The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-23
western Golconoa, ana are coming
monthly, weekly. almost daily.

One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company.
O.O0O
One paper bag manufacturing com
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of S22O.OOO.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, $500, 200.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
Two paving companies, $4,000
One street railway company, SIS, 1000.
One engine company, Sl50,000.
One cold storage com pany, $4,000.
Two banking companies, S15O,O0O.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, S15O, 900.
Ono steam generator company. $780,
900.
One drug company, $500.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating $3.50, O0O
show that fortynine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital Of S1,72l, ESQ.
The increase in the mum Der of char
ters in 1890 over 1850 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSs,525, $50.
real. ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Tho real estate transactions last year
amounted to Sl7,o67960 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000, 600 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, 600, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over 50, 900, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
IN buildings. s 2,O0U. 900
Rcal estate transactions 1000, 600
Companies organized ...... 1900, 900
Increase in realty values &C
cordlng to assessment on
taxation. .................. 5000, 900
Total. ................... S35, 900, 900
The population increased 5000.
The Improvements in sight for 1901
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 5000, 900
new industries secured. 500. 1000, 900
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton Of industries formerly
secured ................... 300, 900
Eity improvements. ....... 100000
railroad improvements. 1900, 0oO
Land companies organized. 2,2OO, 900
Total .................... $40, 600, 900
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 S75, 900
will he erected this year.
Congress has appropria ted S75, 900 for
the erection of Il public postofIce build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Methodists.
PresbYtcrians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. Tho
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
The Baptists are erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 600 and
the other S25.0L0. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. Tho
Eplscopalians are erecting a $40, 900
stone church and rectory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year $50, 900
church, one to cost $40 900, and one neat
frame structure. The German Reform
ed Church will erect house of worship,
and the Prcsbyterians will erect
$4,000 church,
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
partment of l.0 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 be erected.
All Of the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.