The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-25
western Golconoa, ana are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.
COMPAN MES ORG NIZLsn IN 1900

VIC ClSaToCC0 maCQlne companies,
aggregate capital Of 100000.
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
One slicer manufacturing ,.Apany,
100000
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital Of S22O.OOO
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, So5, ZOO.
Two paving companies, 100000
One street railway company, SIS, 0CO
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, S15O.UOO.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, $1,000
Academy Of Music Company. $50, 600
One steam generator company, $3.50,
600.
One drug company, $500.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating 81 $40, 600.
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, ,O5O.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,t67,96O from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000. 900 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, SO
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $40, 600, 900, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
IN 1890 amounted to over $4,000, COO.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ..S 1000 OoO
Real estate transactions. -. 1000. 600
Companies organized IL 900, 600
Increase in realty values &C
cording to assessment on
taxation ................. 5000, 600
Total. .................. S35 200, 900
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1901
are summarized as follows
New buildings. ....S 600 OOO
New industries secured OOo OOn
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 300, 900
Sity Improvements. ......... 100000
I'alIroao improvements. $3.50. 5000, 0G0
Land companies organized. 1900, 900
Total Observation-Disclosures. 500 900
There are four public schools in the
clty-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 1000 for
the erection Of public postotlice 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.
Inc BaptiSts are erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other S25.OtO. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians arc erecting a $40, 600
stone church and rcctory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year a sec. 600
church, one to cost $40, 900, and one neat
frame structure. The German Reform
cd Church will erect house of worship.
and the Prcsbytcrians will erect a
SO, 600 church.
Roanoke has u we'll organized fire de-
partmcnt of 80 members The city
has recently awarded the contract for
the Game well 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.
This is what you ought to have, in
fact, you must have it, to fully enjoy
life. Thousands arc searching for it
daily, and mourning because they find
it not. Thousands upon thousands of
dollars are spent annually by our peo-
PIE in the hope that they may attain
this hnOn nd .