The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-03
western Golconoa, ano are coming
monthly, weekly. almos daily.

One grocery and milling company,
capital 5000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
100000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of 100000.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
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 ctmpa-
MES, $1,000
Academy of Music Company, S15O,0O0.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three Oil companies, 500, 200.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating $4,000 900.
For the Year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,T21,25O.
Tho increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1880 will be TO be
eighty-three, and tho increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 1925, 05O.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transac lions last year
amounted to Sl7,C67,9G0 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000, 900 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $4,000, 900, and the
increase in tho number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over So, 100000.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. Observation-Disclosures 2,OOO 900
Real estate transactions. -. II, 0OO 600
Com panies organized 1855. 1000, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000, 600
Total. S35. 900, 600
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 1900, 600
New industries secured. $50. 1000, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100000
City improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements. .... 100000
Land companies organized. 1900, 600
Total $40, 1000, 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, 600
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropria ted So, 1000 for
the erection of public postotiice 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 fine
brick churches, ono to cost SIS, 900 and
the other S25.0l0. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than S50,OOO. The
Episcopalians arc erecting a $4,000
stone church and rectory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year SEQ, 600
church, one to cost SlO,0 900, and one neat
frame structure. The German Reform
ed Church will erect a house of worship,
and the Presbyterians will erect
SO. 600 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire 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 tho three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.