The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-01
western Golconoa, ana are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

aggregate capital OF S4OO,OuO.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $1,000,
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
S3O, 900.
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, $780,
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, S150,000.
Ono cold storage company, $4,000
Two banking companies, S150.000.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, $1,000
Academy of Music Company, $500
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, $4,000.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,OOO.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating Sl,33O,0O0
For the year 1890 the 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 1880 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lS8, 525, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
IN
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about S7,O0O,OO from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was Approximately $4,000, 900, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 2,OOO
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over 1000, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ..............S 1000, 600
Real estate transhc tions. e. 1900, 600
Companies organized ....... IL, 200, 900
increase in realty values ac-
cordlng to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000, 900
Total. .............. 5000, 900
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 1900, 900
New industries secured. 80. 100000
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................... 300, 600
City improvements. ......... 500,O 900
Railroad improvements. 800. 5000, OOO
Land companies organized. 1900, 900
Total ......... $40, 900, 600
There are four public schools in the
city-th for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colorcd school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost SIS, 900
will he erected this year.
Congress has appropriated S75,0 for
the erection of a public postoiiice build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Methodists,
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 900 and
the other S25.0tO. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000 The
Episcopalians are erecting q $40, 600
stone church and rectory. The South
ern Methodists will erect this year one
$4,000 church, one to cost Sl0,OO0 and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect house of
worship, and the Presbvtcrians will
build a $4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire do
partmcnt Of $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the Contract for
the Gamewcll 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
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