The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-22
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Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono sliccr manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
! grcgate capital of 100000.
One bridge and iron company, author
| lied capital, S500,00
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25, 900.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, SIS, 00O
One engine company, Sl5O,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000
Two banking companies, Sl50.O00.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
mics, 100000
Academy of Music Company. $50, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, SOC, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,OOO.
aggregating $780, 600.
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
ters in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 525, $50.
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The real estate transactions last year
amounted to Sl7,C67, $50 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted TO about 100000 from
about 5000 real estate transfers. so
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1859
was approximately $40, COO, 600, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to ever So, 600, 600.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ...............S 1000. 600
Real estate transactions. II. 900, 600
Companies organized ..... IL ZOO, 600
Increase in realty values &C
cording to assessment on
taxation. ................ 5000, 600
Total. S35 5000, 900
The population increased 5000.
The Improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 5000, 900
New industries secured. 800. 1000, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured Observation-Disclosures. 300, 600
City improvements. ........ 100000
Railroad improvements. 5000, 0G0
Land companies organized. 1900, 600
Total Observation-Disclosures. $40, 600, 900
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. 600
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated SIS, 900 for
the erection of Il public postofiice build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be a city of
churches. The Southern Mcthodists,
PresbYtcrians 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, one TO cost SIS. 900 and
the other S25.0LO. The LutAerans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians arc erecting a $4,000
stone church and rectory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year $50, 900
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
$40, 900 church.
Roanoke has a we'll organized ire de-
partment Of $50 members. 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 arc supplied
with modern equipments.
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daily, and mourning because they find
1t not. Thousands upon thousands OF
dollars are spent annually by our peo-
pie in the hope that they may attain
this boon. And yet it may be had by
all. We guarantee that Electric Bitters.
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