The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16
VERY INTERESTING SECTION OF
 COUNTRY DOWN SOUTH.
A Territory in Which Northern People
 Are Largely Interested. " s7


 Are Largely Interested. ;
 There is not a section III the United States that has more interesting his tory than the Sand Hill Section of North Carolina, and the readers of our paper will be specially interested in it on ac- count of the fact that people from the North have had much to do with it's de- velopment.
 A few years since 1t was demonstrated that invalids and delicate persons going to this region began to gain in health and strength at once, and 1t was not long un- til hotels and boarding houses were put up by the hundreds, and as result of this influx of Northern energy and cap ital there are three thriving settlements in this section, namely, Southern Pines, Pinehurst and Pinebluff.
 Southern Pines, N. C., Is located inn mediate1y on the line of the Seaboard Air Line Railway A road which has recently comic into much prominence on account of its construction of new lines from Richmond, Va, to Jacksonville, Fla, thereby making the Seaboard Air Line the shortest line between the North and the South, with solid trains from New York City to the very heart of Dixie
 Southern Pines is one of the neatest places in the United States. Its pretty cottages and fine hotels with their back ground of stately pines in everlasting green presents picture that is both pleasant and attractive to look upon. From Nov. Ist to June Ist, hundreds and hundreds of people from the North fill the houses and hotels. It is really a Northern village dropped down as if by magic among the pines.
 Southern Pines is the oldest of the three prominent resorts in the Sand Hills of North Carolina.
 Pinehurst, the next in point of age, is located five miles from Southern Pines and is reached by electric cars. This is unique and attractive village of hotels and cottages, started by MT. Jas. w. Tufts of Boston, Mass, in 1895. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that MT. Tufts owns everything connected with the town. Its streets, parks, water-works, electric light plant, electric car line, stores, hotels, cottages, printing office, opera hoslse, public library, etc.
 Everything IS on a magnificent scale, and the wealthy can secure at Pinehurst anything that heart can desire and money can buy.
 Pinebluff, N. C., is located on the main line of the Seaboard Air Line, six miles south of Southern Pines. It is the new est of the three resorts, and, like South ern Pines, it is full of Northern people This is the home of MT. John T. Pat rick, who has done so much to bring into notice this section of country, and he never tires of writing and talking about the health advantages of the Sand Hills and the great many lives that have been saved by the alth-giving climatic influences. MT. Patrick has for several years held the position of Chief Indus trial Agent of the Seaboard Air Line, and is recognized as hustler. Just now he is blaming to help the mechanics of the North who ought to go South on the account of the health of some member of his family. The plan is to erect a large building and put in 1t power and shaft ing. assigning to each mechanic an amount Of floor space equal to his needs. Some can make cutlery others chairs, others furniture, refrigerators, trunks, shoes, knit goods, suspenders, collars, shirts and sall kinds of underwear. brooms, mattresses, clothes pins, bob bins, etc In this way good mechanic can not only make living for his family but actually build up business for him self, while his wife or child is regaining l health. The enterprising railroad com pany actually gives the floor space and power free of cost to mechanics to en- aDIe them 70 start III DuSlH6SS or IHclT own. The power and electric plant is now in operation and the large building will soon be ready for occupancy. This is an excellent enterprise on the part of l the Seaboard Air Line Railway, whose owners and officials are Southern men who are doing all they can to help the 1 hundreds of Northern people who have l located along their line.
 1 Pinebluff has its hotels and boarding houses and permanent residents. l The demand for furnished cottages to rent is very large, and it is to meet this demand that aeottagesyofe various sizes have been erected, the price of rent ranging from $50 to $I5o for furnished cottage.
 Good board can be obtained at $500 per week. Don't fail to write MT. John l T. Patrick about this interesting section. Woman Lands a Big Shark.
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