The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-21
western Golconoa. ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.
COMPANIES ORG ANIZED IN $500.

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capital of S5,S64, 800.
| Two cigarette machine companies,
| aggregate capital of S400.0n0.
Ono grocery and milling company,
| capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing com
| pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of S22O.OOo.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, S50O.O00.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25, 900.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street. railway company, Sl5, 900.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50,000.
Four loan, trust and finance cOmpa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, S15O,000.
One steam generator company, $780,,
600.
One drug company, 81 500.
Three oil companies, SOP, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
s74OOoO.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating 81 $50, 900.
For tho year 1880 the charter books
show that forty-nino charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,721.2 ESQ,
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1850 will be seen to be
cighty-thrce, and the increase in the
minimum capita ISIS, $685.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to 1907, 800 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000. 900 from
about 1000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1850 over 1880
was approximately SIC. oG0, 900, and the
increase in the number OF deeds, 1000
The building operations in Roanoke
in ls90 amounted to over s., O0O 900.
The progress OF Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
Real estate transactions $50 IT 600 600
Companies organized .... II, 900, COO
Increase in realty values &C
cordlng to assessment on
taxation. ................ 5000, 600
Total. .................... S35. 900, 600
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows
New buildings. 3,OCO, 900
New industries secured 80. 1000, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................ 300, 900
City prOvementS. ........ 100000
Railroad mprovementS. ..... 5000, 00O
Land companies organized. 10000 900
Total $40, 600, GOO
There are four public schools in the
city-three for whites, with eigh teen
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 public postofiicc build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Methodists,
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 SIS, 900 and
the other S25.0t0. The Luthcrans are
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $500 The
Episcopalians are erecting a $4,000
stone church and rectory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year a sec, 900
church, one to cost So 900, and one neat
frame structure. The German Reform
ed Church will erect a house of worship,
and the Presbyterians will erect a
$1,000 church. :
Roanoke has a 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 euuinnrnts.
Eupepsy.
This is what you ought to have in
fact. you must have it, to fully enjoy
life. Thousands are searching for il
daily, and mourning because they find