The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-19
western Golconaa, ana are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital of $3.50, 800.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
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 100000.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25, 200.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, SIS, 900.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000
Two banking companies, S150,000.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, s15O,OOO.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 1900.
One brewing company, S75,00O
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74o,oOO.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating Si,33O,OOO
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,72l,25O,
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, 525,050.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transac lions last year
amounted to S17,t67,96 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about 100000 from
about 1900 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoke's 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 NAV be
summarized as follows
In buildings. ..............S 2,OOU, 600
Real estate transaction 80. 1000, 900
Companies organized ....... 1000, 600
Increase in realty values ac
cord1ng to assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 600
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S35. 600, 600
The population increased G,OOO
The provements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 5000. 900
New industries secured. ..... 1000, 600
improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured Observation-Disclosures. 800, 1000
City improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements. $3.50. 1000, 0UO
Land companies organized. 1900, 600
Total $40, 900, 600
There are four public schools in the
city-three 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 S75, 900 for
the erection OF Il 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
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
The Baptists are erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost $4,000 and
the other S250LO. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
EpiscopalianS are erecting a $4,000
stone church and rcctory. The South
ern Methodists will erect this year one
$50, 900 church, one to cost 81 D 600, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect a house of
worship, and tho Prcsbytcrians will
build $4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-.
partment Of $50 members. The 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 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 it's plant in Roanoke. AS an
earnest of this THE TIMES is authorized
to receive applications for employment
from brass molders, bench moldcrs,
polishers; buffers, machinists and lock
filters. These applications should give
references and state previous expert
encc. In some branches of the industry
raw employees may become experts in IA
few weeks or months, and earn largo
wages as piece workmcn Address all