The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-13
western Golconoa. ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

low:
Seventy-6ye land and real estate in
Vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital of SIS, 1854, SOC.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
O00.I,
Ono slicer manufacturing company.
$4,000
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of $780, 600.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, S15O,00O.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50,OO0.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
mics, 100000
Academy of Music Company, $3.50, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 5000
One brewing company, 5000.
Five coal, coke and iron panies,
$40, 900.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S4,33O,O0O.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,721.25O,
Tho increase in the number of char
in,
eighty-thrre, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSs, 525, O5O.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transac oions last wear
amounted to S17,C67,96 from SOB
For 1889 tho real estate transactions
amounted to about S7,OOO,0O0 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, SO
that the increase in Roanokes real cs-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $40, 900, coo, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over So, DOC, OOO
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
IN buildings. ...............S 1000. 600
Zeal estate transactions. 80. 1000, 600
Companies organized ....... 1000, 600
increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 600
Total. S35. 900, 900
The population increased 6,OOO.
The provements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 5000, 600
New industries secured. go. 1000, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
tion of industries formerly
secured .................. 100000
Glty improvements. ......... 100000
Nallroau improvements. 100000
Land companies organized. 100000
Total Observation-Disclosures. $40, 600, 600
There are four public schools in the
city-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, anu ono colored school, with
Ave teachers.
Public school buildings to cost SIS, COO
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated SIS, 900 for
the erection OF a public postotiice build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. Tho 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 $4,000 and
the other S25.0L0. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The Epis-
copalians are erecting q $4,000 stone
church and rcctory. The Southern
Methodist will erect this year SGO,0
church, one to cost S1O0,O0O. and one
neat frame structure. The German Re-
formed Church will erect a house of
worship. and tho Prosbyterians will
erect $40, 600 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
partment OF $50 members. Tho city
has recently awarded tho contract for
the Gamewell fire alarm telegraph.
The department has ono fine building
and another is soon to be erected. All
OF the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
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