The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-07-15
The Source ST AshevilIe's Unsur-
passed Water Supply.

full sway for time. In the noun
tains of Western North Carolina the
people are doubly blessed, inasmuch
as they have charming climate the
year round. In winter it never gets
too cold; in summer it never gets too
hot, the cool mountain breezes blow
ing comfort for those enjoying out
Goor 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-
ina, standing upon the topmost part
OF a widely stretching plateau that
towers twenty two hundred and fifty
feet above sea level, is Asheville,
Americas Beauty Spot and the
Eost 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 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
ity which is so disagreeable 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
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 a thou
sand springs far upon the slopes Of
Mt. Mitchell, Gill feet elevation, and
the highest point east of the great
Rockies.
Asheville is modern, metropolitan
center, composed Of people of a Soc
liable and cosmopolitan type and has
a population Of $1,000 including sub
urbs. In discussing with a visitor the
very hospitable attitude of the peo-
pie OF that city, one Of her citizens
said that It is our business to enter.
tain strangers; we shake hands with
a hundred Thousand a year, and have
a city so blessed by nature with every
natural advantage that we just want
everybody else to come and enjoy
them and be happy with US" spirit
which is apparent to and appreciated
by the large number OF visitors there
al all times.
Elegantly equipped hotels, ranking
fsvorably with any in the country,
have helped to make. Asheville the
leading summer resort in the country.
a beautiful booklet, profuse1y illus
trated with pictures Of the mum ferrous
hotels, points of interest and pictur-
esque scenes, combined with a well.
written sketch Of the land Of the sky,
has just been issued by the Board Of
Trade, and this, with rates from the
various hotels and leading boarding
houses, together with much other in
teresting information should be ia the
bands of every summer tourist.
A postcard addressed TO Mr.. N.
puckner, Secretary, AsheVille, N O.,
will bring to you one Of these artistic
and handsome publications free Of
charge
Other very interesting publications
rave just come from the press, issued
by the Battery Park Hotel, famous
throughout the country The Manor, a
quaint Old-EngIish-like Inn with SUR
rounding cottages, and Mango Ter
race, a most charming summer home.
j postcard or letter to either or all
Of them will bring you one OF these.
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