Evening journal., 1898-10-17
ANTON HAUBER'S TRIP
To the National Retail Liquor
Dealers Convention
AT AsHEVILLE N. O. LAST WEEK

PRESSIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
CITY AND SURROUNDINGS.
WORKINGS AND OBJECTS OF
THE CONVENTION - OFFICERS
ELECTED.
John G. Hartman anG Anton Hauber
returned early Saturday morning last
from Asheyille, n. c., where they have
been attending the annual convention
Of the National Association Of Retail |
Liquor Dealers held in that city dur
ing the past week.
In speaking of his trip Mr.. Hauber
says: I'VE had most enjoyable time
during our stay among the Southern
b people, who are royal entertainers. Mr.. !
Hartmann and myself left here on SUN
day morning, October 9, and proceeded
TO Washington. ID. c., where we met
= the Eastern delegations from New
3 York, Pennsylvania and the New Eng
land states.
I'VE remained in Washington dur
ing the day as guests OF the aseocia-
a ton Of that city and were given ban
quet, at which speeches and music
3 we're the prominent features. AT 11.5O
d o'clock the party boarded Southern
q railroad train and proceededtO Sauls-
C bury junction, about 450 miles from
e Washington, where we alighted and
+ took another train for Asheville about
s forty miles distant. Upon our arrival
II at $50 o'clock Monday we were met by
a reception committee and driven 70
r Battery Park Hotel, which was the
u headquarters of the visiting delegations.
N THE city itself is paradise. OF be-
j. tween fourteen and sixteen thousand
le inhabitants, it is situated 1900 feet
s. above the sea level in valley sur
OF rounded entirely by the high peaks Oi
ne the range Of mountains and covers an
d area Of about twenty square miles. The
g streets Of Asheville are all paved witt
ss hard brick and are kept thoroughly
is clean. The roads surrounding the cit.
ne are in fine condition, being kept up b.
oonvicts from the county prison. Stu
ated, as it is, a half mile above IN
sea, the climate is delightful, bein
warm during the day and at night al
~ ways cool enough to sleep beneath
A blanket. Business is good and the pee
~ PIE seem prosperous, though the bus
Z season does not commence until NJ
~ vember /, when the Winter visitor
iy begin to arrive The city's morals al
rye looked after by a chief Of police an
:" nine officers.
ing Lying Just outside of Asheville
Sey an estate og George Vanderbilt, con
prising thousands of acres OF Ian
Dr' some of which only cost the owner
'Wo cents per acre, and which is one OF II
ue Summer residences of the Vanderbi
ru' family. Upon this tract Biltmore Ca
iiss tie is erected at cost OF $5,OOOOO
ere and which is occupied during a part
ee' the year by the family. Upon d
One grounds are also erected forty tw
nu- story chicken houses, built very mu'
upon the plan of dwelling house al
one of which the average laboring mi
)ele would be glad to own and occupy.
and front of each of these houses is a laH
or or chicken run entirely enclosed wi
ting wire netting, and in which Mr.. Va
,ler derbilt. who is a great chicken Ga
i a cier, has the finest breeds of fowl tf
ex- can be obtained.
,hy- ''The grounds Of the estate
hos Threaded with concrete paths and dri'
ways. and thoroughly stocked W
game of all kinds. With the exc
ton of wednesday and Saturday,whi
who are visiting days, one is not ALLOW
IN within three blocks of the castle,
treet entrances being guarded by emplo.
inn of the owner. This is done to prev
with persons from destroying the how
} the and shrubbery, of which there Is
lped, great number and variety, that
used round the walks.
eaThe convention assembled in a
connected with the hotel. about
size of Turn Hall in this city, an
0p Oh very interesting session was held,
uress principal feature under discussion
une ing the present war tax on beer
IS III '"The members present all agl
that it was unjust for the brewers
Ine attempt to force the retail dealer
q IN beer to pay the extra tax imposed
they had no means by which they G
make up for the extra expense in
" red. Resolutions were adopted
e"' demning such action and stating
70 p the millionaire brewer should be n
i to bear the extra tax. The cons
70 no' sional committee was instructed to
oon all means in it's power to have
ntiuu gress repeal the law levying an
- tax on beer.
"The officers elected for the fol
ing year were: President, August
r,rorL Ter. of Orange, N. j.; fire Weep
- roB,n Vyefs of Ohio. second