Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-09
THIS IS GOOD NEWS.
ANOTHER GRAND HOTEL
FOR ASHEVILLE.
j. n. iNMAN is AT THE HEAD OF
THE SCHEME.
He VIII submit the idea to the
Board of Manaxers-TO Cost
Sk5O,OOO.


John II. Inman, president of the Rich
mond and Danville railroad, has been il
the city several days with his family
He was seen yesterday at the Battery
Park and asked about the prospects o
Ashcville, ns relating To his road.
"Ashcville is one Of the most popular
places with New Workers in the South,
he said. This great influx of trave
which has turned this way this winter i.
not mere spasmodic system Of publ,
favor, but one that will continue and in
crease from year to year, Ashcvillc is
now very extensively known in New
York, but is getting more so all the time
This is greatly owing to the fact that
those who come down here from that
place are so well pleased that they &c
back singing Ashcville praises to thcil
friends, and the result is. number come
here the next season instead of going
farther South, One drawback to the
prosperity of the place is the lack OF sufli
cicnt hotel accommodations. have
known of several cases this winter where
parties were very anxious To come to
Ashcvillc, but were forced to 90 To Flor.
da because they were not able to secure
the proper accommodations.
81 am here now looking over he ground
With view to having the railroad com.
pany put up another hotel. This is not
done to antagonizc the other hotels, hut
simply because think it would pay and
help Ashevlle immensely. have not
mentioned it to the board OF directors
yet, but think when do there will he no
trouble in inducing them tocxpend $3.50
900 on such i'm enterprise. No site has
yet been selected and it is impossible To
tell whether il will he i'll the city or sub.
urbs.
"Thc railroad accommodations are not
Just as they should be now, and we hope
TO improve them considerably before
next winter. 1t is very probable that u
sleeping car will be put on. running from
Hot Springs to New York, avoiding the
change OF cars at Washington, which is
now rendered necessary. Captain Me
Bee, of the Western North Carolina di.
vision, has the interests Of the travelling
public at heart and am sure will do all
IN his power to facilitate comiortabl,
transportation over his branch oi the
road
Il am very confident that Ashevillc,
with the section surrounding il, has a
great future. You here have the scenery,
The natural advantages aud the climate,
The latter is the principal thing sought
for by New Workers who come here. In
New York city our climate is far too
rigid and is often very injurious to those
living there. Ashevillc's climate is So
different that it is very beneficial to Il
business man to leave his work and
spend few weeks here.
This travel is not spnsmodic," he re-
pcatcd on finishing. but is here to stay
am very happy concerning the si,ua
ton here now, and think Ashcvillr will
continue To grow in popularity"
Mr.. Inman lett to-day for New York
but Mrs. inman aud the rest OF the fam
ily will remain here Tor some time yet
II would like to stay here ten days Ion
GER" he said, but owing to business
matters il is impossible Tor me to do so.