The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-22
western Golconda. and are coming
monthly, weekly, almost daily.
COMPANIES ORGANIZED IN 1890.

Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital $4,000.
Ono coupling company, capital $780,
600.
One slicer manufacturing company,
$50. 900.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ac-
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, ZOO.
One engine company, S150,O0O.
Ono cold storage company, $50, 900.
Two banking companies, S150.OOO.
Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000.
Academy of Music Company, $3.50, 600
One steam generator company, $780,
900.
One drug company, $4,000.
Threo oil companies, 500, 900.
One brewing company, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
$40, OOO
leu building companies, with capital
aggregating S4,330.OOO.
For the year 1890 tho 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
tcrs in 1890 over 1850 will be seen to he
eighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capital IS, 1928, $50.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The real estate transactions last year
amounted to SI7,tG7,96O from SOB
transfers.
For 1889 the real estate transactions
amounted to about S7,O0O,OOO from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanoke's real es-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $40, 900, 900, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000
Tho building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over $4,000, 600
The progress of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. .......S 1000, 600
Real estate transactions. II 900, 600
Companies organized ....... II, 900, 600
Increase in realty values &C
cording to assessment on
IaNaJlOn.. ................ 5000 600
Total. .................. So, 200, 600
The population increased 5000.
The improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..........S 3.OCO. 600
New Industries secured. $50. 1000. 600
Improvement OF industries
established and construc-
ton OF industries formerly
secured OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 500, OCO
CITY improvements. ....... 500, 600
Railroad improvements. $50. 3OOO. 600
Land companies organized. 1000. 600
IOtdl $40, QUO, 600
There are four public schools in the
city-thrce 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 appropriated So, 900 for
the erection Of Il public postottice 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
=, iOn "" Sheo' ohc " CoSV SlS,OUO ana
the other S25,0tO. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. Tho
Episcopalians arc erecting a $40, 900
stone church and rectory. The South
ern Methodists will erect this year one
500, 600 church, one to cost Sl0, 900, and
one neat frame structure. The German
Reformed Church will erect a house of
worship. and the Prcsbyterians will
build $4,000 church
Roanoke has 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.
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