The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-29
western Golconda, and are coming
monthly, weekly, almo>t daily.

Seventy-flve land and real estate in
veStment companies, with an aggregate
capital of SIS, s64, 300.
Two cigarette machine companies,
aggregate capital of 100000.
One grocery and milling company,
capital SIS, 200.
One coupling company, capital $780,
600.
Ono slicer manufacturing company,
$780, 600.
One paper bag manufacturing COM
pany, 100000.
Five marble companies with an ag-
gregate capital of S220,O0O.
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, SIS 1000.
One engine company, Sl50,00O.
One cold storage company, $4,000.
Two banking companies, S150,OO0.
-Four loan, trust and finance compa-
MES, 100000
Academy of Music Company, $50, 600.
One steam generator company. $780,
900.
One drug company, $4,000.
Three oil companies, $4,000.
Five coal, coke and iron companies,
S74O,O0O.
Ten building companies, with capital
aggregating $3.50, 900.
For the year 1890 the charter books
show that forty-nine charters were
granted, with an aggregate minimum
capital of S1,721,25O.
The increase in the number of char
tiers in 1890 over 1880 will be seen to he
cighty-three, and the increase in the
minimum capital Ss,525,050.
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, 900 from
about 5000 real estate transfers, so
that the increase in Roanole's real cs-
tate transfers during 1890 over 1889
was approximately $4,000. 900, and the
increase in the number of deeds, 1000.
The building operations in Roanoke
in 1890 amounted to over $4,000, 900.
The progress Of Roanoke in 1890 NAV be
summarized as follows:
In buildings. .........S 1000. 600
Real estate transactions -. Il 200, 600
Companies organized ....... IL 200, 600
Increase in realty values ac-
cording to assessment on
taxation. ................. 5000, 900
Total. $4,000, 600
The population increased G,OOO.
The Improvements in sight for 1891
are summarized as follows:
New buildings. ..............S 1900, 600
New industries secured. go. 1,OOO, 900
Improvement of industries
established and construc-
ton Of industries formerly
secured ................... 800, 600
City improvements. ......... SOC, 900
Railroad improvements. 800. 5000, 600
Land companies organized. 1000, 900
AOuoi
There arc four public schools in the
city three for whites, with eighteen
teachers, and one colored school, with
five teachers.
Public school buildings to cost SIS 900
will be erected this year.
Congress has appropriated S75, 900 for
the erection of public postoflice build
ing.
Roanoke will soon he city of
churches. The Southern Mcthodists,
PresbYtcrians 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, 600 and
the other S25,0t0. The Lutherans are
erecting magnificent stone church
to cost not less than $4,000. The
Episcopalians are erecting $40, 1000
stone church and rcctory. 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 Il house of
worship, and the Presbvtcrians will
build $4,000 church.
Roanoke has we'll organized fire de-
partmcnt of $50 members. The city
has recently awarded The contract for
the Gamcwell fire alarm telegraph.
The department now has ono fine
building and another is soon to be
erected. All of the three Companies
are supplied with modern equipments.
Special inducements are offered par
ties desiring to build residences on
Crystal Spring property. a 500 reduc-
ton will be made on lot when house
costing not less than 81 500 is COM
pleted, 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 molders, bench molders,
polishers; buffers machinists and lock
filters. These applications should give
references and state previous expert
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