The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-07-13
VOL. XXXVII. No II.
RBV.S.F. CONRAD'S MEETING
Held in Piedmont South Carolina
The Results.
HE VISITS PROGRESSIVE CHARLOTTE.
A City That is Blessed Vii n a Number
of First Glass Hotels = About
$1,OOO,OOO Invested in Cotton
Manufacture IT Three National
Banks-Anothcr to be Opened

Banks-Anothcr to be Opened
When | wrote you from Piedmont,
S. c., our meeting was on rising tifo.
We closed on Sunday last after f3o-
tracing for more than two weeks.
The meeting was attended with Il
good interest from the beginning, re-
suIting in hundred or more cOnyer-
sions. AT the time of closing sixty
three had been received into the Bap-
tist church for baptism and some
eight or ten by letter. while quite Il
number will probably unite with 9th
er churches.
1t was my privilege to spend the
''Glorious Fourth in Charlotte, and
of this live, aggressive place ] desire
to submit few facts. Charlotte is
one of the livelieSt and most aggres-
sive towns in the State. First, it is
blessed with a number Of firSt-claSS
hotels. The Central leads with d ca
pacity for 300 guests. The beautiful
Belmont, owned by Mr.. II. Z. Eclc@,
is used as an annex, aud is one OF the
most elegantly furnished houses in
the State. Next in Rank is the Bu-
ford House, with capacity for 1s5
guests. This house is in all respects
first-claSS but has suffered some from
frequent changes Of management.
A After these come the MecklenbuTg
with a capacity for 100 guests, the
Oven city, and the old Charlotte Ilo-
tel with 80 guests capacity each
Charlotte is no mean city in point OF
manufacturing interests. She mas
about 81 1000, 600 invested in cotton
manufacture; six cotton mills and one
hosiery factory making 1900 dozen
pair of hose per Year These cotton
mills consume the enormous sum Of
five million, five hundred and forty
year. besides what is used in the ho-
siery factory. She has spledid Bank
ing facilities, with three National
and one Banking House. with plans
on foot for fifth to be known as a
Savings Bank and Trust Co.
l was reliably told that her banks
were solid, with a large amount OF
money on hand to meet any emerge n
cy. She has a splendid Electric
Street Railway system doing thirty
ing business.
Charlotte has wisely considered the
pleasure and wants of her people by
providing an elegant Park, with Il
great variety of flowers and Z beauti-
ful lake for boat-riding, etc. The
Park is also provided with bath rooms
20 that cold shower bath can Je had
whenever desired.
But | must not omit TO speak Of
the GLORIOUS Fourth" The cOlored
people by the thousand took posses
sion of the streets, railways, stores,
etc. With an abundance of brass
bands, parades of different orders, and
fire companies, they made things
lively. Their appearance and man
nerS did not look like financial de-
preston and hard times. t made
others feel happy to see their cheer
fnl and lively dispositions.
Among the many thousand there l
did not notice but one who seemed to
be under the influence OF strong
drink.
| was shown through the new City
Hall, recently built, which is an orna-
ment in point of architecture aS well
as arrangement for convenience, etc.
1t has beautiful hall arranged to
seat l 800 or 2,G00 people. The new
Second Presbyterian church is one of
the most attractive buildings recently
erected. 1t has seating capacity of
about 800, and is elegantly arranged
for all the purposes of a church build
ing. Its architecture is new, and its
gilt ceiling and beautiful chandeliers,
arranged both for gas and electricity,
gives it quite glitter to the eye,
and at the same time a becoming
modesty in appearance.
/ was impressed with the pride
which the Charlotte people feel in
their town and her great convent
ences. 1t has the greatest railroad
| facilities in the State, and strange to
say, no land boom has yet struck it.
But Winston-Salem can have all that
| Charlotte has with1ittle trouble, and
| which / think she will have when the
clouds of her depression roll away,
| ''Into each life some rain must fall
| some days must be dark and dreary.'
S. L. CONRAD.