Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-03-18
"A Tripxto Charlptte..

"A AiAp%o OAaElpCSo"
Through tho kindness of the Chamber Of
Commerce Of Charlotte, North Carolina, wo
were enabled 10 visit that delightful city
during tho latter part of last week.
We left Walhalla on Friday night, the 18th
instant, and after q not very pleasant ride
by livery stable conveyance, arrived at Se-
noca City in duo timo for tho Eastern bound
train on the Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line
Railroad. After waiting for a, short while
the train hove in sight. and we wero soon en-
route for the Old North State.
Il is indeed pleasure to ride over this
road, and we bad o worry pleasant time, not>
withstanding the rain, which fell during tho
whole night As it was very dark without
we could not form any conception whatever
of the country through which We were travel
ing; so we tried the best We could to seek the
arms of Morpheus. ,We arrived safely In
Charlotte about 81 6diook IN the morning
and jumping 10 an omnibus were driven
rapidly to the Metropolitan Hotel. We were
awakened early next morning By the rattle of
drays, omnibuses and other vehicles and We
found it useless to try to further sleep.
After eating a hearty breakfast we pro-
ceeded to SEQ the ins and outs of the city.
We visited most Of the largest business houses
in the place, among which were the establish
ments of Walter Brem & Co., hardware
dealers; Tiddy & Bro, books and stationery
dealers, where We were very courteously re-
ceived by Mr.. r. N. Tiddy, Secretary Of the
Chamber of Commerce, who informed us that
ho had oountersigued about one thousand
tickets of merchants aud others who had
availed themselves of this opportunity to
visit the city during tho last two weeks.
We can truly say that Charlotte is n
thorough businsss place and Ats BUSINESS
men seem to be fully alive to the Importance
of keeping it so. Although it was raining all
day the streets we're foil of people going and
coming.
After dinner We visited the wholesale and
retail store Of Wittkowsky & Baruoh, who
have the largest establishment of their kind
in tho State, as we were informed, and by
the kindnoss Of Messrs. X. and NJ. were
shown from top 10 noitom. This firm is
doing very extensive business. We also
went do~n to the Mecklenberg Iron Works
where We for the first time saw how the
different kinds of castings are mado. They
have very large number of employees, and
Cuisines" was the order of tho day there.
We walked over the principal parts of the
city, and it seemed as if we would never get
through seeing something Of interest until
wo were literally tired out. ).
We must say r.the bepefs Of Messrs.
Field & Bro, propfiotors Of the hotel we
stopped at, that they are certainly model
hotel keepers, and persons visiting Charlotte
will not in our opinion. find q better stops
ping place than the Metropolitan Hotel.
The rain continued to fall during Sunday
morning and about lit O'Clock we were at
the depot awaiting the train which, soon
came, and We bade Charlotte reluctant
farewell and were soon rushing homeward at
tho rate of about Is or 80 miles an hour.
The Arst place of interest on the
why home was Kings Mountain, which,
as we were informed. could be very
plainly seen from the railroad, but the
heavy clouds obscured it from our sight.
As we passed along our thoughts ran back
to the time when that little band OF patriots
struggled for independence on and around
this mountain. Little thought they that not
century in the future o 1ourishing town
and magnificent railroad would be built go
near :he scene Of their conflict, but tho hand
| of progress knows no bounds.
We had only an indistinot Wow of Spartan~
burg. and cannot form any very definite
opinion of how the city looks.
The streams along the route were very
high, showing that it had boon raining pretty
hard. The country is very hilly between
Charlotte and Spartanburg, and we did not
SEQ very much good farming lands until we
reached Green'ille. As the depot at this
place 10 at one side Of the city, we could not
see very msch Of it.
After leaving Greenville we were not very
long in getting to Seneca City, where We left
the train. We soon reached. Walhalla and
were again at home, feeling that we had had
o most pleasant trip indeed ~
Hoping our fret attempt Mt writing for the
COURIER will not prove tiresome to ito read
ers, we will CLOSE by saying they should i'm
prove their fret opportunity Of visiting
Charlotte. X.
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All tho piano manufactures 10 New York
have determined To suspend on tho 18th Of
March anles, the men employed by steinwsy
60 to work.
Sr PETsRsBuRo, March ll.--A great fire
occurred on Monday at the weaving works in