The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-13
western Golconoa, ana are coming
monthly, weekly, almos daily.

capital of S., S6i, 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital OF 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital ST., 900.
One coupling company, capital $780,
One slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing com
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
grcgate capital of $500. 600
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25, 900.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, SIS 200.
One engine company, S15O,000.
One cold storage company, 500
Two banking companies, Sl50,OOO.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
mics, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, $780, OO
One steam generator company, $780,
0O0.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, SOC, 900.
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 S1,721.25O
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-thrce, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 525, $50
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,C67,9 800 from SOB
transfers.
For 1859 the real estate transactions
amounted TO about 100000 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanokes real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1850
was approximately $lO,O COO 600, and the
increase III the number of deeds, }, 900.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over s., 1000, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
IN buildings. ..........$ 2,00U, 600
keal estate transactions. 1000, 600
Companies organized .. IL 900 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cordinS to assessment on
taxation. ................ 5000, 600
Total. $4,000, 900
The population increased 6,00O
The improvements in sight for 1901
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ........S 3.OCO. 600
New industries secured. 900 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton Of industries formerly
secured .................. 300, 900
City improvements. ..... 500. mo
Railroad improvements. $50. 1000, OOO
Land companies organized. 1900, coo
Total $40, 1000, 900
There are four public schools in the
clty-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 81, 600 for
the erection Of public postoiiice build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. Tho Southern Methodists,
PreSbYterians and Catholics ali 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 $lS,O and
the other $4,000. The Luthcrans are
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
EpiscopalianS are erecting $40, 600
stone church and rcctory. The South
ern Methodists will erect this year one
$4,000 church, ono TO cost SO, 900, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect a house of
worship, and the Presbyterians will
build $4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
partment of $50 members. The CITY
has recently awarded The contract for
the Gamcwell fire alarm telegraph.
The department now has one fine
building and another is soon to be
erected. All of the three Companies
are supplied with modern equipments.
Employees for tho Hardware Plant.
The Shelf Hardware Company is
actively pushing toward an early cree
ton of its plant in Roanoke. AS an
earnest Of this TIE TINES is authorized
to receive applications for employment
from brass molders, bench molders,
polishers; buffers, machinists and lock
filters. These applications should give
references and state previous expert
cnce. In some branches of the industry
raw employees may become experts in a
few weeks or months, and earn large
wages as piece worllmcn Address all
applications to Hardware" care TIE
ROA NoKE TINES
Merit Wins.
We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling Dr.