The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-27
western Golconda, and are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.


aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital S75, ZOO.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag
grcgate capital of 100000.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, S500,000
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, S15O,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50,G00.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000
Academy of Music Company. Sl5O, 600.
One steam generator company. $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000
Three oil companies, 500, 200.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,OOO.
Ten building companies, with capital
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that fortynine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,72l,250.
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over.1SS9 will be seen to be
cighty-thrte, and tho increase in the
minimum capital SS,525,O5O
real. ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transacCio last year
amounted to S17,(67,9G0 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real esta tc transactions
amounted to about S7.OO0,00O from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanokc's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was Approximately $40, 600. 900, and the
increase in the number Of deeds. 1000
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over 81, 900, 600
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ...............S 1000. 900
Real estate transactions. -. 1000. 900
Companies organized .... 1000, 900
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. ............... 5000, 900
Total. ...................S 35. 600, 900
Inc population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1901
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 5000, 900
New industries secured. 1000, 900
improvement Of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................... 300, 900
City improvements. ........ 500, 900
Railroad i'm prOvementS. 5000 900
Land companies organized. 1900, 900
Total $50, 600, 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 900 for
the erection of public postofce build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Methodists,
presbytcrians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
The lsaptists are erecting two me
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 600 and
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting a 4O,00O
stone church and rectory. The South
ern Methodists will erect this year one
1000 church, one to cost SO, ZOO, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect a house of
worship, and the Presbvterians will
build $4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de.
partmcnt 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 arc offered par
ties desiring to build residences on
Crystal Spring property. a 500 reduc-
ton will be made on a lot when house
costing not less than 81 800 is COM
pleted, or the company will lend $500 to
parties who will build at once.
mayS-lm
Employees for the Hardware Plant.
The Shelf Hardware Company is
actively pushing toward an early cree
ton of its plant in Roanoke. AS an
earnest of this THE 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
ence. In some branches of the industry
raw employees may become experts in a
few weeks or months, and earn large
wages as piece workmcn. Address all
annlica lions 10 ..Ilnrd 1ya rn ~ cnro I'M.