The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-19
western Golconoa. ana are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily. -.

nhiHiiuuH capital Oh GU, SfO, oOU. NeSc
companies are briefly summarized be-
low:
Seventy-Rve land and real estate in
vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital of S5,S6i, 30c
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital 5000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
0OO
Ono slicer manufacturing company.
$4,000.
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, S500,O00
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
one street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, Sl50,O00.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl5O.O0O.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company. $50, 900.
One steam generator company. $780,
600.
One urug company, 81, 800.
Three oil companies, $4,000.
One brewing company, $4,000.
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 Sl,72l.25O,
The 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 1873, 1925, O5O.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last wear
amounted to Sl7,C67, 9GO 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 Roanokc's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $4,000, OOO and the
increase in the number Of deeds, = 900.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over $4,000, 600.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
Real estate transactions. -. II 200, 600
Companies organized ....... IL ZOO, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 600
Total. .................... S35. ZOO, 900
The population increased 5000.
The Improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 1900, OOO
New industries secured. 49,. 1000. 600
improvement of industries
established and construc-
tion of industries formerly
secured .................. 300, 900
lily Improvements ...-. SOC, 900
railroad improvements. 49,. 5000, 900
Land companies organized. 1900, 900
LOYAL $40, 600 600
There are four public schools in the
city-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and ono colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost SIS 600
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated $4,000 for
the erection of q public postoiiice build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be a city of
churches. The Southern Mcthodists
PresbytcriaHs and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses Of worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
Tho Baptists are erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other S25.OtO The Lutherans are
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000 Tho
Episcopalians are erecting a 800
stone church and rectory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year $50, 900
church, ono TO cost $40, 900, and one nea t
franc structure. The German Reform
ed Church will erect house OF worship
and the Prcsbyterians will erect a
$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 build
ing and another is soon to be erected.
All OF the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
Happy Hoosiers.
VIM. Timmons, Postmaster of Ida
vile, Ind, writes: Electric Bitters
has done more for me than all other
medicines combined, for that bad feel
ing arising from Kidney and Liver
trouble" John Leslie, farmer and
stociman, of same place, says: "Find
Electric Bittcrs TO be the best Kidney
and Liver medicine, made me feel like
new man" j. W. Gardner, hardware
merchant, same town, says: Electric
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