The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-02-13

Moore County fteaith Resort.
Charlat Observer.
The career of the late James W.
Tufts, is full OF inspiration to the
am bItuous youth OF the country.
Starting out as clerk in a drug
store he became one Of the most sue
cessful business men in America, and
the secret Of his success is mentioned
in the excellent sketch Of his life in
this mornings Observer - he was
'.cverlastingIy at it, Mr.. Tufts WAS
to Eastern North Carolina what Mr..
Vanderbilt is to Western. 1t is inter-
esting to know that he once told our
Raleigh correspondent that be in
tended TO become a citizen Of this
State His sudden death is greatly
To lie drplored.
Mr.. Tufts was born in 1884, in Bos-
ton, and engaged in the SODA fountain
business. being pioneer in that line.
When the American Soda Fountain
Company was organized he became
its president, position he held at
his death. In 1895 Mr.. Tufts bought
a tract Of 5000 acres in Moore county
and in the centre OF this tract built
the resort known as PlIehurst. 1t
grew rapidly aud today with its mag
nIficenL hotels, golf links. etc, Is one
Of the best known and finest hotel re-
sorts in the South, and is maintained
by little army Of attaches and en-
ployes.
Mr.. Tufts was recognized as man
Of great business ability and his sue
ctssful carrying out OF sHch mann
moth proposition is Pinehurs TO a
success marks him as IA man of great
mind. a. every detail was under his
personal supervision and it is prob
able that the strain on the mind was
conducive 10 bis rapid decline.
Mr.. Tufts was a cultured ami polish
ell gentleman and liberal in his views.
Ia Il conversation with Mr.. Med. Wat
kins he expressed the conviction that
the Southern States should have been
paid for their slaves. Beginning his
career as Il clerk in a Boston drug
store, he die multi millionaire
with great establishments for the
manufacture of his soda fountain and
,ilvcrware in Boston, Chicago and
san Francisco. and as the magician
who created brau,ifui Pinrhursl.
The ObSercer'S Southern Pines cor
respondent writes a. follows:
Mr.. Tufts began his business
career as clerk in Il Boston drag store
during which time he was ALWAYS
u rctual. honest and keen to the best
Interests of his employer, who held
the young clerk in the highest es-
TEEN.
at was Undoubtedly here that he
| saw the increasing demand for more
adj quatc soda fountain, consequent
| " his mechanical and inventive
| genius asserted itself, the result be-
| ing the famous Arctic Soda Fountain
| that one sees in almost every first
| class drug store in n city. town or
village. Mr.. Tufts was enabled to
| keep the patent completed, under hi,
own management ami also controlled
the manufacturing of his invention,
| from the sale of which, it is said, his
| fortune amounts to over $50. 0O0. O0J.
| He also established another plant in
| Boston for the manufacture of silver
ware and brass.
In 1895 his attention was called to
this sandy section Of North Carolina
| by the Rev. P. A. GJodridge. Uni
tartan minister of Dorchester, Mass.
On the 3rd day Of June in the same
year, he came aud stayed five days.
! buying about 1000 acres Of land to
which has been added 1000 moro
acres since. Mr.. Tufts was accom-
panied on his first trip by President
| Hubbard, Of the Boston Invalid Aid
Society, the idea being to find a
healthy resort for consumptives. who
could afford to resort hither for ma
lures treatment.
The present site of Pinehurst was
chosen and work began towards
erecting village, the total cost o.
| which has been over a million dollars.
Dwelling houses and boarding houses
sprang up like mushrooms in night.
The Hollywood Inn was the first hotel
built. at a cost of $4,000. After
wards there were built the Berk hire.
Magnolia, Concord and Pine Grove
Last year there was completed the
magnificent hotel called the Carolina,
with 800 rooms, at cost Of 5000. 900.
This year the Harvard was built at a
cost of more than $75. 900.
The present town consists of 200
acres originally fenced in, together
with 800 acres of golf links, which are
the finest anywhere, farm, dairy
and nursery.
-'Although the original idea was to
make Pinehurst resort for con-
sumptives, after one years trial Mr..
Tufts changed his mind and adver-
tised his resort as a retreat for the
oysrworked business men. and for
those who wished to escape the
severe winters OF the North. The re-
suit has been that every year he has
been compelled to enlarge in order to
accommodate the increasing influx oil
Northern visitors. who find in this
quiet. balmy Eden all the comforts
aud conveniences Of modern city.
for Pinehurst has electric cars and
lights, water and sewerage systems,
golf links, parks in which are the
deer and different species of fowl with
variegated plumage. Shrubbery
adorns The grounds and vines trail
along the winding roadsides. dotted
here and there with fragrant tlowe,
beds.
MI. Tufts was thorough bushes,
man. Whatever he did was sue
cess, due to his sagacity and mental
force. The kew to his success was nc
doubt the fact that he was everlast-
inglF at it. Daring his business career
he lived at Medford, Mass. and every
morning found him at his office BY I
o'clock, where he worked strictly I'M
| Ill late at night. And only the seysresi