The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-28
western Golconoa. ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
S3o00
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
grcgato capital of S2.0.O0O.
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, Sl5,00O
One engine company, S15O,00O.
One cold storage company, $50, 600.
Two banking companies, S150.U00.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 5000. 900.
Academy of Music Company. $50, 1000
One steam generator company, $780,
OCO.
One drug company, 1850.
Three oil companies, SOC, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,0O0.
Ten building companies, with capital
agEreSatlng Sf,33O, 600.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,721,2 $50.
Tho increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1859 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita $685. $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,C67,0e0 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 1880
was approximately SlO.OOO,O 900, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1880 amounted to over So, 900, 900.
The progress Of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ............S 2,OOU. 600
Real estate transactions. II, 200, 600
Companies organized ....... IL, 600, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 600
Total. ................... S35 900, 900
The population increased 5000.
The Improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows
New buildings. ..............S 5000, 900
New industries secured. go. 1000, 900
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton Of industries formerly
secured ................... 300, COO
City mproVements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements. 80. 1000, OCO
Land companies organized 1900, 600
Total ................. $40, 000,OCO
There are four public schools in the
city-thrce for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colorcd school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost SIS, 600
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated ST., 900 for
the erection of public postotiice build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon be CITY of
churches. The Southern Methodists,
Presbyterians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
Tho BaptistS are erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost SIS. 900 and
the other $4,000. The Lutherans are
erecting a magnificent stone church
70 cost not less than $4,000 Tho
Episcopalians are erecting $4n.O
stone church and rcctory The South
ern MethodiSts will erect this year one
100000 church, ono to cost $4,000, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect q house of
worship, and the Prcsbyterians will
build $4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de
partmcnt Of $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamcwell fire alarm telegraph.
Tho department now has one fine
building and another is soon to be
erected. All of tho three Companies
are supplied with modern equipments.
Employees for the Hardware Plant.
The Shelf Hardware Company is
actively pushing toward an early cree
ton of it's plant in Roanoke. AS an
earnest Of this THE TIMES is authorized
to receive applications for employment
from brass molders, bench moldcrs,
polishers: buffers, machinists and lock
filters. These applications should give
references and state previous expert
ence. In some branches of the industry
raw employees may become experts in a
few weeks or months, and earn large
wages as piece workmen. Address all
applications to Hardware" care THE
ROANOKE TIMES
Specimen Cases.
s. II. Clifford, New Casscll, Wis, was
troubled with neuralgia and rheu
matism, his stomach was disordcred. his
liver was affected TO an alarming degree,