The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08
western Golconoa, ana are coming
monthly, weekly. almost daily.

com panleS are DrleHy SUMMARIZED Ue-
low:
Seventy-fvo land and real estate in
vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital of S., 1854, 800.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
900.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$50, 900.
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, $4,000
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, ST., 1000.
One engine company, S15O,0OO.
One cold storage company, $50.
Two banking companies, Sl50.000.
Four loan, trust and finance cOmpa-
MES, 5000, 900.
Academy of Music Company, $50, 1000.
One steam generator company, $780,
OOO.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, $4,000.
One brewing company, S75, ZOO.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,O 900.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S4,33O,O0O.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,721,25O,
Tho incrnnco in tho nun, har Of obor
tiers in 1890 over 1850 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, $4,000.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,C67, 9G0 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about S7,OOO,OO 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
Tho building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over 1000, OOO
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ..........S 900. 600
Real estate transactions. -. II 900, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000, 900
Total. Observation-Disclosures. S35 900, 900
The population Increased 5000.
The mprovementS in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows
New buildings. ..............S 5000, 600
New Industries secured. ..... 1000, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton OF industries formerly
secured ................... 300, 600
City improvements. ......... 500, 900
Railroad improvements. 1900, 000
Land companies organized. 1900, 600
Total Observation-Disclosures. $40, 900, 900
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 S75, 900 for
the erection OF a public postoiiice build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Mcthodists,
PresbYtcrians 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 Sls,0 and
the other $4,000. Tho Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopa lians are erecting $4,000
stone church and rcctory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year 500, COG
church, one to cost $4,000, and one neat
frame structure. The German Reform
ed Church will erect house of worship
and the Prcsbytcrians will erect a
! $4,000 church.
| Roanoke has well organized fire de.
partmcnt OF $50 members. Tho CITY
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamewcll fire alarm telegraph
The department now has ono inc build
| ing and another is soon to be erected
All of the three companies arc supplied
with modern equipments.
Employees for the Hardware Plant.
The Shelf Hardware Company is
actively pushing toward an early erec.
ton of its plant in Roanoke. AS an
earnest of this THE TIMES is authorized
to receive applications for employment
from brass moldcrs, bench moldcrs,
polishcrs; buffers, machinists and loci;
filters. These applications should give
references and state previous expert.
cnce. In some branches Of the industry
raw employees may become experts in Il
few weeks or months, and earn large
wages as piece worllmcn Address all
applications TO "IIardwarc," care TIE
ROANOKE TIMES
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