The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-07
western Golconoa, ano are coming
monthly, weekly. almost daily.
COMP MEG ORq A SIzrn To 1CO0

600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
| 10000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marbls companies with an ag.
gregate capital of 100000
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, 1000.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, ZOO.
One engine company, Sl5O,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50,0OO.
Four loan, trust and finance oompa-
MES, 100000.
Academy OF Music Company, $50, 900.
Ono steam generator company. $780,.
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, S92, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,O
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating Si,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
The increase in the number Of char
tiers in 1880 over 1850 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 525, O5O.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to Sl7,C67,9GO from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $4,000 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $40. 600 600, and the
increase in the number Of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over So, ZOO, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
LII DullulnSS. .......... s 200. OO0
Real estate transactions :. :. II ZOO, COO
Companies organized .... Ii ZOO, COO
Increase in realty values ac-
cordlng to assessment on
taxation. .................. 5000, 900
Total ................. s35. 900, 900
The population increased {, 1000.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. .............s 5000, 900
New industries secured. ..... 1000, 900
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton Of industries formerly
secured .................. 300, 900
Sity mprovements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements $500. 5000. 900
Lana companies organized. 1900, 600
Total 90 mn 400
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 ST., 900
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated SIS, 900 for
the erection of public postofice build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon be a citv of
churches. The Southern Metbodists
Presbyterians and Catholics all 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 Sls,0OO and
the other $4,000 The Lutherans are
erecting 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 500, 900
church, one to cost Sl0.O 900, and one neat
frame structure. The German Reform
cd Church will erect house of worship,
and the Presbyterians will erect q
$40, 600 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
partment of $50 members. The citv
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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