The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-04
western Golconoa. ana are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

vcStment companies, with an aggregate
capital of SIS, SGl,3 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
capital SIS, 900.
Ono coupling company, capital $780,,
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of S220.000.
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, $751; 900.
One engine company, S150,0OO.
One cold storage company, $50, 600.
Two banking companies, Sl50,O00.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
nies, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, $50, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
OOO
One drug company, $500.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, S75,0O0.
Five coal, coke and iron com panies,
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating Si,33O,OO0.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nino charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of 81, 72l,o5O.
The increase in the number OF char
ters in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and tho increase in the
minimum capital So, 525, $50
REAL. ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to SIT, ,9GO from 5,l03
transfers. --'--
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about 100000 from
about 5000 real estate trans ers, SO
that the increase in Roanole's real cs-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $4,000, 600, and the
increase in the number Of deeds, 1000.
Tho building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over s., 200, 900.
The progress Of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
III buildings. ...............S 1000. 900
Real estate tranSac tiOnS. II, 900, OOO
Companies organized ....... II, 900, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000, 900
Total. So. 900, 900
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1901
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 3,OOO, 600
New industries secured. 80. 1000. 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................. 300, 900
City improvements. ....... 100000
Railroad improvements. $50. 1900, 900
Land companies organized. 1900 900
Total ......... $40, 900, 600
There are four public schools in the
city-thrcc for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost SIS, 600
will be erected this year. q g ssssSsaast:g
Congress has appropriated SIS, 600 for
the erection Of public postoilice build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Mcthodists,
PrcsbYtcrians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
Tho Baptists arc erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other $4,000. The Lutherans are
erecting Il magnificent stone church
to cost not less than SjO,O The
Episcopalians are erecting Il $4,000
stone church and rectory. The South
ern Methodists will erect this year one
500, 600 church, one TO cost 81 200, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect a house of
worship, and tho Presbytcrians will
build a $4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de.
partmcnt Of $50 members The CITY
has recently awarded The contract for
the Gamewell fire alarm telegraph.
The department now has ono fine
building and another is soon to be
erected. All of the three campanics
are supplied with modern EQUIPMENTS.
Special inducements are offered par
ties desiring to build residences on
Crystal Spring property. A 500 reduc
ton will be made on Il lot when house
costing not less than $1,000 is COM
plctcd, or the company will lend $500 TO
parties who will build at once
mayS-lm
Employes::for- the1Iiardwarc.Plan --- -,
The Shelf Hardware Company is
actively pushing toward an early cree
ton of its plant in Roanoke. AS an
earnest Of this TIE TINES is authorized
TO receive applications for employment
from brass moldcrs, bench moldcrs,
polishers: buffers, machinists and lock
filters. These applications should give
references and state previous eXpcri-
Cncc. In some bra nohns of tbo ;rJ,ic+r,,