The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-05
western Golconoa. ana arc coming
monthly, weekly. almost daily.

Seventy-live land and real estate in
yestment companies, with an aggregate
capital of S5,s64, 3oo.
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,
$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, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25, 1000.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, Sl5O,00O.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50,000.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, $50, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,OO0
Ten building companies with capital
aggregating Si,330,0O0
For the year 1890 tho charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,721,25O
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 525,050.
REAL. ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to SIT, $50 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000, 900 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1850
was approximately 10000, 900, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in $500 amounted to over So, 00O, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
IN buildings. ...........S 1000. 600
Real estate tranSac tionS. -. II, 600, 900
Companies organized ..... ii, 900, 600
Increase i'll realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000, 900
Total. ................... $4,000, 900
The population increased 5000.
The Improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 1900, 600
New industries secured. 49,. 1000, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured .............. 300, 900
City improvements. ........ 500, OOO
Railroad improvements. $50. 1000, OoO
Land companies organized.. 10000
4OIhl &C
There are four public schools in the
city-threc 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 appropria ted $4,000 for
the erection of a public postofiice 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 SIS, 900 and
the other S25.OtO. The Lutherans arc
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting a $40, 900
stone church and rectory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year 500, 600
church, one to cost $40, 900, and one nca
frame structure. The German Reform
ed Church will erect house of worship.
and the Presbyterians will erect
$4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized ire de-
partment of $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamcwell 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 it's plant in Roanoke. AS an
earnest Of this TIE TIMEssis authorized
to receive applications for EMPLOYMENT
from brass moldcrs, 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 largo
wages as piece workmen. Address all
applications to Hardware" care TIE
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