The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-01
western Golconoa. ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

aggregate capital of 100000
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
| 600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
| $50, 900.
Ono paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of S22O.OOO.
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, Sl50,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, S150,O0O.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 5000, 900.
Academy of Music Company. $50, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, S92,00
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S740,OO0.
Ten building companies, with capital
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-thrte, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, ,O5O
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to Sl7,C67, $3.50 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about S7,OOO,O0 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately 10000, 600, and the
increase in the number OF deeds, 1000
The building operations in Roanoke
In 1850 amounted to over $4,000, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ..............S ., 600, 600
Real estate transactions. -. II, OOO, 600
Companies organized ... II ,OOO, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 900
Total. ..:................ s35 900, 900
The population increased 6 1000.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ............S 3, 200, 600
New industries secured. $50. 1000. 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................ 800, 900
Slty improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements. 80. 1000, OOO
Land companies organized. . 1900, 600
Iotal ......... $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 275, 900 for
the erection of public postofiice build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Methodists,
PresbYtcrians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
iuc DdPtlSLS arc erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost sis, 900 and
the other $4,000. The Lutherans are
erecting q magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000 =. The
Episcopalians are erecting a $40, 600
stone church and rectory. 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 houseof worship,
and the Prcsbytcrians will erect a
$4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
partment Of $50 members. The citv
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamewell fro alarm telegraph.
The department now has one nc build
ing and another is soon to be erected.
All OF the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
Eupeusy