The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-07
CHARLOTTE'S ENTERPRISE
The Four Cs Construction Company anQ
What II Is Doing.
THE BOOMING new TOWN OF DILVORTH.
Chad opportunity for Investment-North
Carolina State Choral ASSOCIATION
An Exciting Scene.

ENTERPRISE which has been shown here by the
four Cs-the Charlotte Consolidated Con-
struction Company-overshadows everything
else by its magnitude, its character and the
great advantages to Charlotte that are follow
| ing in its wake And yet have said but little
about il so farm fact too little for the prom'-
nence it deserves. This company is composed
| of six men whose names are synonymous for
wealth. sagacty and enterprise. MIR. i. ID.
Latta is the president and E. B. Springs, f. Is.
| Mcdowell, L. X. p Osborne. j. l.. Chambers
and DR. NJ. A. Bland form the directory.
| / am particular to give these names because
| their connection with any enterprise gives I'M
| limited confidence here. and is almost guar
| antee of success. These gentlemen, as pre-
| liminary to future plans of the company, SUD-
scribed cool 100000.
OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY.
What this company was organized for and
| was designed to accomplish may be gathered
| in part from what they have already done.
| 1t has bought $50 acres of land contiguous 10
| and Immediately connected with popu-
| lous manufacturing and railroad section
of this city. which they have with
great care laid off into a suburban
town called Dilworth. 1t has purchased the
horse railroads of Charlotte. rebuilt and ex-
tended them on additional streets IN the CITY
as well as into the avenues in and around Dill
| worth. 1t has laid out park OF 90 acres
| called Latta Park. after the president OF the
-Four C's Company. Under the supervision OF
Mr.. j. FORSYTH Johnson, an English land
scape artist of wide reputation, 1t has been
laid out beautifully in drives, walks, lakes
and gardens. Twenty-Five hundred dol
lars have been expended on flowers
trees and shrubs. The drives 60 through
woodland and open They are not the turn
ing of landslide plow, but handsome road
ways permanently made. There IS IN course
of construction in this park magnificent
pavilion by the celebrated architect Norman,
which will cost $4,000. The electric car line
sweeps through a broad boulevard lined with
young shade trees 10 this pavilion. The tonr
C's Company offer to the ladies premium OF
$40 in gold for the best design for interior
decorations for this handsome building
LATTA PARK.
Latta Park is lovely place, and many
beautiful things are being written and said
about it, A description of the taste displayed
here can hardly be exaggerated, but the pur-
pose of this article IL not 10 make a per
picture, but fair business exposition or the
advantages presented to the prospective IN
vestors in Dilworth real estate. The lots to
be sold adjon property of great value, and
while annexed TO the city 1t also has several
very large contiguous manufactures on other
sides. The city has encroached close
~ on this territory already. and the
only reason I can see for its not having
been subdivided before Is the law Of phlloso-
ply that two things cannot occupy the same
space at the same time" The key TO the sit
uation was. the level piece of ground formerly
occupied by the old Mecklenburg Agricul-
tural Society for fair grounds. This piece
of land became by purchase the property of
the -Four Cs Company; and portion OF
il will be included in the great
lot sale of Dilworth commencing May
goth. Then again this section was separated
from the city by railroad at low grade
which made long deep cut between them
an impossible chasm. This guf has been
crossed very handsome double iron bridge,
wide and substantial. has been completed
and carries electric car lines, vehicles and
foot passengers. thus making Charlotte and
Dilworth practically one city.
A GOOD INVESTMENT.
These are, in a plain common-sense view,
some reason why Dilworth lots are good in
vestment 1t is q new field. There has been
no land speculation here, no inflated values
and no horde of real estate men TO work up
a fictitious boom Indeed this useful class
are ridculously few for the advantages offered
and unless others locate here they will have
more than they can attend to. There Is room
for good men in this line or business.
SALE OF LOTS.
The sale of lots in Dilworth take place May
Goth % odd. inclusive. These lots will be sold
at auction TO the highest bidder on the follow
ing terms: One-quarter cash with credit OF
one, two and three years on deferred pay
ments per cent interest added. The legal
interest Of North Carolina is per cent. under
written contract. CharlOttes prosperity Is
DllwOrthS greatness
STATE CHORAL ASSOCIATION.
Hotels and homes are alike full to over
flowing with a delighted people who thronged
the immense auditorium when tue North
Carolina State Choral Association gave the
opening concerts yesterday afternoon and
night. Such a scene of full-dress loyehness
is rarely enjoyed as was presented by Caro-
lina's choicest daughters, banked in hundreds
upon a stage under electrlc's whitest CLEANS.
An EXCITING scENE.
have never witnessed a moro exciting
scene than was enacted tonight. when 5000
people, under the inspiration OF a patriotic
song from many voices rose Ike one person,
and with wild enthusiasm cheered II to the
echo. while hats and canes waved in con-
fusion The Old North State" is a song that
always fires Carolinian hearts The follow
ing is its history:
This song was written early in the year 1886
by Judge William Castor. The tune was
sung in Raleigh nj q public concert given by
a travelling company Of Swiss Oell-rlngers and
musicians Among those who were taken by
the beauty of this air was Miss Louisa Taylor,
then quite a child. She played 1t by ear on
the piano. end at the request OF her mother.
the late Mrs. Eliza l.. Taylor. Judge CASTOR
who was then member of Mrs Tay0r's
family, wrote the words Of the song, The
Old North State" 1t wa first sung upon the
evening following its composition in Mrs.
Taylor's parlor. There were present Mrs.
Taylor's immediate family. Judge Castor,
Judge Nash. Judge Battle, the Rev. DR..
Cheshire, now of Tarboro, but then a law
student in Raleigh, and possibly one or two
others.
II was set TO the music and the notes writ
ten out by Mrs. Mary j. Lucas. who died in
Charlotte in the year 1882
The song attained its first popularity and
general acceptance throughout the State in
connection with the famous political cam
pagn of 1910. At the great log-cabin"
meeting held in Raleigh during the autumn
of that year it was sung 10y chorus of ladies,
who accompanied themselves upon their
guitars under the training and direction Of
Mrs Lucas. 1t created profound impress
sion, and was at once taken 10 the popular
heart and has renamed since then the song
above all others to the people Of North Caro-
lima.
The arrangements for this festival are
worthy Of live city and the occasion one
that great State may remember with pride.
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