The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-19
western Golconoa, ana arc coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

Seventy-fve land and real estate in
vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital of S5,s6i, 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
| capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer 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, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25, 900.
Two paving companies; S20,000
One street railway company, Sis, O0o.
One engine Company, Sl5O,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
TWO banking companies, Sl5O,00O.
Four loan, trust and finance comps-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company. $50, GOO.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One dug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, SIS. 900.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating $3.50, 600.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that. forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimvn
capital of S1,721, $50.
The increase in the number of char
ters in 1890 over 1850 will be seen TO be
eighty-three, and tho increase in the
minimum capita 1873, 525, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transac lions last year
amounted to Si7,tO7, 96O from 5,l0e
transfers.
For 1850 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $4,000 from
aboU. 5000 real estate transfers. so
thats.he increase in 2oanol6e's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $4,000, 600, and the
Increase in the number of deeds, 1000
Tho building roperstions in Roanoke
In 1880 amounted 10 over $1,000, OOO.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
IN oulidiEgS. .............S 2,00U,000
Zeal estate transactions. 49,. 1900, 600
Companies organized ..... IL ZOO, 600
sncrease i'll tcalty values &C
'COruln8 To assessment on
taxation. ..-............... 5000, 900
Total ................ S35, 0eo, 900
lac populatidn increased 5000.
The im provenents in sight for 1901
are sum marizsd as follows:
New 62ildings. ..............S 5000, coo
New Industries secured. $50. LOGO ls{/O
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
tion of industries formerly
secured ................... 1000
City improvements. ..... 5OO,O0O
Railroad improvements. $50. 1900, OCO
Land companies organized. Il. 1900, 900
There are four public schools in the
city-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and ono colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost s75, COO
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated S75, 600 for
the erection of public postoffice 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 arc erecting two & nc
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
tho other S25,0l0. The Lutherans arc
erecting magnificent stonc church
to cost not less than $4,000. The Epis-
copalians are correcting $4,000 stone
church and rectory. The Southern
Methodist will erect this year $50, 900
church, one to cost 100000, and one
neat frame structure. Tho German Re-
formed Church will erect house of
worship. and tie Presbyterians will
erect $4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
partment OF $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamewell fro alarm telegraph.
The department has one fine building
and another is soon to be erected All
of the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
Bucklen's Arnica Saive.