The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-16
l Subject Of Universal Interest in Char
lOtte.
HAVOC PLAYED BY THE LATE STORM.
Inquiries About the City--Its Many Advan-
tagee-More About the -Four Is
Mecslenburg Declaration.


emily very reckless and careless Of his fate
THE LATE STORM
The late storm. Of which The TINES bad q
full Geographic report cut some high didoe'
in and around Charlotte. Accord ~ TO tn,
signal Office here a cyclone passed directly
over the city, and, fortunately. though no.
very high, did not dip low enough 70 do grea'
harm. The hail was very heayy, but its are'
was small, covering "A narrow stup only a icN
miles in length, but IN this strip rare havoc
was done. Fruit-trees, vineyards. cotton
fields and gardens were cleaned OF iet anC
bud. and where exposed fowls were blown
away and killed and stock injured. Hun
dreds upon hundreds o. dead English spar
rows were picked up under the elm-trees Oh
the streets, their favorite roosts, and the
slaughter among them was terrible;
The record Of the signal O1fice shows that
the amount OF rainfall was $50 inches. Oi
this 80 inches fell in sixteen minutes; fol
FIVE minues the wind blew at the rate OF forty
miles an hour, and for ten minutes It's yelo
city was thirty-six miles an hour. velocity
of twenty-five miles an hour Is known as a
gale The rainfall was remarkable. Inc
heaviest rainfalls on record here are Z.u-
inches in one hour. June 80, 1882 2Ol lnches
IN an hour and thirty minutes on august .
1890 424 inches from A. NJ 70 IL ! n
July 30 1879 1854 inches from 40 A. NJ 10
KIP NJ Sentember 10. 1852. At Alexandria,
La. on July - and 16. 1886, 2l.4 inches Qi
rain fell. At Washington city, on June ~
1881. 23l inches fell in thlrty-seyen minutes.
GENERAL MENTION.
-Four acres Of land have just been purchased
near the city for a mandatory OF saddles.
harness and whips, and tannery attached.
The Hornets Nest Rihemen have gone to the
centennial at Columbia.
The crops throughout the Piedmont country
have been very backward on account OF the
previous dry weather. The cotton had taled
10 sprout in a great many places, but now two
DAYS of gentle, steady RAIN has thoroughly
soaked the ground and done millions OF dol
lars worth of good The cotton men look
cheerful over it here, and the cry Of over
production is forgotten In the escape from
an opposite and greater evil.
Mr.. Conrad LipscOmb, chief clerk OF the
Buford Hotel, has returned 10 his post mere
much improved after severe spell OF SICK
ness at his home in Manchester
Drummer Evangelist tlte has selected a
lot in Charlotte, and Is having plans pre-
pared to build him house with view Of
making Charlotte his future home
INQUIRED ABOUT CHARLOTTE.
The writing up of Charlotte by corps Of
talented newspaper correspondents has had
its effect, and already communications OF
every character are being received by mail
asking for particulars on special points. The
question is often asked, is Charlotte really a
place of so many advantages OF is 1t Just beng
doomed by the newspapers for effect? We as
newspaper men have digged and Owed and
investigated. We haye gone to the bottom for
facts and unearthed truths about trade and
such matters before unknown TO the people
of Charlotte themselves. We have worked
under organized system. as well as independ-
emily, with desire to procure the facts and
print them in a readable shape, and now that
the subject is familiarl and Charlotte's busl-
ness methods, its people and policy are
known, we have nothing TO retract. In the
main all that has been written IS, to say the
least, founded upon fact and has given the cor
respondent license in description Of the beau
ties at best please his fancy. The pictures
are p ELY drawn These men have taken
prac, al view Of things. They have &C
quainted themselves with Charlotte's trade
her banking, her manufactures, her rate OF
taxation, improvements and natural adyan
tages and soberly arrive 1.-THE conclusion that
Charlotte has unmstakable living signs OF
great and rapid growth; that she IS good
place to live in. good place TO do business
in and that as place of investment she has
not a superior in the South. These are Opin-
ions gotten from careful research and why
should not the public have the benefit Of
them?
CHARLoTTE's ADVANTAGES.
While on this line / propose to give some
reasons why this is so. Living IS cheap. The
annual trade. as shown by carefully compiled
figures gotten 10y labOriOus canvass last week
attests that the trade of Charlotte Tor ont
year amounts TO SIS, 967 900, or more than one
million TO every thousand of inhabitants. The
tax values show an increase OF over hall
million in a year. and this &c en- with The
fact that under the State law operty can
not be taxed for more than one-third it,
value and that the rate of taxation in Char
lotte is limited to per cent will, | believe
give this city better showing than any il
the South Her tax values this year were
81, Sl3, S52
She has thirty manufactures representing
within fraction of two millions, giving EN-.
ployment to sixteen hundred laborers, nearly
all white, who draw o weekly wage of nearly
nine thousand dollars. These, with the many
matters of interest already set forth, make q
story that no capitalist or tTadesman or me
chanic who is looking for investment OF new
home can afford 10 ignore. Upon such show
ing and under the inspiration of such condi
tons she expects a big crowd here TO the sale
of suburban property on May 10Th and I'D.
MORE ABOUT THE FOUR C's.
II will not be out of place TO make known
here the organization which founded the new
town Dilworth, where the lots referred to- ART
located. The big six of the -Four Us as they are
Familiarity called are six prominent citizen,
who compose the Charlotte Consolidated Con
structiOn Company and who by spending one
hundred thousand dollars in money on the
improvement of the Diworth property have
become not only public benetactOrs 10 large
degree, but the largest factors in the brilliant
future of this city.
Mr. +. d. Latta is owner of one Of the
largest clothing manufactures in the country
and his energy and business acumen make
him the moving spirit Of the progress here
He Is the popular president of the -Four C's
he has an able lieutenant In T. b. Nc
Dowel, whose history as mayor OF Charlotte
for long term of years is wrapped with hers
IN every move OF progress and step Of deyel-
opment.
Besides being astute in city government
Mayor Mcdowell is connected with some of
the largest business enterprises of the State.
L. Il. Springs Is a merchant Of large con
nections and great business energy. lie is a
member Of Heath, Springs d Co., at Lancas-
ter, 5. g.. the largest business house in that
State, and also OF two large firms in this city.
o. =. Heath. banker cotton buyer and d.
rector IN various enterprises IN Charlotte. rs
well as elsewhere is one OF the finest business
men here, and success always follows his lead.
DR.. Nj. A. Bland gives time and money to
the enterprise, and makes one of q strong
team OF long-headed men.
J. L. Chambers, the secretary and treasurer
Of the -Four C's, is prominent in the affairs
of the famous Liddell Manufacturing Com
pany, and adds much Of push and energy to
an already strong combination.
DIR. +. A. Savin, besides keeping several
other irons IN the fire at white heat. audits
the analrs OF this company and superyises
advertising and correspondence.
The connection of these men with any en-.
terprise inspires confidence at home and
gives guarantee of honesty OF purpose. Their