The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-06-10
OUR SOUTHERN LETTER.
Speclel to'the OAuBoN ApvutArr,

weeks in the city of Charlotte, the county
seat of Mecklenberg, N. G. This beau
tiful city. of about IL. 700 Inhabitants, il
one of the largest in the State, aud one
Of the prettiest in the South. 1t is ia
miles distant from Raleigh, tho Stat,
capital, aud is the junction Of seven rail.
roads. 1t gives evidence of enterprise,
thrift and wealth. Az u city Of comfort
able, picturesque houses, it can hardly
be equa,led ,r excell,d in any part Of oLr
Union. IL is fast becoming winter 70.
sort for Northerners. some OF whom are
educating their daughters here ut the ie-
male institute, under the tutorship OF
Rev. Prof. Atkinson. The Sint rs are
mild and heslthiul in this portion Ui the
State, aud physical ailments are reuuceu
to narrow limits.
The Caruliuu Military Institute is also
located here. IL was staulISheu lii Oct.
1873, by Col. ]. z. Inomas. Ihe Object
OF the founder WAS to organize u mlIi,arl
college, open TO tue youth Oh the COUNTRY
at Large, especially the CarOlInas. /,
has bsen in successful operation since LIS
establishment. IL las mad about 3uu
boys aud young nlen under its lnslruc
tiUu, ana has turned out several snall
graduating classes, Tue uisciplne Is
slriclly military. A meat, grey uuIiurm
is worn. ALI the religious lLHuences
that eau be welded Is brought to Uear
on the cadets. IL ID u sale school lii
fah -, a a
says that tue Course Vi instruction Ii de-
signed to accomplish a thorough schUl-
astic aud practical training, auu seeks tv
secure o Judicious combination oI tie
scientific aud aesthetic eieinent.
new cotton factory Is nov III SUCCESS
full operation here, built by .Messrs. u
w. Oats d Bros, about one Year ax,
These gentlemen are the right lnen III
the tight placs-.men Of good morals,
cultivated Intelligent, correct Jusluess b
habits and wealthy. lbls factory Is a
credit to the country i'll which IL Is 81, u.
ated. Although III operation Tut shuIt
time, haYlnR to DeAin Will uusKilieu la
borers, i'll n ear Oh severe arUOgn, great
ly affected the production oi cotton. they
have done paying business Tue South
Is not only tue place tu MAKE cotton, but
also 1t is the place to manufacture IL.
The work can be done duIi"g tue whole |
year. About twelve miles Iaom thie
place is one OF the best water powers III
the State. A factory could be uuilt near
the 9. u r. H., tnat would have uuex-
called advantages. The oNner OF tuls
beautiful waterfall is now III u bad stale |
of health, aud wishes to dispose oil tuIs
wat.r-power, together with large trac
OF land-about 900 acres. located near |
by. 1t can be bought at reasonaUle
rates and on good terms. New Eugl |
capitalists would do we'll to look III this
direction and make strike. /
The "BIdule Cottage" Is also located
In Charlotte; hev. s. Mattovn, ID b., Is
the President. This is literary snd the
ological school for Dung culured Men D.
gooo moral habits. II Is under the col-
troll and largely supported by the Pres !
byterian churches III the Norm. TINS Is |
the educational headquarters ior the col
ored people OF the South all deuUni
nations. 1t has graduate d quite u num-
Der of young men, who are now aUI,
ministers OF the gospel, aud are efficient
teachers. II needs and Is well worthy oi
large contrib tons from all persons wnUt
are d,sirous Of rendering efficient Ser
vice III the mental and uUral elevation |
of the worthy aud deserving freedmen Of
the Sou h.
There ar, think, fourteen churches
in this ,ity-niue white AID five colOreu,
embracing Presby terlan, Methodist, Bap-
lists, Lutheran and Catholics. 1t Is well
supplied with schools, stor y, shops, WA
ter, lights. aud daily aud two weekly
papers. In short, all modern conve'-
ienles aud necessities. There are touI
gold mines being worked within auu
near the city limits. In all there ure II
mines III the county. This county ~as
formed in 1852 aud named in honor vi
the new queen of EnSland. 1t belongs
to the middle division Of the STATE; ad
joins South Carolina and is bounded Oh
the west by the Catau ba river. The sur.
face Is undulating, with sandy, red clay
and loamy soils. Tie products are cora,
cotton, wheat, oats, rye, potatoes, grass
and great variety OF vegetables. Tue
fruits of nearly every kind are grown
Tue timbers are pine, oak, hickory, wal
unit, ceder. poplar, ash and locust. /,
has los public schools. besides colleges,
seminaries and number OF private
schools
A few years ago. Mr.. s. W Wordsworth
bought tract of land about two miles
from the city. II WAS grown mp with
scrubby pi es and briar and was thought
to be absolutely uupr1 htable. The ex-
pertinent of proper fertilizers and proper
tillage was made, and it Is now Que Of
the most productive farms In this sec
tiou.
There Is somethi g peculiar about
these lands. The poorest can he brought
up to aud easily held To high state Of
cultivation. From $40 to $50 per acre
will buy much of the land III this conn
ty. G nsid ring the quality Of the land
aud soil, the products, climate aud MS
other advantages, these are astonishing
low prices.
The South is making rapid strides in
progress in all directions. To-day there
Is scare. ly an industrial pursuit that can
not be made TO yield more than a suffi-
cient competence. Here are abundant
opportunities for agrioulturialists, me-
oi anics and miners 10 make their tor
tunes. The raising OF stock OF any kind,
poultry, lee culture, etc, are paying nu
merous profits and yet the supply does
not equal the demand. Large quantities
of bacon areshipped here from the West.
butter from New York. ano other things
from ffrrenr directions. Too much NJ
tention 10 cotton aud tobpcco aud not
enough to the raising Of supplies Is the
G use OF this.
Northern men can come south and
make ten times M much clear money MS
tue natives, with the same ahtonut of
hard W rk as our thrifty run r does
in PeunsylVania or New York. They can
make three times as much clear money
az they do now in either of those S'aies
/ am f. rfy to say it, but the older cla's
Of Southern people rs a general rule are
indoient aud not at all disposed To work
very much. This is not caused by the
climate, but because before The emanci-
patton OF the negrnes they had plenty Of
slaves to wait upon them VI theif beck
aud cali. The voting young men that
have grown up during the phst few
years are more industrious and depend
mt upon themselves. iiist saw here
in instice to the Southern people that
nowhere under the sun can any one find
more hosritahle or cl,versr people
then they. Nm I fthe North are as vel
@ ma and as well-tr at-d as the nativ
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