The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-10-26

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built near Augusta Georgia, that two
ef the counties best railplitters- Il
would not be sure but I think they
could pitt five hundred rail a day.
decided to go down and get a job an
| this railroad. They placed there iron4
wedges in their pockets and their
mauls on their backs and started tO
walk all the way to Augusta from
Hendersonville. It was there fnten-
ton to split rails for this railroad
just as they had been splitting them
/ for fences and other things in this
county. They were surprised to ind
that the rails were entirely different
fer a railroad and that their lah0E
could not be used on a railroad
told Judge Pace to an interested body
of delegates.
Mayor Station of HendersonviITe was
the next Of the HendersonvilIe county
4 delegation to give any suggestions
/ and assured the meeting that the Ci1r
tof HendersonVille would go its part
in anything for the betterment OF he
Developments of Western North Caru--
i lima.
Professor G. C. Briggs, who repre-
sented Haywood county, declared that
the movement should have been start
1 it which is not good according tp
his belief is that it got late start.
4 However, he believed that it Will re-
lsult in great good and work shouaa
be beg at--once. Waynesville ana
Haywood county are heartily in favor
4 of it and will cooperate IN any way
that will help the ''Land of the Sky
w. B. Farrell, of Jackson county
suggested that the goods roads and
the productiveness of this port az
, the state should be given more aR-
vertising space, although he is hear
t1ly in favor of keeping the people Of
the country familiar with the maany
climatic and scenic advantages.
T. p. Walker, of Madison County,
! named number of resources Whfrsh
when developed will result in an era.
OF greater prosperity for this section
and he expressed the belief that tFla
spirit Of cooperation is the esaFy-
, means by which these resources can,
be developed.
Mr.. Breese called the attention NJ
the delegates to the fact that tfrne.
was passing rapidly and suggested
that the meeting enter upon a plan
'of orgRnezaion. Judge y. C. Pr7e-
! chard inquired if the sole object ae
9 the association would be, to aGzper-
! tlse the section. He thought it bessf
: to appoint committees for Varagsus
: phases o industrial developrnenf
such as manufacturing. He laid -
2 tpec1aI stress on the Importance FF
cooperation and system OF Roaa
: roads
f Judge Pritehard was followed by ,.
: C Fisher, if Polk county, who rnszlrs
r short but strong speech. GeSrge
: L. Mckay of Rutherford, suggesRga
h that the cinventiin get busy. The GfzE-
. ferent sectiins, be stated, wiuId Go
# operate. it was useless tc discuss thai
n further. All have advantages; tkaa :
a settled fact. the discussin of wfa7cE
: dies nit promote an organizatifn- TAE
at object of the meeting he declared
+ was to form an organiZatiin which Czx
At get capital behind the mfvement znE
le which will accomplish results
ty RaiIriad Men Speak
ID Shirt talks were made by Passensel
ss Traffic Manager S. H. Hardw1ck a
> the Southern. and Mr. Wearnfcke o
to the land and Industrial departures
n of that road. Mr.. Brewer, of the C
IN G.. & o. also spoke eneouraging5y.
in the best plan of organization. Man.
of the delegates insisted that the soon
g. ler work is begun the better and In
ne quicker the results will be felt The
We urged that an organization be form
ed ed and plans for the ADVERTISING cam
of paign be laid. They wanted Inmed
late action Others, however, Will
agreeing with these gentlemen Though
IL it a bad policy to perfect pern1aReE
al organization and determine upon
Dr. course of action, in view of the Tax
ire that the people of the surrOundIn
ers counties who were not present at th
a meeting might think they were som.
as what sighted. The delegates WI
vas expressed this opinion thought It be.
90 to perfect a temporary organixafiO
lot and secure the approval of the PEI
nts pie whom they represented The
zen suggested that officers be elected q
oW executive committee b chosn and d
lad ectos be selected, and that when q
md action of the meeting is ati6ed by 4
tn counties and cities which viii Ear
ILL the backbone of the movement. Kheg
officers can goto work with TIRE =
ins surance that they have the loyal su
not port of the entire western part
old the state. This suggestion prevail
ted Led
nts Officers Elected
ers The following officers were eIecte
the president, w. 3. Breese, jr., OF Ira
gol- sylvania; first vice president, s.
hat Hardwick. of the Southern raITWa
had second vice president, w. A. Smi
one OF Henderson; treasurer, II. w Plu
the mer, of AsheviI1e; secretary, Fra
w. Miller OF Waynesvil1e.
The executive committee s. col
ling posed of the following persons
lima L. Shipman, Hendersonvil1e; GeOr
dge S. Powell, AsheviIle; George L B
,ver Kay Rutherfordton. B. j. Sloan, Wa
Col. nesville; r. B. Wilson, BreVards