The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-08
western Golconaa, ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

Durlng lS90 l32 companies wero or
ganized i'll Roanoke, with an aggregate
minimum capital OF S1O,246, 800. These
companies arc briefly summarized be-
low:
Seventy-five land and real estate in
vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital OF S5,SGl,30C.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company.
$40. 900.
Ono paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital Of S22O. 900.
Ono bridge and iron company, author
lied capital S5O0.OOO.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
Two paving companies, 100000.
ono street railway company, $4,000.
Ono engine company, S15O,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, 100000.
-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, SOC, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating 81 $780, 900.
For the year 1890 the charter books
Show thar forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,72l.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 transactions last year
amounted to Sl7,L67,0eO from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted TO about S7,OO0,O0O from
about 1900 real estate transfers, so
That the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1850
was approximately $4,000, 600, and tho
Increase in tho number of deeds, 9, 900.
The building operations in Roanoke
III 1890 amounted to over So 900, 900.
The progress OF Roanoke in 1880 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ...........S 1000, 900
Keal estate transactions =. II, 200, 900
companies organized ....... 1000, 900
Increase in realty values &C
cordlng to assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 900
Total: ................ s35 600, 900
The population increased 6,OOO.
The ir provements in sight for 1891
are summarize I'd as follows:
New buildings. .............S 3, 900, 900
New industries secured. $50. 1000. 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................. 800, 600
lily mprovements. ....... 100000
Railroad improvements. 80. 1900, 0OO
Land companies organized. 100000
Total $40, 000, 900
There are four public schools in the
clty-three for whites, with cigh teen
teachers, anG one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost SIS, COO
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated S75, 900 for
the erection of public pcstotlice build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon DO city of
churches. Tho Southern Methodists,
PresbYtcrians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses Of worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
The Baptists are erecting two inc
BRICK churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other S25.0to. The Lutherans arc
erecting q magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The Epis-
copalans are erecting a $4,000 stone
church and rectory. The Southern
Methodist will erect this year $50, 900
church. one to cost 500, GOD, and one
neat frame structure. The German Re-
formed Church will erect a house of
worship. and the Presbytcrians will
erect a $40, 900 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
partmcnt OF $50 members The CITY
has recentlJ awarded the contract for
the Gamewell fire alarm telegraph.
The department has one fine building
and another is soon to be erected. All
of tho three companies arc supplied
with modern equipments.
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1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton, or money refunded. Price IS cents
per box. For sale by Budwell, Christian
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Good Looks.