Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-07-19

with w oSlern NOrln CarOllna forever.
Arriving at Warm Springs, about II o'clock,
NJ, the party Immediately left the cars and soon
dispersed about the buildings and grounds.
| Some availed themselves of the opportunity Of
plunge in the pool, which is about sixteen feet
square and four and one-half feet in DEPTH with
A temperature about equal to that Of the human
| body; others indulged in tub baths; and others
still, whied the time away chatting with ac-
quaintances, strolling over the grounds, exam
| inng the springs and tasting Of the water, or
promenading on the long and broad piazzas.
| Warm Springs are in Madison county, North
Carolina thirtythree miles distant from Ashe-
vile, on the line of the Western North Carolina
Railroad. The springs are situated in valley
| of more than Il thousand acres almost perfectly
| level, on the French Broad river near the Ten
nessec line, and are surrounded by the highest
mountain ranges east of the Mississippi river.
The main building Of the hotel is three stories
high, is built of brick, and presents a frontage
| on the French Broad of six hundred feet. Ac-
| commodations can he provided for between
seven hundred and eight hundred guests. In
addition to the Warm Springs, there arc in the
vicinity, Il cold sulphur spring and an iron
spring. An anal yss of the Warm Springs water
| shows that it contains muriate Of lime, sulphate
of soda, carbonate of soda, SILICA, sulphate Of
magncsia, and cremate Of iron
Dinner was announced, the long tables were
soon surrounded and the guests comfortably
seated, hut owing to the large crowd and the
scarcity Of walters, some delay ensued before all
| could bc served. The dinner over, arrange
| ments made for the toasts and ost-prandial
| speeches usual on such occasions; but before
much progress had been made, the programme
was cut short by the announcement that the time
had arrived for the departure of the train. Sew
| eral of the expected toasts and speeches were
dispensed with, and those who intended to re-
turn to Ashevillc were soon at the station ready
for the departure of the train. In a few minutes
the train on the way, and AShevllle was
reached in due time, without the occurrence of
any incident worthy of note. On arriving at
Asheville, nearly all the members of the North
Carolina Press Association departed for their
homes. The members of the South Carolina
Association decided to remain another day.
Asheville is the county-seat of Buncombe
county, and is situated OH series of hills which
rise along the banks of the French Broad, near
where the Swannanoa unitcs with the former riv-
er, and has an elevation above the sea-level of
thirty-two hundred feet In it are several large
hotels, numerous boarding houses, and quite
number of handsome and substantially built
business houses, with abundant evidences of
thriving, growing and prosperous town. 1t is
claimed that it has population of four thousand.
The business part of the town is compactly built
up and many handsome and elegant residences
are to be seen on the hills and in the valleys away
from the main business thoroughfares. Within
the last few years the town has grown very rap
idlv, and the improvements made are Of a
substantial character. For many years it has
been known abroad only as place of pleasant
summer resort but now, without losing any Of
it's prestige in that direction, 1t is increasing in
business importance and is rapidly growing into
a thriving trading, bustling city in the noun
tains. The lands of the surrounding country are
well adapted to the growth of tobacco, and its
cultivation is rapidly becoming the leading and
most profitable industryin that section.
Asheville isnow easy ofaccess from this section,
by way the Chester and Lenoir Railroad. BY
taking the northern bound passenger train in the
afternoon, Newton, on the Western North Caroli-
ma Railroad, is reached at nine o'clock the same
evening. At three o'clock, next morning the
western bound passenger train onthe latter road,
passes Newton, and arrives at Asheville at 9.34
A. NJ. Returning from Asheville, the train of
the Western North Carolina Railroad reaches
Newton about 1890, P. NJ, and the passenger
train OH the Chester and Lenoir Railroad leaves
Newton at 7 o'clock the next morning.
On Sunday afternoon our party dispersed. A
few of the number left Ashcville for home, by
the way of Hendersonvlle and Spartanburg, and
the rest by way of the Western North Carolina
Railroad. Each member Of the Association has
now returned to his home, and is already en-
gagged in the discharge of the exacting duties of
his calling doubtless well pleased with the in
cidents connected with the ninth annual meeting
of the South Carolina State Press Association.