The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-20
western Golconoa. ana are coming
monthly, weekly. almost daily.

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-
gregate capital of 100000.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25, 900.
Two paving companies, $4,000
One street railway company, $500
One engine company, Sl50,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50.00O.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, S2OO,O 900.
Academy Of Music Company, $50, 900.
One steam generator company. $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
Ono brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S4,330,Oo0.
For the year 1890 tho charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,72l.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 1888, 525, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transac lions last year
amounted to S17,C67, 960 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 Roanol1e's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $4,000, 900, and the
increase in tho number of deeds, 1000.
Tho building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over So, COO, 600
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized rs follows:
In buildings. ............S 1000, OCO
Real estate transactions. =. 1900 600
Companies organized $3.50. 1000, 600
Increase in realty values &C
cording to assessment on
taxation. .................. 5000, 600
Total. Observation-Disclosures. S35. 900, 600
The population increased 5000.
The iT prOvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. IS 1000, 600
New industries secured. ..... 1000. 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................... 100000
City improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements. $3.50. 5000, OOO
Land companies organized. 2,2OO,OOO
4OVdl
There arc four public schools in the
city-thrce for whites, with eighteen
teachers, ana one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost SIS, 900
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated SIS, COO for
the erection Of public postof1ice build
ing.
Roanoke will soon BIO a 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 $4,000. Tho Lutherans are
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting q $4,000
stone church and rectory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year 500, 600
church, one to cost $40, 900, and one neat
frame structure. The German Reform
ed Church will erect house of worship,
and tho Presbyterians will erect a
$4,000 church.
Roanoke has a we'll organized fire de-
partment of $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract for
tho 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.