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Sketches of Charlotte

Northern Residents


This information was first published in 1888:

NORTHERN RESIDENTS. 

THE Northern man figures prominently in the population of Charlotte. Some of our largest property owners and manufacturers are Northerners. Sectional feeling does not prevail here, and the Northern man is not only welcomed, but is taken into the home circle and made to feel like he is one of us. Nearly all the Charlotte residents of Northern birth are prosperous and well to do, and have found nothing but kindness at the hands of our people.

Street Cars


This information was first published in 1888:

THE STREET CARS 

THE street railroad was established and put into operation in January, 1887. The lines were built and equipped by a Southern company, but have been purchased by Mr.  E.  K.  P.  Osborne, a representative Charlotte man, who is sole owner and manager. The investment is paying handsomely.

Introduction

This information is copied from a book published in 1888:

 

INTRODUCTION.

Table of Contents

In 1888, the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce produced a booklet of text and engraved illustrations: Sketches of Charlotte. Despite the artistic title, this was a work of promotion.

Charlotte is not only the busiest, the most progressive and the most enterprising city in North Carolina, but she is destined to assume the position, in the early future, of the most important commercial and manufacturing center between Atlanta and Baltimore. (Sketches of Charlotte, p.5)