The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-12
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Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital Of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
One coupling company, capital $780,
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
So. 1000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregatc capital of 5000 600.
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, SIS, 1000.
One engine company, $l50,000.
One cold storage company. $50, 900.
Two banking companies, Sl50,cOO.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
mics, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, $50, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $500.
Three oil companies, $4,000
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S740,OO
Ton building companies, with capital
aggregating Si,330,00
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,721,250
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-thrte, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to $l7,t67,9 $3.50 from 5,1O3
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $4,000 900 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanokcs real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $40, OO0O 600. and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000
The building operations in Roanoke
i'll 1890 amounted TO over 81, ZOO, COO
The progress Of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. .............S 2.0CU.000
Real estate transactions. -. 1000, 600
Companies organized ...... IL, 900, 900
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. ............... 5000, 600
Total. ................... S35. OOO, 600
The population increased 5000.
The Improvements in Sight for 1891
arc summarized as follows:
New buildings. .............S 5000, 600
New industries secured. $50. 1000, 900
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton Of industries formerly
secured Observation-Disclosures. 300, 600
City improvements. ..... 500 600
Railroad improvements. $500. 5000, OCO
Land companies organized. e. 1900 600
Total ................... $40, 900, coo
There are four public schools in the
city-thrce for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colorcd school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost S75, 900
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated So, 900 for
the erection of public postofIice build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon be a city of
churches. The Southern Mcthodists,
Presbytcrians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
brick churches, one TO COS. sis 900 and
the other $4,000. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting $4,000
stone church and rcctory The South
ern Methodists will erect this year one
100000 church, one to cost SO, 900, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect house OF
worship, and the Presbytcrians will
build a $4,000 church.
Roanoke has well organized fire de-
partmcnt OF $50 members. The city
has recently awarded The contract for
the Gamewcll fire alarm telegraph.
The department now has one fine
building and another is soon to be
erected. All of the three Companies
are supplied with modern equipments.
Employees for the Hardware Plant.
Tho Shelf Hardware Company is
actively pushing toward an early cree
ton Of its plant in Roanoke. AS an
earnest of this TIE TINES is authorized
to receive applications for employment
from brass molders, bench molders,
polishers; buffers, machinists and lock
filters. These applications should give
references and state previous export
cnce. In some branches Of the industry
raw employees may become experts in 4
few weeks or months, and earn large
wages as piece workmen. Address all
applications to "Uardwarc," care TIE
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