The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-09
western Golconoa. ano are coming
monthly, weekly. almost daily.

low:
Seventy-five land and real estate in
vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital of S5,s64, 3OC
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 800, 900.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$50. 1000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of $500. 600
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S2J, 900.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, SIS, 1000.
One engine company, Sl50,OOO.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50.OO0.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, $1,000
Academy Of Music Company, $4,000
Ono steam generator company. $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, $4,000
One brewing company, ST5, 5000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S4,33O,OOO.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,721,25O.
The increase in the number of char
ters in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
elghty-thrce, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, SOS, O5O.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to Sl7,C67, 96O from SOB
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about S7,OOO,OOO from
about 1900 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanokes real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was Approximately 5000, 900, and the
increase in tho number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
III 1880 amounted to over $4,000, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
IN buildings. ..............S 1000, 600
Keal estate transactions. -. II 900. 600
Companies organized ....... IL 1000, 600
increase in realty values &C
cordlng to assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 600
Total. ................... S35. 900, 600
The population increased 5000.
The ln provements in sight for 1891
arc summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 1900, 600
New industries secured. -. 1000, 600
improvement of industries
established and construc-
tion of industries formerly
secured .................. 800, 600
Slty improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements. 80. 1900, OOO
Land companies organized. 2,2OO, 900
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $40, 600, OCO
There are four public schools in the
city-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, anG one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost s75 600
Will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated S75,0 for
the erection Of public postotiice build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
>,
Presby terians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
The Baptists arc erecting two fno
brick churches, one to cost SIS 900 and
the other $4,000. Tho Lutherans arc
erecting magnificent stono church
to cost not less than $50, 200. The Epis-
copalians are erecting a $4,000 stone
church and rectory. The Southern
Methodist will erect this year $50, 900
church, ono 10 cost 100000. and ono
neat frame structure. Tho German Re-
formed Church will erect house of
worship. and the Presbytcrians will
erect a SlO,O 900 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized ire do
partmeut OF $50 members The city
has recently awarded tho contract for
the Gamewell FIRE alarm telegraph.
The department has ono fine building
and another is soon to be erected. All
of the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
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