The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-16
western Golconoa, ana are coming
monthly, weekly. almost daily.

capital of 1864, 800.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
Ono coupling company, capital $780,
900.
Ono slicor 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, S25, 200.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
Ono street railway company, SIS, 900.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl5O,O0O.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, S20O,O
Academy of Music Company, $50, OOO
One steam generator company. $780,
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, S92 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
s74O,OoO.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating 81, 1890, 600.
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-thrce, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 525, $50.
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 S7,O0O,0OO from
about 5000 real estate transfers, SO
that tho increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately SlO,0OO,0OO, and tho
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1880 amounted to over So, 600, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ...............S 2,0OU, 600
Real estate transactions. -. 1900, 600
companies organized ....... 1000, 900
Increase in realty values &C
cording to assessment on
taxation. 5000, 600
Total. .................. S35. 900, 600
The population increased 6,0OO.
The provements in sight for 1891
arc summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 1900. 600
New industries secured. $50. 1,OOO, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured .................. 100000
Slty Improvements. ....... 100000
Railroad improvements. go. 3,OOO, OOO
Land companies organized 1900, 900
1OIdl $40, 600, 600
There are four public schools in tho
city-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, anc one colored school. with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost STE. 600
will be erected this year
Congress has appropriated SIS, 900 for
the erection of q public postoffice build :.
ing.
Roanoke will soon be a 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 are erecting two fine
brick churches, ono to cost SIS, 900 and
the other $4,000. The Lutherans arc
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000 Tho
Episcopalians are erecting a $4,000
stone church and rcctory. The Southern
Mcthodists will erect this year $50, 600
church, one to cost $4,000, and one neat
franc structure. The German Reform
ed Church will erect house of worship,
and the Prcsbytorians will erect
$4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized no de-
partment OF $50 members. The CITY
has recently awarded the contract for
tho Gamewell fire alarm telegraph.
The department now has one fine build
ing and another is soon to DO erected.
All OF tho three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
Happy IIOosiers.
VIM. Timmons, Postmaster of Ida