The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-23
western Golconoa, ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.
COMPANIES ORGANISED IN 1890.


One coupling company, capital $780,
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
100000
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
grcgate capital of 100000.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, SIS, 0O0
One engine company, S150,000
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50,00O.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MICS, 100000.
Academy Of Music Company. $3.50, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three Oil companies, S92, ZOO.
One brewing company, S75.O 900.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,O0O.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S4,33O,OOO.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,T2l,250.
The increase in the number Of char
ters in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, $685. $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transact ions last year
amounted to Sl7,C67,96O from SOB
transfers.
For 1859 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000, 600 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, SO
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1859 |
was approximately $4,000, 900, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000 |
The building operations in Roanoke |
in 1890 amounted to over 50, 600, 900. |
The progress OF Roanoke in 1890 may be !
summarized as follows:
IN buildings. ...............S 2,00U,000 |
Real estate transactions. 1T,0C0, 900 |
Companies organized $3.50. 1000, 900 |
Increase in realty values &C
cording to assessment on
taxation. ............... 5000, 900 |
Total. ................. S35 900, 900
The population increased 5000.
The mprovements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 100000
New industries secured. 49,. 1000, 900
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton Of industries formerly
secured Observation-Disclosures. 800, 900
City improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad mprovements. $500. 5000, 900
Land companies organized. 100000
Total ..,.............. $40, 0OO,O 900
There are four public schools in the
city-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, anG one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost s75, 600
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated S75, 900 for
the erection Of public postottlce build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Mcthodists,
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, ono to cost $ls, 900 and
the other 500. Tho Lutherans are
erecting 4 magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $50 900. The Epis-
copalians are erecting a $4,000 stcne
church and rectory. The Southern
Methodist will erect this year $4,000
church, one to cost 100000, and ono
neat frame structure. The German Re-
formed Church will erect a house of
worship, and the Presbyterians will
erect Sl0,0 600 church.
Roanoke has a we'll organized fro de-
partment OF $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamewcll fire alarm telegraph.
The department has one fine building
and another is soon to be erected All
of the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.