The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-24

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! Dixie was ended i'm Durham. ~. G.
After ten weeks OF continuous travel
during which the representatives of the
\ league inspected the industries and re-
sources of nearly half hundred cities
in ten Southern states. the newspaper
men bade farewell 10 the hospltable
| people of the South and returned 10
their Northern friends 10 tell the story
| of their observations 10 the people OF
| New England.
From Charleston, crowded With Con-
| federate veterans hoiulug their annual
| reunion, the league representatives
| Journeyed To Charlotte. n. c., over the
lines Of the South Carolina and Georgia
| railroad, recent requirement of Ine
southern railway From Charleston the
railroad lines run almost due west
through farming country whose rich
soil produces heavy crops of vegetables
in early spring and fater lis sown with
corn. oats. etc. Cotton is also grown
in this region, but the intelligent farm
| er wisely diversilies his crops and reaps
return which moro than rcpays the
labor expended on the soil
AT Branchvillc, :. c., some GO miles
from Charleston, there is an important
junction, where the trains diverge in a
southerly direction 10 Augusta Ca,
and I'm a northerly trend go on TO North
Carolina through Columbia. :. G.
After striking the North Carolina line
the train passes through the best cot
ton milling section or Norm Carolina.
Scarcely a town or city IL met with
which has not from one 10 five. and
some have "A dozen III more. All Of
these mills are making the cheaper
grades OF cotton goods and are very
prosperous.
The New England Newspaper league
party made stay OF one day In Char
lotte We're pleasantly entertained. and
left with a fine impression OF the cfty.
which. by the way, Is one of the largest
In the state.
Charlotte is not new city. The place
was settled many years before the Rev
olution. The Mecklenburg Declaration
of independence was signed in Chariot
IL May 20. 100. and the eVGn1 is annu-
ally celebrated I'm the city and the adja-
cent country. Lord Cornwalls and his
army were given a warm reception in
Charlotte a century and a quarter ago.
such "A warm reception, In fact. that he
named the town hornets nest, "A title
% which the citizens proudly refer at
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Charlotte has a population OF nearly
0,000 in city an1 suburbs. has a dozen
cotton mills. electric ear line and light
ing system, water works and improved
sewerage, many miles OF macadam
streets and many fine public and busi-
ness buildings.
The citys educational system Is ex-
ceptionally good One OF the higher
educational institutions OF which the
city L. proud is Elizabeth (female) col
lege founded I'm 1896 by the Lutheran
church of the South It's buildings are
situated in the center of twenty acres
IL 4. a
which are beautfied and shaded bW
oak trees. over one hundred stutrnts-
from the Southern states and some
from the North are enrolled i'm the in
stitution. which is strictly non-sectari-
an. \ full corps of instructors In all
the higher branches is maintained. The
ages of the students run from 16 To 20
years. Two other large educat tional in
stitutions of Charlotte are the Presby-
terian College for Women and Bid lie
university for the coiored race. The
buildings OF Biddle university cost over
$50 600.
capt. 5. r Linton and family were
especially kind 10 the newspaper men
during the stay in Charlotte. Mrs Lin
ton sent everal handsome bouquets to
the league car. Acting Mayor Frank
lin President Liddell and Nice-Presi-
dent Allen of the Manufacturers club.
extending the courtesies of their city
TO the visitors.
From Charlotte the league represen-
tatiVes Travelled over southern railway
lines Co Durham. the last stop i'm the it
inerary of the tour Of the South, where
they went at the special invitation of
Gen. Julian s. Carr, who was one OF
the most hearty endorscrs OF the trip
through the South. a very pleasant
feature of the journey To Durham was
a meeting with senator Marion Butler
of North Carolina, who was a fellow
passenger. Senator Butler expressed
his pleasure at meeting with the New
England newspaper men and regretted
That Their carly return nome madC III
impossible for him TO show them atten-
ton.
Al Durham. which Is the home of
Col. Carr. and OF several other mil
lionaire tobacco manufacturers. the
league party was met at the station by
a committee Of 80 citizens. Preceded
by band. the party was escorted To
the municipal building where the free
dom Of the city was extended 10 them
\ dinner I'm the Hotel Caroline was
one of the social features OF the day.
ana the rest OF tha time was taken up
10y drives and the inspection of the in
dustries OF the city.
Tobacco and cotton manufacturing
aie The principal industries OF Durham
As "a tobacco manufacturing centre IL
ranks third in the world. II has one
cigarette factory which turns out $500
600 pieces a day. the largest output OF
its kind I'm the world. The granulatcd
tobacco factories OF Durham are also
the largest Ia the world. The city IL
I'm the centre OF the bright tobacco dis
trict the Piedmont section. and handles
l5,0O0,000 pounds OF the product in its
four warehouses annually. The season
last about l0ia months Durham pays
Sl,e0o,0O0 annually I'm revenue taxes.
Durham has four cotton mills. one OF
25.0n0 spindles and 1000 looms and using
1000 bales OF cotton annually The SEE
ond largest mill has 20. 00O spindles and
500 looms. and the next 1000 spindles
and 800 looms. \ yarn mill has about
CO0p ~ ndlcs Besides these "A hosiery
min. employing $50 hands Is extending
its capacity yearly
Durham has a modern public school
system, an excellent sytem of water
works aud electric lights and is very
hoalthful. It's railroad facilities are un-
VXCclled.
\ fine hospital and public library
have been established in Durham
through the liberal'ty OF wealthy cstf-
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