The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-10
western Golconoa. ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.


low:
Seventy-fve land and real estate in
vestmcnt companies, with an aggregate
capital of IS, S64, 800.
| Two cigarette machine companies
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company
capital SIS, 900.
One coupling company, capital $780,.
| 900.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
| 100000
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
| Five marble companies with an ag-
| gregate capital of S22O.00O.
One bridge and iron company, author
| lied capital, S5O0,00O.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $685. 600.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, Sl5, 900.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50,000.
-Four loan, trust and finance cOmpa-
nics, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, $50, 600.
One steam generator company. $3.50
0OO
One drug company $4,000.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, $50
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating Si,330,O00.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of 81, 721,25O
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1859 will be seen to be
eightythree, and the increase in the
minimum capita ISIS, 525, O5O.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to Sl7,C67, $50 from SOB
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000, 600 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanokes real cs-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1850
was approximately $4,000. 900, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in ls90 amounted TO over So, 900. 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ..........S o,0OU. 900
Real estate transactio . Il. OOO. 900
Companies organized ..... IL 600, 900
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. .............. 5000. 600
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000, 600
The population increased G.OOO.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. g 1900. 600
New industries secured 900 OOo
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton Of industries formerly
secured ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000
Slty improvements. ......... 100000
Rallroad improvements. 49,. 5000, 600
Lana companies organized. 100000
Total ........... $40, 900, COO
There are four public schools in the
city-thrce for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost S75, O00
Will be erected this year. II --.a.i.e1
Congress has appropriated SIS, 900 for
the erection of public postotiice build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon be CITY of
churches. The Southern Mcthodists.
Presbytcrians 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 SIS, 900 and
the other $4,000. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000 The
Episcopalians are erecting $4,000
stone church and rcctory. The South
ern MethodiSts will erect this wear one
$50 900 church, one to cost $40, OG0, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect house of
worship, and the Presbvterians will
build 4 $4,000 church
Roanoke has a we'll organized fire dcs
partmcnt of $50 members The city
has recently awarded The contract for
the Gamcwell fire alarm telegraph
Tho department now has one fine
building and another is soon to be
erected. All Of the three Companies
arc supplied with modern equipments.
Special Inducements are offered par
ties desiring TO build residences on
Crystal Spring property. A 500 reduc-
ton Will be made on Il lot when house
costing not less than Sl,500 is com
plctcd, or the company will lend $500 to
parties who will build at once
mayS-lm
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 TIE TINES is authorized
TO receive applications for employment
from brass moldcrs, bench moldcrs,
polishers; buffers, machinists and lock
filters. These applications should give
references and state previous expert
cnCc. In some branches of the ministry