The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-31
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Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital Of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
900.
One slicer manufactur. company,
$50 600.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of S220,0OO
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, $780, 600.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
mics, 100000.
Academy of Music Company. $500
eOne steam generator company. $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, S92, 600.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,OOO.
Ten building companies. with capital
aggregating S4,s3O, 900.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,721,25O
The increase in the number OF char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-thrce, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 525, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transac tions last year
amounted to Sl7,C67, $50 from SOB
transfers.
For 1850 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.
Tho building operations in Roanoke
In 1890 amounted to over $4,000 900.
The progress Of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ..............S 1000. 600
Real estate transactions. 80 Il, 1000. 900
Companies organized ...... ii, OOO, 900
Increase in realty values &C
cordlng to assessment on
taxation. 5000, coo
Total. ................... $4,000, 600
The population increased 6,OOO.
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 .................. 300, 900
Clty improvements. ........ 500, 900
railroad improvements. 5000, 600
Land companies organized. 2,2OO, 600
There are four public schools in the
city-thrce for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings TO cost S75, 900
will be erected this year
Congress has appropriated S75, 900 for
the erect ton of a public postotiice build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city Of
churches. The Southern Mcthodists.
Prosbytcrians 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, one to cost $4,000 and
the other $4,000. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Eplscopalians are erecting s40,C
stone church and rectory. The Southern
Mcthodists will erect this year a $50. 600
church, one to cost $40, OOO 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.
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life. Thousands are searching for ii
daily, and mourning because they find
it not. Thousands upon thousands Of
dollars are spent annually by our peo-
pie in the hope that they may attain
this boon. And yet it may be had by
all. we guarantee that Electric Bitters,
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