The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-30
western Golconua, ano are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.
CONpA NIEs O1tC A NIzEn IN 1900

low:
Sevcnty-f1ve land and real estate in
vestment companies, with an aggregate
capital of SIS, S64, 800.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
900.
One slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
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, S25, 900.
Two paving companies, $4,000.
One street railway company, SIS, 900.
One engine company, S150,000.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, Sl50,OO0.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, $50, 900.
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
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
aggregating $3.50, 900.
For the year 1890 tho charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,72l,25O.
The increase in tho number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1850 will be seen to be
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capital $685. $50.
REAL. ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to S17,t67, $3.50 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about S7,OOO,O0O from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanolle's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately SlO,0OO,0 900, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
In 1890 amounted to over s., 900, 600
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 2,0OU, 900
Real estate transactions. =. 1000, 600
Companies organized ....... IL, 200, 900
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 DullulngS- ..-........ 5000, 600
New industries secured. $50. 1000, 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton Of industries formerly
secured Observation-Disclosures. 300, 900
City improvements. ......... 500, 900
Railroad improvements. ..... 1900, 900
Land companies organized.. 1000, 900
lotal $50, 900, 600
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, 900
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriate ted S75, 600 for
the erection Of public postoflicc build
ing.
Roanoke will soon be CITY of
churches. The Southern Methodists,
lresbYtcrians 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, 900. Tho Lutherans arc
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting Il $40, O0(
stone church and rectory The South
ern MethodistS will erect this year one
5000 church, one to cost Slo, 900, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect house oil
worship, and the Prcsbvterians will
build $4,000 church.
Roanoke has a we'll organized re de,
partmcnt of $50 members. The City
has recently awarded the contract fol-
the Gamewell fire alarm telegraph
The department now has one fine
building and another is soon to he
erected. All of the three Companies
are supplied with modern equipments
Special inducements arc offered par
ties desiring to build residences on
Crystal Spring property. A 500 reduc.
ton will be made on a lot when house
costing not less than $500 is com
plcted, or the company will lend $500 to
parties who will build at once.
mayS-1m
Employees for the Hardware Plant.
The Shelf Hardware Company is
actively pushing toward an early cree
ton of its plant in Roanoke. AS an
earnest of this TIE TIMES is authorized
to receive applications for employment
from brass moldcrs, bench moldcrs,
DoliShcrS: buffers machinists and lock
filters. These applications should give
references and state previous expert
ence. In some branches of the industry