The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-20
western Golconoa, ana are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
One slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
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, S500,OO0.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50,C00.
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, $4,000
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S4,33O,O0O.
show that forty-nine charters we're
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,721,o5O,
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, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,(67, 0GO from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000, 900 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately S10,oOO,O 900, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over So, 900, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. .........S 2,oOv. 600
Real estate transactions. :. 1900, 900
Companies organized ....... ZOO, 900
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 600
Total. $4,000, 900
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarize ed as follows:
New buildings. .............S 5000, 600
New industries secured. -. ,OOO. 900
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................... 30O,O
Slty improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements 500. 1000. 600
Land companies organized. 2,2OO, 600
Iotal $50, 900, COO
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 goo
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated S75, 200 for
the erection of a public postoiiice 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 $4,000 and
the other S25.0t0. The Lutherans are
erecting a magnificent stone church
q. to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting $40 600
stone church and rectory. The South
ern Methodists will erect this year one
$50, 600 church, one to cost $4,000, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect house of
worship, and the Presbyterians will
build $4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
partment of $50 members. The city
has recently awarded tho 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