The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-14
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monthly, weekly. almost daily.

During 1890 1872 companies were Or
ganized in Roanoke, with an aggregate
minimum capital of Sl0,246, 800. These
companies arc briefly summarized be-
| low:
Seventy-fve land and real estate in
veStment companies, with an aggregate
capital of S5,S6i, SOC.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
| 600.
One sliccr manufacturing company.
S30.o
One paper bag manufacturing com
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of S220.000.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, S500,000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25, 900.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50,000.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 5000, 900.
Academy of Music Company, $50, 1000.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, $4,000.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S740, 900.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggrcgating 81, $50, 600.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,721,25O.
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, $685. $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to Sl7,O67, 900 from 5,1O3
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about S7,OOO,OOO from
about 1900 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoke's real cs-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately 100000 900, and the
increase III the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
III 1890 amounted to over 81, 900, 600.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ..S 1000. 600
Real estate transactions. -. 1000, 600
companies organized ....... 1000, coo
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 600
Total. ................... S35 900, 900
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in Sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 5000, 600
New industries secured $50. 1000, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ............... 300, 900
City improvements. ......... 500, 600
Railroad improvements. 800. 5000, O0O
Land companies organized. 1900, 900
Total ................. $40, 900, 600
There are four public schools in the
clty-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 S75, 900 for
the cree ton of public postotiicc build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Methodists,
Presbyterians 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, ono to cost SIS, 900 and
the other $4,000. The Luthcrans arc
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting $40. 600
stone church and rcctory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year q 500, 600
church, one to cost $4,000, and one neat
frame structure. The German Reform
cd Church will erect house of worship,
and the Prcsbytcrians will erect a
$4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
partmcnt Of $50 members. The CITY
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamewell fire alarm telegraph.
The department now has one inc build
ing and another is soon to be erected.
All Of the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
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