The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-08-25
CIRCULATION 1895.
Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina
while in Charlotte on Friday it was
onr good fortune to meet our young
friend MIR. &. Eugene Reeder' son ol
Mr.. George W. Reeder' OF this county
~ Reeder now holds a lucrative POSI-
tion with the Good Roads Machinery is1
Co.. with headquarters at hnoA'n,e' ~
Tenn, being general agent. Al tne
inv;tation of Mr.. G. M. Scott, manag-
er of the lGood Roads Machinery ea; Co. TO-
o. 81 q charlotte. in company with Mr.
Reader and Mr.. Joseph Klouse' we
100 treated to all automobile ride
orer the famous Mecklenburg roads
for a distance of several miles IN Mr.
K1ouse's handsome touring car.
Mecklenberg has the distinction OF
having the finest roads in the ooan' '
trv These are built on the most IN
nroved methods, the different xmas
Of new machinery being used IN ene
oonstrr,ct;on Of these roads. Only one
half Of the roadbed is macademlzeo'
the other being simple grade OF cay
.Tna roads are surveyed and graded
avoiding as many hills as possaole'
which has proven to be very economt
;cal Mecklenberg county has spen.
1arye sums of money in the building OF
her highways, but there is nosnlns 10
which has had more to do with sne
upbuilding of the county than sood
roads. It is the salvation OF tne la,
mer. and has had much to 90 VIII
bnilding up the rural districts, as well
as the cities and towns. tOhariotte
has grown more in the last few years
since the roads have been built up
leading into the city and tho rural
districts. The roads around Charlotte
are said to be the best in the entire
country, and is certainly q credit not
only to the county, but to the coun'
try at large.
We viewed the county chaingang
at work, using the machinery OF the
Good Roads Machinery Co., which is
said to be the very best made. Tie
large crushers and other machinery
is certainly an Improvement on the
old plan of working the roads and we
hone to see the time when our people
can employ the same methods in
building our highways.
On this ride we had an opportunity
to view the different crops, which, on
an average, seem to be about the same
as those in this State.
In this connection we wish to state
that we met our friend, Mr.. j. M.
Horner, who was at one time connect
ed with the Lexington Manufacturing
Co., of this place. Mr.. Horner now
holds the position of superintendent
of the dye house of the Highland
Park Manufacturing Co., one OF the
largest factories in Charlotte. This
mill turns out very high grade OF
beautiful dress goods, chamorays'
cambrics, ginghams, etc. We were
conducted through the plant and was
wonderfully surprised at the immense
output of the enterprise. This COM
panv has branch mills at Rock Hill,
Huntersville, Concord and other
places. Mill No. 8, at Charlotte, IS
the largest cotton mill in t he state
employing several hundred hands, and
turning out the very highest grade
of cloth.
To Mr.. Horner we arc indebted for
q delightful car ride around the city,
taking in all the principal points of IN
tsrest, and viewing many of the large
manufactures and beautiful buildings,
parks and residences of the city.
TO meet such people is always
privilege and pleasure and we hope to
again mingle with the good people of
Charlotte, when we will have more
time to take in the sights, and further
view the wonderful progress OF that