The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-15
western Golconoa, ano are coming !
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

600.
One slicer manufacturing company,
$40. 900.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of S22O.OOO
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, SIS, 600.
Two paving companies, 10000.
One street railway company, SIS ,OOO
One engine company, S15O,OOO.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50,O00.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000
Academy of Music Company, $50, 1000.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three Oil companies, $4,000.
One brewing company, S75,O00
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with CAPITAL
aggregating $3.50, 900.
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 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSs, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transac 6ions last year
amounted to S17,C67, 500 from 5,1O3
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 es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $40. OOO 600, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000
The building operations in Roanoke
In 1880 amounted to over $1,000, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ...............S 2,OOU. 600
Real estate transactions. =. II 900, 600
Companies organized '....... 1000, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cordlng to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000, 600
Total. ss5 ZOO, 600
The population increased 5000.
The provementS in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 5000, 600
New industries secured. $500. 100000
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured MISUNDERSTANDING. 300, 600
City improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvemen ts. :. 80. 1900, OOO
Land companies organized. 100000
Total ...... $40 900, OOO
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 SIS, GOO
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated SIS 200 for
the erection of a public postofiice build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon be a city of
churches. The Southern Methodists,
Presbyterians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
brick churches, one to cost $50 and
the other S25.OlO. Tho Lutherans are
erecting n magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The Epis-
copalians are erecting a $4,000 stone
church and rectory. The Southern
Methodist will erect this year $50, 900
church, one to cost 100000, and ono
neat frame structure. The German Re-
formed Church will erect house of
worship, and the Presbyterians will
erect a 5000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized Ere de-
partment OF $50 MT mbers Tho city
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamewell fire alarm telegraph.
The department has one Inc building
and another is soon to be erected. All
of the three companies are supplied
with odorn equipments.