The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-31
western Golconoa, ana arc coming
monthly, weekly, almo' C daily.

"ESi' gate capital OF S4OO,OOO.
oie grocery and milling company,
capital 5000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag
gregate capital of 100000.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25, 900.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $50, 200.
Two banking companies, S150,C00.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000
Academy Of Music Company, $50, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $500.
Three oil companies, S92,O 600.
Ono brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
s74O,O 900.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggrcgating Si,330,OOO
For the year 1880 the charter books
show that forty-ninc charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,72l.250
The increase in the number of char
tcrs in 1890 over 1850 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capital IS, $4,000.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about S7,0oO,00O from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanokc's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $40, OOO 600, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over $1,000, 600
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
IN buildings. .......-. 5 1000. 600
Real estate transactions. -. II 900, 600
Companies organized ..... IL ,OOO, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000, 900
Total. ..:................ S35. 900, 900
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ...,.......... S 100000
New industries secured ..... 100000
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured .............. 100000
City improvements. 500, 900
Railroad improvements. go. 1000, 900
Land companies organized. 100000
Total $40, 200, 900
There are four public schools in the
city-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost S75, 900
will be erected this year. @
Congress has appropriated s75, 900 for
the erection of public postoilice build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon 10 city Of
churches. The Southern McthodiSts,
lresbyterians 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, ono to cost $500 and
the other $4,000. The Luthcrans are
erecting Il magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000 The
Episcopalians are erecting q $40, 900
stone church and rectory. The South
ern Methodists will erect this year one
$50, 900 church, one to cost $4,000, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect n house of
worship, and the Presbyterians will
build $4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de.
partment of $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamewell fire alarm telegraph.
The department now has one fine
building and another is soon to be
erected. All of the three Companies
are supplied with modern equipments.
Special inducements are offered par
ties desiring to build residences on
Crystal Spring property. a 500 reduc.
ton will be made on lot when house
costing not less than 500 is COM
pletcd, or the company will lend $500 to
parties who will build at once.
mayS-1m
81 Employees for the hardware Plant.
The Shelf Hardware Company is
actively pushing toward an early cree.
eiOi Vi us planJ III Roanoke. AS an
earnest of this TIE TINES is authorized
to receive applications for employment
from brass molders, bench moldcrs
polishcrs; buffers, machinists and lock
filters. These applications should give
references and state previous expert.
cnce. In some branches of tho industry
raw employees may become experts in a
lew weeks or months. and earn large
wages as piece workmcn. Address all
applications to Hardware" care THE
ROANOKE TIMES