The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-28
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CONfPA MES ORG ANIZED IN 1890.

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COMPANIES ORGANIZED IN 1890.
During 1890 132 companies were or
ganized in Roanoke, with an aggregate
minimum capital of $40, GAG, 800. These
companies are briefly summarized be-
low:
Seventy-fve land and real estate in
vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital of SIS, S64, 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital SIS, 900.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag
gregate capital of S22O.OOO.
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, 81 1000.
One engine company, Sl50,000.
One cold storage company, $50, 900.
Two banking companies, Sl50,000.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 5000, 900.
Academy of Music Company. $50, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$780, 900.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S+,330,00O.
For the year 1890 tho charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,721,25O
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita 1888, 525, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to 7,C67, 96O from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000, 600 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, SO
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately Sl0,O 900, and the
increase in the number Of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over SO, 900, 600.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. S 100000
Real estate transactions. 1900, 900
Companies organized ...... 1000, 900
Increase in realty values &C
cording to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000, 900
Total. ................... S35. 900, 600
The population increased 5000.
The Improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 1900, 900
New industries secured. $50. 1000, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured Observation-Disclosures. 800, 900
City improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements. 49,. 1000, OCO
Land companies organized. 2,2OO, 600
1Otal $40, 600, 600
There are four public schools in the
for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost SIS, 900
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated SIS, 900 for
the erection of a public postoffice build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Methodists.
Presbyterians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. The
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