The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-07
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Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital ZOO.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
One slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
| pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
| gregate capital of S22O.OOO.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, S50O,O0O.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25, 1000.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, SIS, 600.
One engine company, Sl50,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50.000.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 5000, 900.
Academy of Music Company, SEQ, 900.
One steam generator company. $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 500, 600.
Ono brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,OOO.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggrcgating S4,33O, 900.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-ninc charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,721.25O
The increase in the number of char
ters in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to he
eighty-thrre, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 525, $50
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
T1,n n.,1
amounted to S17,t67,9so from SOB
transfers.
For 1850 the real estate transac tons
amounted to about S7,O0O,000 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, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over So, OOO, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. S 1000, 600
Real estate tranSac tionS. -. II, OOO, 900
Companies organized ....... 1000, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cordlng to assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 600
Total. .................. S35. 900, 600
The population increased G,OO0.
The in provements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. .............S 5000, 600
New industries secured. $50. 1000, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................... 100000
City improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements. $50. 5000, 900
Land companies organized. 1900, 900
Total ............ $40, 900, 600
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 SIS, 900
will be erected this year
Congress has appropriated $4,000 for
| the erection of a public postoilce 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 Baptists are erecting two fine
brick churches, ono to cost SIS, 900 and
the other S25.OtO. The Lutherans are
erecting Il magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting $4,000
stone church and rectory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year 500 600
church, one to cost $40, 900, and one nea t
frame structure. The German Reform
ed Church will erect house of worship,
and the Prcsbyterians will erect Il
| $4,000 church.
Roanoke has a 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 build
ing and another is soon to be erected
All of the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
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 TIMES is authorized
to receive applications for employment
from brass molders, bench molders,
polishers; 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
applications to "Hardware," care TIE
ROANOKE TINES
Specimen Cases.
S. II. Clifford, New Casscll, Wis, was
troubled with neuralgia and rhcu
matism, his stomach was disordcrcd, his
liver was affected to an alarming degree,
appetite fell away, and he was terribly
reduced in flesh and strength. Three
bottles of Electric Bittcrs cured him.
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