The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-12

Asheville is twenty three hundred
and fifty feet above the =. &, IN the
center of circle embracir.. the ter
ritory bounded by the ii ssssippi
River. Gulf of Mexico. IT, Atlantic
Ocean, and the Great Lakes. Ii Is
closely within the area of d,nsest pop
ulation in the States. and has special
tourists rates from leading railroad
of this country. Trains atliving at
Asheville have through Pullman cars
from New York. Philadelphia, Balti
more, Washington, Nashville, Cincin-
natl. and Jacksonville, connecting a.
car lines from Boston am. the East,
New Orleans, Mobile. Tampa. and St
Augustine, South; and with the West
at Chicago. ST. Louis, Kansas City,
Indianapolis Clevt land, F.usburg, ana
Memphis.
What AslieyiIlc l..
Asheville is tho social and geo.
Grdpnlcai center of the great Western
North Carolina plateau, justly termed
,hc Switzerland - Amer:Ja contain.
ing about 2,00t 100 acr ;, oi which
about so per cen,. il in forest. 1t is /,
prsy and cnte~prisir.g citJ with TWEEN
ty-one churches: two Young Mems
Christian AssOc'a lens; various book
and reading Clubs fine ;. stem OF
graded schools ,,ad ffft...lr privat:
schools; Board eflTrade; r.,,.t; Read.
Associations; -four social rl'i s gun
clubs; rifle club, golf club lodges o.:
all leading or.l.as med,e,. society.
bar association; .aW library s;ld pub
Tic library; ho"3itals and c.iarita BILE
Institutions military companies: mill
tary band; four banks, fifteen hotels;
large number of private boarding
houses: telephone exchanges with
dr-fn anti .a,aI
torium; opera house: two daily news
papers. numerous weekly, church,
school, and soci.s;y publ,'a III. City
parks. Turkish baths, fire department,
electric light AMI gas PLAIN :: electric
street car system: water supply and
sewerage systems ten miles paved
streets; city hall eaC mar.c:' ederal
court and postofice buildings: gov
eminent weather ttireau: Corniv court
ouse: excellent l;yeries; co ON ifill.
tannery: ice factories: woodworking
establishments; inachine shops.
Gtsiries; green-hC Uses; thr c water
power plants; ;'uu: mill: numerous
other manufacturing establishments.
1t is d city set on a hill. il, &C midst
OF the most beautiful mo;int; il c0un-
try on Ibis continent--a modern city
Of 10000 population-coslncn in
its makeup, prog, ess.ve. literal, and
given to Hospitality.
The Board of Trade invites Every in
vestigation from parties se,kig sites
for factories and other rlauufactur-
ing enterprises.
During 1904 the total OF buildings,
additions and work under construction
amounted to $4T0.o60. The +, a estate
transactions for 1904, recorc. d in the
Office of the Register Of Deeds,
amounted to SI,2i2.406.39.
The assessed value of city property
is about $6,500.O0G. City taxes are re-
stricted by law TO $3.50 and State and
county to 81 on the $100.
Unfurnished houses of eight to
twelve rooms can be rented for $40
10 $50 per month. Small cottages rent
ished houses may be had to suit con-
venience, as also rooms for light
housekeeping.
Hotels and Boarding Houses.
Elegantly equipped hotels are here,
ranking with the best in the country.
Among these are the Battery Park,
Kenilworth Inn, The Manor. Victoria
Inn, Hotel Berkeley. The Swa.lnanOa,
and Glen Rock. Rates are from 81 to
81 per day. Scores of homelike, board
ing houses offer choice accofnmoda-
tions at proportionate rates.
The excellence of the -AshCville
hotels has the seal of approval from
the thousands who throng this popu-
laI resort in winter and lsummer; the
requirements needed by people. seek
fully blessed with natural advantages