The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-05
western Golconoa, ana are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

DurlnB lSJU l3- companies were Or
ganizcd in Roanoke, with an aggregate
minimum capital of S1O,2i6, 300. These
companies are briefly summarized be-
low:
Seventy-fve land and real estate in
vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital of S., SG4, 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital S75,0
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
One slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of S22O.O0O.
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, $50
Two banking companies, Sl50,000.
Four loan, trust and finance compa
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, Sl5O,O0O.
One steam generator company, $3.50,
600
One drug company, $500.
Three oil companies, SOP, 000
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S4,330, 900.
For the year 1890 tho charter books
show that forty-ninc charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,121,25o
The increase in the number of char
ters in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
cighty-thrte, and the increase in the
minimum capital S., $50.
REAe. ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to Sl1,CG7,9Go from 5,l03
transfers t----..
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to aboat 100000 FROM
about 1900 real estate transfers, so
that the increase liz Roanolle's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1850
was Approximately SO, OOO, 600, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1899 amounted to over So, 0aI;oOO.
The progress OF Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. $ =, 00u, 090-
Real estate transac tons. =. 1900, 900
Companies organized ...... II Zoo, 600
Increase in realty values &C
cording to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000, 600
Total. Observation-Disclosures. $4,000, 900
The population Increased G,Oo0.
The Improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as fellows:
New buildings. .....-........S 5000, 600
New industries secured $50. 1000. 600
Improvement of Industries
established and s.onstruc-
ton Of industries formerly
secured ..........--....... 800, 0CO
City improvements. --....... 500, 600
Railroad mprovemeEts. $3.50. 1900, 600
Land companies organized. l,200, 600
1olal $50, 900. GOO
There arc four public schools in the
city-threc for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost SIS, 900
will be erected this year. II - k@S.7slI,;l
Congress has appropriated So, 600 for
the erection OF 4 public postotlice build.
ing
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. The Southern Mcthodists,
lresbytcrians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses OF worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
Tho 'aptists are erecting two fine
brick churches, one TO cost SIS, 900 and
the other $4,000. The Luthcrans are
erecting Il magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting $4,000
stone church and rcctory The South
ern Mcthodists will erect this year one
100000 church, one to cost SO, 900, and
one neat frame structure. The German.
Reformed Church will erect a house of
worship, and the Prcsbvtcrians will
build $4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de:
partmcnt of $50 members. The city
has recently awarded .he 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.
Special inducements are offered par
ties desiring to build residences on
Crystal Spring property. A 500 rcduc-
WIN VIII W Hlauc Oh lou Whcn mousse
costing not less than $500 is com
plctcd, or the company will lend $500 to
parties who will build at once.
mayS-1m
Employcs"for-the. Hard Plant. -.
Tho Shelf Hardware Company is
actively pushing toward an early cree
ton of its plant in Roanoke. AS an
earnest of this TIE TIMES is authorized
to receive applications for employment
from hrass nnnlhnrc hnnnI o..