The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-14

ganlzed in Roanoke with an aggregate
minimum capital of $40, 246, 800. These
companies are briefly summarized be-
low:
Seventy-five land and real estate in
vostment companies with an aggregate
capital of S5,S64, 800.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
sOne coupling company, capital $780,
600.
One slicer manufacturing company,
100000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an aggre.
gate capital of $500, 900,
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two powor companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company. SIS, 900.
One engine company, S150,OOO.
One cold storage company, $50, 900.
Two banking companies, S15O,OOO.
-Four loan, trust and finance COM
panies, S2OO,OOU.
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One steam generator company, $3.50, 900.
Ono drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, S75, 900.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,OOO
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating, S4,330,0OO.
For the year 1890, tho charter books
show that forty-nino charters wore
granted with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,721,250.
The increase in the number of char
ters in 1890 over 1850 will be seen to be
cighty-three, and tho increase in tho
minimum capital S., 5o5, 05O.
The companies chartered during tho
year 1889 arc summarized as follows:
Fifteen land companies with a capital
of S405, $50; five Investment com panies
with a capital stock of $40, 600; two iron
companies with n capital stock of $780,
600; three brick companies with CAPT.
tai stock OF S31, 900; two street railway
companies with a capital of S12, 500;
three medicinal spring companies with
capital of S32, 900; three banks with a
capital OF $4,000; two machine COM
panies with capital of SITS, 900; one
monograph company with a capital of
100000; carriage factory with SOS, 900
capital; one hydraulic engine company
with capital Of S3CO,O0O; one electric
light company with S25, 900 capital; one
literary and benevolent association
with $4,000 capital; one zinc company
with capital of $780, 900; building as
ISOLATION with a capital of $50, 1000; an
opera house company with capital of
S20,0OO one lumber company with S2O,-
600 capital; one driving park association
without SIS, 900; one gas and water COM.
pany with 100000 capital; one baths
company with capital of $4,000; one
chemical company with $500 capital;
one wheat separator company with
capital ofS15. 600.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Tho real estate transactions last year
amounted to Sl7,067, 900 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about 81, 600, 900 from about
5000 real estate transfers, so that the
increase in Roanoke's real estate trans
fcrs during 1890 over 1889 was approx
mately Sl0,0 900, 900, and the increase in
the number of deeds, 1000
Over 81, 900, 0OOwere spent on build
ings in the year 1890 In Roanoke. The
number of houses built was about 900
or $50, and the number of men given
employment in the construction of those
buildings, from the mason who laid the
foundation stones to tho painter who
put on the last finishing touches, was
1000.
In 1880. the previous year, 500 houses
were built at an average cost of 200
each. The year 1888 witnessed the
erection of 500 buildings.
Tho improvements in 1891 will be
even greater than the past. $4,000 is
to be appropriated on tho 18th of March
for street paving and providing an cffic-
iont sower system.
The Duval Engine Works. Of Zanes-
vile, Ohio, with a capital of $780, 900 and
employing 200 men, will be removed
here.
A large plant for the manufacture OF
shelf hardware with capital of $500, 900,
employing $50 men, will be moved hore
from New England.
The Norfolk and Western will build
a handsome new union depot, tho finest
in the State.
A glass factory has been secured and
contracts for several hundred thousand
dollars worth of new buildings have
been made.