The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-28
western Golconda, and are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily


low:
Seventy-five land and real estate in
vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital Of SIS, S64, 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
Ono grocery and milling company
capital S75, ZOO.
One coupling company, capital $780,
900.
One slicer manufacturing company,
sac. 600
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, 100000.
One street railway company, $4,000
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $50,O00.
Two banking companies, S150.COO.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000
Academy of Music Company, $50, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
900.
One drug company, 81, 500.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies.
S74O,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating 81, 100000.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,72l.250
The increase in tho number of char
tors in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-thrcc, and the increase in the
minimum capital IS, 525,O $50.
REAL. ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,C67,9G from 5,1O3
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about S7.O0O,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, 00O and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
IN 1890 amounted to over 1000, 900.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. .....S o,OOU. 600
Real estate transac tions. -. 1000, 600
Companies organized .. IL ,OOO, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. 5000, 600
Total. S35 900, 600
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in Sight for 1901
arc summarized as follows:
New buildings. 1000. 600
New industries secured. ..... 1000, 900
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured .................. 300, 600
City improvements. ......... 500, 900
Railroad improvements. 800. 1000, 900
Land companies organized. 1900, 900
Total $500. $40, 600, 900
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 postoflice build
ing.
: Roanoke will soon be city Of
churches. The Southern Mcthodists
Presbytcrians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
Tho Baptists are erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other $25,Ot0 Tho Lutherans are
erecting 4 magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. Tho
Episcopalians are erecting a S4O,0
stone church and rcctory. The South
ern Methodists will erect this year one
$50, O00 church, one to cost $40, 900, and
one neat franc structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect house of
worship, and the Prcsbvterians will
build $4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
partmcnt of $50 members. The city
has recently awarded The contract for
the Gamewcll fire alarm telegraph.
The department now has ono fine
building and another is soon to be
erected. All of the three Companies
arc supplied with modern equipments
Special inducements are offered par
ties desiring to build residences on
Crystal Spring property. y 500 reduc-
tion will be made on lot when house
costing not less than Sl,50O is com
pletcd, or the company will lend $500 to
parties who will build at once.
mayS-1m
Employees for the Hardware T1nnt.
The Shelf Hardware Company is
actively pushing toward an early cree
ton of it's plant in Roanoke. AS an
earnest Of this TIE TIMES is authorized
to receive applications for employment
from brass moldcrS, bench holders,
polishcrs: buffers, machinists and lock
filters. These applications should give
references and state previous export
ence. In some branches of the industry