The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-12
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COMPA MES ORGANIZED IN 1890.

low.
Seventy-fve land and real estate in
veStment companies, with an aggregate
capital Of S5,S6i,30o.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slcer 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, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25, 900.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $500
Two banking companies, Sl5O,000.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000
Academy of Music Company, S15O, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,,
OOO
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, S92,O 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O, 900.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating 81, $780, 600.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,721.25O
Tho increase in the number of char
ters in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 25,050
HEAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,C67, 800 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 1880 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 So, 600, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. Observation-Disclosures 1000, 600
Real estate transactions. So. 1000, 600
Companies organized ...... 1000, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000, 600
Total. Observation-Disclosures. S35 ZOO, 600
The population increased 6,OOO
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ....S 1000. 600
New industries secured. $50. 1000, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................. 300, 900
City mprovementS. ......... 500, 600
Railroad mprovements. ..... 5000, goo
Land companies organized. 100000
Total Observation-Disclosures. $40, 000,0 600
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 ST., 900
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated S75,0 900 for
the erection of Il 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 $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
Methodists will erect this year $50, coo
church. one to cost $4,000, and one neat
frame structure. The German Reform
ed Church will erect house of worship,
and the Presbytcrians will erect a
$4,000 church.
Roanoke has a we'll organized fire de-
partment of $50 members. Tho city
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamewell fire 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.
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