The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-24
western Golconua, ano arc coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.

aggregate capital Of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital S75, 900.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
Ono 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, $4,000.
One street railway company, SIS, 1000.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000
Two banking companies, Sl50,O00.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, S200,0 900.
Academy of Music Company. $4,000.
One steam generator company. $780,
900.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, $4,000.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,O 900
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating Sl,33O,O0O.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of 81, 721,25O
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
eighty-threc, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 525, $50.
REAL. ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted tn SIT 81 fwOD1 tnD
transfers.
For 1859 the real estate transactions
amounted to about S7,OOO,O0O from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoke's real cs-
tate transfers. during 1890 over 1889
was approximately 5000, 600, and the
increase in tho number Of deeds, 1000
The building operations i'll Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over So, 200, 600
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ......S 1000, 600
Real estate transactions. -. II 900, 600
Companies organized ..... II, 1000, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000, 600
Total S35 900, 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, 600
Improvement OF industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured northumberland. 100000
City improvements. ......... 100000
Railroad improvements. 5000, 0O0
Land companies organized. 1900, 600
1OCal 81 O, 600, COO
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 S75, 600
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated S75, COO for
the erection of public postoffice build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon he a city of
churches. The Southern Methodists,
Presbyterians and Catholics all have
handsome brick houses of worship. The
Methodist Episcopal and Christians
have neat churches.
The Baptists are erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the. other S25.0tO. Tho Lutherans are
erecting 4 magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting 4 $40, 900
stone church and rcctory. The South
ern Methodists will erect this year one
$1,000 church, one to cost $4,000, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect house of
worship, and the PYesbvterians will
build $4,000 church.
Roanoke has well organized fire de-:
partment of $50 members. The CITY
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamcwell fire alarm telegraph.
Tho department now has one fine
building and another is soon to he
erected. All of the three Companies
arc supplied with modern equipments.
Employees for the Hardware Plant.
The Shelf Hardware Company is
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