The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-08-26
A TRIP TO JOHNSON CITY,
TENN.
Some of the Interesting Things
to be Seen on the Way and at
Johnson City A A Delightful
Trip

Johnson City - A Delightful
Trip
To the Editor of The Robesonian
On last Tuesday left Lumber
ton for trip to johnson City,
Tenn, over the new c.. c. & O.
road, and found it to be such an
interesting trip desire to give
an account of it through the
columns of The Robesonian.
| spent Tuesday night in my
old home town of Maxton and
had the pleasure of shaking
hands and speaking to a good
many of my old friends. There
are a good many strange faces
in Maxton that have come there
since we moved away; in fact
more new faces than old ones.
The town seems to be making
rapid strides forward, and has
grown considerably in the last
two years. One would think by
the number of automobiles that
MaXton was quite a big
place, as the streets were full of
them when we got off there
Tuesday evening; IA are said to
be in the place.
Wednesday morning we left
Maxton for Charlotte and arriv-
ed there about 1920. No mis-
take is made when Charlotte is
called "Queen City,, for in our
estimation it is the queen Of cities
in the State of North Carolina,
and is far in the lead in the way
of manufacturing and other ways
we will not take up space to men,
ton, but wish to tell of some OBJ
jects of interest. The first place
we went to, after our arrival
there was the General Fire Ex.
tinguisher Co.'S plant, where
we found a genial and clever
Lumbertonite in the person of
Mr.. Ira B. Townsend, who very
kindly showed us over the plant,
and we were surprised at the
in1mensity of the same, thinking
it was only a small plant, but in.
stead it looks as if it would cover
several acres. Also the form of
extinguisher was different from
what we had in mind. Instead
of the tube order it was pipes
, fastened to the ceiling with lo
of little nozzles of the spray de
sign, and we were told that at ;
, certain temperature of heat thes'
/ small nozzles would burst ant
, spray water in every direction
extinguishing the fire automati
cally before it could get an,
headway. Upon leaving the fir
eXtinguisher plant we went bac
to the city and fed our face, an
after doing that to our satisfat
ton, we took a trip to the beat
tiful Lakewood Park (Which is
credit to Charlotte); and afte
rowing on the lake awhile we re
| turned to the city. This park
about three miles from tn
square, and the car ride is fine
being one Of the most finely cor
structed street railways we hav
ever had the pleasure of seeing
J We would like to tell moreofCha
lotte. but must get down to OF
trip to Johnson City.
Thursday morning at 81
O'Clock we left Charlotte on a
excursion, run by two Methodi:
slSunday schools, for a tri
over the mountains to Johnsc
City, Tenn. The first place (
: interest was Shelby, which fro
M the depot seems to be a vel
nice town, but as we only stol
ped there a few minutes | cann
tell you anything about the plac
After leaving Shelby, we left tt
Seaboard at Bostic and took tt
C. G. & O., and here is whe
the mountain scenery commen
ed, but did not become interes
ing until we got up near Mario
where we went through the fir
of the 20 tunnels. AS we we
riding on an observation car Y
might as we'll say here we G
our share of the tunnels as w
as the scenery. The first re
high mountain that came ir
view was Flat Rock mountai
which looks as if nature had r
a great fiat rock right upon t
mountain peak. The neXtmount;
of interest was the Two Crut
mountain, which had the rese
blance of two crutches, and
next we came to was Mt. Nit
ell, which is a very beauti
: mountain covered with spruce
b white pines, and some distal
b to the left of the railroad. AT
B leaving Mt. Mitchell we went
y Grandfather mountain, and al
4 leaving that and passing Spr
Z Pine we took to the bank of
& river, which we followed
4 about fifty miles; and with
- mountains on one side and the
er on the other it formed
ture grand beyond conception
seemed as if the water was ]
n ming a race with the train, a
- rippled and splashed over ro
making beautiful spray, w
the sun helped to beau
u Great rocks hung over the tr