The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-21
CHARLOTTES GALA DAY.
yscilenburS Men Meet to Gloriiy Their
HOnOred SiTeS.
STREETS CROWED WITH VISITORS.
pvrotechnics, Baseball and other Eah'DI-
lions OF Patriotic Fervor-success OF
the DiIworth Land Sale.


cp,n,orrx. n. c.. May 2O.-lSpecal J
Charlotte Is delighted with her splendid cleo
t,;c street cars They are similar IN every re-
sract 10 the Main-street line in Richmond
I'D they started of yesterday without hitch
n, fanlt and for several trips and until the
novoltv wore off they were cheered all along
zach street They are running Loaded ana
make tremendous speed on these broad Level
streets new era dawned for Dlworth with
their advent. and Charlottes advantages are
oleo rnnltiplied thereby. The line comprises
- roilos Of splendid track laid with the
heaviest steel rails used for this purpose ana
the general equipment comprises all the pest
and most modern appliances known 10 eIec-
t,ic passenger car work. The 4 our = 5 are 70
he cnnoratiilated that the line Is such an emil
nent success and that 1t was put III motloh
without further delay.
THE STREETS THRoSGED.
This city has entertained great gatherings
80 otber times There have been large crowds
hero on other similar dates, when the Meek
lenburg men met 10 make merry over the act
Of their grandsires. century DeioIe; 'holo III
yVas a Great concourse of Carolina people mere
on the occasion of the late State musical festl-
val. but there has never before IN ChariOtteS
history been such multitude OF people as
now throng her beautiful streets. her hotels
and public places. e.,o. .oti,,o
The gatherings before were Of people natlVe
10 the soil but this great assemblage Is almost
coeTn onolitan in character, and 1t IS at ieasJ
,,uit;form in purpOse. Yesterday the arrivals
from every train showed the unusual cnarac-
fer of the attraction, as man after man Ol tnaO
appearance belonging neither 10 the oIunl nv,
~ tourist ALLOTTED at the depOts. Solid men
had come: men who know good thing WnSn
they see it, and they are here to reap lhe
fruits of the industrial progress now 50 strong
in this Queen City Of the old North State
PATRIOTIC.
There are also those who come with breasts
swelling with pardonable pride tor the accom-
nlsbments Of their favOrite city and WIN
hearts fred with patriotism TO celebrate the
Mecklenburg Declaration OF independence
BASEBALL ENTHUSIASTS.
There are still others here. and their number
Is large who came TO see the great contests III
baseball for the championship OF the caro-,
Enas One team was from Winston, n. u. anu
the other is from Columbia. ). G. Inc WIN
stons beat the Columbias bya score OF 10 20 Z
THE PYRoTEcBNIo DISPLAY.
The great pyrotechnic display tonight isalso
great drawing card. but the balloon whlch
carries for some lucky finder a deed for val
nable Dilworth lot is the idea that fills the
minds of many ambitious TO become real es-
tate owners, .and the race after 1t Will hkelV
be carried far into the night and even INTO
another day unless this floating landed title Is
sooner stopped in its mad career
THE GREAT sALE.
slight rain during the morning yesterday
dampened the spirits Of the SIX gentlemen
who have put so much on the Dilworth stake,
but the beautiful sunshine of the latter nan
and the CHEEKY hummlng of the electric
motors and the gathering crowds thaJ
cheered them as they passed put the the 3f
mometric scale Of citation TO blOOd-heat. The
stir commencing early to-day awOke the sleep
ing with "a drowsy idea of something beyond
the common. The day was ushered IN with
lowering clouds but by 1890 A. NJ, the hour
of the sale. the weather was bright and beau
tiful The band played and the immense
crowd were conveyed to the grounds IN the
electric cars The sale was grand success,
and aggregated $4,000 The prices were
good and not too high for future increase
and the general advancement OF the enter
prise. The managers are satisfied and the IN
yestors delighted. The conditions could not
have been better for the first day
THE 100. OOO-BALE LIMIT.
The whistle of the Charlotte cotton com
press yesterday blew loud and long over the
triumph of having reached the 100000 bale
limit for this season number of cotton
BUYERS were present, and they ard all hands
connected with the establishment toasted the
occasion in Mumm's extra dry. This exceeds
any previous record, and the season IS not yet
closed for this year.
REV. A. W. MILLER.
The Chronicle Yesterday surprised many
people in Charlotte by announcing that Rev.
A. W. Miller, ID. d., pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, who has served that congre-
CATION for the past twenty-five or thirty years,
will retire from the past0rate at an early day
TO prosecute evangelistic work. DR. Miller
has long held the reputation for being one OF
the strongest preachers and most scholarly
men in the Southern pulpit and
it is due to him in large
measure that the historic facts connected
with the question of the Mecklenburg Declar-
alton of Independence were searched out and
this incident established by documentary eyi-
dence beyond cavil. He took a trip to
Europe and by searching museums IN Eng
land and old records in this country, both
State and Federal, did more than any other
man to establish this interesting fact.
THE VALUE or ADVERTISING.
No clearer demonstration of the value of
advertising through the best newspapers can
be had than the daily merit of the -Four Cs.
The method adopted by this company for
making Charlotte known Is the greatest adj
vertising plan ever pursued and Is without
precedent 1t has done more for Charlotte
than perhaps all the other advertising ever
done 70 show that it is telling with great
force give below some of the inquiries re-
ceived at the -Four Cs Office in the last two
days.
One from Chattanooga reads:
II would like 10 locate car plant IN your
section and believe you have favorable
situation for such work We will use
up 800 tons of rolled material and work zoo
skilled mechanics
Another from Fitchburg Mass. says:
Give me all the information YOU can con-
corning the railroads in your section. par
ticulayly those touching Charlotte. | have
pretty well decided to move my plant South,
and consider at least with present light on
the subject, that your section will suit me
best. work force of over 100 hands"
One from Monroe, Ga, SAYS:
II have in view the establishment Of mer-
camille business in your community. Please
give me the names of your leading merchants,
together with facts bearing on treights. etc. u
One from Bennettsville. S. G. He writes:
II want TO invest in Dilworth property.
Send particulars"
One from Ninety-Six S. c.:
II man with limited capital can buy lot
or lots ] will be in.
One from Leesburg. Va, wants TO know:
What are the chances for energy and a
fair capital in Charlotte"
One from Augusta Ga:
Il have Just received q letter from my
brother, manufacturer of Providence. II. l.,
fuQuirino abOut Charlotte IS "A GOOD Southern