Henderson gold leaf., 1911-08-03
from that grand coming tower oi
Nature, realized as had not before
The sun shines clearer,
And Heaven seems nearer,
In IRnOir.

And Heaven seems nearer,
In Lenoir.
This is an ideal place to live in summer
OF winter. Nature has been prodigal
In her gifts and the good people here
have done their part in seizing opportu-
nifty and improving it,
From small railroad hamlet when |
visited it the first time Lenoir has
grown into one of the most important
and prosperous of our mountain towns.
Situated on a group OF hills in a beauti-
full valley, with an elevation OF ], 200
feet above sea level, surrounded by
mountains famed by cooling breezes in
summer and protected in winter by the
sheltering arms OF lofty ranges to the
north and west from the bleak winds
which sweep the more exposed sections
OF the country, Lenoir is indeed ia
vored spot.
The town has long been noted for it's
high moral and religious tone, and the
educational advantages are all that
could be wished. That it is what it's
slogan signifies, The Town That
Grows" is shown from the fact that it
has increased its population 1S1 per
cent. within the last ten years. The
number OF inhabitants according to the
census Oh lJlO Is 4, ,OOf.
Anumbe- OF prosperous manufacturing
plants are located here--three large
cotton mills, six furniture factories, two
chair factories, one veneer plant, one
basket factory, four wood orking and
house furnishing establishments, one
sash, door and blind factory, two box
factories, two roller mills, foundry and
machine shops. five wholesale lumber
yards, saw mills and various other
kinds OF industrial enterprises.
The town is electric lighted and its
water and sewerage system is one of the
finest in the State. The water supply is
taken from pure mountain stream
gushing from the Green Mountains
seven miles from the town-and is pro-
tected by a 20O-acre original forest
water shed. The water is supplied by
gravity flow and shows pressure Of
ITO pounds to the square inch in the
center OF town.
Two banks with combined capital OF
over half million OF dollars, one weekly
and one semi-weekly newspaper, a splen-
didly equipped graded school with over
500 pupils enrolled and Davenport Col
lege for girls, a meritorious institution
which has an established reputation, all
having handsome houses Of worship and
the town dotted with many elegant
homes, Lenoir is an ideal mountain
town, with every conceivable advantage
it's Own-and has just begun to grow.
But Lenoir's greatest asset is it's citi-
zenship. 1t is the home of hospitality,
Athens of North Carolina"
Tho odifnrS uyora yap 1~;yo
the town in carriages and automobiles
and the different places and objects of
interest pointed out to them. Many of
the machines were driven by their own
ers, individuals and the Chamber OF
Commerce yieing with each other in
playing the host. Nor were the ladies
forgotten or omitted. They were given
a lovely reception at the beautiful new
home of Mrs. III. C. Martin by the ladies
OF the Wise and Otherwise club, of which
Mrs. Martin is a prominent member, the
occasion being graced by the leading So
ciety women OF the town. Mrs. Martin
was assisted by her beautiful and ac-
eomplished young daughter, Miss Julia
Martin, who has just graduated. Each
guest was presented with a souvenir in
the form OF dainty hand painted picture
of some mountain or mountain scenery
around Lenoir.
One of the features of entertainment
was a drive to Hibriten mountain, five
miles distant, easily accessible by first
rate turnpike, and luncheon in the pa
viliOn there. Hibriten is the western
most OF the Brushes and rises to a
height of 2,25O feet, commanding a
splendid view of the surrounding coun-
try. From this point one Of the finest
views which all our mountain country
affords is to be had | have seen moth
ing that surpasses it anywhere-nor
have seen it's equal anywhere in Amer
lea outside of North Carolina. For miles
and miles up and down the valley and
across toward the north and west until
mountain tops and sky seem to come to-
gether and sight is lost in the mist-like
haze that rims the horizon there is
spread out a picture the varied cOloring
and magnificent beauty of which Ian
guage fails me to describe A grand
mosaic fresh from the hand of the
Omnipotent Artist OF the Universe
wrought in the great Studio of Nature,
the view from Hibriten is worth going
miles to see-and once seen the vivid i'm
preston made and inspiring feeling
stirred will linger long in the memory OF
the beholder
Lenoir was fortunate in the building
OF the Carolina & Northwestern Rail-
way, of which it was for long time the
northern terminus. This town occupies
a commanding position in the midst of a
rich and prosperous country upon which
Nature has been most generous in the
bestowal of her favors. The railroad
has been extended to Edgemont, twenty
LCon 4;r,,,od fo.,E4h