The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-29

vestment companies with an aggregate
capital of SIS, s64, 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
One coupling company, capital $780,
One slicer manufacturing company,
S3O,O 900.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an aggre-
gate capital Of S22O,OOO,
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, Sl5, 900.
ono engine company, S150,00O.
One cold storage company. $4,000.
Two banking companies, $3.50, OO0
-Four loan, trust and finance COM
panies, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, $50, 900.
One steam generator company, $3.50, 900.
One drug company, $4,000.
three oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, SIS, 900.
Five coal; coke and iron companies
$4,000.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating, 81, 100000.
For tho year 1890, the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted with an aggregate minimum
capital of Sl,721, $50.
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1889 will be seen to be
VT
minimum capital $685., $50.
The companies chartered during the
year 1889 are summarized as follows:
Fifteen land companies with a canitai
OF S405, $50; five Investment conn anios
with capital stock of SIC, 900; two iron
companies with a capital stock of $780,
600; three brick companies with a capt.
tai stock of S31 900; two street railway
companies with capital of SI2,5O6;
three medicinal spring companies with
capital of So, 900; three banks with a
capital OF S110,000; two machine COM
panles with a capital of Sl75, 900; one
monograph company with capital of
100000; q carriage factory with S25, 900
capital; one hydraulic engine company
with capital Of 100000; one electric
light company with SOS, 900 capital; one
literary and benevolent association
with $4,000 capital; one zinc company
with capital of $500, 900; building as
ISOLATION with capital of S50,oOO; an
opera house company with capital of
$4,000; one lumber company with 500.
600 capital; one driving park association
without SIS, 900; one gas and water COM
pany with 100000 capital; one baths
company with capital of S2O,OOO; one
chemical company with $1,000 capital;
one wheat separator company with q
capital ofSl5.OOO.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last wear
amounted to S17,067, 960 from SOB
transfers.
For 1859 the real estate transactions
amounted to about 81, 900, 900 from about
5000 real estate transfers, so that the
increase in Roanoke's real estate trans
fers during 1890 over 1889 was approx
mately $4,000, 900, and the increase in
the number of deeds, 1000.
over 81, 900, 600 were spent on build
1ngS in the year 1890 IN Roanoke. The
number of houses built was about 900
or $50, and the number of men given
employment in the construction of those
buildings, from the mason who laid the
foundation stones to the painter who
put on the last finishing touches, was
l,2O0.
In 1889. the previous year, 900 houses
were built at an average cost of 81 200
each. The year 1888 witnessed the
erection of 500 buildings.
The improvements in 1891 will be
even greater than the past. $500, 900 is
to be appropriated on the 18th of March
for street paving and providing an effic- 1
lent sewer system.
The Duval Engine Works, of Zanes-
vile. Ohio, with a capital of $50, 900 and
employing 200 men, will be removed
here.
A large plant for the manufacture of
shelf hardware with capital of $500, 600,
employing $50 men. will be moved here
from New England.
The Norfolk and Western will build
handsome now union depot, the finest
in the State.
A glass factory has been secured and
contracts for several hundred thousand
dollars worth OF new buildings have
been made.
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