Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-08-22
WILL SEVERANCE
WRITES ENTERTAININGLY or MS WIS.,
TITO NORTH CAROLINA.


TITO NORTH CAROLINA.
one OF the weaknesses OF humanity Is
TO look for place where there Is mon
CIV in abundance and where hard work
Is unknown.
Since returned from Henderson
vile, n. c.. where Albert has located,
have had great many to ask me
abou, the country and the prospects for
making money; 80 I will tell you
through the j what I saw and how
the land OF the skies impressed me,
Among my limited travels II was my
lot 10 travel the famous French Broad
river road. No one however proficient
In word painting can describe the
grand mountain valley ard river seem
erv, nature has In store for him In the
French Broad valley. The southern
Ry. runs along the banks OF this rapid
mountain river for % miles. crossing II
five or six times. IL Il worth the X Il.
fare TO see the grand scenery this
trip affords
After passing through Asheville our
train began TO climb the mountain I'M
iii we reached Hendersonyille, which
ia 200 feet above the sea level. The
climate Is delightful and the air brac-
ing The temperature seldom gcts
above 30, while down on the coasts u
loafs around the loo mark
Ia puzzled me TO know just why 80
many people come TO this place. but
on learning that the heat was almost
unbearable, and the inhabitants OF the
lowlands aud sea coast towns are com
PEELED To 90 to the mountains TO get
cool and enjov themselves
Besides Dcing a summer aud winter
resort. il IL considerable shipping
point for raisers Of cabbage, apples,
tomatoes aud melons, several cars be-
ing shipped daily We heard OF one
cabbage patch Of 10000 head. This
enterprise brings great deal oispend-
ing money into the hands OF people
who spend money.
Besides the Ice plant making ELK tons
daily. they also have a mattress factory
and two miles from town l. u hosiery
factory employing 40 hands.
The business houses are substantial
brick structures aud the citizens OF the
euterprising kind who are looking Tor
good things TO improve the town.
They have telephone connection with
Asheyille and other important points
A company from st. Louis has made
arrangements TO put In an electric
railway and lights.
The railway extending to the ha'
rock vicinity. this section, | founc
quite different from what | expected
The houses instead Of being within
stones throw OF each other, are one
half to one mile apart. 1t looks As !
they tried To see who could build the
hapdsomest home on the highest noun
tain.
Uendersonville has four large hotel
with a capacity for about $50 guest
and prospects for another before TAI
with accommodations for 30. The.
will then have two hotels with winte
accommodation for 900.
They believe in enforcing the lay
and |. of course, walked very straight
A. they arrested colored preache
and took him TO the blacksmith sho
and welded chain to him. was gla
10 get out OF sight OF the police; not :
with an old lady at the Asheville depo
Standing by Pullman conductor, VIII
told her husband to go and find he
grip" she said she would stand b
this policeman, remarking that she a
WAYS felt safe when close TO police
man.
We got down from the land OF u
skies mach quicker than we went u
the descent on the East side being 4
feet In three miles.
thought OF our friend, Z. W. SmitI
who helped build the road and how
tried to tell US of the beautiful scener
but like others fell far short of doll
The subject Justice. The best thing
do is TO 90 down and see for yourse
see the Southland and enjoy Southe'
hospitality and see what kind of Poop
wholesoul Southerners are.
Albert expects to do well in the l
business as nearly everyone kee
boarders and you know when fell'
is a boarder, whether he ever had
or not, he'll make the proprietor
lieve he cant do without Ice and ice
mus, have. Yours, w. s