The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-10
western Golconoa. ana are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.


Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of $4,000
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
Goo
Ono sliccr manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing com
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of S22O.O0O.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, S150,0O0.
One cold storage company. $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50,000.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
Mes, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, $50, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, S4, 500.
Three oil companies, S92,000
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S740,O00.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating Sl,33O,OOO.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,72l,25O.
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, 5e5, O5O.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transac Gions last year
amounted to Sl7,C67,9e from 5,1O3
For 1850 tho real estate transactions
amounted to about S7,OOO,OOO from
about 5000 real estate transfers, SO
that the increase in Roanokes real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was Approximately SlO,O 900, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1880 amounted to over $4,000, OOO
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ..............S 10000 900
Real estate transactions. -. II, 900, 600
Companies organized ....... 1000, 600
Increase in realty values &C
cording to assessment on
TAXA tlOI. 5000. 600
Total. ................... S35. 900, 600
The population increased 6,OOO.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 1000, 600
New industries secured. 80. 1000. 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured Observation-Disclosures. 3oo 900
City mprovemcnts.. ....... 100000
Railroad improvements. 800. 5000, OOO
Land companies organized. 1900, 900
Total ................... $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 SIS, 900
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated SIS, 900 for
the erection of q public postoifice build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon be q city of
churches. The Southern Methodists,
PresbYterians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
Inc DaptlStS are erecting two flnc
brick churches, one to cost $4,000 and
the other $4,000. The Lutherans arc
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Epscopalians are erccting $500
stone church and rectory. The Southern
Mcthodists will erect this year a $50, 600
church, one to cost $40, 900, and one neat
frame structure. The German Reform
cd Church will erect house of worship,
and the Prcsbyterians will erect a
$4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized ire de-
partment of $50 mem bers. The city
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamewell fire alarm telegraph.
The department now has one fine build
ing and another is soon to be erected.
All of the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
Employees for the Hardware Plant.