The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-09
western Golconoa, ano are coming
monthly, weekly. almost daily.

low:
Seventy-five land and real estate in
vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital of S5,S64, 900.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital Of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital 900.
One coupling company, capital $780,
One slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of S22O.0OO.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, S5O0,000
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, SIS, 900.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000
Two banking companies, S15O.C00.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, $3.50, 900.
One steam generator company. $780,
O0O
one drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating $780, 900.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,721,25O.
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-thr, @, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSs, 525,O5O.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transac tons last wear
amounted to S17,C67,0GO from S, lO3
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000, 900 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoke's real cs-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1850
was approximately $40, 900. 900, and tho
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in $500 amounted to over s., 900, 600.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ............S 1000. 600
Real estate transactions. 1000, 600
companies organized ....... 1000, 600
iHOiCuoc III realty values lC
cordlnS to assessment on
taxation. .................. 5000, 600
Total. ............... $4,000, 600
The population increased G,OOO.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows
New buildings. ..............S 5000, 600
new industries secured. $50. 100000
Improvement of Industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 300, 900
Slty improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements. 80. 5000. OCO
Land companies organized. 1,2OO, 600
1otal $40, 900, 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. = ;.,s,.t
Congress has appropriated So, 200 for
the erection of a public postofiice build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon be a CITY of
churches The Southern Metbodists
Presbyterians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
Tho Baptists arc erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost $4,000 and
the other $4,000. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000 The
Eplscopalians are erecting $40. 600
stone church and rectory The South
ern Mcthodists will erect this year one
$4,000 church, one to cost SID 600 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.
partmcnt of $50 members. The CITY
has recently awarded The contract for
tho Gamcwcll fire alarm telegraph.
The department now has one 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 rcduc-
ton will lie made on lot when house
costing not less than 800 is COM
pleted, or the company will lend $500 to
parties who will build at once.
mayS-1m
Employees for the Hardware Plant. a.
The Shelf Hardware Company is
actively pushing toward an early cree
ton of its plant in Roanoke. AS an
earnest OF this TIE TINES is authorized
to receive applications for employment
from brass moldcrs, bench molders,
polishers; buffers, machinists and lock
filters. These applications should give
references and state previous expert
ence. In some branches of the industry