The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-03
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capital OF S5,S64, 300.
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,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
| pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
| gregate capital of 100000.
One bridge and iron company, author
/ lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, SOS, 1000.
Two paving companies, 100000
One street railway company, SIS, 900.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl5O.0OO.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, S15O,OOO
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
one drug company, 81, 500
Three oil companies, S92,0 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O, 900.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggrcgating 81, 900.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,721,250.
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1880 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty three, and the increase in the
, minimum capital SS,525, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to Sl7,CG7,9c0 from 5,IO3
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted TO about $1,000, 900 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoile's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $4,000, 600, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
IN 1880 amounted to over 2,C00, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
IN DullQlnES. ...............S 1000 600
Real estate transactions. -. 1000, 600
Companies organized ...... II, DOC, 900
Increase in realty values ac-
cording TO assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 600
Iotal... ................. $4,000, 600
The population increased G,OOO.
The improvements in sight for 1901
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 3,OOO, 600
New industries secured. 49,. LOCO, 900
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................... 300, 600
City provements. ...... SOC, 900
Railroad improvements. 800. 3,OOO, 900
Land companies organized. 1900, 600
1otal ........... 1000, 600
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 S75. 600
Will be erected this year. @ - stsasysS,
Congress has appropriated S75, 900 for
the erection of public postotiicc build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Mcthodists.
PrcsbYtcrians 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 SIS, 600 and
the other SIS, OCO. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Enisconralians arc erecting 10000
stone church and rectory The South
ern Methodists will erect this year one
$50, 900 church. one to cost Sl3, 900, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect a house of
worship, and the Presbyterians will
build Il $4,000 church.
Roanoke has 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 ono fine
building and another is soon to be
erected. All of the three Companies
are supplied with modern equipments.
Special inducements are offered par.
ties desiring to build residences on
| Crystal Spring property. A 500 reduc.
! ton will be made on Il lot when house
/ costing not less than 81, 500 is com
/ pleted, or the company will lend $500 to
| parties who will build at once.
mayS-lm
neutrality-suspicious. PLANT. 49,,
The Shelf Hardware Company is
actively pushing toward an early cree.
ton OF its plant in Roanoke. AS an
earnest Of this THE TINES is authorized
to receive applications for employment
from brass moldcrs, bench molders.
polishcrs: buffers, machinsts and loci,
filters. These applications should give
references and state previous expert
encc. In some branches of the industry