Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-07-24

ome in this delightful mountain town
- who runs from there back into
9TH Carolina or elsewhere as his
e"siness calls. The senator had SO
Hanged matters, however. that there
~.os very little business in the way,
otber than more OF less correspond
o0ce and to the editor the week was
tn1l of pleasant and unusual expert
,ences.
rims over the splendid mountain
lads to all surrouning points of in
crest. including AsheVille, Flat Rock,
+ba marks and clubs, etc, and it is
nendless to say that the editor took it
III in with the keenest enjoyment.
The distinctive natural features of the
Hendersonville country, r the high
alt;tude, the bracing atmosphere. and
The magnificent scenery made up for
tbe most part of beautiful green Val-
lows. hemmed in by mountain ranges,
capped here and there with towering
peaks.
Although some twenty-five or thir-
,, wears ago, the town of Henderson,
Vile had little claim to importance
outside of its pretty location, that is
hardly true now. The town has been
developed by the erection Of hundreds
of expensive buildings, including sum
ner homes, boarding houses, hotels,
and all kinds of commercial business
is fourishing. The public water res~
to - l@00&n6& ~ ~ n0S~ II Nrfn~
mountain, and the water comes to the
city through pipes under tremendous
pressure from gravity alone. There is
an adequate sewerage system, a first
classs lighting system we'll paved
streets and all modern convenienees.
While it is out of the question to get
exact figures as to the population, the
common impression to be gathered
from those who seem to be best in
formed, is that the figures vary from
about 5000 in the winter to $4,000 or
10000 in the summer.
South Carolina is probably better
represented at Hendersonvi1le than is
any other border state but the South
Carolinians do not constitute the ma
jority of the population. The people
come in large numbers from Florida,
Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, North
Carolina, Tennessee. Kentucky, Ar
kansas, Missouri, Virginia, Pennsylva-
mia, Maryland, New York, Massachu-
sets, and in fact every state in the
Union. While the town proper is
built with reasonable compactness, it
probably has less homes than are to
be found within a radius of half a
dozen miles out. In fact the most
beautiful and expensive homes are on
the outskirts, and we cannot fail to
impressed with the millions of dol
lars that have been invested by rich
folks in the effort to escape the sunas
mer heat and have a good time.
Flat Rock, a few miles south OF
Hendersonville. is made up mainly OF
the homes of rich South C~arolinians
from Charleston and other coast 10
but there are also living at
this place many other distinguished
former South Carolinians who have
Won fame and fortune in other states,
like for instance, Frank B. Hayne, Of
New Orleans.
There is not a great deal of tubercu-
losis in the Hendersonyille country;
but the editor was very much sur
prised at coming in contact with such
a largue number of people who seemed
more or less indisposed. Inquiry de-
Veloped that malaria was the principal
Folks living in malarial dis
tricts leave home in very good condi-
ton; but shortly after their arrival
such malaria as they happen to have
in their system begins to make trou-
bic. and for some days they have to
fall back on quinine and other RENE
dies. After the malaria has been Grad
icated they feel fine; but it is said
that they must continue to be careful
their return home, as very often
they have to become re-accIimated.
There are all kinds of people at
Hendersonville of course, and they
live all kinds of ways. Some go there
to get away from business, some in
order to the better attend to their
business, and some solely in pursuit
of pleasure. There are hundreds of
solid substantial people there who are
as staid and as steady as in their
homes. They put in regular hours OF
work during the mornings, take their
maps IN the afternoon, go motoring,
or walking in the evening and
retire early. On Sundays they go to
Sunday school and church. and lead
exemplary lives generally. There are
others of course, who are there main
~ for pleasure in accordance with
their own ideas, and spend their whole
time in pursuit of the anne There
Is very little illegal liquor selling in
the town, and under the Webb law
cost of the Igor consumed is brought
ny those who want it for themselves
ana friends as private baggage, about
the only way the stuff is not liable to
seizure. J
Governor B1ease came up from CO.
Iumbia Sunday evening, having run
over from Spartanburg while on his
way to Glenn Springs, and was taken
III charge by Senator McLaurin. who
gave him, Mr.. Leon M. Green and the
eoltor OF The Enquirer, a spin around
.he town and out into some of the
pretty country beyond. The governor
stopped at the Wheeler house that
nisnt' n next morning the party
lent over RI AChaxI;1I1 80 H.AnhoI - 4