The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-07-26
Florida Editors,

- NNOs -x0VUs Il
Monday morning, June 4th, found only
fifteen of the Original party at TcxaWay
the others having left the night before,
foH home, while others had gone to
points where they expected to spend a sea-
son of rest or to visit relatives and friends.
At 8 a. m. we were all aboard the South
err railway train ready for the trip down
the valley OF the French Broad, q tiny
mountain book, which wends its way
among the mountains and hills, rapidly
increasing in size, as it is fed by the num-
erQns other mountain streams until i be-
comes bfoFd river
Thriving villages Ma farms, and beauti-
full mountain side homes were to 10 seen
along this valley, VIII mang menus ssnr-
ing plants of various lind. iedieatIn pros-
petty and happinesH tor Co people 9th
section.
Hendersonvllle Wa teached at IL m.l
when we were taken ID hand by a commit
tee, representing the city government
board of trade, and county officials, and
driven in carriages to the Blue Ridge Inn,
one of the many popular hotels of the little
city.
At the hotel many Of the leading citizens
of the town had gathered TO give us well
come. We were shown through their
handpome new court house fronlahe top OF
Which, could b snioged ezceIleat aews 81
the many beautiful homes Ia and aroutu
the city and also the many mountain peaks
which loom up on every side.
L~unchnpnHwAs served at the Blue Ridge
L. after Ehl I. TIM party wAsvfakan. tor
SeibiaGt dr. up tbe mauhtatA Sides
during Whicn We were shown th1ouKk
Laurel Fsrk. the Cascades. CrystAi springs
the Club House and amusement grounds,
and given opportunity TO view the city and
Surrou ding country trrm nasty diGferene
ele sAtions aad Viewpoints of advantage.
HendorsonYille In more lhaH = summer
resort. II has thousands OF ACT. OF rich
agricultural and fruit lands ami is noted
for its fne stock. including hur. &c, cattle
and hogs. These copditions have wan
many as permanent residents from those
going there just for a summer season Of
rest. It 10 indeed q land Of plenty rs well
as pleasure, aud we unhesitatingly vouch
for the correctness of the following sketch
taken from the booklet presented to the
members Of eur party:
FACTS woRrH KNOWING.
'Hendersonyille, n. g., with its beau
tiful suburb, Flat Rock, has an altitude O.
1900 feet above the sra level. Il offeri
unparalleled opportunities to the capitals
and home-seeker, and the p~inecoveret
mountains by which it Is surrounded re
store the i'll TO new vitality. With q climat
, beyond compare, with he most superl
: scenery In the world, Hendersonville j
already we'll known TO the tourist ant
/ healthseeker. It has long. been the IN y
popular summer resort in the South, and j
now becoming equally we'll known through
Z out the North as an ideal SPIT in which
spend the winter. The hotel occommods
tlons are ample and strictly modern. TIL
r water system absolutely pure spring waite
from the mountains, above any habitatioT
! is one of the 1uest in the world. The cit
Is growing rapidly, an enormous amour
s of building is goiAg on, and Henderson
e vile is probably the most progressive an
beautiful city in 1.-The Land of the SKY,
g where the sky is ever bright, the sun eve
r warm, where the graud old dark Bit
mountain heights soon become as old-tiu
friends, and where the people are hospitab
: and public spirited to degree"
Among the gentlemen who were espec
IS ally active in making our stay pleasan
We recall the following: Mayor A. F. |
King, City Clerk o. E. Blyth, ]. Y
Q Wofferd and J. M. Waldrop, presidel
"a and secretary of the board of trade, nj
r T. r. Barrows, of the French Broad Ru.
tier, and Col. w. A. Smith, a proninel
capitalist and the chief developer of Il
% country, who, in connection with 9th
5, prominent citizens, is~new engaged
p building a lntsrurban railway sgste
s which will connect with the many popul
II resorts Surrounding the city.
b, One of the pleasant little incidents of u
n day in Hendersopvfne. was the meetir
with the great inventor Col. Thos. A. Ed
{, son, who was touring that section in scare
of of cobalt for use in perfecting one of b
inventions. Mr.. Edison is happy, gent
~unassuming gentleman who, on being il
IN formed that we were newspaper peopl
l. with a merry twinkle in his eye, took
to his heels, only to return later to be presen
= ed personally to each member Of par
for whom he had a pleasant greeting and
ID warm handshake.
n Hendersonville haa a warm place in Il
h affections of many Fioridisns, its citizeI
o. having thrown wide their doors to refuge
re from this state, during the yellow few
of epidemic of 1888, no less than five hundrt
nc of our people taking advantage Of the kir
afar ord raro;ni-n tho;r until froafo h,