The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
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| companies arc Drlcuy SUMMARIZED De-
low:
Seventy-fve land and real estate in
vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital of S5,S64, 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000
One coupling company, capital $780,.
0OO
Ono slicer manufacturing company.
$4,000
Ono paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of 100000.
| One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, S50O,OOO.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25,000
Two paving companies, $4,000
One street railway company, SIS, 900.
One engine company, S15O,0O0.
One cold storage company. $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl5O,000
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 5000, 900.
Academy of Music Company. $50, 900.
One steam generator company. $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O, 900.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S4,330,00O.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,721,25O.
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
elghty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSs, 525, O5O.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transac dions last year
amounted to Sl7,C67, 800 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-
ate transfers during 1890 over 1850
was approximately $40, 600, 600, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
Tho building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to ever 81, 900, 600
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. Observation-Disclosures 1000, OOn
Real estate transaction II, 900, 600
Companies organized $1,000. II, 900, 900
Increase i'll realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. .................. 100000
Total S35. 900, 900
The population increased 6,OOO.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ............S 1000, 600
New industries secured. go. 1000. 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured .................. 100000
Slty Improvements. ......... 100000
railroad improvements. .... 100000
Land companies organized. 100000
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $40, 900, 600
There are four public schools in the
clty-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 SIS, 900 for
the erection of a public postoftice build.
ing
Roanoke will soon be a 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 $4,000. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000 The
Episcopalians are erecting a $4,000
stone church and rectory. Tho Southern
Methodists will erect this year 500, 900
church, one to cost $40. 900, and one neat
frame structure. The German Reform
ed Church will erect house OF worship,
and the Presbyterians will erect a
ST. 200 church.
Roanoke has 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 are supplied
with modern equipments.
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