Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-14


full sway for a time. In the noun
tains of Western North Carolina the
people are doubly blessed, inasmuch
as they have a charming climate the
year round. In winter 1t never gets
too cold; in summer it never gets too
hot, the cool mountain breezes blow
ing comfort for those enjoying out
door sports and exercise, with never
night in midsummer but that a
blanket is necessary for comfortable
sleeping; and the sun shines so regu-
larly during the entire year that this
country has been very appropriately
designated the Land of the Sky"
In the Blue Ridge Mountains Of
this remarkable Western North Caro-
lima, standing upon the topmost part
az widely stretching plateau that
towers twenty-five hundred and fifty
feet above sea level, is Asheville,
Americas Beauty Spot" and the
rost popular all-the-year-round resort
in that land of perpetual good wealth
er. Thousands of people flock that
way every month in the year, for ev-
cry month has a charm all its own,
unsurpassed anywhere In the States.
In July, August and September, Ashe-
vile enjoys delightfully."- cool and
invigorating atmosphere due to its
altitude and the total lack of humid
fly which is so d:sagreeable else
where. In fact. Asheville has no
equal when it comes to pure. exhil-
arating air every day in the year.
This great plateau region is en-
tirely free from malaria due to the
great fall of the French Board and
Swannanoa rivers which act as a
natural drain to the whole country
round.
The water supply surpasses any
thing of the kind known to modern
ideas and methods OF sanitation. The
city owns a watershed of more than
ten thousand acres. covered with an
unbroken forest untouched by the
hands of man, and the beautiful. rapid
flowing stream of clear and sparkling
water from which the city's water sup
ply comes, has its source in thou
sand springs far upon the slopes Of
Mt. Mitchell, 6.711 feet elevation, and
the highest point east of the great
| Rockies.
Asheville Is modern, metropolitan
center, composed of people Of soc.
liable and cosmopolitan type and has
a population Of $1,000 including sub.
urbs. In discussing with visitor the
very hospitable attitude Of the peo-
Die of that city, one of her citizens
said that 1T is our business to enter
tain strangers; we shake hands with
hundred thousand year, and have
city so blessed by nature with every
natural advantage that We just want
| everybody else to come and enjoy
them and be happy with u.s." a spirit
which is apparent to and appreciated
ty the large number of visitors there
nl all times.
Elegantly equipped hotels, ranking
favorably with any in the country
have helped to make Asheville the
leading summer resort in the country
| 4 beautiful booklet, profusely illus
trated with pictures Of the numerous
hotels, points Of interest and pictur
| esuue scenes, combined with vel
written sketch of the land OF the sky
has Just been issued by the Board o
Trade, and this, with rates from tn
various hotels and leading boarding
houses, together with much other In
teresting information should be in tn
bands Of every summer tourist.
| A postcard addressed to Mr.. n
Puckner, Secretary, Asheville. N. c
win bring to you one OF these artist
and handsome publications free o
charge.
4 Other very interesting publication
rave Just come from the press, issue
by the Battery Park Hotel. famou
throughout the country; The Manor,
quaint -Engiish-like Inn with SUI
rounding cottages. and Mango Tel
race, most charming summer hom'
A postcard or letter to either or a
Of them will bring you one OF thes
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