1906- A Free Trip to Charlotte

Pictured here is an article advertising free railroad fare to Charlotte for the Mecklenburg Declaration festivities in exhange for purchasing property in the city.

Charlotte Daily Observer 5/20/1906, p.15

A Free Trip To Charlotte   For the Great Mecklenburg Celebration That Week is offered to all out of town purchasers of real estate from our extensive lists, during the week for we will repay your railroad fare from any point in this state or from upper South Carolina if you buy one of our choice properties.  This gives you the opportunity to make a profitable investment in the best city in North Carolina and at the same time get a free trip to the great celebration.  We call your special attention to our Choice Suburban Lots.

[See prices for lots at Dilworth and at Kirshbaum,  at Piedmont and at Wilmoore, and at Elizabeth and at Hillcrest]

We also offer some of the very best ACREAGE TRACTS now unsold about the city of Charlotte, suitable for sub-division later on as the city grows or for very desirable country homes for those who can afford them on a large scale close to town, or for large industrial developments where ample room is needed for factory buildings and tenement houses.  Also a full list of city properties of all descriptions.   “Everything in Real Estate,” F. C. Abbott & Company Trust Building Be Sure and Find Our Office, Ground Floor Trust Building, South T