The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-04
a NEW soCEL IN PICKENs.

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tors from the lower parts Of the
State have not been encouraged.
The accommodations have been
Door and those who came have
had to board at various private
homes out in the country, where
at best one must put up with
much that was inconvenient and
where the solitude is well nigh
oppressive.
All this will be changed now.
With the completion of the hotel
which is being .u;lt by Mr.. T. D.
Harris, one Of the most progress
sive merchants in the town, Pick
ems will have a modern and
strictly up-to-date house, espec-
tally adapted to the comfort and
pleasure Of the summer tourist
About July l, the building will
be thrown open to guests. 1t is
a well proportioned frame and
brick building of three stories,
and contains forty rooms, all of
which are well lighted and ven
tilated. 4 piazza twelve feet IN
width encircles the entire build
ing and the halls are wide and
cool.
From The dining room the Wis
itor will have an unsurpassed
view of CLASSY and Six Mile
mountains, neither of which is
more than three milessdistant.
From the upper story g. beau
tiful view Of Bald Knob, Table
Rock, Caesars Head an9sother
well-known peaks can be had. :
The building will have wsssseas: wssses
works and a telephone VIII con-
meet, with the Bell SSIem.
Mr. EHasE;s=cs1des of family
It'd as hotel managers, and it
is safe to say that no guest of his
will ever regret having come to
enjoy the delightful climate, the
delicious water and the beautiful
scenery Of Pickens.
The above clipping from the Pick
ems correspondent in the News ano
Courier Of Nay 20:ih, tells something
o; the genera! e;roaia5io? that is 81
ways given 70 TIC news Of & publi'
enterprise y.-ereve: starta5. Tha
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their local interests is true not onl,,
because it helps them but it helps
Pickens, and when Pickens is helped
the whole community takes courage
as it we're, and new life springs into
works and the community interest:
thrive.
Mr.. Harris is building a hotel o
proportions most creditable t. Pick
ems. It would be a credit to an,
town in South Carolina, and especi
ally is it an attraction IL place that
like Pickens, bids for the summer
business in the hotel line. It will b
3oerafea oA : u'2- 80 With the nee
essary attention ia, sill insure it
success as : business @lterprise, ant
this very success, due to wise man
angenant. viii Prove, N the end,
NOS: he,pfu, advertise ment to Pick
ems.
This spirit of investment speaks
confidence in the future Of Pickens-
o confidence most commendable.
The people are moving all along
the line. Lots are being bought ant
new dwelling houses are being plan
ned and built. The merchants ar
building substantial brick structure
additional to their already commodi
Gus frame buildings. They are al
alive With the spi,it of substantial
growth, and they are placing thei
4.y.yr in q form of real estate and Il
plcce where only a little time vii
prove that they are making no mis-
take.
Pickens is growing. She can't hell
growing with so much Of rich ant
fast developing territory contributing
to srch growth. Aud the people ar
unanimous in this movement toward
bringing this town to the realization
of its natural possibilities.
We can't speak too much for Pick
ems. Every concerted effort to gro'
means mutual prosperity for tow
and country, and our people reallz
this and are moving for it.