The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-26
western Golconoa, ana are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.


One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
One slicer manufacturing company.
s3OUU0.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of S220.OO0.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, &25,000
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, $4,000.
One engine company, S15O,000.
One cold storage company, $500
Two banking companies, S150.O00.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company. $3.50, 900.
One steam generator company. $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, $4,000.
One brewing company, SIS, 000
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S740, 900.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating 81, $780, 900.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of s1,72l,25O.
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSs, 525,O50
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transac tions last year
amounted to Sl7,G67,9 900 from SOB
transfers.
For 1859 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $4,000 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 SO, 900, 600.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ..............S 900, 600
Real estate transactions -. 1000, 600
Companies organized ....... IL 1000, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000, 600
Total. Observation-Disclosures. S35 1000, 600
The population increased 5000.
The Improvements in sight for 1901
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ...........S 5000, 600
New industries secured. -. 1000, 600
Improvement of Industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................... 800, 900
City improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements. ..... 3,OO0,OC
Land companies organized. 2,2OO,OO
IObdl .
There are 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 postofiice build.
ing:
Roanoke will soon be 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 Baptists are erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost $4,000 and
the other $4,000. The Lutherans are
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than S5O,OO0 The
Episcopalians are erecting a $40, 900
stone church and rectory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year q $50, 900
church, one to cost $40. 600, and one neat
frame structure. The German Reform
ed Church will erect house of worship,
and the Presbyterians will erect
$4,000 church.
Roanoke has a 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.
Eupepsy.