The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-09
Editorial Correspondence

Asheville, y. c., July S.-LaSt night,
or more properly speaking, at an early
hour this morning, the round of good
things that have made this years Press
Convention memorable, closed with a
smoker" given to the editors by Mr..
Edgar B. Moore, the popular proprietor
of Kenilworth Inn. While the editors
were the happy guests of Mr.. Moore
the ladies were being entertained by
Mrs. Moore in the parlor of the Kenil-
worth One of the chief causes that
contributed to the delights of the
meeting this year was that all the edi-
tors and their sisters and their cousins
hotel, big enough to afford ample
room, and far enough removed from
the city to give sense of remoteness
from the outside world so that social
pleasures could be intermingled with
business, and near enough to the city
of Asheville to be blessed with the
company Of those congenial spirits of
the city who contributed largely to
the social and other pleasures of the
occasion. The location of Kenilworth
Inn is ideal. I cannot imagine more
ideal spot for those looking for pleas
ure or health. 1t is only a few min
utes walk from BiltmOre station
(you can walk it in five minutes if you
or drive from the depot in less time)-
and within that short time you hfVe
removed yourself from all touch of
railroads, the hum of busy city, and
are as quiet as if you were on Mount
Mitchell, thus being in few minutes
in reach of the busy and beautiful city
of Asheville, while enjoying the luxury
of being far up on the mountain, where
you see nothing that suggests work
or hurry or worry or anxiety. The
the Vanderbilt mansion standing clear
cut against the background of tower
ing Pisgah. 1t looks almost as if it had
dropped down upon the mountains
upon which it rests, cameo-like, jut-
ting against the sky. 1t is the perfec-
ton of architecture and the browning
grace of exquisite taste. Here man
seems to have been inspired
to create palace, with all fitting sur
roundings more beautiful than
the hanging gardens of Babylon. to in
some way make the work of man
not mar the creation of the Master
Workman, who has here raised up
his browning work for men.
There is a restfulness about the
view from the porches and balconies
of Kenilworth that / will not attempt
to describe. If the News and Observer
print shop were nearer here l could
not imagine anything more delightful
than to stay here until the frost ex-
PEELED hot weather. The editors who
have been here since Monday would,
l am sure, entertain the same feeling
and some of them have turned their
papers over to their associates, and
will remain here for some time longer.
I am not envious but would like to
share with them the ability to do like
wise On Monday Raleigh and all the
East up to Morganton was sweltering:
here it has not been warm at all this
week, and the nights-O, the delight
of needing a little "kivver" after the
hot nights i'm the inland towns!
The business of this association, the
addresses and the discussions were
better than have known at any pre-
vious reunion. This was partially true
because the presence of the Virginia
editors put the North Carolina edi-
tors on their mettle and they outdid
themselves. The Virginia editors
with their wives were here about a
hundred strong. That association held
its business meeting separately, as did
the North Carolina association, but
they met together when DR.. Dixon de-
livered, in the name of the governor
of the State, an eloquent and witty
welcome to North Carolina. to which
response was made by Mr.. j. ii. Lind
sey. editor of the Charlottesville Prog
ress, who formerly lived at Kerners-
Vile, North Carolina, and who Joined
the Press Association the same day /
was given the right hand of fellow.
ship into this gathering of the immor.
tails. The friends of Mr.. Lindsay have
watched with pleasure his success and
growing influence in Virginia, his
paper being the leading journal in the
city i'm which is located the University
of Virginia. 1t was one of the first
papers to advocate the election of d
president for the University of Vir-
ginia. He was delighted at the cleo
ton of DR.. Alderman and is enthusi-
astic in praise of the wonderful sue
cess he had already won in that great
office. Mr.. Lindsay was one of the
most influential members of the late
constitutional convention and was
really the author $50 Andrew JOyner
says, and Andrew reported that con-
vention and knows the true inward
ness of what goes on) of the suffrage
amendment adopted in Virginia.
The Virginians and North Carolin-
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