The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29
western Golconaa, ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.


vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital OF S., S64,3OO.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital Of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital 5000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
S3O,UU0.
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, S50O,O00.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25, GOO.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, SIS ,OOO
One engine company, S150,00O.
One cold storage company, S5O,OOO
Two banking companies, Sl5O.OOO.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 5000, 1000.
Academy Of Music Company, $50, 1000.
One steam generator company. $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, S92, 900.
One brewing company, 5000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,OOo.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S4,S30,0OO.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of 81, 72l,25O,
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1880 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita s,525,O5O
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to Sl7,C67,96O 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 the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
In 1890 amounted to over So OOO, 900.
The progress Of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. 9. DOT. GOO
Real estate transactions. -. IT, 600. 600
companies organized ..... 11,OOO, 900
Increase in realty values &C
cording to assessment on
taAaClon.. ................. 5000, 600
Total. ................ S35. ZOO, 900
The population increased 6,OOO
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. .........S 3, 900 600
New industries secured l. 600 ono
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured 30O,OO
Slty improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements ... 5000. OOO
Lana companies organized. 1900, 900
| Total .................... $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 SIS, 900 for
the erection Of Il public postofiice build
ing.
Roanoke will soon DO CITY of
churches. The Southern Mcthodists,
PresbYterians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. The
nietnoulSI EplScOpai and Christians
have neat churches.
The Baptists are erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other S25.0tO. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting a $40, 900
stone church and rectory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year $50, 600
church, one to cost SIC, 900, and one neat
frame structure. The German Reform
ed Church will erect house of worship.
and the Presbyterians will erect a
| $4,000 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 the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.