The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-18
western Golconoa, ana are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

veStment companies, with an aggregate
capital of S5,S6t, 300.
Two cigarette machine compa nies,
aggregate capital of 100000
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
grcgate capital Of 100000.
Ono bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $3.50
Two paving companies, 100000.
Ono street railway company, $751; 900.
One engine company, S150,000
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl5O,0OO :
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000
Academy of Music Company, $50, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
OOO
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,O 600.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating 81, $3.50. 900.
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 tho number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-threc, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 525, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to Sl7,C67,9 800 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 $40, 200, 900. and the
increase in the number of deeds, ., 900.
The building operations in Roanoke
In 1890 amounted to over $1,000, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
IN pulld1ngs. ............S 2,0cU. 600
Real estate transac tions . II, 600. OGO
companies organized ....... IL 600, coo
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000, 600
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S35. 900, OCO
The population increased 6,OOO.
The i'm provements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 1000, 600
New industries secured. ... 1000, 600
Improvement Of industries
established and construc-
ton OF industries formerly
secured .................. 800, 900
City improvements. ....... 500, Ono
Railroad improvements 49,. 1900, OOO
Land companies organized. 2,2OO, 600
Total .................. sic, 900, goo
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 S75, 900 for
the erection of public pos totlice 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, one to cost $4,000 and
the other $4,000. The Lutherans arc
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000 The
EpiscopalianS arc erecting q $40, OCO
stone church and rcctory. Tho Southern
Mcthodists will erect this year $50, coo
church, one TO cost $40, 900, and one neat
franc structure. The German Reform
ed Church will erect house of worship,
and the Presbyterians will erect
$40, 0c0 church.
Roanoke has a 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 arc supplied
with modern equipments.
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