The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-10-26
T0xAWAY IMPROVEMENTS
Proprietor Says That an Electric and
Ice Factory VIII Be Installed This
Winter. Other Improvements

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That there will be many improve
ments made at Lake Toxaway this
winter is the statement made to
newspaper man in Spartanburg by the
sole owner or this magnificent proper
ty near HendersonvflIe.
The following was taken from the
Spartanburg Herald, one of the best
papers in South Carolina.
That the railway system Of the
partRnburg Railway, Gas and Elec-
trio company is not on the market
but would be sold if sufficiently at
tractive price should be offered; that
there haye been no negotiations for
the sale of the property to Mr.. J. B.
Dukes Greenvi1lee, Spartanburg and
Anderson Railway company, and that
| the Spartanburg Railway, Gas and
Electric. company welcomes the COM
| ing Of the Duke line to Spartanburg,
| believing that it will bring people and
| trade to Spartanburg and increase the
business of the Spartanburg company.
were statements made here yesterday
afternoon by Mr. e. H. Jennings,
president of the Colonial Trust COM
pany, of Pittsburgh, and the reputed
| principal owner of the Spartanburg
company.
| Mr.. Jennings stopped over here for
| few hours on his way to Towaway,
N. c., where he owns a lake, hotel
j and much valuable property.
Mr. Jennings declined to admit
that there was danger that the inter
urban would hurt the business CT his
company He seemed to fbe under the
impression that the interurban's busi-
ness would consist mostly of through
traffic and that its comptition with
the local company would not be seri.
GUS enough to cause alarm.
He said the interurban would be {
good thing for Spartanburg and tha
he was glad it was coming. What
ever business the Spartanburg com
Dahy would lose tc the interurbar
would Bes counterbalanced. HI
thought, by the increased business
which the interurban would bring.
Mr.. Jennings spoke of improve
ments contemplated by the Spartan
burg Railway, Gas and Electric com
fpany and Of the big steam power gen
Grating plant which is now in cours
!, of construction.
He was enthusiastic over the possi
bilities of the Toxaway properties, O
, which he is now sole owner. Th
litigation which he had with ]. f
Duke for the possession Of these pro
; perties has now been completely set
, tied, he said.
Mr.. Jennings announced that b
l would spend large sum of money a
t Toxaway this winter in the improve
;. ment of the resort. He will erect a
g electric lighting plant, operated b
water power. supplanting the preser
plant which is operated by coal an
: is inadequate. He also intends |
: erect an ice plant.
He is going to construct beautifl
automobile boulevard IL miles Ion
around the lake. He will also add
, = number of bath rooms to the hotel.
l. Lots have been laid out around IL
. lake and on one Of these he il
; tends to erect cottages and handson
residences, which will be sold.
4 Mr.. Jennings said that business WI
e dull in Pittsburg. There was a
preston in the steel business, he sal
u and coal and coke were being sold
= the cost of producing them.
= The decline in the price of ste
~ stocks was partly due to depressit
~ in the steel business, he said, but mo
largely on account of the scare ov
the possibility of the prosecution
1 the United States Steel corporation
's the federal government as an illeg
q combination In his opinion, no
2 ever $81 or $82 share was fictitio
+. value for Steel common.
le Mr.. Jennings left over the Carroll
u Special in the afternoon for Toxaws
Il where he will spend week or t
G days. Mr. Jennings son will join b
t. at Toxaway today.