The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-10
western Golconoa. ano are coming
monthly, weekly. almost daily.

| veStment companies, with an aggregate
capital of S5,S6i SOC.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
Ono grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
Ono 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 S22O.OOO.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $3.50
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, ST. 5000.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, S15O.OO0.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, $50, 900.
One steam generator company. $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, SOP, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O, 900.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S4.33O, 600.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,72l.25O,
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and tho increase in the
minimum capita lSs, 525, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS..
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to Sl7,c67,96o. 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 Roanokc's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $4,000, 900, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000
The building operations in Roanoke
IN 1880 amounted to over $4,000, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
Real estate transactions. II 600, 900
Companies organized ....... III ,OOO, 900
Increase in realty values ac-
cordlng to assessment on
taxation. 5,OOO,O 600
Total. ....-.......... S35 900, 600
The population increased 5000.
The III provements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. 5000. 600
Now industries secured. go. LOCO. 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................... 300, 900
City improvements. ........ 100000
Railroad improvements. ..... 3,OOO, 900
Land companies organized.. 2,2OO, 900
1otal ......... $40, 900, 900
There are four public schools in tho
city--three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, anG one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost S75, GOO
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated $500 for
the erection of public postofiice build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. Tho Southern Methodists,
Presbyterians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. Tho
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
The Baptists are erecting two Il ne
brick churches, one to cost SIS 900 and
the other S25,0LO. The Luthcrans are
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The Epis-
|. copalians arc erecting $4,000 stone
church and rectory. The Southern
Methodist will erect this year $50, 900
church, one to cost 500, 1000. and ono
neat frame structure. Tho German Re-
formed Church will erect a house of
worship. and tho Presbytcrians will
erect $4,000 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.
| Tho department has one fine building
and another is soon to be erected. All
Of the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
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