The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-08-17

q 100000 corporation now Delng or
ganized for the purpose of erecting
: mamouth hotel on Mount Panorama
in Laurel Park, realizes the impor-
lance and the necessity of good roads
in Henderson county.
But so Unexpectedly large a contri-
brtion as this enc of five hundred dol
lars indicates the broad guage
minds of the men behind the propo-
sition-for the general 6Gblic, the
farmers. the merchants, the visitors,
will Jointly reap a thousand fold the
benefit from the new road that will
come to the Laurel Park Hotel Com
pany.
markable public spirit of a man
known through the State as Hender-
sonvfIle's most, public spirited citizen
Mr.. W. A. Smith, owner of 7 aurel
Park Estate and firm believer in the
REST town in the South!
A representative and emit
gathering of men from this az
ing counties gathered at 2 .9A'!ES
house this morning and disc .
question of better roads for hender-
son county. The meeting was far
more Of a success than the most OPP
timistic good roads enthusiasts had
hoped for. From the beginning of
the meeting, throughout the entire
session until the last speech was made
enthusiasm a high and Z @@t de-
cided impetus was given - Good
Reads Movement. The audience was
extremely fortunate N wig as
speakers men so conversant with road
conditions and so anxious for this
county to take the forefront in the
building of good roads in this section
Of the state.
Supervisor Geo. w. Justice called
the meeting to order a few minutes
after HOO and called fer nominations
for a chairman. DR.. r A. Child was
chosen in a few minutes and in well
chosen words expressed his pleasure
in presiding over a meeting of this ma
ture. That good roads do the most
good to- the greater number Of people
and that too much could not be done
in f~Frtherance of this cause
After several nominations and an
almost, equal number Of excuses Mr..
G. W. Justice consented to act~as Sec
rotary and take notes of the meeting.
Mr.. C. F. Toms was called upon to
state the object of the meeting and
introduce the speaker. m. Pratt. Mr..
Tens in a stirring - his
pleasure in welcoming ~ ore to this
city but particularly DIE who came
here on a mission of service. That the
primary object of the meeting was to
start in motion a movement to grade
the road to the South Carolina line and
oren the gateway to this section in
addition to giving the farmers of the
county a better highway upon which to
haul their nrc1ucts to a ready = ret.
Tho +ir-n lad Dassed when t ty
could boast of only one rnad-a
straight line-traversed by the old and
cumbersome stage coach. Tho time Is
now upon Us when more roads and
better roads must be built for more
modern vehicles and to avoid the
freight rate which rightly belongs to
the man who produces the articles for
transnnrtation Only through better
roads can this be done. Mr.. Toms
then introduced DR.. Pratt, saying in
"a~+ t'ot ~hnrovo~ he went good roads
followed and that he had always been
a. nnissary IF good to any section he
visited.
DR.. Pratt. State Geologist, spoke as
follows: The two leading assets of
Henderson county are her climate and
magnificent scenery. The thousands
OF tourists who come here annually
want good roads in order to properly
appreciate the scenery, this they can
not do while jcstled about over bad
roads. The more tourists attracted to
this county through the potent agency
oT GOOD roads the greater the market
fer the farmer and produced of every
tVne. Every mile of good roads means
an Increase of two or three hundred
tourists each year You may call them
tourist roads if you wish but the value
TO the citizens is tc be measured in
tne corresponding increase of income
brought about through the instrument
taIty of better roads. Good roads
mean that from two to three times q
larger load can be transported in one
nalf the time. In the Berkshire hills
OF Massachusetts,, the White Mountains
OF New Hampshire, and the Catsk1Il
mountains Of New York conditions
several years ago were somewhat SIM
Ilar to the existing conditions here.
Inc people of these sections began I'M
proving their roads and those tourists
heretofore accustomed to seeking
Switzerland, France and other foreign
countries for roads nor adaptable to
motor travel were now well content to
spend their summers in this section
Nhere the roads had been improved.
me tourists in these sections had now
DOUBLED and even trebIed as a natural
result of the greater inducement Of
Iered in the shape Of good roads. The
roads of primary interest to the people
VI Henderson county are the Hender-
understanding. the Henderson
~Greenville and the Hendersonville-
Asneville. The latter to connect with
tne Central Highway. These roads
must be built; either now or at some
1ture date. and It is well to begin
worn on them. From the standpoint
OF an investment good roads will nav
very man in the county whether he
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