The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-11
western Golconoa, ana are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.
COMPANIES ORG AIMED IN 1890


capital SIS, 900.
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,O0O.
Ono bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $25, 900.
Two paving companies, $50,
One street railway company, ST. 5000.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl5O.0O0.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, $780, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, $4,000.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating 81, 100000.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,72l,25
The increase in the number Of char
tcrs in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-threo, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Thc.real estate transac lions last year
amounted to Sl7,cG7, 800 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 tho 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 1880
was approximately $4,000, 900, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over $4,000, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ............S 9, 1000. OOO
Real estate transactions. -. II, 900, 900
Companies organized ....... IL 1000, 900
Increase in realty values &C.
cording to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000, 600
loIdl. S35. UUO, 600
The population increased 6,OOO
The Improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 5000, 900
New industries secured. $50. 1000, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
tion of industries formerly
secured ................... 3OO,O
City mprovements. ......... 100000
Railroad mprovements. .... 100000
Land companies organized. 1900, 900
Total $40, 100000
There arc four pubic schools in the
city-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and ono colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost SIS, 600
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated S75, 900 for
the erection of n public postotlice build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon DO 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 arc erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other S25.0t0. The Lutherans are
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting a $4,000
stone church and rectory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year a 500. 900
church, one to cost $40. 900, and one neat
frame structure. The German Reform
ed Church will erect house of worship,
and the Presbyterians will erect a
$4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized ire 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.