The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-25
western Golconoa, ano are coming
monthly, weekly. almos daily.

aggregate capltal OF S4OO,UUO.
One grocery and milling company,
capital S75, 900.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of 100000.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, $751;
One engine company, S15o,0OO.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50,000.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, S2O0,OOO
Academy of Music Company, $4,000
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,
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S4,330,OOO
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,72l,3 ESQ.
The increase in tho number of char
tiers in 1891 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, $3.50
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to Sl7,C67,9GO from 5,lO3
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about 100000 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, 20
that the increase in Roanoke's real cs-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately S10,OOO.OOO, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over So, 900, 600.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. SUPERINTENDENT 2,0GU 600
Real estate transac tons. -. 1000 900
Companies organized ..... II, 600, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cording TO assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 100000
Total. .................. $4,000, 600
The population increased G,000.
The mprovements in sight for 1891
arc summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 1900, 600
New industries secured. 100000
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
tion of industries formerly
secured 100000
City improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements. $50. 5000, OGO
Land companies ORGANIZED . oOO ono
JUL .
There arc four public schools in the
city three for whites, with eighteen
| teachers, and one colorcd school, with
| five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost S75, 900
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated S75, 900 for
| tho 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.
The Baptists are erecting two fine
| brick churches, one to cost SIS, 600 and
the other S25.0t0. The Lutherans are
erecting a magnificent stone church
| to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting $1,000
I stone church and rectory. The South
ern Methodists will erect this year one
| 100000 church, one to cost SO, 900, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect a house of
worship, and the Prcsbvterians will
build $4,000 church
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de.
| partment of $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamcwell fire alarm telegraph
The department. now has ono fine
| building and another is soon to he
| erected. All of the three Companies
arc supplied with modern equipments.
l.nnla..ar eax 4i.a r...l $1,000 IN.