The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-14
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monthly, weekly, almost daily.
COMPANIES ORG ANIyEn N 1S0O

Seventy-five land and real estate in
vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital of S5,S64, 30C.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicor manufacturing company,
$50, 900.
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, $25, 200.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, 1000.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, S50O00
Two banking companies, S15O.COO.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, S15O,O00.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, SOC, 900.
One brewing company, 5000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggrcgating S4,330,O0O.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that fortynine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,721,25O.
The increase in the number of char
ters in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS,525,O50
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS..
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,C67,0G0 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about 100000 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanokes real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately 10000, 600, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000
The building operations in Roanoke
In 1880 amounted to over 1000, OOO
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. .........S 1000. 600
Real estate transactions. -. 1000, 600
Companies organized ....... 1000, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 600
Total. ................... S35. 900, 600
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
Ncw DullulngS. ..............S 5000, 600
New industries secured. $50. 1,O00 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ............... 300, COO
City improvements. ....... 500 600
Railroad improvements. ..... 5000, OCO
Land companies organized. 2,2O0O 600
1OGnl
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 SIS, 900
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated SIS, 900 for
tho erection Of a public postofiice 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, 900 and
the other S25.OLO. The Luthcrans are
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000 The
Episcopalians are erecting a $40, 900
stone church and rcctory. The South
ern Methodists will erect this year one
100000 church, one to cost SO 900, and
enc neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect a house of
worship, and the Presbvterians will
build $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 one fine
building and another is soon to be
erected. All of the three Companies
are supplied with modern equipments.
Employees for the Hardware Plant,
The Shelf Hardware Company is
actively pushing toward an early cree
ton Of its plant in Roanoke. AS an
earnest of this Tile TIMES is authorized
to receive applications for employment
from brass moldcrs, bench molders,
polishers; buffers, machinists and lock
filters These applications should give
references and state previous expert
cncc. In some branches Of the industry
raw employees may become experts in
few weeks or months, and earn largo
wages as piece workmen. Address all
applications to "IIardwarc," care TIE
ROANOKE TIMES
Merit Wins.
We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling DR.