The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19
New Methods in Advertising.

Railway companies are adopting new
and unique methods of advertising, as
is demonstrated by the publication in
the -Four Track Series of the New
York Central Road, Of what is now
becoming widely known and somewhat
famous, CA message to Garcia by
Elbert Hubbard. of the Phillistinc
Magazine, which itself is a peculiar
and interesting publication as relating
TO magazines of the present day.
This article is attracting Widespread
attention, and has been answered by
writer in "The Mirror, published at
St. Louis, under date Of June Is, 1899,
entitled IA Message to Hubbard, y
which gives the other side of the
American employe.
The Southern Railway, the leading
Southern system, spreading from Wash
ington to the Mississippi River, and
grid-ironing the South, and the only
line to "The Land Of the Sky section
of western North Carolina, has also
issued publication out Of the ordi-
nary, in the shape Of an attractive
booklet entitled "A Night on Mount
MITCHELL by Henry Litchfeld West,
one Of the leading editorial writer's Of
the Washington Post, paper widely
and favorably known for the ability
displayed in its editorial and political
columns. This story is description
of an ascension to the very top OF
Mount Mitchell, which is the highest
mountain peak cast of the Rocky
Mountains, and 400 feet higher than
Mount Washington, upon which has
been erected monument to Professor
Mitchell, after whom the mo.ntain is
named.
The story is repletc with interest,
and thrilling in detailing trip which
may be taken by any traveller for health
or pleasure, and reminds one of Tai
madge's description Of Lookout Noun
tain, when he stood upon its heights
and delivered the following grafton,
which is reproduced for its graphic
description of location famous in
American history
'Thc carriage wound its way up, up,
up. Standing there on the tip-tip
rock, I saw five States Of the Union.
Scenes stupendous and overwhelming.
One almost is disposed to take off his
hat in the presence of what seems to
be the grandest prospect Of this con-
tinent. There is Missionary Ridge,
the beach against which the red bill
lows of Federal and Confederate cour-
age surged and broke. There are the
blue mountains of North and South
Carolina. With strain Of vision,
there is kentucky, there is Virginia.
AT our feet, Chattanooga and Chicka-
mauga, the pronunciation of which
proper names will thrill ages to come
with thoughts Of valor and despcra-
ton and agony. Looking each way,
and any way, from the top OF that
mountain, earthworks, earthworks-
the beautiful Tennessee winding along
through the valley, curling and coil
ing around, making letter ''S' after
letter IS" as if that letter stood tor
shame, that brothers should have gone
into massacre with each other, while
God and nations looked on. | have
stood on Mount Washington, and on
the Sierra Nevadas, and on the Alps,
but I never saw so far as from the top
of Lookout Mountain.
Copies of this booklet and other
interesting publications on The Land
of the Sky section and Lookout
Mountain may be obtained from w.
A. Turk, General Passenger Agent,
Southern Railway, Washington, DC.