The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-26
western Golconda. and are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.
COMP NJEs ono AIMED IN 1890

vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital of 1864, 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
| aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
| capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
900.
One slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of S220.000.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25 900.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, Sl50,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, S150,O00.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, S200,0
Academy of Music Company. $780, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, $685.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S4,33O,0OO.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital Of 81, $50,
The increase in the number of char
terS in 1890 over 1880 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capital SO, 525, $50.
REAL. ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transac tions last year
amounted to S17,(67,9 $50 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about S7,OOO,OOO from
about 1000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1859
was approximately $4,000, 600, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over 50, 900, 600.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. .............S 1000, 600
Real estate transactions. :. 1900, OOO
Companies organized ....... 1000, 900
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000, 900
Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $4,000, 600
The population increased 5000
The Improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ....S 1900, 600
New industries secured. $50. 1000, 900
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton Of industries formerly
secured ................. 300, 600
City improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements. 800. 5000, 600
Land companies organized. 1000, 600
Total ........ 1000, 600
There arc four public schools in the
city-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers and one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost SIS, 900
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated SIS, 900 for
the erection of public postofilce 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.
The l'aptists are erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost $4,000 and
the other S25,0tO. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Epscopalians are erecting $4,000
stone church and rectory. The South
ern Methodists will erect this year one
$50, 900 church, one to cost $4,000, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect Il house of
worship, and the presbytcrians will
build $4,000 church.
Roanoke has q we'll organized fire dess
partmcnt OF $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamcwcll fire alarm telegraph
The department now has one fine
building and another is soon to be
erected. All OF the three Companies
arc supplied with modern equipments
Safe Investment.
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