The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-11-10
New Winter Resort, Season l9OS-leO6, the
Beautiful Sapphire Country.

10 the man whose Imagination Is
fed with facts and fortified with OBJ
seryatiOn. the southern portion Of the
United States will always seem the
fayOrite child of OmnipOtence and
its handmaiden Practically
every resource that ministers to the
wealth and greatness of a people has
been layishly placed within its Dor
ders.
Though the Creator Of this full
blo,sOmed magnilisence dwells neither
here nor there but everywhere-we
like. iu an reverence, 10 call these
Southern states indeed Goods cOun-
try.' one who knows the South real
lies how. after material gifts had been
sO generously bestowed, the designing
power completed IT'S work by dOtting
il literally with those imperative
auxiliarIes of modern civilization
resorts. summer and winter Ia the
case of the South these resorts have
proven not only protectors Of our peo-
pies health: they are adding now and
thev will add substantially in the fu-
lure to our actual wealth.
The Florida resorts need no detail
ed eulOgy at this date. They have
won already thousands Of wealthy
Northerners and SOutherners from the
lure of the European spar or the call
OF the Riviera. A more wonderful
conquest, aud one that should inter
est the entire South, is that Of the
radiant Sapphire country, that Eden OF
lie North Carolina mountains, with
which the word "Ioxaway' has be-
come useparably identified. Its beau
ties aud it, health-cOmpelling quail
ities have been open to civilization for
ONLY "A few years, relatively; yet 'IOx-
away means 10 q host OF Southern
aud Northern people to-day recreation
and regeneration under conditions as
ideal as can be arranged by the CO.
partnership Of man and Nature.
The six hotels under the manage
ment OF the Toxaway Hotel Company,
with Mr.. j. G.. Burr0wes at its head,
have been instrumental in this rapid
achievement. The Sapphire country
itself has done the rest. The hostel
res have been artfully located, get
Ting the wide benefits which come
from attitudes ranging from 2,25O TO
Also feet. The far-reaching estate OF
1oxawav comprises 81 900 acres, In
which are more than seventy-ive
miles of brook and river fishing
yielding the gamiest Of game trout. In
the rugged recesses of the estate
there are deer. wild turkey and ruled
grouse, with bears here and there and
occasionally quail The three lakes,
like shimmering sapphires splashed
down in the heart of the mountains,
with the winding forest roads, create
Iudelible impressions Of the place.
With the opening Of the winter sea
son I0Xawsy lnn-the greatest OF all
the lOxaway resOrtS-annOunces IL
self ready for business for the APP
preaching season after having COM
pIeted the most successful summer
season known i'm the history of South
eru resorts.
From this time ON this institution
becomes not only summer but a
winter resort. appealing TO the South
ln the summer aud TO the North In
winter. 10 is on the direct line OF
travel from eastern and western
points TO Florida, and Manager Bur
rowes has made every arrangement
10 catch the business as IL goes 10 ana
comes from Florida.
And DC is safe To say that those who
stop To take iu the beauties Of the
iOXaway country will be amply
compensated for i'm the matter OF
scenic attractions there is nothing
like 10 this side Of the Rocky Noun
MISREPRESENTATION, Atlanta, Ga.
Oct. j., 1903.
a lazy man seldom punctures his
tire
lie who is ashamed of his calling
has mo- call to follow il.
a woman never claims to be hOmely
unless She knows she isn't.
Hone makes a pinhead look As bis