The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-10-03
Boom in The WEST.
important New Railroad Projects
in the Mountains.
Buncombo, Haywood, Henderson.
Polk. and Pennsylvania Coun-
ties to Vote Oct. II on Sub
scriptions to Railroad Building
Resorts Full of Visitors.
News & Observer

Assistant Commissioners n. L. Ship
man, Of the Department OF Labor and
Printing, who has returned from Q two
weeks vacation In the western part Of
the State, says that summer visitors"
were numerous at all the mountain re-
sorts this year. The hotels did not re-
ceive quite the usual patronage in Q
few of the towns, on account OF the
large number of new boarding houses
recently constructed and opened 20 the
public but these are rare instances and
little complaint is being heard from any
source about this condition During his
absence Mr.. Shipman visited AsheVille,
HendersonviI1e, DroVard, Toxaway and
WaynOsvilIe. At each of these popular
/ resorts there was no "dOarth" of tou-
riSts from the South Atlantic and Gulf
States, who had sought refuge among
1.-THE delightful mountains of Western
North CarolenA, in section known far
aud near as stthe Switzerland Of Amer
ica." The season opened a little late
this last summer but the visitors are
lingering longer than usual. many Of
them having indicated their purpose Of
remaining until the latter part Of Octo-
Der, thereby getting the benefit of the
most enjoyable month of the year in the
"Over Hills of Ottaray." The climate
is more agreeable during October and
the scenery p~icturesquely grand.
Two New Railroad Lines.
Mr.. ehipman says the people In sew
eral counties, viz, Bunc0mbe, Haywood,
Henderson. Polk, Rutherfordton and
Transylvania, are greatly enthused over
the prospects of two new lines Of rail-
road which they have come to believe
will soon traverse that section of the
State. An election will be held in each
of the counties named On the 18th day
of October, for the purpose of deciding
whether any, or all of them Is willing
to vote q reasonable subscription to the
capital stock of the companies promo
ting the scheme, and the prevailing
| opiRion appears entirely favorable to the
proposition. Buncombe Is asked to
subscribe 5000, 600, Henderson $50, 900,
Polk; $50, 900 and Haywood and Tran
sylvania 50, 600 per mile of road pas
sing through their territory. No bonds
are to be issued until the roads are
completed and in actual operation and
the counties are to be amply protected
by first mortgage bonds upon the pro-
pSrty.
There are three corporations inter-
ested in this great project, Mr.. Ship
man Is advised: The Appalachian and
Interurban Railroad Company, the Bat
Cave Railway Company and the South
Atlantic and Trans-C Continental Rail-
road Company. The first named will
own the line from Bat Cave, via Hen
jacksonville and AshOVille to Turnpike,
on the Haywood county line; the second
from Bat Cave to Rutherfordton and the
third is to operate the road from Turn
pike to Waynesville, also the trunk
line from Knoxville to WaynesYille,
thence to Brevard and on across the
Blue Ridge to Greenville, S. @. The
Appalachian Construction Company has
already been duly chartered by the
Secretary of State, with q capital stock
of Sl25, 0C0 and Is ready to begin opera
tions when the proposition is ratified by
the voters of the several counties inter-
ested.- This concern has given . justi-
fed bond of an adequate amount to
guarantee a speedy execution of the
work proposed and the people are jubi.
liant over the encouraging outlook.
Millions OF money are said to be behind
the undertaking and the only thing nee
essary, in order to secure the success of
the scheme, seems to be the cooperation
asked for upon the part of the people
directly concerned. And the chances
are that this will be forthcoming If
outward appearances may be relied
upon. Mr.. Shipnan says that the peo-
pie In the sections where the real
merits OF the proposition have been full
ly understood are practically unani-
nous in their approval of the plan. He
believes the line from Hend0rsonVille
to Asheville aud Rutherfordton 10
practically assured, as considerable
local capital is interested in it.