The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-29
western Golconoa, ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

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capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company.
$40. 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, S25, 900.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $50, 1000.
Two banking companies, S15O.00O.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 5000, 200.
Academy of Music Company, $3.50, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, 81, 500.
Three oil companies, S92, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S4,33o,ooo.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,721,25O.
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 525, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,C67, 96O from 5,lO3
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about S7,OO0,OO0 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase insRoanoke'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 1890 amounted to over $4,000, 600
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ...............S 1000, 600
Keal estate transactions. -. 1900, 600
Companies organized ....... 1000, 900
Increase in realty values &C
cordlng to assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 600
Total. .................... s35, 900, 900
The population increased 5000.
The provements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 1900, 600
New industries secured. 800. 1,000,O 900
Improvement of industries
esta blished and construc-
ton Of industries formerly
secured ................... 800, 900
City improvements. 100000
Railroad improvements. 80. 1900, 900
Land companies organized. 2,2OO, 900
Total $40, 600, 600
There are four public schools in the
city-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, anG one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost SIS, coo
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated SIS, 900 for
the 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, 900 and
the other $4,000. The Lutherans are
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $50, 600. The Epis-
copalians are erecting a $4,000 stone
church and rcctory. The Southern
Methodist will erect this year 500, O0C
church, one to cost 100000, and one
neat frame structure. The German Re-
formed Church will erect house OF
worship. and the PresbyLerians will
erect $4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
partment OF $50 members. The city
has recentlJ awarded the contract fol-
the Gamewell fire alarm telegraph.
The department has one fine building
and another is soon to be erected. All
of tho three companies arc supplied
with modern equipments.