The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-27
western Golconoa, ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.
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Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $500
One coupling company, capital $780,
coo.
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, $4,000.
Two paving companies, SEQ, 1000.
One street railway company, SIS, 1000.
One engine company, Sl5O,OO0.
One cold storage company, $50, 1000.
Two banking companies, S15O,0O0.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, $50, 900.
One steam generator company. $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three Oil companies, $4,000
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S740,0OO.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating 81, 100000.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nino charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,721,25O
Tho increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-thrce, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSs, 525,O5O.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to Sl7,C07,9G from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about S7,O0O,OO0 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $40, 200, 900, and the
increase in the number Of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over SO, 200, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ..............S 1000, 600
Real estate transactions. -. II 900, 600
Companies organized ....... LOCO, 600
Increase in realty values &C.
cording to assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 600
Total. Observation-Disclosures. S35, 900, 600
The population increased 5000.
The iT provemcnts in sight for 1901
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ...........S 5000, 600
New industries secured 80. 1000, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................... 3OO, 900
City improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements. 800. 1900, OOO
Land companies organized... 2,2OO, 900
Total $40, 900, 600
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, 600
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated SIS, 900 for
the erection of public postofiice 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.
Inc Baptlsts arc erecting two fine
brick churches, on to cost SIS, 900 and
tho other S25.OU0. The Lutherans are
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $780, The Epis-
copalians are erecting a $4,000 stcne
church and rcctory. The Southern
Methodist will erect this year 500 900
church, one to cost 100000, and one
neat frame structure. The German Re-
formed Church will erect a house of
worship. and the Presbytorians will
erect $4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized ire de-
partment OF $50 members Tho city
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamewell fire alarm telegraph.
The department has one fine building
and another is soon to be erected. All
of the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
Happy Hoosiers.
| VIM. Timmons, Postmaster of Ida
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