The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-15
western Golconoa, ana are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.
COMPANIES ORG ANIZED In $500.


Seventy-fve land and real estate in
yestment companies, with an aggregate
capital of So, S6i, SOC.
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,
10000.
One paper bag manufacturing com
pany, 100000
Five marble companies with an ag-
grcgate capital of S22O.OOO.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital. S25, 900.
Two paving companies, SEQ,
One street railway company, SIS, 700.
One engine company, S150,O0O.
One cold storage company, 5000
Two banking companies, Sl50.OOO.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 5000, 900.
Academy of Music Company, $3.50, OOO
One steam generator company, $780,
00O.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron com panies,
S740,oO0.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating 81, $4,000.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,721.25
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-thrve, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 525, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted TO Sl7,0G7, $3.50 from SOB
transfers.
For 1850 the real estate transactions
amounted TO about $1,000, 900 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, SO
that the increase in Roanolc's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1850
was approximately $40, 900, 600, and the
increase in the number OF deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
IN 1890 amounted to over 81 600, coo.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
IN buildings. .............S 2.00U. 600
Real estate transactions. -. 1000, OGO
Companies organized ....... 1000, 900
Increase in realty values &C
cording to assessment on
taxation ................ 5000, 900
Total. .............. S55, 600, 900
The population increased 6,OOO.
The improvements in sight for 1901
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. g 3. 600. 600
New industries secured. $50. 1000. 900
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................... 300, 900
Olty Improvements ...... 100000
Railroad improvements. $3.50 5000, 600
Land companies organized. 22OO, 600
Total SIC, 600, 900
There are four public schools in the
city-thrce for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost S75, 900
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated So, 600 for
the erection Of public postotlice build
ing
Roanoke will soon lie CITY of
churches. The Southern Methodists,
Presbytcrians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches
The Baptists are erecting two nc
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other $4,000. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $500 The
Episcopalians are erecting a $40, 900
stone church and rectory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year Il 500, 900
church, one to cost 1000, 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 tho contract for
the Gamewell fire alarm telegraph.
Tho department now has one fine build
ing and another is soon to DO erected.
All of the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments
Eupepsy.
This is what you ought to have, in
fact, you must have it, to fully cnioy