The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-06
western Golconoa. ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

One grocery and milling company,
capital 5000
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
One slicer manufacturing company,
$50, coo.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany. 100000
Five marble companies with an ag
gregate capital of S22O.O0O.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
Two paving companies, SEQ, 1000.
One street railway company, SIS, 200.
One engine company, Sl50,0O0.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50.000.
-Four loan, trust and finance co1npa-
MES, S20O,0 600.
Academy Of Music Company. $50, OOO
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
Ono drug company, S4,50
Three oil companies, 500, 1000.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggrcgating $4,000
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,721.25O.
The increase in the number of char
tors in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSs, 525, $50.
real. ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,O67,96 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000, 600 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, coo, and the
increase in the number OF deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over 81, 900, 900
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ..S 2.Oou. 600
Real estate transactions. -. II, 900. 900
Companies organized ... 1000, 900
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. ................ 5000, 900
Total. 49,. ................. S3s 900, 900
The population increased 5000.
The provementS in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ...........S 1000, 900
New industries secured ..... 1000, 900
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured .................. 300, 900
City improvements. ........ 100000
Railroad Improvements. $50. 3,OOO, OCO
Land companies organized. 2,200, 900
There are four public schools in the
city-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colorcd school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost S75, 900
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated S75, GOO for
the erection of q public postofiice build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Methodists.
Presbyterians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. Tho
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
The Baptists arc erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other $500 The Lutherans are
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not. less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting $40, 900
stone church and rectory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year $50, 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
$4,000 church.
Roanoke has 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
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