The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1885-08-18
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This now famous health resort for the
people Of the South, rapidly becoming
popular with our friends north of the
Mason & Dixon line, is certainly beau
t1ful little city.
Composed of fine hotels and business
houses, beautiful and tasty modern resi-
dences and shady lanes, situated in the
midst of some of the finest mountain
scenery In the South =
The climate is mild, especially pleas
ant in summer, the water pure and cool,
the atmosphere bracing and invigorating.
So faporably impressed am with the
city and surroundings, that were 1 ever
to change my mind and conclude to live
east of the Mississippi should be great
ly tempted to make Asheville my home.
Ihe country surrounding the town is
SO cut up,and broken thatlt Is impossible
TO run railroad into the town, hence the
union depot is situated about two miles
distant. Hacks and carriage meeteYery
train and carry passengers at a reasona-
bic rate. Asheyille is the county seat OF
Buneombe county and is one OF the most
important cli1es OF W. Western N. &, though
1T has lost much of Its trade and lnfiu-
ence since 1871 owing to the sprlnglng
up OF SO many small towns along the
lines OF Inc newly built railroads.
II every business has lost In proper
tlon 10 tne reported loss OF the notels,
railroads certainty are curse TO this sec.
ton OF our country. The proprietor OF
the Grand central Hotel told me that his
register at the end OF 1877 showed an
average OF over II 600 guests, while for
the past seven years it averages not more
than 10000. This is pretty big tale to
swallow; but as the old fellow told 1t to
me with every emblance OF truth must
jpelleye 1t;
Probably, II any OF you readers have
ever heard OF AsheVllle, they have also
heard the dreadtully high priced board
spoken OF; but they should guard against
being misled. 1t is true that there are
some "high places" and it is equally
true that there are some Glow places !"
Near the depot is a hotel which charges
16s cents per meal; up town is private
residence in which four persons can be
accommodated at the rate of $50 pen
month, each. The three hotels, Swan
nanoa, Eagle House and Grand Central
charge So, So 80, and So respectively. The
first named is the finest in the city and
claims to be the finest in the State. 1t is
one hundred and twenty feet long, by
seventy feet broad and is four stories
nigh. 1t keeps Dandeplaylng out IN
front from seven to ten In the morning
and from five to ten at night. 1t is now
npletely covered with United States
flags in honor of the State Guards whose
encampment l rs loeaIeo aDotE Two nllles
ia kind ta,at has taken ,,Tace in the
South, though they are very common
thing up North. The government, every
year, app1op[laIes q cefSain anouns "
mert in each state. bnt the Sonfh has
been very slow to avail itself of the ap-
preparation. This encampmelit is called
lamp scales, IN honor OF me present
in q few days to hold or Grand review.
There are only 1900 soldiers on the
ground, but there would have been more
had it not been for the sad accident
which happened on the first day. The
train which was bringing in the Colds
boro Rifles became unmanageable at the
head Of fearful down grade and in its
downward course threw two OF the middle
coaches off the track smashing them COM
pletely to pieces. On these two coaches
was the Goldsboro company, and out of
thirty-tiye only two escaped unhurt-