The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-10-11

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At the mass meeting Of the citi1ens
held in the Court House last Saturday,
the first definite steps were taken
which are to make Hcndersonville the
nrst resort LOWn, not only of the South
but of the whole American continent.
and one of the must beautiful towns In
the world.
Enthusiasm was the order OF the day.
The speakers were applSuded heartily,
and of the hundreds present, not one
objecting voice was raised.
Sufficient stock subscriptions we're
made to guarantee the preliminary
steps being taken, such as surveys be-
ing made, option on the surrounding
land being taken, etc. This work is
necessary before serious steps toward
the actual construction Ut the lake can
be taken.
The court house was full Of citizens
of the town and from the country, many
OF them being owners Of property on
the proposed lake.
Capt. N. 9. Toms was elected chair
man of the meeting, and T. r. Barrows
and T. W. Valentine, secretaries.
The first speaker was w. A. Smith,
who made strong plea for the proposed
lake, saying there was no objection to
it which could not be answered. He
said We were not fighting Asheville,
Toxaway, or any other place In North
Carolina. that one place could not build
up without profting Its neighborine
cities, and that Hendersonville had al
ready profted enormously through it's
proximity to Lake Toxaway. He closed
by advocating that every man, woman
and child in HendsrsOnville adopt as
their motto, Dam Mud Greek" Said
unless the needed options were secured,
there would be no lake, therefore Il
was to everyone's interest to give the
required options and thereby vastly in
crease the value of their remaining
property.
Hon. H. s. Anderson was the next
speaker, and his theme Was "Beauty as
an Asset" Mr.. Anderson's speech
was q besutiful piece of word painting,
and probably no finer little talk has
ever been heard IN the court house.
He pictured the great expanse of water,
with the blue sky and the great old
mountains reflected there, he spoke of
the launches, the white-sailed boats
floating calmly on the bosom of the
beautiful lake, he drew attention 70 the
fact that mountain scenery has ever
been counted the finest, and that when
you get the rare combination of noun
tains and lakes you have combination
hard to beat, and one, In this case
which will make Hendersonville the
most famous and beautiful town on the
American continent. Mr.. AnderSon's
speech was listened to sttentively and
he was greeted with prolonged applause
at its finish.
L. B. Morse followed and said the
town was now where it must either re-
main village or develop into great
and thriving city.
Col. Pickens said he was 10 years old,
and at that age he thought too slowly,
weighed his words too carefully, to be
able to say in Ave minutes all he might
say In favor of the project, but thought
1t would put us 100 years ahead OF any
other town in the United States.
John Orr, in a rOusing little speech,
said that this was the most imDOrtant
meeting ever held In Hend ders0nyille.
Judge Pace claimed 1t was all tom
foolery" for man of his size TO try and
say anything In five minutes, and want
ed to give his time to Mr.. Anderson.
Chas. French Toms said he knew
there was something doing because
there were 40 manv lawvara In the