The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-04
western Golconoa. ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.
roNpA MES ORG ANIZED IN 1870.

capital Sfo,OUO.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
1000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag
gregate capital of S2a0.OOO.
Ono 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, S15O,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, St50,000.
Four loan, trust and finance comp2
MES, 100000.
Academy OF Music Company, 100000.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, 81, 500.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggrcgating S4,330,0O0.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital Of Sl,721,250
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase III the
minimum capita lSS, 525, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transaction last year
amounted to Sl7,t67, $3.50 from SOB
transfers.
For 1852 the real estate transactions
Il &
about 5000 real estate transfers, SO
that tho increase in Roanol1e's real es-
tate transfers during $500 over 1850
was approximately $4,000, 900, and tho
increase in the number of deeds, 1000
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over So, 600, 600.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may bc
summarized as follows:
In buildings. Observation-Disclosures 1000. 600
Real estate transactions. -. II, 900, 600
Companies organized ....... 1000, 900
increase in realty values &C.
cordlng to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000, 900
Total. Observation-Disclosures. S35. 900, 900
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
| New buildings. IS 1000, 600
| New industries secured. $50. 1000, 900
Improvement Of industries
established and construc-
ton Of industries formerly
secured ................... 100000
City improvements. 100000
| Railroad improvements. ..... 5000, 900
Land companies organized. 1900, 900
Total Observation-Disclosures. $40, 600, 600
There are four public schools in the
city-threo 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 $4,000 for
the erection Of a public postoillce build .
ing.
Roanoke will soon be a city of
churches. The Southern Methodists,
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
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopaiians arc erecting a $4,000
stone church and rcctory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year SEQ, 900
church, one to cost $4,000, and one neat
frame structure. The German Reform
ed Church will erect house of worship,
and the Presbyterians will erect Il
$4,000 church.
Roanoke has a we'll organized fire de-
partment of $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract for
tho 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 tho Hardware Plant.
The Shelf Hardware Company is
actively pushing toward an early cree
ton of its plant in Roanoke. AS an
earnest of this TIE TIMES is authorized