. History of Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte : from 1740 to 1903. CHAPTER XXXVIII. MECKLENBURG AND CHARLOTTE IN 1903. Population, Taxable Real Estate, Personal Property, Railroads andBanks—Expenses and Receipts of County and City—Social andBusiness Organizations—Incorporated Towns—Farm Products.—New Buildings. The total taxable value of real estate and personal prop-erty in Mecklenburg- county in 1902 was $11,717,404, and inthe city of Charlotte the value was $8,248,660. Consider-ing the fact that Mecklenburg and Charlotte are one hun-dred and forty-three and one hundred and thirt
. History of Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte : from 1740 to 1903. CHAPTER XXXVIII. MECKLENBURG AND CHARLOTTE IN 1903. Population, Taxable Real Estate, Personal Property, Railroads andBanks—Expenses and Receipts of County and City—Social andBusiness Organizations—Incorporated Towns—Farm Products.—New Buildings. The total taxable value of real estate and personal prop-erty in Mecklenburg- county in 1902 was $11,717,404, and inthe city of Charlotte the value was $8,248,660. Consider-ing the fact that Mecklenburg and Charlotte are one hun-dred and forty-three and one hundred and thirty-five yearsold, respectively, there is nothing phenomenal in this devel-opment. Other sections have grown more rapidly, somecities have sprung up within a year, but few have equaled therecord for steady, reliable and lasting growth. The countyand city have ever been free from everything akin to aboom; genuine work and merit do not depend upon excite-ment for recognition. An important rule of the businessorganizations has been the refusal to pay a bonus to getany
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