The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1885-09-24
OUR BREvARD LETTER.
BRRyaRp.. N. G. Sept. %, lss

bRENARD, N. Sl.s foeps- u, 1909.
| & Messrs.; Editors We have not had
tevefl ashower to disturb the usual quiet
Iofourl county since court week, until the
Equinoctial CAME. at brought a gentle
rain that lasted for two days. It was
Just such a rain as we needed, to cause
the rye sown to come up and. take root
we'll before the severe freezes Of winter
come The rye crop is an important one
in this county, furnishing fine winter
pasturage ifsown early. It leaves heavy
stnbble on the land which, 9when pro-
EpeFly turned under and lined improses
the soil. The lime we get quiet cplyen-
ljently. Mr.. T. l.; Cash and DIR. G. w.
Young are now delivering at the homes
Of farmers, who live within or510 miles
I.Of their kilns at 10 cents per bnsheL. We
may be able yet, tosend Eme to your city
by steamer. Capt. Walker of: Florida
has been over examining the French
Broad River with a view to placing q
boat on it to ply between this place and
the Depot to be3 near DIR. Fletehers.
Capt. Walker IS q practical river boat
man, haEing spcsllsstIiie greater pertioin.of
his lifetin that business on the different
navigable streams of Florida. His plan
is to construct boat entirely different
from the Mountain IlIly," one of less
dimensions, but with more powerful
machinery, SO that 5 can be utilized in
drawing barges and during the summer
season, give summer tourist rapid transit
to and from the railroad. The difficulty
with the Lilly was her size and the dis
tance (6 miles, from the railroad. The
completion of the Spartanburg and
Asheyille Rail Road places depot with
in / mile of the river, and we, believer
that money invested in small substan-
dal craft would pay a handsome divid-
end. Your friend, Mr.. w. K. Osborne,
is full of the enterprise and that is a sure
sign that there is money in if. For he
always takes business view Of every
question presented, and never listens to
the whispers of fancy, or pursues with
eagerness the plantoms of hope." The
former enterprise demonstrated the prac-
ticability Of the navigation of the upper
French Broad, and we hope soon to see.
some good result from the new interest
awakened in the matter.
Your correspondent unwittingly gave
some offence in recent communication.
In, speaking Of the masonic festival at
this place T stated. that the assembled
guests repaired to the Episcopal church
and there spread the contents of their
baskets on tables tempronozed from car
penters benches. Il suppose the head
and front of my offence was in only
intinaating and not stating categorically
that the church was incomplete and un-.
furnished. l thought that the reference
to the carpenters benches and the we'll
known and eommendable care with
which this church guards her property
and the sanctity with which she sur
rounds. it would prevent every one from
imagining that any thing was done, that
would injure, deface or desecrate the
building. MessrHi Editors, as have no
angelic visions, Internal plantoms, amaz-
ing prodegies or alehunic delusions to
write about, / will close, hoping that
Gov. J. L. Robinson will favor US with
more of life and log-rolling in the far
West. believe though he is now little
ahead OF Senator Vance on the og-roll-
ing business. p.