The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-10-27

five guests. The Renfro is elevated upon
picturesque eminence and is of Japanese
architecture with Moorish treatment.
From lis magnificent observatory panor-
annie view of the grand Blue Ridge as it
encircles the city can be caught at every
glance, and the lordly Pilot raising its
head in majestic greatness presides over
the whole scene. This is a resort hotel
at every point, though ready to entertain
all who may come to the thriving town.
Mt Airy does not propose to build up
on one industry alone, but has diversified
industries, Though tobacco forms the
best part of her commercial and indus
trial backbone, she-is building up a re-
sort patronage second only to Asheville.
The manufacture of cotton and wool,
and of spokes and handles, machinery,
etc. is carried on in a substantial and en-
! cOuraglng manner.
I'm paragraph here is what she
claims as to industries and enterprises !:
Fourteen plug tobacco factories, two ci.
gar factories, one immense granite
quarry, six leaf factories, two cotton
mills, two woolen mills, four leaf to-
bacco warehouses, three machine shops,
spoke and handle factory, two sash and
blind factories, roller flour mills, four
hotels, white sulphur and chslybeate
springs. Here can be found the largest
naturally exposed granite quarry in the
world, two of the handsomest hotels in
the state, the third largest plug tobacco
factory in the state, the best equipped
4 tobacco warehouses in the state.
"The universal verdict of all who have
studied the growth and late development
of Mt Airy is that this charming noun.
tain railway terminus is soon to become
one of the most important cities in the
state. Her tobacco trade has increased
seventy per cent the past year, and her
resort patronage, receiving a strong i'm
petus from the building of elegant mod
ern resort hotels, has outgrown all ex-
pectations. Backed up by the best
mountain trade of six counties, by the
health and scenery of the Blue Ridge
which has a charm for every pleasure.
seeker--thc little city which few years
ago Numbered only 500 people will mos,
probably round off the present century
with a population of 10000"
While the above gives some idea OF
what Mt. Airy is, we want to say that
justice has not been given. When il
comes to hotels, and the truth is told
the Blue Ridge Inn comes to the front
with both feet. Sam Westbrook and his
estimable wife take care of that property
and also see that guests are not wanting
The Blue Ridge is to be heated by steam
and is run on modern principles. Those
who stop there once always stop the
second time, which is pretty fair indi'
cation that Westbrook is doing all that
is expected of him.
The Renfro Inn, of which Mr.. W. A
Bryan is manager, is another hotel in the
place which compares with the Blue
Ridge.
And this may be said of Mt. Airy there
are two hotels and both of them get tC
the front. Colonel Bryan, of the RenfrC
Inn, was at the Orton in Wilmington fol
some four years, and he has been at othel
places, including Mountain Park hotel a
Hot Springs; the Bon Aire, Augusta
Ga; Asheville and other points. But hi
Renfro Inn is the place where he viii
establish more lasting reputation. Tbi
hotel is gaining popularity every day. A
French cook fixes the bill of fare and ;
hungry man remains hungry only so long
as it takes to fill his order.
OF course Sam WestbrOok, of the Blue
Ridge Inn, will always do business, be
cause he is popular and because he knows
how to manage hotel.
As a tobacco market Mt. Airy vii
always be one Of those towns which ge
to the front When it comes to ware
houses that town is in il. There are four
; On November /, Brown * jordan viii
open the biggest warehouse in the state
of North Carolina. Il is 100x225 feet
In the front of this building there vii