The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-26
western Golconaa, ana are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.


aggregate capital of $4,000
One grocery and milling company,
capital SO, 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 $4,000.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25, 900.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, Sl50,000.
One cold storage company, $50. 900.
Two banking companies, Sl50,O00.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, $4,000
One steam generator company, $780,
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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 $3.50, 600.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
%granted. with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,721,o5O.
The increase in the number of char
ters in $500 over 1880 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS,525,0 $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transac 6ions last year
a mt to
transfers.
For 1850 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000, 900 frc IN
about 5000 real estate transfers, 20
that the increase in Roanolle's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $4,000, 600, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to ever $1,000, 600.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. .........S 600. 600
Real estate transactions. E. . 1000, 900
Companies organized ...... IL 900, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cordlng TO assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 900
Total. .:................ S35 900, 900
The population increased G,OOO
The improvements in sight for 1901
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 1000. 600
New industries secured. 800. 1000, 600
improvement of Industries
established and construc-
ton Of industries formerly
secured ................... 100000
City improvements. ......... 100000
Naliroad improvements. ..... 5000, OOO
Lana companies organized. 100000
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 S75, 900
will be erected this year
Congress has appropriated SIS, COO for
the erection of public postotIicc build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be a 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, 1000 and
the other $4,000. The Luthcrans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000 The
Episcopalians are erecting n $40 OO
stone church and rcctory. Tho South
ern Methodists will erect this year one
SG0,0 church. one TO cost Slo, 900, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect Il house of
worship, and the Presbvterians will
build a $4,000 church
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
partment of $50 members The city
has recently awarded The contract for
the Gamewcll 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.
Tho Shelf Hardware Company is
actively pushing toward an early cree
ton of it's plant in Roanoke. AS an
earnest of this THE TIMES is authorized
to receive applications for employment
from brass molders, bench molders,
pollshers: buffers, machinists and lock
filters. These applications should give
references and state previous expert
cnce. In some branches of the industry
raw employees may become experts in /.
few weeks or months, and earn large
wages as piece workmcn. Address all
applications to "Hardwaro," care THE
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Specimen Cases.
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