IL, OOO, 900
Increase in realty values ac-
cording 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, 600
ne" lno ustrles secured. ..... 100000
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured .................. 800, 1000
Oity Improvements. ...... 100000
Railroad improvements. 800. 1900, OCO
Land companies organized. 1900, 900
Iotal $40, OOO 600
There are four public schools in the
clty-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colorcd 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 u public postoflice build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be CITY of
churches. The Southern Methodists.
PrcsbYterians and Catholics all have
ndHiSolnc DrlCK houses or worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
Tho Baptists arc erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other S25.0t0. The Lutherans are
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000 The
Episcopalians are erecting a $40. 900
stone church and rectory The Southern
hlethodists will erect this year $50, 900
church, one to cost $40. 600, and one nea t
frame structure. The German Reform
ed Church will erect house of worship,
and tho Presbyterians will erect "a
$4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
parLment of $50 members The CITY
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamewcll fire alarm telegraph
Tho department now has one fine build.
ing and another is soon to be erected.
All Of the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
Eupepsy.