The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-13
HISTORIC CHARLOTTETHE
CAMP OF IDAHO TROOPS
NORTH CAROLINA CITY EXTENDS
CORDIAL WELCOME TO
BOYS OF WEST.

| Showing the attitude of the people
of Charlotte, N. c., to the Second
Idaho regiment and other troops who
will be stationed at Camp Green for
training near that city, the following
welcome has been issued to the peo-
pie of this state:
Welcome to Charlotte.
ITO the People Of Idaho:
"The United States government has
selected Charlotte. North Carolina, as
the site of one of the mobilization
camps and the war department has
decreed that the troops from your
state will be stationed here.
THE Charlotte Chamber of Com
merce the Charlotte Ministerial asso-
citation, and the Young Mems Christian
association take occasion, therefore.
to express their pleasure at this de-
cision and to assure the troops and all
those whose interest in them Is clos
est and affectionate of the welcome
which awaits them.
I'VE wish the troops who come to
us to use the offices and facilities of
our organization freely in whatever
way may be of advantage to them. We
extend the same invitation to those
who visit the soldiers in this camp and
we pledge the hospitality and hearty
welcome of our entire citizenship both
to the troops and to their friends.
Very sincerely,
"CHARLOTE CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE, BY David Owens, Presi-
dent E. N. Farris, Executive Secre-
tary."
Historic Camp Name.
The camp into which the Idaho reg
iment will go is known officially as
Camp Greene, so named in honor of
the celebrated General Nathaniel
Greene of Revolutionary fame, who
commanded the American armies in
the south and made his name house,
hold word throughout that section. 1t
Is of special significance that this not
able New Highlander took command Of
the armies of North and South Caro-
lima and Virginia in Charlotte on De-
cember 4, 1880, Immediately after the
disastrous defeat of the patriot army
under the command of General Gates
at Camden, South Carolina. 1t is a
matter of history that after General
Greene took command the cause of the
revolutionists began to improve, the
end of the war being accelerated by
this brilliant Rhode Islander through
the victory achieved at the battle OF
Guilford court house. General Greene
assumed the leadership of the patriot
forces in Charlotte on what is now
East avenue.
Queen City Of Southland.
Charlotte is known as the Queer
City of the Southland. 1t is primar
lily home city. In this respect 1t 4:
somewhat similar to Boise.
The population of Charlotte is So,
600. A grand total of 100000 people
live within radius of SO miles. i
has 67 miles of paved and macadam'
lied streets, 100 miles of cement side.
walks and 70 miles of curbing; 7.
miles of sewerage and 10 miles o.
storm sewers; a 100000 waterwork'
system, daily capacity 100000 gal.
Ions; a we'll equipped and efficient fire
department; 142 manufacturing plants
400 cotton mills within a radius Of 1O'
miles, which employ $4,000 people ant
have a payroll of approximately $50,
100000 annually; 10 public schoo
buildings with 1850 school children ant
1872 teachers; five national banks, tive
state banks and two trust companie:
with a combined capital of $2,331, 900
surplus and profits, $2,37S,000; depos
its, $1O,S56,0OO; loans, $12,26O,O00; foul
building and loan associations; sever
hospitals and sanitariums; five librar
les of over 10000 volumes; $500 tele
phones; new $25O,OOO federal building
Y. M. C. A. and Y. w. C. A.; $250,00'
Masonic temple; two daily papers
many large jobbing houses; modern
up-to-date retail stores; is the hom'
of 700 travelling men; the second larg
est distributing point for automobile
accessories in the south; has four rail
roads, three steam and one electric
with 81 passenger trains day diverg
ing in eight different sections.
Electrical Center.
Charlotte Is the electric center o
the south, headquarters Of the South
ern Power company, with plants gen
Grating at present 225.oOO horsepower
More than 100 towns and cities in tn
two Carolinas are lighted by the cur
rent from the high-powered trans
mission lines of the company, whic
run for a distance Of over 800 mile
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