The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-11
western Golconoa, ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.


aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital SIS, 900.
One coupling company, capital $780,
coo.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of 100000.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
Two paving companies, SEQ,
One street railway company, SIS, O00
One engine company, Sl5O,OOO.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50.000.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy Of Music Company, $50, 0Oo
Ono steam generator company, $780,
OOO
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, $4,000.
One brewing company, SIS. 900.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S740,0O0.
Ten building companies, with capital
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,721,25O,
The increase in the number of char
ters in 1890 over 1850 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSs, ,O5O
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,C67, 800 from 5,IO3
transfers.
For 1850 the real estate transactions
amounted to about ST,OOO,OOO from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $4,000, 900, and the
increase in tho number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over $4,000, 900.
The progress Of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. s. 2.Oou. 600
Real estate transactions. -. 1900, 900
Companies organized $500. 1l,OOO, 900
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. 5000, 900
Iotal.... $4,000, 900
The population increased 6,OOO.
The provements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 5000, 600
New industries secured. 80. 1,OOO. 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ................. 3oO,o
City improvements. 100000
railroad improvements. 5000, ZOO
Land companies organiZed.. 2,2O0, 900
1Ot1l 81 O, 600. 600
There are four public schools in the
clty-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colorcd school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost S75, DOC
will be erected this year
Congress has appropriated SIS, 600 for
| the erection of Il public postotfice build
| ing.
Roanoke will soon be a city oil
churches. The Southern Methodists
| PresbYtcrians and Catholics all have
| handsome brick houses of worship. The
I Methodist Episcopal and Christians
shave neat churches.
| The BaptistS are erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost $4,000 and
the other $4,000. The Lutherans arc
erecting magnificent stono church
| to cost. not less than $4,000. The
Epscopalians are erecting S4O,O
stone church and rectory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year $50, 0O(
church, one TO cost $4,000, and one neal
frame structure. The German Reform
cd Church will erect q house of worship
but NJ
$4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
partment Of $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract fol-
the Gamcwell fire alarm telegraph
The department now has ono fine build.
ing and another is soon to be erected
A IL of the three companies are supplied
with modern equipments.
Happy Hoosiers.
VIM. Timmons, Postmaster of Ida