The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-24
western Golconda, and are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.
CoMpANIEs ORG AIMED IN 1890.

During 1890 1872 companies were or
ganized in Roanoke, with an aggregat q
minimum capital of S10,246,300. II ESQ
companies are briefly summarize 4 s,o-
low:
Seventy-fve land and real .sta,e in
vestment companies, with n aporepate
capital of 1864, 300.
Two cigarette mac Aine companies,
aggregate capital of s4Oo, 900.
One grocery ard milling company,
capital 900.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$4,000.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of S220.000
One bridge and iron company, author
lied capital, 100000.
Two power companies, aggregate
capital, $3.50
Two paving companies, 100000.
One street railway company, SIS, 1000.
One engine company, Sl50,000
One cold storage company, $4,000
Two banking companies, S150,000.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
mics, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, $4,000
One steam generator company, $780,
600.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, 5000
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$40, 900.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating S4,330,000.
For the year 1890 tho 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 he
ghty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capital IS, 525,O5O.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to SIT, $50 from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about $1,000, 600 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, SO
that the increase in Roanokes real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately SIC, 0OO 900, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1880 amounted to over $1,000, 600.
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 may be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. ...............S 2,00U, 900
Real estate transactions. -. Il, 900 900
Companies organized ....... II, 900, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. Observation-Disclosures. 5000, 600
Total. ................... S35, 200, 900
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 1900, 600
New industries secured. $3.50. 1000 600
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton of industries formerly
secured .............. 800. 900
City improvements. ......... 500, 900
Railroad improvements. $50. 1000, 600
Land companies organized. 1905 900
Total $40, 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 So, 600
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated $50, 600 for
the erection of public postotlice 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 Baptists are erecting two fine
brick churches, one to cost SIS, 900 and
the other S25, 0LO. The Lutherans are
erecting a magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting a $4,000
stone church and rectory. The South
ern Methodists will erect this year one
100000 church, one to cost $4,000, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect n house of
worship, and the Presbyterians will
build $4,000 church.
Roanoke has a we'll organized fire de-
partment of $50 members. The city
has recently awarded the contract for
the Gamewell 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.
The First Step.
Darho ,,ou a ro r,,, Jo,,,