The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-27
SOUTHERN. SARATOGA.
ASHETILLE. ". C.. THE RESORT or
POLITICIANS Or THE SOUTH.
Coniost for the Senate Betweon General
Ransom and EI-Govrnor Jarvis lis now
the An.AbsoI bling Topic.

Saratoga ls 10 their northern btt''I
Here the political campalgnc hhts III
and inyigorating surroundings u o".g
f4A few hours, which cHhDIt nm
continue the battle for the DdIIVlS' 20,
terry Park f. the usual stcppinb ia
for political visitors and upon us III
yine.cIad verandas many OF the greatest
ItiitiCal C8mpaigrs Of the IaSt qu'i '''
OF 4 century have been planned.
At present the senatorial contest "
tween General Ransom ana eN-'oNt ~ ~
Jarvis Is the all-absOrblng topic ann HE
North Caroliuians. The rival candIld'tss
were here a few days ago. ana Dom VI
them abInar 10 be COnhuent OF sue q,
/ had talk with General Ransom ""o ="
making tour Of the STATE. ms ,5 10 brIt
INIT time be has had any opposition, ~
he is an experienced campaiEneT' anu ~ \.
will probably distance his opponent, -
the sentiment OF the people IN ana ~ "uI' u
Asheviilc prevails iu other parts OF "
state Senator KausOms prominence ~
the councils Of his party ana ms l.HI'n,
at Washif gtOn gives him declaeH -
vantage over his competitor, VINO Cuia
but little figure IN the Senate, ana ~
regarded as being about twenty-five years
behind the time In his poluch WV.
lie started out to make MS Cdilba'-i
with "a decided leaning toward the ~
lists and when he discovered ihdI we
sentiment Of the people would not o.
tain him he changed his tactics, anu 80
now preaching democratic doctrines
Tho eastern part OF the state mas De- u
turned over TO Ransom ana JAR .N,ji95i,tCs
their battle ground. No other cahnl"",
ARE spoken Of for Ransom's seat, anu
Al Will be- "a neht 20 a hnlsh between
them. In the western sccion ,h't a., tbc
large field Of aspirants scramblhs loi ~
senatorial tOga of the late senators ~
Vance now resting temporarily uPo" u.'
shoulders Of Mr.. Jarvis. il Is q it' ~
all race. but at the present "it''nt. 70
Lieuttuaut-GOyCTuoT, ChdtitS NJ '.,."t
man seems TO b. leading me buI'
CIoeo mn behind the leader are Judge A.
& Avery. Attorney General FTdhh -
born cN Speaker Of the House OF l,,''
gates Lee s. OvcTman; EN-JubE' 1870
II N,rr!ID0u brother Of the late lLil'u
st,fss senator MsrrimOn; Samuel Ashe,
Judge Ardmhed, and tpIpnci l1'N
Coke. Colonel COKE Is one OF th' ""l,ni
and most popular men In the Si'it; ail,
he IS regarded as cNc"H'hl H'i'H 80 De-,
thot ne is not q practical polilcl'h' r.
has been repeatedly urged 10 I". ,,,
Congress from III AsuevllIe dIsjIl,I IT,,
ne is a successful business man Ntio,.Jg
amasscd % large fortune III ~ ,,,,rtg
coal mines and land In various pol
Of The state lie may be pTcS7r" 'i'o
The contest as a dark horse IN case VI i"
deadlock He is one OF the mos c,,tb
pTising and aggressive men ~ ,,,,i',,,,,,.5taI
today and he WaB largely lhHu ui"'l.''
"a buiIdinp the Western Norih 'aIOIlLl.
yoilroad which opened up Ash'NllIt any
The agricultural and mining uSu'' 70 IT,
The state. At present tolphcI ~, a.
terested I'm improving tht al iry.st-
The South for northern traF'l anu u, a.,
mont Since the consolidation OF M,
varIous railroads running soulh, W.,
tbc title of the Southern IAN" ~ 80
tom there has been IuaIk'H -,
,nnnt i'm travel southwark me S"ulu'i "
rauty,v runs the fastest and best cl"IL
nod trains that have ever rol'u '"i ~ :,
that mart of the country, am Wy "at
has materially increased WIN lly l'n -
two years. There Is to 10 ,dlIn ,1I,' TreaE
Lntel nj Richmond 10 conveniently ~ ,nii
a.. long trip between Boston an"
Nov YORK and Nshevine, th'i i'sl'I'
TInrida. and other points SCUM, III A.
tinuous ride from Florida 10 'oSl" 3,.,.o.I
,rnaryiup hence a Handsomely tiu,PP'I
halfway hotel at lI'HII''""
George Vanderbilt was here for shoIl
visit recently, 90 look aii"r ne " WI
,n his house which is famous lhe W. w.
ovar II IS rapidly reaching compicuvH'
but no time has been set for tht nous
1arminr The Vanderbilt mansion NJ
ncen go much written about ihdi II -
weli known to the reading pubic Oh
Americ9L ana ~ b havTcroFSe Vanderbilt estate
poIntcd out TO them almost before Inoy
feave the train at the station ne N"u''r
millionaire IL not at all cA,iusI'r Vl
selfish with his belongings lie permits
yieitors 10 drive through ms GROUNDS anu
tuspcct his residence under Iea5oh"Dl'
conditions. .. a., ,ro,,
10 such immense proportions solne V,
asked Young Vanderbilt why he was IN
Yc.ting so heavily In that mouhuuu re
rion? lie replied that he regarded Asut-
Vile as one of the most bcauulul Sl",7
IN the world besides hc desired 10 tSl"n',,
fish a Vanderbilt home stead when VIII
be a haven Of rest for the present anu
future generations of the Vanderbilt
family. He added. 1--WE have residence
I'm New York and elsewhere, but there u
not "A place that viii be known IN ul'
fnturc as the 'old homestead of the
Vanderbilt family" The members OF NE
family were at first inclined TO discoui
age what they fancied was eNtraNaEhniE,'
hui one by one they have come To leah|,
mt no Is building more wisely that
they imagined. and they are ANXIOUS =,
assist him i'm carrying out his proie't ~
he will permit them. lie has an ea ~,
expended something IKE Aoo'WU on Wy
Castle and the surrounding Rrouhu5' "hv
Al IS estimated that IT VIII cost anou'
Sc 600 900 to develop fully hrs plans. ~ u
estimated that $1,000 is dlSlilnuteu uE
him among the citizens OF AshcNlII ~
week I'm the nature of salaries ana ulH,l
exnenses in connection with his estdbilHH-
ment lie is regarded by MS l''i'N
citizcns as practical phHanthroplS',
md one of ,he railroad oillcidls rtlhdthc"
chat II any attempt was maue 10 Wa w,
The laboring element against young van
d,rhiIt n corporars guard could not De
mustered TO take part in any suJh HN
pe1ition on the contrary, not only th'
iahoring element but the Eood CUE p
OF Asheville would promptly 30 to ih'
res, cue of the young man VINO mas uou'
so much to develop ana gloriiy the couh-
try in the region of the French BROAD
river
Thr state authorities are making Vigor.
Gus efforts to develop and display the
vast mineral resources Of the western
part of the State, \ corps OF BIOLOGISTS
from the Geological Survey have been de-
tailed. at the expense of the state, spu
they are now at work in the mountains
in this Immediate vicinity Messrs. Wi
son and Cook of the survey say that
some Of the specimens Of gems found
there are of the best quality. The sur
Neyors related many amusing incidents
Of their camp life In the mountains. Fol
instance, "A few days agO a mountain
Ger cdmc into camp bearing huge
boulder containing a tine specimen OF
garnet, which he desired 20 sell To tho
Government as an exhibit for the World S
Fair. He was not aware that the FAN
closed some time ago.
Strange as IL may appear, q Colorod
person. Is regarded as a curiosity by
the mountaineers above certain attitudes.
Colored people will not live above Ger
tain heights, consequently some of the
North Carolina mountaineers have never
seen Colored person. The colOred boy
who was a helper with the surveying
party created the widest interest among
come of the mountaineerS who seemed
20 regard him as something in the nature
OF an animal. They told their neighbors
about the BLACK boy and some of
them travelled great distances to see
what they considered a curiosity II
come OF these mountaineers would de-
scend from their mountain homes to
Asheville when a political meeting is
on at the courthouse their curiosity
would be fully satisfied on the color