The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-04
western Gclconoa, ana arc coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily,

Sevcnty-hvo land and real estate in
vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital of S5,s64,3 SOC.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000
One grocery and milling company,
capital 5000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company.
100000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
grcgate capital of S22O. 600.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25, GOO.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, SIS, 1000.
One engine company, S150,0OO.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl5O.OOO.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000
Academy of Music Company, $50, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
ST4o,OO0.
Ten building companies. with capital
aggregating Si,33o,0O0
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters woro
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,721 $50
Tho increase in the number of char
tors in 1890 over 1850 will be seen to be
eighty-thrce, and the increase in the
minimum capita 1873, SOS, O5O.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,C67, $3.50 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 tho real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000, 900 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was pproXiDlatcly $4,000, 600, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
IN 1890 amounted to over $4,000, OOO
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ..............S 1000, 900
Real estate transac tons. II ,OOO, 900
Companies organized. ....... 1000, 900
Increase in realty values &C
cording to assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 600
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S35. ZOO, 900
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
new DullolngS. 5000, 900
New industries secured. $50. 1000, 900
Improvement of industries
| established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................... 100000
City improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements. $50. 5000, OU0
Land companies organized. 100000
| iOtdl .ClOtOOU,OUU
There are four public schools in the
city-three for whites, with eightee
teachers, anG one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost SIS, COO
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated SIS, 600 fol
the erection Of public postofilce build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city Of
churches. Tho Southern Methodists
PresbYterians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. Tho
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
Tho Baptists arc erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost $4,000 anG
the other S25.OtC. The Lutherans arc
erecting a magnificent stono church
to cost not less than $4,000. The Epis
copalians are erecting a $4,000 stone
church and rectory. Tho Southern
Methodist will erect this year 500, OOt
church, one to cost $1on.D0O. and one
neat frame structure. The German Re
formed Church will erect house o
worship. and the Presbyterians will
erect a $4,000 church.
Roanoke has q we'll organized fire de
partment OF. $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract fo
the Gamewell fire alarm telegraph
The department has one fno buildin.
and another is soon to be erected. AL
of tho three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
The best salve in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
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