The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-03-03
CHARLOTTE. N. C..
Essay in tho United States Investor.

| inhabitants. London is the worlds
argest city, numerically, yet London
,rs wonld not conduct visitor to their
East End as typical of Il or great me-
sropolis. We look for the largest per-
! 'entage of advantages, progressiveness,
wealth, culture and moral worth, wheth-
n we rate large or small centre of
population.
The subject Of our sketch, Charlotte,
North Carolina, lies in the Piedmont
oelt, inland from the Atlantic two hun
fred miles, and is seventeen hours by
rail from New York city. Several top
cs conspire TO bring out highly inter
ssting information concerning it.
This city is the busy centre of six
railroads, with others projected and
building, thus making it nm enviable
wholesale distributing point. Large
wholesale drug, clothing, furniture,
dry goods, grocery and hardware
houses, and large manufacturing plants
send forth armies of commercial travel
ers. The following is an unchallenged
quotation: "Thc volume of internal
trade is greater than that of any other
city of the State"
Commercial achicvementsar are LARGELY
due to push, pluck and perseverance,.
and the merchants who have placed
Charlotte in commercial supremacy in
two States-the Carolinas-richly de-
serve all the success and the fortunes
they have won.
The Typographical advantages Of this
town of towns are many. The site
chosen by the original settlers, on the
watershed of the Catawba and Yadkin
rivers. affords perfect natural drainage,
and this perfect drainage is conducive
to perfect health. Being eight hun
dred feet above sea level, and at the
foothills of western North Carolina,
Justly called the Switzerland of Ameri-
ca, with the immortal Kings mountain.
in view, she is famed and blessed with
'weet, cool mountain hreczcs that make
Ter summer days one long dream TO
the cotton-feld darkey.
The climate is noted for its salubri-
ty, the Thermometer rarely falling as
low as 20 degrees above zero in winter.
or rising higher than 80 degrees in
summer. A furry of snow is seen but
once or twice during tho winter. Tho
mortuary statistics show health re-
cord unsurpassed. All seasons afford
peculiar advantages to the health seek
er, the manufactures and his EMPLOYEES.
II must he kept in mind. however,
that the world has other spots favored
with fine climate and healthfulness,
and we look, therefore, To other attrac-
6ons, TO hold the seeker ot health and
home. The old plantation hospitality
IL here; the old sincere and hearty
handshake is here, and here pleasant
people of the highest literary and So
cial attainments, are to be found, who
welcome among thAir cold families
accomplished people of like congenial
natures.
Education leads to culture, and for
this the place in question does not lack
facilities, having the best of public
graded schools, conducted on the most
modern methods, boys high schools
and other private schools, n successful
female seminary, "a school of music.
and commercial college, and E. few
miles distant IL the Presbyterian Uni
versity of the Cnrolinas, Davidson Col
leRe, whose name perpetuatcs the mem
ory of one Of their Revolutionary he
roes who fell near the spot.
We find in Charlotte n large Young
Mems Christian Association. Guartered
IN a modern, three story, brown-ston
building. city library, social and lit
erary clubs, and perhaps above all,
many musical societies from which the
large crowds of music devotees draw
their inspiration. In fact, Charlotte
is an intensely music-loving town.
The original settlers planned we'll.
Charlottetown grew into hamlet. and.
when Great Britain began to oppress
her American colonies, this Scotch
Irish Presbyterian settlement, with
zeal and ieryor, forestalled the CONT
nental Congress by formulating and
promulgatlng the Mecklcnburg Decla-
ration OF independence, May 20, 1875,
In the old court house at Charlotte.
which historic site is now Indepen-
dence Square. just there the citizens
began the fight against the Invasion of
Lord Corvallis, until, IN desperation,
he left the settlement, naming il the
Hornets Nest" Real hornets nests
now occupy conspicuous places in many
Charlotte homes. IL may be mentioned
that this city has ZOO ihhabitants.
get with that number " has been termed
the city of beautiful avenues and
lovely homes" which name a glnnc.
will justify, for, passing along beneath
the spreading oak, maple, elm, magno-
ia and other trees, one is charmed
with the beautiful residences set in
sweet frames OF verdure and floral
ioveliness
On the Sabbath, so carefully is the
lay observed 10y the Esople, that even
ihe iragon on the city hall tower
seems TO wear a pious look We are
aot surprised. then, 10 find three doz.
IN churches; some of those recently
completed are grandly beautiful
Among its hotels two take rank with
ihe finest in the South. Then there
are United States publia building
costing $3.50, 900, three national banks
md one private bank with the largest
banking capital OF any city in North
Carolinsl, city hall TO he proud OF,
and metropolitan business blocks.