The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-17
western Golconoa, ano arc coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

low:
Seventy-fvc land and real estate in
vcstment companies, with an aggregate
capital Of 5,S64, 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of $4,000
One grocery and milling company,
capital S15,0
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag
gregate capital of S22O.00O
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, $4,000
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, 5000
One engine company, S150,000
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl5O,OOO.
MES, $1,000 600.
Academy of Music Company, $50, 00O
One steam generator company, $780,
900.
One drug company, 81, 500.
Three oil companies, 100000.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O, O0O
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating 81 ,33O,OoO
For the year 1890 tho charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of 81, 721,25O
The increase in the number of char
tors in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSs, 525, O5O.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transac lions last year
amounted to S17,C67,9GO from 5,lO3
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about S7,OOO,0O from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanokc's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately 100000 600, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over $4,000, 600
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ..........:....S 2,OOU, 600
Real estate transactions. -. II 600. 600
Companies organized ....... IL 900, 600
increase in realty values &C
cording to assessment on
taxation. ................. 10000
Total. Observation-Disclosures. S35. OOO 600
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 5000, 600
New industries secured. $50. 100000
improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured .................. 100000
City improvements. ........ 100000
Railroad improvements. go. 1900, OQO
Land companies organized. 1900, 600
Total .................... $50, OOO OCO
There are four public schools in the
city-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, anG one colorcd school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost SIS, GOO
will be erected this year
Congress has appropriated S75, 900 for
the erection Of a public postoiiice build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon be a city of
PresbYterians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
The Baptists are erecting two fine
BRICK churches, one to cost $500 and
the other S25.0LO. The Lutherans arc
erecting magnificent stonee church
to cost not less than $4,000. The Epis-
copalians arc erecting a $4,000 stone
church and rectory. The Southern
Methodist will erect this year $50, 900
church, one to cost 100000, and ono
neat frame structure. The German Re-
formed Church will erect house of
worship. and the Presby tcrians will
erect SO, 1000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
partment OF. $50 members. The city
has reccntlJ awarded the contract for
The department has one fine building
and another is soon to be erected. All
Of the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
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