Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-09-20
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winch VIII be Of interest to relatives
and friends of the boys.
In a letter sent to the press of all
the states sending men to Camp
Greene. North Carolina, the chamber
OF commerce of Charlotte near which
the camp is situated has set forth the
Following facts regarding the city:
population approximately $4,000.
$4,000 people live within a rad
ius Of fifty miles.
SiAty-seven miles of paved and ma
cadamized streets.
One hundred miles of cement side
walks and seventy miles of curbing.
Seventy-two miles of sewerage and
thirteen miles of storm sewers.
Sl,OO0,000 water works system.
Daily capacity, ten million gallons;
reserve capacity. sixty million gal
Ions
Well equipped and most effic-
cient fire department; Gamewell Fire
Aidi III system installed.
One hundred forty-two manufac-
turing plants, including cotton mills,
cotton gin machinery. agricultural
implements. automobile tires, wag-
ons. caskets. cotton seed products,
foundries, etc.
Four hundred cotton mills within
radius of 100 miles which give en-
ployment to $4,000 people. Payroll
approximately $4,000, 900 annually.
Four railroads. three steam, one
electric. Sixty-two passenger trains
day diverging In eight different d.
rections. Interurban passenger and
freight service.
Headquarters Of the Lines East"
of the Southern Railway System.
The center of the biggest hydro
electrical development In the United
States.
Ten public school buildings. Pu-
pills enrolled. 1850: 1872 teachers.
Fifty-six churches (white) OF all
denominations. and thirty-one color
ed churches.
Queens college for young ladies'.
Represents an investment OF over
100000.
Horner military school for boys.
Ten other private schools and col
leges
Five National banks. two State
banks and two trust companies with
combined capital OF $2.331.000.
surplus and profits s2.37s.000. de-
posits s10.s56. 900. loans $12.260.-
600.
Four building and loan associations
with $4,000 shares In force. A mil
lion dollars distributed annually.
Seven hospitals and sanatoriums
Five thousand eight hundred tele-
phones. including farmers stations
New s25O.OOO federal building
and postoffice. Postoffice receipts.
1916, s2OO.314.
Fine modern Y. NJ. C. A. and Y.
W. c. A. Buildings.
Two hundred and fifty thousand
dollar Masonic temple. The only one
Of its kind In the south.
Home OF ZOO travelling men.
Two daily papers with full Assoc
ated Press service.
Second largest point for automo-
hiles and automobile accessories In
he south.
Many large jobbing houses and ths
number is constantly growing.
Modern. up-to-date retail stores.
whose stocks compare mostf avorabIy
with those OF stores In cities many
lines larger.
The Charlotte cantonment has been
named Camp Greene" in honor OF
the celebrated Nathaniel Green OF
Revolutionary fame who commanded
the American armies In the south and
made his name household word
throughout this section II is of es--
pecial significance that this notable
New Englander took command OF the
armies OF North and South Carolina
ard Virginia In Charlotte on Decem-
ber T. 1850. Immediately after tho
disastrous defeat OF the patriot army
under the commend of the General
Gates at Camden. South Carolina. II
is a matter of history that when
General Greene took command OF the
army OF the revolutionists. their for
tunes began to improve the end of ths
war being accelerated by this brilli-
ant Rhode Islander through the vie
tory achieved at the battle OF Gull
ford Court House. General Greene
assumed the leadership OF the patriot
forces In Charlotte on what is now
East avenue.
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