The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-11-30
BOOSTERS HELD MEETING
Many Attend Gathering at County
Court House.

Z
The directors of the Greater Western
North Carolina Association met last
Thursday In the county court house (
and an enthusiastic meeting was held.
President VIM. Breese presided.
Many interesting talks were made by /
various members and officials Of the |
Southern Railroad. It was at this |
meeting that permanent organization
was perfected.
Resolutions and by by laws submit-
ted by committee were accepted and |
the motion was made that charter
be applied for. Thus teh Greater Wes-
tern North Carolina Association be-
came one of the strongest bodies to
promote the interests of this section at
| its meeting in this city last week.
Hendersonville citizens took much
interest in the meeting and there was
! a representative number of citizens
present which showed the members
that this city and county stands IN
sympathy with the movement and is
willing to do its share in making the
organization one of the greatest OF its
kind in the country.
The next meeting of the directors
Twill be held in the city Of AsheVille. A
list of the directors Of the Association
from this county will be seen in an
other part of this issue. The county
lis only allowed thre votes but can have
as many directors as is desired.
Tcie;ty, dull shrd and andoanoaonann
AS stated above both Traffic Manager
HardWick and Land and l Industrial
Agent M. ". Richards attended the
meeting. We were unable to secure
for publication the remarks made by
Mr.. Hardwick, but are glad to give
J part of what Mr. Richards said,
which is as follows:
1.-THE personal of this meeting be-
speaks success for the movement you
!, have in hand. see before me those
who have had much to do with the de-
velopment of Western North Carolina,
and while you have already accom-
plished great things, it Is my opinion
this section has merely begun to de-
= yelop. The plans and purposes OF the
, association you are now forming,
; means il carried out that there will
: became interested all the forces in the
! large and, 1t is hoped. effective, organi-
: cation whose duties will be the ad-
; advancement OF Western North Caroli-
> !, ma along speedy, practical and SUD
! ! stantial lines. commend the associ-
Z alton Ia all citizens of the counties re
presented in this assembly, and trusl
e, flaaf sesel esgeFery oleesapfl ID f&f1nf.l n
their moral and financial suppoFe Thai
4 you will accomplish all that is CON
f. templated, do not question: every
n! one will continue with the same inter
a Ia T1aoV
q meeting. / have the faith in you ant
r all the people of Western North Caro-
5. lima which justifies the prediction tina
h YOU will succeed In obtaining tn
3 amount of money required to carry ol
8 the proposed campaign. The pros
n poets that your Committee will sem
d. out, setting forth the. plans and scop
20 of the propaganda, as is proposed
it should convince the people of the coun
m ties included in your organization tina
Mt their best interests are to be advance
ar and. THEREFORE, they should and belieV
ne will, give it reasonable and subStantls
I'd aid. Your plan appeals to me for tn
ne reason that it calls for the promotio
5000 of the further development OF the va
rious interests of the section.
- means more and better agriculture,
increase in manufactures, more toul
lists, better highways, direct work Il
civic improvements, more deslraD
:. new settlers, all of which we hay
IN been working for these many years.
While there have been and are no
many factors at work for the develol
+v ment and advancement of this sect1o
In there is field for greater develop
clr ment. and the Western North Carolir
M Association, Land of the Sky, will m
nt this an opportune time to accomphs
u splendid results.
co You are assured again that Il
to Southern Railway Company welcome
you in the work and stands ready at
nc times to cooperate in any moveme1
ba that has to do with the upbuild1ng
ar its constituency-the people OF the Sc
he ton of country it serves. AS maj
as present here are fully aware u
cd Southern Railway Co., takes an act1'
iii. interest in promoting the developmel
% of Western North Carolina as we'll
all parts Of the country along its line
nd We have agencies at work in the 1nte
Ioa est of this section exclusively. In
ok work will not cease because OF Il
he work you propose. Your assoc1aClt
rn will be another force, and an importa
a force. added to the list of workers L
he Western North Carolina.
ateI May your fullest expectations be
allied is the wish Of the Soutnel
,es Railway Company.
in Stores VIII be Closed on Thanksgi
re. ing Day.