The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-06
western Golconaa. ana are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
One slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
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, ZOO.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, SIS, 900.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50,0O0.
Four loan, trust and finance cOmpa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, $50, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, SOC, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S4,33O,0O0.
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-.hr, @, and the increase in the
minimum capita S8,525,050.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,C67,9e0 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about S7,OOO,OOO from
about 5000 real estate transfers, SO
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $40, 900, 600, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over $4,000, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
III OulldlnSS. 600. 600
Real estate transactions. -. II, 200, 900
Companies organized ....... IL GOO, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. .................. 100000
Total. .......... S35. 900, 600
The population increased c, 600
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. .S 1000. 600
New industries secured 49,. l 200. 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton CT industries formerly
secured .................. 300, 900
City mprOVemcntS. ..... 500 OOO
Railroad improvements. 800. 1900, 600
Land companies organized. 100000
Total Observation-Disclosures. SIC, 900, 600
There are four public schools in the
city-threc for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost S75, 900
will be erected this year. II s-.c Z.
Congress has appropriated So 900 for
the erection of public postoifice build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Mcthodists,
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, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other S25.0CO. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting n $4,000
stone church and rcctory. The South
ern Mothodists will erect this year one
500, 900 church, one to cost SD, 1000, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect "A house of
worship, and the Presbyterians will
build a $4,000 church.
Roanoke has well organized fire de-
partment of $50 members The city
has recently awarded The contract for
the Gamewcll fire alarm telegraph.
The department now has one fine
building and another is soon to be
erected. All of the three Companies
are supplied with modern equipments
Special inducements are offered par
ties desiring to build residences on
Crystal Spring property. A 500 rcduc-
ton will be made on Il lot when house
costing not less than 81, 800 is com
pletcd, or the company will lend $500 to
parties who will build at once.
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Employees for the Hardware Plant. 20.
The Shelf Hardware Company is
actively pushing toward an early cree
ton of its plant in Roanoke. AS an
earnest Of this THE TINES is authorized
TO receive applications for employment
from brass molders, bench moldcrs,
polishcrs; uiFcrs, machinists and lock
filters These applications should give