The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-02
western Golconoa, ano arc coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

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vcstment companies, with an aggregate
capital of So, SUI 800.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital Of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
| 600.
One slccr manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
grcgate capital OF 100000.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25, 900.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, SIS, 900.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $50, 900.
Two banking companies, Sl5O.00O.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 5000, 900.
Academy of Music Company, $780, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
0OO
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating $780, 900.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nino charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital Of sl,721.25O.
The increase in tho number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1850 will be seen to be
eighty-threc, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 525, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,CG7, 800 from SOB
For 1850 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000. 900 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanokes real 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 $4,000, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. .,..S 100000
Real estate transactions So II, 900. 900
Companies organized ....... IL, zoo, 900
Increase in realty values &C.
cording to assessment on
taxation. ................ 5, 900, 900
Total. Observation-Disclosures. S35 900, 900
The population increased G,0oO.
The Improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ............S 1000, 900
New industries secured $50. 1000, OOO
Improvement OF industries
established and construc-
ton OF industries formerly
secured .................. 1000
Guy improvements. ........ 100000
Railroad improvements. 800. 5000, goo
Land companies organizcd... 100000
Total ................. sic, 900, 900
There are four public schools in the
city-thrce for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost Sra, coo
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated S75, 900 for
tho erection OF public postotlice build
ing
Roanoke will soon be 4 city of
charchcs. The Southern Methodists,
PresbYtcrians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses OF worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
The Baptists are erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost 81 900 and
the other $4,000. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
TO cost not less than $4,000. The Epis-
copalians are erecting a $4,000 stone
church and rcctory The Southern
Methodist will erect this year a 100000
church, one to cost $l10.UO0, and one
neat frame structure. Tho German Re
formed Church will erect n house OF
worship, and the Prcsbytorians will
erect q SO, 900 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
pa:tmcnt OF $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamewe.l fire alarm telegraph.
The department has one fine building
and another is soon ID be erected All
of the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
Bucklen's ArnIca Snlve.