The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-30
western Golconoa, ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.


| aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
900.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
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
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, S150,G00.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy Of Music Company, $780, 900.
One steam generator company. $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,OO0.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating $3.50, 600.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,721,25O.
The increase in the number of char
ters in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 525,05O.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,C67,96O from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about ST,O0O,OO from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoke's roal es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $4,000, 900, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over 50, 600, 900.
The progress Of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ............... S 2,OoU. 600
Real estate transactions. 17,O0O 900
! Companies organized 1850. 1000, GOO
Increase in realty values ac
cording to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000. 900
Total. Observation-Disclosures. S35. O0o, 900
The population increased 5000.
The Improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 1000, 900
New industries secured. 80. 1000, 900
| Improvement Of industries
established and construc-
| ton CT industries formerly
secured ................... 100000
City mprovements.. ........ 100000
Railroad improvements. 5000, OCO
Land cOmpan MES organized. 1900, 900
There arc four public schools in the
city-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colorcd school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost sra, poC
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated S75, COO for
the erection of public postoflice build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be a city OF
churches. Tho Southern Mcthodists
PresbYterians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. Tic
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
Tho Baptists are erecting two fine
brick churches. one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other S25.O,0. The Lutherans arc
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting S40,OC(
stone church and rcctory The South
ern Methodists will erect this year ono
100000 church, one to cost SO, 900, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect house oil
worship, and the Prcsbyterians will
build S10,0 church.
| Roanoke has a we'll organized fire do
! partmcnt of $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract fol
the Gamewcll 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
Employees for the Hardware Plant.
Tho Shelf Hardware Company is
actively pushing toward an early cree
ton of it's 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.
ence. In some branches of the industry
raw employees may become experts in a
few weeks or months, and earn large
wages as piece workmen. Address all
| applications to Hardware" care TIE
| ROANOKE TIMES
|. Specimen Cases,
S. II. Clifford, New Casscll, Wis, was
troubled with neuralgia and rheu
matism, his stomach was disordcred, his
liver was affected to an alarming degree,
| appetite fell away, and he was terribly
reduced in flesh and strength. Three