The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-05-26
MOVE FOR NEW HOTEL.
Public Spirited Citizens Take Action
Toward Providing What is Conceded
to be Henderson's Greatest Need, A
Modern New Hotel

fsaOOerH New TI0fei
Amass meeting OF citizens and bus
mess men OF the town was held in the
court house Tuesday night looking
70 supplying what is admitted to he
HendersOn's greatest need tOday-a
new and modern hotel. The call was
signed by the committee appointed
some time ago to investigate the
matter OF purchasing the property
belonging to>the Seaboard Air Line
KY, the corner lot on William and
montgomery street next to the Mas
senburg Hotel-men whose names
gives the stamp of character and
soIldltv to any paper to which they
are affixed. And so when "matters
OF vital Importance, in which you
are personally concerned will be dis
cussed" was stated as the object of
the meeting, and all persons "at all
interested in the further development
and upbuilding of your town and
community" were asked to come out
by such men as James A. Kelly, d. Y.
Cooper, r. S. McCoin, James IT.
BrOdie. Samuel Watkins and A. C.
Zollicoffer, the services of a sergeant
at arms were not required to cause
a goodlv attendance
Thad R. Manning was elected chair
man and Mai. P. T. Jones secretary.
Mr.. IOllicOffer as q member of the COM
mlttee above mentioned was called on
DV the chairman to state the object
OF the meeting which he did stating
that the committee had purchased
fhe property in question. title and
deed secured. for the sum Of two
thOusand dollars. and same would
be transferred to the corporation or
stock company proposed for the cree
ton OF hotel thereon at the identi-
cal sum that was paid without one
cent OF profit to the purchasers al
though they had been subjected to
considerable time and inconvenience
and some little expense in the matter
The property is easily worth S3, COO
or $4,000, and is suitable for the
purpose.
The consensus OfopiniOn expressed
was that the time has arrived when
we must have better and more ade-
quate hotel facilities in Henderson or
further progress and development
must be retarded and the town can
not come into it's own as it should.
Short but pointed talks were made
by A. c. ZollicOffer, J. C. Kittrell, r.
s. McCOin, J. Fl. Brodie, D. Y. Cooper,
W, A. Hunt. J. D. Cooper. Mayor
Powell, Melville Dorsey, Thomas
HOrner, Bennett Perry, John B.
Watkins. and ]. H. Bridges. All
spoke with one accord and enthusi-
astically for the proposition, and
on suggestion a subscription was
started and about $4,000 of stock
was subscribed A committee to
solicit stock and formulate plans OF
procedure was appointed and there
will be another meeting subject to
the call of this committee held in
the near future
To get at some definite idea of the
matter it was proposed that the COM
mittee solicit subscriptions on a
basis of a capital stock of from forty
to fifty thousand dollars. Our own
opinion is that it would be better to
make it $4,000 or $4,000 and
build with view to charging the
building and increasing the capacity
and facilities for accommodation if
the demand shall require.
Those who compose the subscrip-
ton committee are A. &. Zollicoffer,
chairman, W. A. Hunt, R. S. McCoin,
T. G. Horner, J. 81. Brodie, J. A.
Kelly, S. T. Peace, J. D. Cooper.