The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-25
western Golconoa, ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

Tive cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
One sliccr manufacturing company,
100000.
One paper bag manufacturing com.
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag
gregate capital of S22OO00.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, $685. 900.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25, 600.
Two paving com panies, $4,000.
One street railway company. 5000.
One engine company, Sl50,O00.
One cold storage company, S50,0
Two banking companies, Sl5O,000.
Four loan, trust and finance ccmpa-
mics, S200,0
Academy of Music Com any, sl5O,oOo
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
one drug company, 81, 500.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, SIS 600.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$40, 600.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating 81, $50, 900.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,72l,a5O.
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, 525,0 $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS..
The real estate transac lions last year
amounted to Sl7,t67, $50 from SOB
transfers.
For 1859 the real estate transactions
amounted TO about 5000, 900 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Hoanokes real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately SO, 900, 900, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
IN 1880 amounted to over $4,000, 600
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. .............S 1000, 600
Real estate transactions =. 1000, 900
Companies organized .. IL COO, 900
Increase in realty values ac-
cordlng to assessment on
taxation. ............... 5000, 600
Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. s35, 900, 900
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized rs follows:
New buildings. .......S 1900, 900
New industries secured 1000, 600
Improvement of Industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 300, 900
City improvements. ........ 500, 900
Railroad mprOvemcntS. 5000. 0GO
Land companies organized. 1900, 600
Total $40, 600, 600
There are four public schools in the
city-thrcc for whites, with eighteen
teachers, anG one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost SIS, 900
will be erected this year.
Congress has apprOpria ted S75, 900 for
the erection of u public postoiiice builG
ing.
Roanoke will soon be CITY of
churches. The Southern Methodists.
PrcsbYterians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses Of worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
Hc baPtlSLS arc erecting TWO line
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other S25.OLO. The Lutherans are
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $780, The Epis-
copalians are erecting a $4,000 stone
church and rcctory. Tho Southern
Methodist will erect this year SG0. 900
church, one TO cost 100000, and one
neat frame structure. The German Re-
formed Church will erect house of
worship, and the presbyterians will
erect Il Sl0,0 church
Roanoke has n we'll organized ire de-
partmcnt OF $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamewcl fire alarm telegraph.
Tho department has one fine building
and another is soon to be erected All
OF the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
Happy IfoOsicrs.