The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-21
western Golconoa, ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.


low:
Seventy-fve land and real estate in
veStment companies, with an aggregate
capital of S5,s6i, SOC.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
Ono grocery and milling company,
capital So, 600
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
grcgate capital of S220.OOO.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, S25, 200.
Two paving companies, $4,000
One street railway company, SIS, 900.
One engine company, S1500O0.
One cold storage company, $50, 900.
Two banking companies, Sl50.000.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, $3.50, 900.
Ono steam generator company, $780,
OOO
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, $4,000.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$4,000
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregatin $3.50, 600.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,721,25O
In,
ters in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 525, O50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Tho real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,C67, 96O from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 tho real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000. 600 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, SO
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately SlO,O0O,0OO, and the
increase in tho number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1880 amounted to over $4,000, 900.
Tho progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
IN buildings. g 1000. 600
Real estate transactions. -. 1900, 600
Companies organized ....... l,OOO, 900
Increase in realty values &C
cording to asses sment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 600
Total. .................. So. 600, 600
Tho population increased 5000.
The provementS in sight for 1891
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 .................. 300, 600
City improvements. ........ 100000
Railroad improvements. $50. 1000, 0O0
Land companies organized... 2,200, 600
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There are four public schools in tho
city-three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost S75 900
will be erected this year
Congress has appropriated S75, 900 for
the erection Of public postoflicc build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be city of
churches. Tho Southern Methodists,
Presbyterians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. Tho
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
Tho Baptists are erecting two fine
BRICK churches, one to cost Sls,O and
the other $4,000. The Lutherans arc
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than 100000. The Epis-
copalians arc erecting siO 900 stone
church and rectory. The Southern
Methodist will erect this year 500 900
church, one to cost 100000, and one
neat frame structure. The German Re-
formed Church will erect house of
worship, and the Prcsbytcrians will
erect a $40, 900 church.
Roanoke has a we'll organized Are de-
partment OF $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the 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.
Happy uoosiers.
VIM. Timmons, Postmaster Of Ida
vile, Ind, writes: Electric Bittcrs
has done more for me than all other