The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-03-11
THE EDITOR ABROAD.
HIS TRIP TO TEXAS AND MEXICO.

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soc'ation IN uaiveston-the country
Travelled lhrough-Spiendid KALI
road Service Reduces the Fatigue of
a Long Journey to the Minimum
Scenes and Incidents Noted Along
tie Route.
we PROMISE" '"'I "e'N u NV OK
readers some account OF our TRIP TO
Texas and Mexico. rs it would be
;r,no..ibIe 70 do io.tfrr lo the subject
IN = >in.,le article If indeed we no,sess-
cd ,rt,i..;e,, da.rri,,,iv. movers to do if
AIN we will take oar readers with US
.. far -, Galveston ,n}v his week and
dotcr what ~. NAV have to say obout
Ncvico for n,uthrr nauer
Ieayiuu Henderson ON the afternoon
Sraboorl Air Line Exure5s we were
soon sueedjno away toward the capjtal
city Of North Car0,jua. and DESPITE the
fact lha. HE LEGISLATURE was in session
we had no desire to stop LONGER than
our train did We had as our travel
inc coupaujou Mr.. y, !. Wbjchard, of
the Greenvile ReHector. and at Mon
cure we were Joined by Mai. II. A.
London. of the PittsE,oro REGARD.
The first place of importance reached
after leayinr R3lejgh was Southern
Pines. Here a thrifty little city has
been built up within recent wears Drin-
cipally bv Northern people who came
there on account OF the healthy loca-
ton. Situated in the pine region
among the sand hills. with mild eli
mate and dry atmosphere this has been
found an ideal place for pe1ple troubled
with pulmonary affections. and The
Pines" has become a Great winter re-
sort for Northern ueoO}e esDecially.
There are several fac hotels. Piney-
woods Inn being a hostelry that would
do credit to much laroer cities.
In the country nearby LARGE ouantj-
ties of fruits are crown. thousands of
acre, beiue set ont in reaches and diff
| fereut varieties of cranes berries. etc.
for which y ready market is found
abroad after sunuIvir, thc local de-
| maud. This uromi.e, TO become an
| jmnnr.ant and extensive industrv hoth
| SOL and CLIMATE .,nir., admirably ,dant-
| ed to the Growth and maturity Of such
| fruits in the HIGHEST state of nerfectjor
Seven miles from Southern Pines i
the new town OF Pjnehurst. which Mr..
J. w Tufts The R,ston millionaire is
| buildinr. Here also i an e)eraut and
| well kent hotel and the Mace is Jes-
| tined to become y nonular resort for
| pleasure tourists rs we'll a. health seek
rrs The two toyvrs ora connected NV
an electric car line which, hrjn,s them
| in close tourb
! aberdeen q .hnrt dist,nre further
on in the same countv is the center
! of extensive lumhor interests several
| laroe saw mills heinz 1oratad here or
! in the immediate vicinity. It is also
! nuito . r,iIrnod co.,t.. L1vir, two r,;l-
| road, beside the Sc,hoard Air Line
| We had nlcosontri,;o of several miles
with Rev. less, II PAGE father Of
Mrs + r Harris If Henderson, who
! told IT,, mucb ,hout tho country and its
| interests and resources
| The next mace vorthv of mention
is Hamlet the iunc,ion Of the Raleich
& Aucusta Railroad U,leipb to Ham
ley and thc Carn1ino Central (Wil-
minotou to Ch,r)ot,a, hot, n,lor tho
management Of the Seaho,r1 Air Lime
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