The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-18
western Golconoa, ana are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.
COMPANIES orc \NIZED IN $500

veStment companies, with an aggregate
capital of S5,s6i, 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $500
One coupling company. capital $780,
One slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000
One paper bag manufacturing com
pany, SlOO.O 600.
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, 600.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, Si50,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000
Two banking companies, Sl50,000.
-Four loan, trust and finance cOmpa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, S15O,OOO.
One steam generator company, $780,
OCO
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, S92,O
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,OOO.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S4,330,OOO.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital Of 81, 1921, ESQ
The increase in the nun Der Of char
tiers in 1890 over 1850 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum On nit lSS SOS OSD
real. ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transac cions last year
amounted to Sl7,C67, 900 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 Roanokes real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1850
was approximately 10000, 600, 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 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ...........S 1000. 600
zeal estate transactions. -. 1000. 600
Companies organized .. IL 900, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
taxation. ................. 5000, 900
Total. ................... S35, OOO, 600
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. s 5000, 900
new industries secured. 500. 1000, 900
Improvement OF industries
established and construc-
ton Of industries formerly
secured ................. 800, 900
Clty improvements. ........ 100000
Railroad improvements. 800. 5000, 600
Land companies organized. 1900, 900
TOTAL ....... $40, 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 SIS, ooo
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated &75, 600 for
the erection OF a public postotlice 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.
The Baptists are erecting two fine
brick churches, one TO cost SIS, 900 and
the other $4,000. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000 The
Episcopalians are erecting $4,000
stone church and rcctory. The Southern
Mcthodists will erect this year Il $50, coo
church, one to cost $40, 900, and one neat
frame structure. The German Reform
cd Church will erect house of worship,
and the Prcsbyterians will erect Il
$4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
partment OF $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamewell tire alarm telegraph.
The department now has one fine build
ing and another is soon to be erected.
All Of the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
Eupepsy.
This is what you ought to have, in
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