The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-09
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COMPANIES ORGANIZED IN 1890.
During 1890 132 companies were or
ganized in Roanoke, with an aggregate
minimum capital of SIC, 246, 300. These
companies are briefly summarized be-
low:
Seventy-Rvo land and real estate in
vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital of S5,S64,3 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital 5000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$50. 600.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with On ag-
gregate capital of S220,O0O.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50,000.
TOUT lOtu, ITuSC duQ unauCO
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company. $50, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, 81, 500.
Three oil companies, $4,000.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating $4,000
For the year 1890 tho charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,721,25O.
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eigh tythrre, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 525, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transac 6ions last year
amounted to S17,(67, $50 from SOB
transfers.
For 1859 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 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, 900, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ............... 5 100000
Real estate transactions. :. 1000, 900
Companies organized 1850. 1000, 900
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. .................. 5000, 900
Total. Observation-Disclosures. S35. 200, 900
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 1900, 600
New industries secured. $50. 1000, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................. 100000
City provements. ......... 100000
Railroad Improvements. 80. 1900, OGO
Land companies organized. 2,2OO,O 900
Total observation-disclosures. $40, 900, 600
There are four public schools in tho
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, 900 for
the erection of public postotfice build
ing.
Roanoke will soon BIO 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 arc erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost SIS 900 and
the other S25.Ot0. Tho Lutherans are
erecting q magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians arc erecting u S4O,OOO
stone church and rectory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year $50, 900
church, one to cost $40, 600, and one neat
frame structure. The German Reform
ed Church will erect q house of worship,
and the Presbyterians will erect a
$40, 600 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 build
ing 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
actively pushing toward an early cree
ton of its plant in Roanoke AS an
earnest of this TIE TIMES is authorized
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