The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-17
THE PRESS ON CHARLOTTE.
Impressions Of Leading Journals About
the City.
THEY ALL SAY PLEASANT THINGS.
A Progressive City and its EnterprisinE
Population-Lookinef Forward to
the Great DiIworth Sale.

any one Of the press correspondents his phi
vate opinion of Charlotte and he Will reply
with more spirit and move enthusiasm than he
will write. Ihave neverseen more painstaking
earnestness. more honesty OF purpose ana
more real practical use of business facts than
have emanated from the pens OF these
men who have made Charlotte
famous by introducing her to the
world as she really is. Fools nor spendthritts
need not expect fortunes here, but brains and
money and Drawn can all find value received
and interest. too. on the investment The
fear of being led into exaggeratlon has rather
kept down the glow and forced prosalc
thoughts to the throttling of often more con-
genial strains.
WHAT CORRESPONDENTS SAY.
In order that the readers of TIE TtMEs may
ret n more composite idea OF Charlotte ana
of Dilworth. its suburban annex, TO be sold
in lots AT auction on the goth. append eX-
tracts from some of the best and most e1pe-
rienced correspondents in the South.
AUGUSTA CHRONICLE.
Mr.. L. II. Pattillo. staff correspondent Of
the Augusta Chronicle. whose ability and long
experience with industrial matters in the
South give his opinions more than ordinary
weight, wrote his paper on Nav Sth as follows:
NV increasing acquaintance with Charlotte
continues to unfold treasures that would de-
light the heart of investment-seekers: lneyer
saw a finer nucleus for great city. The crude
material for almost any enterprise, indus
trial. commercial or otherwise, IS here waiting
for progressive development.
IF Charlotte were IN the boom-lnspHlng
latitude of Birmingham. her resources and
natural and acquired advantages would create
an excitement equal 10 that when character
lied the California gold fever.
Just think of it, 1t is the centre OF the
richest cotton belt in North Carolina. 1t IS
the focal point of a trade territory that EN-
braces the most fertile lands. the choicest
mineral wealth. the most prosperous agTicul-
tural interests and the largest industrial en-,
terprises in the Carolinas. Gold, iron and
copper crop out from almost every hiusiae III
paving quantities. only awaiting the smelling
furnace 10 be sent bounding through the ar
teries of supply and demand.
Granite that will polish rs smoothly as
the surface of a French plate mirror Is mere III
abundance. The famous brOwnstone foun-
datlon of which palatial residences OF Eastern
mllionaires are built is so plentiful ana
cheaplv Quarried that men OF moderate means
can have a brownstone cottage with door,
steps and chimneys of the same material.
''Whoesale firms in Charlotte can send
their travelling representatives, one hundred
miles in every direction without encounterlnS
connection in the price OF their wares.
Thirty or more throbbing industrial enter
prises. representing capital OF nearly TWO mil
lion dollars and giving Well PAID tor en-
plOvment 10 hundreds OF skilled white opera
tiyes, are working up native material IN al
most every line Oi manufacture. Belng I'D the
centre of the cotton belt the cotton factories
manufacture the staple TO the extent OF their
capacty and the seed is reduced 10 Oh wnlle
the hulls are made into valuable fertilizers.
mo city of equal population III the South
fVrr lnF
can compare with II. A noatlng f paihIns
capital of II ,575 900 affords the manufacturer,
the merchant and the business man OF every
class all needful money facilities"
CHARLESTON NEWS AND COURIER.
The News and Courier, South Cardinals
leading daily. is represented here by Dir. H.
=. Mckissick, a polished writer OF high repu-
tation, who in a recent letter to his journal
said:
crease his SURPRISE or make one should tail
to come here during the sale. There Is no
buncOmbe about these lots IN Dilworth; there
is no scheme for the initiation of prices. but a
desire to offer good property III good city
for good prices. Those who may come here
expecting to find a one-horse shallow Drained
sale will be disappointed. The -Four Us
Company is n sound substantial business cor
poration 1t has expended a great deal of
money in making Dilworth attractive and
consequently those who are its stockholders
cannot afford TO permit any clap-trap
or buncombe about the sale. In other words.
it will be the best land sale that has ever taken
place in the South. And those who may IN
vest their money in the property in Dllwortn
will realize handsomely in the very near
future from their purchases. Taking every
thing into consideration that has any bearing
upon values of real estate. and examining
everything by analysis. / cannot conceive
why the value of the Dilworth property will
not increase at least so per cent. in the next
five years This is not alone my conclusion,
but the faith and belief Of others"
THE COLUMBIA STATE.
Mr.. G.. A. Matthews, who ably represents
the Columbia 6. O. State at Charlotte, has
this to say among many other good things:
ITO those in search of beautiful place to
live, inst outside the busting noisiness which
are inseparably connected wltha city, would
point them TO Dilworth, the city of avenues,
which is constructed with view TO beauty,
health and quietpde. To the capitalist in
| search of a point TO invest money where he
can have no fears of loss | would point him
| to Dilworth. TO the man with a limited
| amount of this worlds goods. who would de-
| sire the comforts afforded by city, but still
would prefer not to live in the very heart of
town, he. too, would point to Dilworth.
In fact. men of every condition of life. no
matter what business you are engaged in,
Dilworth is the place for you to settle down,
take life easy and enjoy the inyigorating air
that sweeps over this beautiful domain.
Never before in the history of Charlotte
has an opportunity presented itself for such
| investment"
ATLANTA co INSTITUTION.
B. NJ Blackburn, the nonpareil Of the
! Georgia journalists. makes salient points
in the Atlanta Constitution on Charlotte's
trade. He says:
"In the annual trade of Charlotte there is
much 10 inspire hope and create confidence.
{ On this point have devoted five days of ar
! duous labor. have visited in person every
store-house and manufacturing establishment
in the city, and give below the result of my
very best investigation. The showing is a
complete one, and would do credit to any city
| of $4,000 people in the South 1t was a revela-
| ton To me.
Below is the volume of business done in
$780,
Aggregate mercantile sales ...........s 462o 900
! Value of manufacturing products. ..... 4l9s,0OO
! Value Of cotton bought on an estimate
OF $40 bale u1b,JOOl .......,........... 7l40000
Charlottes trade for one year. sI59o7 900
THE tax values of Charlotte. which show
an increase of over half million dollars in
the last year, amount 70 S4.S13,Sj2 Under the
law OF this State property cannot be assessed
for more than one-third its value When this
Is considered, the tax rate of per cent. which