The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-08-23
Southern Summer Resorts.

people, in quest Of pure air, magnih-
cent scenery and healthful surround
ings. should annually flock to the
Adirondacks of New York and the
White Mountains Of New Hampshire.
These latter resorts do not compare in
any respect with the North Carolina
country. Their so-called mountains
are dwarfed by those of the 'Old
North State while, as for lakes,
trout streams, hunting grounds and
landscapes at once gracious and ma
jestic, there is no approach to COM
parison.
Yet, year after year, our people
journey in regiments to New York
and New Hampshire, spending vast
sums of money for mountain cottages
and summer fare. while within e;gh-
teen hours Of Washington is region
infinitely more attractive in every way
better for health, for bodily COM
fort, for outdoor sports, and for graft
6cation of the artistic senses. Every
body knows or has heard Of Asheville.
Thousands have enjoyed its wonder
full scenery and have been restored to
health by the life-giving atmosphere
and the balsamic zephyrs waited from
the mountain sides. But how few
know or even guess that there are a
hundred possible Ashevilles in that
sapphire handsome on the Piedmont
plateau, others higher up-and that
magnificent lakes and clear streams
filed with trout abound on every side.
There is district larger than the
State Of Massachusetts,, easily acces-
siblc by rail, we'll provided with excel
lent inns and the most picturesque
driving roads, and with room for tens
of thousands of summer homes in
the most beautiful locations imagina,
BILE. The area is as large as that Of
Switzerland; the climate is moro equa-
Bile and wholesome; the opportunities
for healthful outdoor life far more
abundant and attractive.
Northern people have begun to re-
cognize the Southern States as refugees
from their killing climate during Feb
ruary, March and April, and beautiful
residences are springing up in Aiken,
Thomasville aud such points in the
interior, while all along the coasts OF
Florida and the Gulf, as far west as
New Orleans, splendid and luxurious
hotels are to be found in great num-
bers. But for the heated period the
tide Of travel turns ever northward,
with it's concurrent stream Of money.
Notwithstanding the fact that in west
ern North Carolina there are loftier
mountains, more gracious valleys
greater opportunities for fishing, hunt
ing and open-air recreations, and the
most bracing and beautiful climate in
the world. This can be accounted fol
upon only one hypothesis-that the
people generally know nothing Of the
unparalleled beauties and resources Of
North Carolina.
Virginia has Jared much better in
respect of having her attractions made
notorious. For generations past such
resorts as the Old Sweet. the Green
brier White Sulphur, Capon, Orkney
Rock Enon and others Of like fame
and character have enjoyed a national
reputation, while Of later years such
magnificent sanitariums as the Bath
County Hot Springs have taken rank
with Carlobad and Aix-les-Bains. Fol
more than half century the Green
brier White Sulphur establishment
has been a center and common meet
ing ground for the old Southern aris
tocracy, and there the best society o.
that section has been always typi6ec
and represented. The field Of Virgin
ia health resorts may be said to be
completely occupied. In North Caro-
lima, with the exception Of Asheville
which has no summer season, we have
simply magnificent territory as ye'
practically unexplored.-W Washington
Post.
The Rev. w. B. Costlcy, Of Stock
bridge, Ga, while attending to his
pastoral duties at Fleetwood, that
State, was attacked by cholera morbus
He says: "By chance I happened tc