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

Hendersonviile was a mass of editors
on Monday, with over a hundred of the
Georgia weekly Press association in
town, and as always the public spirited
citizens of u own gave up their bust
ness to entertain the stranger within
her gates, and to speak as it being a
pleasure would be putting it mild. 1t
seemed to be a joint outing of our most
prominent citizens with the Georgia
editors. The accociatiOn reached here
Monday morning at 8 o'clock from
Register Sprinps, Ca, via Southern
Railway and were met at the depot by
a committe re presenting the Board Of
Trade and the city Council. From the
depot they were driven to the Hotel
Gates where they were served break.
fast. After breakfast the Hotel Lobby
reminded one of an old time hand
shaking. They were then invited by
the Committee to the main future of
the day, a dummy ride to Laurel Park
and after enjoying to utmost the thou
sands of beautiful views combined with
the natural beauty surrounding them
it was the unanimous opinion of every
one that H~endersonviIle is the gem of
the mountains. From Laurel Park the
party returned to the Hotel Gates where
they were the guests of the city at a
banquet over which Capt. J. w. Wof-
ford president of the Board of Trade
n~oci1al IN hic 1,o,,o1 ronio1
Captain Wofford as President of the
Board of Trade welcomed the visitors
to our town and be told them that this
was not the first time that he. had been
with Georgians. he spoke of his init
mate acquaintance with the boys of
Tom Cobbs, and Wofford's brigades in
the army of Northern Virginia and now
well they measured up to the require
ments of the confederate soldier and at
all times whenever duty called ''they
went" He spoke of the Lamented
Lougstreet and McLaws, and of the un-
selfshness of Georgians since the war,
and instanced the work of Gen. Gordan
in the redemption of S. 9. How it was
done by his eloquence and the influx of
voters from beyond the Savannah river,
etc. He then introduced w. A. Smith
who made the main address of welcome
| His address was well received by the
Georgians and was cheered throughout
it's delivery. He spoke of how Georgia
had sent him here 30 years ago to pre-
pare for this very occasion. He spoke
at length of the many advantages of
this section of N. c., and he open
ed wide the gates and portals of this
town to the Georgians as only Bill
Smith can do. Mrs. Gen. Jas Long
street posmistress at GAINESVILLE, Ca, was
among the crowd of editors and made
many friends while here.
Col. Colman, pres. of the association
responded in a forceful and eloquent
speech, acknowledged in behalf of the
editors the many kindnessess accorded
to them and would ever hold the town
of He~ndersonvilIe in grateful remem-
brance of this occasion. If your scribe is
not mistaken the day will rebound to
the benefit of this town and be known
as the red letter day. The afternoon
was taken up with reading, driving,
dancing, etc.
The association left Hendersonville
for Chattanooga Tenn, from there
they seperate and go to their differnt
homes. May the memory of b GA.
Editors of their stay in HenderSOnville
be as pleasant as it was our pleasure to
have them.