North Carolina Newspapers

TY A TT V H IT A T T r T nn Tj r t o -m t tr n -n . o tt -tt -- -r , , - yj o o iiiv DUiNUAi, oiliJrTiij Id 15EK6 1885 :;' .. :.v , 1 1 Absolutely LITE IN CHAELOTTE.:: ing interests of the city i3 excellent as the subjoined review will show. SAD "YEAR; ART) RECOUD. A GOOD Pure. :th and wholesomeness. More economical ; . "fh nniinAir kinds, and cannot be sold In ' "r-.MMnnoriththainnIt1tr.dAnf Inn taut, short .. nm iiMLikiuii - " w w www Miffht.&lam or phosphate powders. Soldonlfto Wholesale by - . ; 8PRING3 & BUBWBLJ iiwiT ' charlotte. P 1 C. Arrival and Departure of Trains. , . , uorreci ior me current inontn. : , . RICHMOND AND IMNVTXiIJS AIB-LINX. . . -.A n 1 4-4. . TM .1 - . TJn so ATrivco tit vuiuriubie iivm ucamuaa at 150 a. m- weaves ior AiiajiLa hi oaju a. m. No 51-Arrlves at Charlotte from Atlanta at 4:45 a. m ' Leave? Jor Rlehmond at 4 5 a. m. No 52 Arrives at Charlotte from Richmond at 'i9SRn.nL Leaves ior Atlanta at l p. m., , . No. 53 Arrives ai iuarioiio irum Auania aioau m. Leaves lor Richmond at 6:30 d, m. .Vivai Freight and Passenger Train leaves for v . . t. w 7V" 4-.. A A- -.A O V luanta at ow . iu., cuxivea uwu Aiuuiut ai o-au p.m. - , Charlotte, Columbia and Augusts Arrives from Columbia at 6:10 p. m. ",. Leaves tor Columbia at I p. m. . f!.. C. A Ai. A.. T. A O. DmaTOTt. ' Arrives from Statesvllle at 10:45 a. m. Leaves ior staiesvuie ai oaop. m. . v - Arrive from Wilmington nt 60 a. m.; Leave for , nilUUJlgtuu aii sr.w y. ui. . - . Arrive from Laurinburg at 3 45 p. m. Leave for LaurioDurg atv.au a. no. ; leave for Shelby at 6.15. p. m.; arrive from Shelby 8t 12.05) p.m.-. . - Mails.' . General Delivery opens at 8:00 a. m.; closes at 7.-0Op.m. . ; Money oroer Department opens at a.UU a. m.; closes at 4.-UU p. m. - Yockg alkn 's ohbistian association Devotional exercises at 5:30 o'clock p. m. . Associate Refokmed Chubch Rev. J. C. Gallp- way, pastor, sunaay scnooi aiiuaa a.m. Keguiar Services 11 a, m. and 5:45 p. m. -.Prayer meeting First Peesbtteiuan Dr. A. W. Miller, pastor. SptvIpps at 1 1 a.' m. and 8 n. in. : Simda v snhnnl at. p. m. : Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7 p. m. jno morning service, services at night by .RBv .otin w. lava. - - t. Second Presbyterian Rev. Neander M. Woods. . LiaOiVAa kAylllWa AiO. AAJIV A U.V XJ, U AAA AX1A , at 8 p. m. Sunday school in the afternoon at -4 . n. Tri- PprvifVs at 11 a . m hv Ttp.v '.Tnn. W Davla Ko nisht service, v - - f. - k , St. Peter's Episcoval Rev. J. B, - Cheshire, pasior. Jgervices ax n arm. ana 4:4od. m. Sunday . school at 4-n. m: W i. . - - - . v - - . .-.-- TpvTOvrSTmrirT MTTTWCiTiTa'P-PAV Tir W AT 'Rf.Vuiir ' . TOSTor. ..hpmys l a. m. and Mn to. simri.iv -scjiuui ui avg ' xrajer meeung weanesaay ' tannfti nl'Q.OA VnlnAl. . . . " - . . . c cuius an liiuu wuuw:. i : St. Peie&'s CAraoi.Tfi Rev. Mark S. Gross, nas- Evening prayer and sermon at 8 p.m. ; . Daily nass .Tirrr.rtiM IfWim" T mT .fl "". .' I . CnM-i .'tl .1 (it'll rn '1T1 7 O '. C-m jn-wr n aW nnl r4- 4 p. m. veanpsday evening lecture at a. CiLVARY Mission Rev. - J.- B. Hurley, oastor. Services at II a. m: and 7 :80 1. m. Sunday sc nool at 9 p. m. - ; ... r CoiRirtf Pjiesrtterian Rev. Mr. Wyche, pastor. Semcesax &?vnd 8 p. m. -Sunday school at 11 a. m. St.kSaIis (E.) Mission Church, corner Hill and Mint &trtts4Rev. P. P. Alston, pastor. Ser ' vices '-everFtjuaday at 11 o'clock a. m. and at. 8 o'clock p( nu taiday. school at 3 o'clocR p. m. Seats free'., ' Frs;fr BAPTfSTCHTTRCH, (Colored) Rev.'r A. A. Powell,, pastof:--' Services "at 11 a. m. and 3 p. m. AT-. -THSOITY. Judex to New 'Ad'verusements. itlkowsky & Baru'ch Fall Vnd winter cam paign" -. - - Hargravesjfc" AlexanderSummer goods. " Brrwanger Bros Clotblng. , Gret?Qi7's Dyspeptic Mixture-' See adv. r wittkpwsky &Baruch and Ellas & Cohen No tice. . J r - , . , i M.Hea'jyllcottage for rent. . T ' s- hr. Veatlier Indications. t Middle Atiantic;States : Local raips; followed "'by,' fair cooler weather,' northerly to westerly winds. Souhtlafttic States: Occasional local raips," variable winds, slight fall in tem'peratufe ; ' ' ' XO CAIEPLES. bixtyefeht bales of new - cotton " yesterday ' ; : . r-The Carolina; Central Company, has jusfrputiJawrr 40,000 feet of lums ber in repairing the cotton platform 'for the -sdasori. -; s ' 7-We were glad to have 'calls yes :. terday frpm Misses E. E. Hertz and A. L. Rountree, of Atlanta, represent ing the 'Sunny South. V The seats in the opera house are to bo covered with opera leather, the ; goods havingjalready been received; : v 11 11 1 1 iri iiii . 1 1 1 1 1 1 i-t i i.ijnii. inni in about sticky seats. ' - - -The discourses today, of Bev. John Davis, who has 3 ust returned from a long missionary service in China, will befintc'resting. . Mr. Dav w preaches at 11 a. m., in. the Second , Presbyterian church, and at 8 :15 p; to., at the First Presbyterian church. f At 4 p. m.; he will deliver a Sunday Tlie Maries of fthe Past Twelve Months Bull .Times Tided Over aiid Prosperity Brightening all pranches of TradeA Year's Record of C uUding, E tc. On last Tuesday, th first day of September, the beginning of the new trade year was ushered in, and pur merchants and business men made it the occasion to cast up accounts for the past twelve months, to review the results of their labors for that time, and to cast an eye intoitJie future. The vbeginnine: of - a new trade year r is also the occasion upon which The Observer takes upon its self the task of reviewing the con dition of the commercial and indus trial interests of Charlotte for the preceding year,' and gathering, as far as it can, the status of, the outlook for the succeeding year. The task is unusually pleasant this year for the simple reason that a dull and stag nant year has been successfully bridged and a prosperous season has been -entered; uponThe; spirit jof prosperity seems to pervade all class es of. business, and is to be seen alike in the stores, in the foundries, in the banking houses, and in the machine shops. There is an unmistakable evidence of a revival in all the busi ness interests of the City. THE TRADES. - When the reporter went around among the merchants yesterday, he was greeted by faces considerably brighter and more cheerful than was the case one year ago. The dry goods merchants are particularly happy overt tne; ouwook. , 'Tne; trade year from Sept. 1st, 1884,,to Sept. 1st, 1885, was a dull and trying: year, it was the dullest year for the wholesale and retail merchants that has been known in unanotte since tne war, yen ior all that the volume of trade was cons siderable. In dry goods, boots, shoes and clothing:. a business was done rk. - - - . during the ; past twelve months, amounting to: Wholesale $2,000,500 Ketail,. 1,500,000 These figures bid fair to be largely exceeded during the coming year. The revival in business made itself felt within the coming, of last July, and it has been growing brighter ever since. The general trade of the city for July, and August last, was 33 per cent, greater than it' was for the same months in-1884 The wholesale dry goods merchants are taxed to their utmost to supply the demands of the trade and find it difficult to get in goods fast enough. In "the hardware trade, the outlook is equally as bright 'after a compara tively dull, year, and pur hardware merchants r have .laid in unusually. large stocks. The demands already made upon them this season justifies this judgment and foresight on their part.. The i grocery trade suffered least during he (dullness of the. past year, and the business cprapared favorably with that of the season of 1883 -'84. The outlook is good for a flourishing trade. - In the iron trade, the same good report is made. After a season of unprecedented dullness, a revival set in last J ulv. and the iron men are now busy. Wilkes, and Liddell & Co, are each employing all the force nec essary and have as many orders in hand as they can ' well manage. The trade has been esDeciall v brisk with both these firms, m cotton gins and Tvrftsses. and in saw mills. Liddel X Ty - Sc Co. are working a force of 75 men and Wilkes has his old force of 110 men at work. The trade in china ware and crock ery, .the past year, was dull and a seasons bordered . on stagnation, bu in this line "also business has picked up remarkably ; and there are good promises for the future., "The whole sale drug business of the city has been steadily increasing and is larger no w; than at any time , within the city's history. The trade Outlook on. the whole is, better than it has been for years. - N KING COTTON". . v , Money in the Cotton Seed. THE FIRST SEASON'S RESULTS AT THE COTTON SEED ODL MILLrA BUSINESS OP $140,000 THE FIRST YEAR THE PRODUCT IN OIL AND MEAL, Cfhiarlot'te'e cotton seed oil ' mill is a money coming enterprise, as : the Oliver Brothers well knew, at the time they made their ? investment nere. From the time cotton seed commenced coming in. last fall until he supply was exhausted., this sum mer, the mill never knew an idle hour except from 12 o'clock on Satur day night to 12.01 on Sunday Rights. To keep business moving at this re markable jrate, the Messrs. Oliver employed two sets of hands one for uajf worit ana cne ior , nigm worK, and during the week, the machinery was never stopped except for repairs. The product ot the factory for the pau Beason was someining asionisn ing, amounting to 5,500 barrels of oil, and 2,200 tons of meal, the value of the combined product being $140, 000. The oil is shipped north and the meal finds a market all through this and adjoining States. The mills are sup plied with a gin constructed to do fine work and through which the cot ton seed, are run and cleaned of lint before, being: put througrh the mill. The seed comes from-this gin as sleek and clean as cow peas, and the amount of cotton thus realized, made during the past season, 250 bales, which the Messrs. Oliver sold in the Charlotte market. The lint, was of course ..inferior ;but . brought half prices. The Messrs - Oliver are preparing for a heavy runof business the ' coming season and expect to commence "milling on September 25th So successful has been their venture in Charlotte that they have extended their .territory and have completed a large and splendid mill in Columbia, , S. C, with a capacity three times that of the Charlotte establishment. The proprietors of these mills say. that they design to turn out, the coming season at their Columbia and Charlptte mills, 20,000 barrels of oil.'? There has recently been a decline in the price of cotton seed oil but this fact has not discouraged the Olivers. Last season's oii held firm at 34 cents per gallon, but it is now down to 26. cents. . This reduction is due, partly I to an increased production, but more directly, to the decline in lard. uYou see," explained Mr. Oliver to the re porter, "the price of oil depends up Jargetas their capacity; is ndr sufii cieni.. -at present they 4 employ; 20 men, and expect to add 10 more as soon as they enlarge their factory. The furniture dealers in this city are buying liberally of this concern, and they are shipping to many points in North and South Carolina: and all their customers are pleased, a single unfavorable report not having yet been received, I - An Item of Breeches. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE BY. THE GHAR- unrm CLOTHiNa fact6ry-38,000 PAIR 'OF PANTS LAST : YEAR THE SOAP FACTORY. . . . -," Since it first commenced operations, Latta's clothing factory has been re cognized as one of the successful en terprises of the city: . Its trade is far reaching and its beneficial effects as a money distributor in the city are being felt and appreciated daily. The proprietors. E. D. Latta & Bro., to keep up with the demands made upon them,! have found it necessary to increase thei r facilities. ; This they have done by establishing! a branch factory, in the Gaither block on Col lege street, where only colored seam stresses are employed. ine mam factory is oh the third floor of the Johnston : block, while the second floor is ' occupied ;as the salesroom. Since' July 1st, 1885, this factory has made bona fide sales of 18,000 pair of pants. During" the? past twelve months the factory manufactured of pants alone 38,000 pair, to vsay noth ing of the amount of shirts, drawers and overalls turned out , in addition. me pants sen at trom to $54 per dozen pair. The territory in which these goods are principally sold, lies in the.;States of North and : South Carolina: Virginia, Georgria, Alaba ma, Mississippi and Florida. Several commercial travelers ? are con stantly on the road and' .the factory has as much business as it can possi bly attend to." ' . " : . , . w tHE. SOAP FACTORY. , , ? unanotte's soap iactory nas" sur vived", the dulj season of the past year and is" now forging ahead, turning out many excellent brands of soap, prin cipal, among which is the celebrated Lustrabo. . The factory is located on the corner, of Sixth ;.and -i Church streets,' in a building erected express ly for the purpose Col.'" Alexander,' the proprietor, has now succeded in building up a paying trade .and has already-t made several -large ship ments to other States. .The business of " tKe-Jfactory was' not us g;ood last the .prospect ' a considerably.-' .OjioJ;herthirjs:-jbprn bave been desired but rules lard, and iard rules cotton seed tne .prospect : aneaa nas improveu oil." To give the farmers every ;fa cility and . convenience ' possible .for shipping seed to the mills, the Oliv ers have just constructed twenty large .wagon scales which they,' have sent to the depots in the surrounding country; The' - price paid for new seed is 18 cents per bushel, ? and for old seed is cents The Furniture Factory,' AN ADDITION TO BE BUILT TO WORKS, AND A LARGER FORCE . PLOYED rSOME ' ITEMS i- OF THE EM-. INTEREST grter capacity;; A further step in Uiejnarc.h of progress has been made byjtjie. jsubstitution of electricity for oo, xy iiiuuimaung purposes, xne contract for. the electric light plaint has beeii given put, and the lights will be established within a few weeks.-, The past year has not been a very' favorable season for the cotton milling interests, but the prospect has iJn brightened . wonderfully, , and Oates s Brothers look forward to a prosperous year. ThpBundinff Improvements:' ENOUGfH NEW HOUSES IN ONE YEAR TO FORM fJ J SMALL : SIZED CITY IF PUT I TOQEHEBA RECORD ' OF TWELVE MONTHS A BuiLbrNQ IN ' CHARLOTTE, SHOWING A REMARKABLE BOOM. That' Charlotte is building up rapid ly no one can doubt, but to, what ex tent it has been built up in i the past twelvejmonths is known to but few of even our own citizens, except to such as occasionally leave the beaten paths. oL business and take turns around -.the. city. The best way to give an accurate idea of the builds ing improvements that have been wrought is todeal with v plain facts. and this ; w . propose to do. With this aim inview we have .visited,: the various city f contractorSjand ' are enabled to give a list of the buildings completed and the building improve ments made from September 1884 to September:1885, as fully- as -it is possible to give it. The list V speaks for itself:, 0. ..-, H C Ecces, storehouse... ... ..$8,000 Skihiff &, Co. , storehouse. . ..; V ( i The Bellows Makers. NEWCOMBE BROTHERS PREPARLNG TO INDIFFERENT BUT WINDY Charlotte's advantages as a cotton market have long been known, but they are gradually becoming better appreciated. The receipts at Chan. AT .... school address at the First Presby- lotte for the year ending August 31st, terian church. A Painful Accident. - M Esquire S. H. Hilton and his friend Mr. Cheek were' driving out of the city in a -buggy yesterday after noon, the coupling: pin broke, causmg the front wheels to .run from under the buggy" and let' it fall to the ground. - Mr. Hiltpn had his right arra broken between, the elbow and wrist, and Mr. Cheek was severely. bruised, t Mr. Hilton was brought tip town and surgical, aid "was secured Ior his injured arm. The accident was a very painful one, but we hope nuton;s wound, .will heal rapiaiy. wftre 35.879 bales, in the face of a short crop, o . Information from the farming circles leads our cotton mer chants to hope that the receipts ,, this year' will foot up 75,000 bales. ' ; The market price here as well elsewhere, I is likely todrop low the natural result of a heavy crop but Charlotte's mar ket is always as high as the highest, our buyers frequently giving the cur rent Netf York markets a few points ddds. More than , this, Charlotte's excellent facilities for ha'ndling cot ton commands the patronage of the cotton raisers. ' The condition of the manufacture ON THE MANUFACTURE OF FURNI TUREI - The manufacture of furniture is an enterprise for Charlotte which has been commenced since our last an nual trade review. The pioneers in this enterprise are Messrs. J. A. El liot and J, W. Marsh, and work was commenced on the factory building alongside the railroad, at the corner of A and' Eighth streets, last Octo ber. Last March the factory began turning out work, and to-day it' is running -at its full capacity., and is still unable to keep up with ordersi This is not only a very extensive es tablishment, but is one of the most successful ot Charlotte's enterprises. The factory is 80x35 feet, two : stories and basement. The proprietors se cured the very best machinery, and quite a variety of it. They have a 20-horse power engine and a 25-horse power boiler A large stock of lum ber, that is increasing in value daily by becoming seasoned, fills the yards. The engine, boiler and shafting are located in the basement, and : the machinery's on the? first floor, while the second floor is used for a finishing and storage room. The product for the present consists of ; bedsteads, chairs, tables, .washstands and safes and their work is second to none, no matter where made.' Besides their regular product, they can make any r thing to order. The reporter saw. a walnut pulpit for Bethel Church (in 1 York' county, South Carolina), and was surprised to know that such handsome work could be done in this city. ' It i3 perfect in" design; work manship, 'finish, and in fact is equal to any piece of work ever seen in this country, either North or south. . The proprietors say they have, all they can do, and that they are behind with their orders in :, some . lines. They have succeeded beyond their .expect tations, and find it necessary to eh; TURN OUT 1,000 PAIR - BUSINESS LAST YEAR .TIMES, AHEAD. ' At Newcombe Brothers bellows fac tory and machine shops, on : the'eor ner of A and Ninth streets, the decks are being cleared preparatory for an active engagement in the r manuf acs ture; of bellows I the r coming - year Newcombe Brothers have become well established in this city as bellows manufacturers and ; their - leathers and' boards furnish blasts for furnaces all over the South, , During the past year, by reason of disadvantageous competition, they allowed their bel lows business to go slowly, confining themselves to turning out material accordingto the demand.. ; Many, of thti'-disad vantages under which they nave laoorea nave now been .over come and the result.will be a big bus mess" in. this line, of - manufacture- the coming year.;' Arrangements are being-made, to run the bellows factory on full lime ancT the proprietors cal culate upon turning out 1,000 pair-of-bellows during the next twelve months This will represent a capis tal of $7,500. The proprietors of the factory already have 75 pair of bel lows ready for shipment. iNewcomoe urotners are also ex- tensive manufacturers of sash, doors,' blinds, mouldings, stair case work etc., for the trade, and report that during the past twelve months, with the exception- of a brief period of dullness, their business was "good. They anticipate a prosperous' run of business in the coming year, " : The Cotton Mills. A DULL: : SEASON. : TDDED OVER AND " BRIGHTER TIMES AHEAD. . ' ' The cotton milling , industry, like every, other kind of business, had its snare .01 uaru um es uuring ine uuii months of the past year, but that has all : nowi departed, and the mills are runnifigVori 'full 'time w ith" a very hopefulprospecl; 'ahead. "During last summer, Oates. Brothers shut down the mills for. three ; weeks to allow' of .some necessary repairs to the ma chinery. ; 'The. boilers" that had pre viously been in use, though almost entirely new, were taken out and re placed by a set of new -.boilers, of an improved pattern and with a much , 750 '725 "750 ., 750 500 . 650 "650 8,000 1,000 2.400 5,000 J H McAden, storehouse. ... . . v 5,000 J H Carson, storehouse. . . 7,000 Thos. Reese & Co.,' store im-'; proved;;. . . . .V 2,500 Lawyer's Building. . . . . . . ..' . . -5,000 D;W Oates, residence............. .4,000 Improvements to Central Hotel 2,000 R E Chochrane, residence. . . . . . 2,700 Walter Btvm residence ...... . 3,800 Mrs Ab Tate, residence ........ 1,900 Mrs Ab Tate,, residence...... .... 2,100 Mrs Ab' Tat residence ....... i. 2,100 Dr O'Donoghue, residence. ..... 2,700 Rufus Barringer residence ..... 2,700 Wm Todd, residence 2,500 Gray's Qper.aiHouse................ 6,000 John Vanlandingham, v resid'ee 6,000 Mrs Rintels, 2 houses 3,700 Mr Osborne, residence.,.....;;:, . 1,200 Jno W Wads worth, cottage.... 725 Jno WJH'ads worth, cottage. . . . Jno W Wadsworth, cottage. . .. - 11- IV. z J no w vv ads wortn, cottage. . . t Jno W Wadsw'orth, cottage. . ;. Jno W Wadsworth, additions.. F W Ahrens, cottage. . .V. F W: Ahrens, . cottage . . .... . . W H Treloar, 4 houses. .... . .' v. C W--Alexander, soap factory... Joseph W Young, residence . : , W H Harris,! residence. . . ..... 2,300 J; C JB&ftBim6h residence 900 Air Lmd sirid nbuse. . . J. . .-;-. 700 I H; Mqljinn, j Residence 4 8,0 CWEddins," storehouse.' . .'. . . ' 550 E Burwell, addition. 400 R C Ross, addition . .V. 200 Sarali Johnston, col., addition., 400 J W Remley, ; addition.' .... .... 600 Thos H Haughton addition. . . . ; 425 TH Gaither, residence.". 2,200 Berryhill & Johnston, store .... 1,000 W'B Gopding, residence .. . . ; . . .. 1,500 W F GrfiSt bdilding I.-.. 600 Mr'McKlee," residence : : r. . . . . . . 2, 500 Pioneer fire hpuse.... ......... 300 1st Pres." church steeple ........ 2, 500 Starfd pipe improvements . . .... 2,000 Nfiwcombe Bros, 2 residences. . 5,000 Mrs H M. Irwin, residence ..... -.1 3,000 Walter! Alexander,' 3 cottages . 2, 600 Joseph Emory, cottage ; . . .'. . . : 800 T M Pitman, ottagre....... . . . . ... 800 Col J L Brown, 8 cottages. .... . 3,200 Jno. Severs, , residence. 1, 200 F A McKuight, residence ..:.. 800 P M Brown, 5 cottages. . ...... . 2,000 Q S HQlton stoi e 500 Dr M A Bland, buildings,. '. .... 1,500 McD Arledge, 2 cottages ..... . . 1,200 Buf ord jEjCptige improvements . . . 500 Wm Johnston, imp'ts to res. . . . 450 This doe3 not include several small houses, 'tfye cost of which we- could hot ascertain. A: number of the buildings enumerated above are still in course of erection, but all very nearly finished. The list shows clear ly how Charlotte is growing. benefit of two regularly conducted truck farms. Two Englishmen, and Mr. Will Phlf er were the proprietors of the farms. Both 'suffered jtka ",Jdi3 advantages of a late start, caused by mo wiu weainer in me sprmg. xne Englisrnen fared badly throughout the summer, and their success, what ever. of it there waswas poor.. : One finally sold out to the other, and a few weeks ago the other sold out to somebody else, and the future fate of this farnv is uncertain. Mr Ehifer was more successful. Though . get ting a late start, he went to work in earnest, and early summer found the ; slopes of the hills around Phifert pond grn with cabbage plants alone to the number of 28.000.11 His culture of onions and other truck" was ' upon an equally extensive scales Encoui aged by the success of bis first ven ture,. Mr. Phifer has decided- to en large his farm next spring and em? bark in the trucking business upon a larger scale than ever. ,'::.... CBBXOTTE'S WATER SUPPLY. Charlotte's water supply is one t of the most important of the enteprises to which our city can lay claim. The water works system, established in the summer of 1882, has since then been constantly improved until it can now be said that practically it - is perfected. During the past year, a line of piping has been laid connect ing Phifer's pond with the .water works lake, thus affording a water supply abundant in volume and ex cellent in character. "The banks of the reservoir have been gravelled and turfed and watejr ways erected around its edges to turn off the floods, and this has resulted in giving the city water ; as clear and ; sparkling " and fresh as that which flows . from the deepest springs. The supply is not only inexhaustible, but is excellent for all purposes. This fact is rapidly being appreciated by our citizens and the water is steadily being introduced into the private residences of the ; city. The improvements just com pleted to the standpipe enhances the value of our water works system by, affording " an increased pressure in case of fires. The addition of -30 feet to the height of the structure required an outlay of $2,000. The present ca pacity of the standpipe is 220,000 gal- ons of water. . THE CITY IN GEHEEAI. One Million Dollars Paid for DtFreight Charges -Prosperous Condition of all theXocal Insti tutions Showing of the Build ing and IiOan, Association, Etc. Charlotte, it might be said,- is label ed VProsperity." Sighs of a general revival of trade and .evidences of healthfulness of financial affairs are to be seen on all sides. It is gratify insr'to be able to make the exhibit r - . . . . ' below of the ' condition of - many of our, local institutions: . y . . - ,! - " -1 TRUCK FARMING. . 3 While truck farming has been car ried on in - a small v way by private parties for "several years past; it was only until, last sprmg: that it was made' a professional business, - and our city the past summer ;had the ONE MILLION : DOLLA.RS JN .FREIGHT ' j. CHARGES. . The traffic in inward and out ward Charlotte freights for the ' past -year has been slightly in excess of . . expectations, and has been remarkas , ble, cwnsidiangtedepzassicd certain months since September1884." A careful estimate made on the -figs ures of the Richmond & Danville! and Carolina Central freight depots, shows that for the ; twelve jtnonths ending August 31st, 1885, the amount of charges paid on freight received at and shipped away from Charlotte foots up a total of one million dollars. . The carrying and handling facilities of Charlotte's freight ; routes have been increased during the past; year by the addition of new engmes and rolling stock, better and more relia. ble connections, and an improved and more effective system. Steel . rails and ballasted tracks, with larger " engines, now make it possible to move - more freight in quicker time than has : yet been known, while the liability to delays has been greatly lessened. . EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. The educational facilities possessed by the city should be its chief ,pride ' and glory. The excellent and flour ishing Female Institute,, under the management of Rev. Wm. R. Atkin son," has just opened with a largely increased attendance of , pupils ; and with a prospect for a more successful session than in years past ; Capt. W. ; A. Barrier's high school for boys has, also opened under very favorable cir- schools in the city have opened thair fall terms and are being well patron ized. The two graded schools will . open . week after next, the white -Rnhonl on the 14th and the colored school on the 15th, and the prospect is that the remarkably large attend- . ance of last year willr not only ber. maintained the coming year, but will possibly, be even larger.4 . ; " : STREET CAR3 COTTON AND PRODUCE -'; EXCHANGE. The indications point strongly - to the fact that when the time comes for The Observer to record the trade review for 1886, that these two enter prises will form a part of the report. Well directed efforts are now being made to -establish these two enters prises m dliarfotte, and the outlook is good for a successful termination. Mr.-J.' F. Lyon, of Atlanta, is now in the city trying to secure a, suitable location for the exchange, which be ing accomplished, the exchange will be established. Dr. Zearing, repre senting a Chicago company, is en deavoring to get permission : to con struct his line3 of railways through . --. (Continued on sixth page.)