This information is copied from a book published in 1888:

INTRODUCTION.

THE days of Horace Greeley have long since been numbered with the past, and his "Go West, young man," that was once so popularly quoted and acted upon by so many who pinned their faith in the prophetic wisdom of the prize turnip raiser, has ceased to be quoted except in a spirit of fun. The advice may have been good at the time it was first given, but it does not suit the present age. The South is the Mecca of the pilgrims of to-day, and it is the object of this book to direct them to one of the most progressive, most prosperous and most inviting spots in this favored land. It is for the benefit of those who desire to better themselves by a change of base, that this work has been issued, under the auspices of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. In compiling this work care has been taken to speak plainly and truthfully, that all may understand and none be misled. Its brief pages will, in a measure, show Charlotte as she is, and each page is an invitation to all who may be seeking a more desirable home, to come into one of the best regions the sun ever shone upon.

WALTER BREM,

JOHN R. HALL, }- Committee

JOHN E. BROWN,

WADE H. HARRIS,

Editor

Charlotte, N. C, 1888