The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-15
western Golconoa, ana are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

SeVcnty-hyc land and real estate In
vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital of S5,S6i, 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital SIS 1000.
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 S22O.OOO.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, S5OO,OOO
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, Sl5O,OOO.
One cold storage company, $50, ZOO.
Two banking companies, Sl50,000.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company. $780, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
900.
One drug company, S4,50p.
Three oil companies, $4,000
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,0OO.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S4,33O, 900.
For the year 1890 tho 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
tty- ND t1,A iroa -. Al.
minimum capita lSS, 525,O5o.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,C6 96O from SOB
transfers.
For 1850 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000, 900 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 1890 amounted to over 1000, GOO.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
IN buildings. .............S 1000, 600
Real estate transactions. 7,OOO, 900
companies organized ....... II ,OOO, 900
Increase in realty values ac-
cordlng TO assessment on
taxation. 5000, 600
Total. ......... S35. 900, 600
The population increased 5000.
The im provements in Sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S3 5000, 900
New industries secured. 49,. LOCO, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................... 900, 900
City improvements. ........ 100000
Railroad improvements. 800. 1900, 900
Land companies organized. 100000
Total .......... $40, 600, OOO
There are four public schools in the
city-threc 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 S75, 900 for
the erection of a public postoflice build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Methodists,
Presbytcrians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
Tho Baptists are erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other S25.0CO. The Lutherans arc
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. Tho
Eptscopalians are erecting $4,000
stone church and rectory. The Southern
Mcthodists will erect this year $50, COO
church, one TO cost $4,000, and ono neat
frame structure. The German Reform
cd Church will erect house of worship
and the Presbyterians will erect a
$4,000 church.
Roanoke has n we'll organized fire de-
partment of $50 members. The city
has recently awarded tho contract fol
the Gamewell fire alarm telegraph
The department now has one fine build
ing and another is soon to be erected
All of tho three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
Happy Ioosiers.
VIM. Timmons, Postmaster of Ida.