The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-27
western Golconoa, ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

| aggregate capital of 100000.
Ono grocery and milling company,
capital ST5, 900.
One coupling company, capital $780,
| 600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
Ono paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
grcgate capital of $500 900.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies. Sl50,000.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, S15O, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, S92, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,OOO.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S4,330,o0
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
ters in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita S,525, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to Sl7,t67,9G0 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 cs-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $40, 900, 900, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000
The building operations in Roanoke
IN 1870 amounted to over So 600, 600
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ...............S 2,GOu, 600
Real estate transactions. >. II 600 OnO
companies organized ....... IL 900, OCO
Increase in realty values ac-
cordlng to assessment on
taxation. acknowledgements. 5000, 900
Total. $50 200, 900
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1901
are summarize ed as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 5000, 600
New industries secured. $50. 1000, 900
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton Of industries formerly
secured ................... 100000
City improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements. 800. 1900, OCO
Land companies organized 3 200 600
LoIai STU, UUO, CUO
There are four public schools in the
city-th for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost S75, 900
will be erected this year
Congress has appropriated So, COO for
the erection of public postonlco build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be a city of
churches. The Southern Methodists,
Presbytcrians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
Tho Baptists arc erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost Sis, 900 and
the other S25.0t0. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting $4,000
stone church and rectory. The South
ern McthodistS will erect this wear one
100000 church, one to cost 1000, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect house of
worship, and tho Presbyterians will
build $4,000 church.
Roanoke has 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
building and another is soon to be
erected. All of the thrcc 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 THE TIMES is authorized
to receive applications for employment
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