The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-05
western Golconaa. ano are coming
monthly, weekly. almost daily.


| 600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
| gregate capital of S2g0.O0O
| One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, $500, 600.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $4,000.
T"'0 paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, 5000.
One engine company, S15O,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50,0o0.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy Of Music Company, $500
One steam generator company. $685.
600.
one drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O, 600
Ten building companies, with capital
aggrcgating 81, $50, 600.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital OF 81 ,721,250.
The increase in the mum Der Of char
tiers in 1890 over 1859 will be seen to be
eighty three, and the increase in the
minimum capita lSS, 525, O5O.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last wear
amounted 70 S17,C67, 900 from 5,lo3
For 1859 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $4,000 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanokc's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $40, 900, 200, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1880 amounted to over $4,000, 600
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
IN buildings. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1000, 600
Real estate transactions. . II 900, 600
Companies organized ....... IL ,OOO, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cordlng to assessment on
taxation. ................ 5000, 600
Total. .................. s35 900, 600
The population increased 5000.
The Improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..........23. 900 600
New industries secured. 900 OOO
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured ............... 300, 900
Slty improvements. ........ 5000
AallEoao Improvements. $500. 5000, 0C0
Lana companies organized. 2,20O, 600
Total SO 900, 600
There are four public schools in the
city-thrce for whites, with eighteen
teachers, anG one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost ST., 900
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated SIS 900 for
the erection Of "A public postotiico build.
ing.
Roanoke will soon be 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 Haptists are erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other $4,000. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $50, 600. The
Episcopaians are erecting a $40, 900
stone church and rectory. The Southern
Methodists will erect this year a 500, 600
church, one to cost $40. 900, and one neat
frame structure. The German Reform
cd Church will erect house of worship,
and the Presbyterians will erect a
$4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
parimenc OF $50 mem bers The CITY
has recently awarded the contract for
the Garnewell 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