Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-06
MEMBERS GREATLY PLEASED
WITH THE REPORTS GIVEN
MONDAY IN ASHEYILLE.
MUCH WORK AHEAD

MUCH WURk AHEAD
Suggests That Increased Assessments
be Levied for the support Of the Or.
ganizatiOn.
An enthusiastic meeting Of the
Greater Western North Carolina as
socation was held at the room OF the
organization Monday afternoon in
Ashevlle at 1890 o'clock says the Ashe
vile Citizen. There were present from
Buncombe county, T. w. Raoul, F.
l.. Seely, George S.. Powell and p.
n. Branch, while a letter was read
from H. W. Plummer expressing his
regret at being unable to attend.
Haywood county was represented by
r, W. Miller, H. J. Sloane, H. N.
Sentelle, J. F. Bass ]. M. Mock, II.
J. Satterthwaite. Those present from
Transylvania were w. E. Breese, Jr.,
president of the association, and r.
1, Cash H. C. Meyer, A Cannon and
N. L. Shipman, represented Hender-
son county. w. Lindsey and w.
H Stern were from Polk county,
s. H. Hardwick, NJ v. Richards and
James H. Wood appeared as the rep
resentatives of the Southern railway.
The reports of the various officers
were very encouraging and the MEM
bers of the organization expressed
themselves as being greatly pleased
with the years work.
In submitting his report, President
Breese referred to the fact that before
the organization of the association,
the various counties of this section
of the state were fighting each other
and petty jealousSes existed among
the resort cities and towns. THIS
spirit has been eliminated, it was
stated, and all of the western coun-
ties are working in hearty co-opera-
ton. President Breese considers that
the work Of the organization has been
a great one and he predicted a glor-
ious future. His report was very in
teresting and was received with ap-
plause.
Kept I'm Bounds.
The report of PTreasurer Powell
showed that the association has kept
within it's bounds and small balance
exists at the end of the fiscal year.
Manager Sandford H. Cohen read
highly interesting report, dealing ex-
plaustively with the work OF the asso-
citation since it was started. He went
into detail as to the advertising, the
manner in which it has been carried
on and the localities at which 1t has
been done, calling attention to the re-
ports which have been gotten out by
the association, dealing with forestry
and water power, horticulture and
livestock, community interests, etc.
Attention was called to the summer
booklet of sixty-etght pages which
has been published and the winter
booklets of eightly-f1Ve pages which
have just been distributed. Col. Co
hen read a list of places at which
newspaper advertising, posters and
other forms of boosting has been
done The manager called attetion
to the fact that the eyes of the en-
tire country are on the undeveloped
resources of western North Carolina
and stated that the large area OF un-
occupied land soon will be thing OF
the past; that lists of farm lands have
been made so that at an early date,
it will be possible to secure celonists
excursions through the railroads.
The work of the corn clubs and the
action of the manager in taking boys
to the Columbia show were reported.
Advertising.
In his report. Manager Cohen call
ed attention to the winter advertising
that is being done and which will be
pushed for spring and late winter
business. He also gave an account
OF the extensive eastern trip which
he recently took and a list was sub
mitted giving the names of more than
100 places at which western North
Carolina is being advertised.
Manager Cohen called attention TO
the fact that he has called on several
large industries and read letter from
one concern in West Virginia. with
which arrangements have been made
for an early visit to this section by
a representative of the firm, relative
to investigating the opportunities Of
Tered here. The concern employs
ESQ men and has capital Of $780,
200. The manager also visited Beth
lehem. Pa, and there is Likelihood
that the Bernstein Steel Wheel COM
pany will erect one Of its assembling
factories in this territory. Visits have
also been paid to Philadelphia tex
tile manufacturers, several Of which
will send representatives here at an
early date The names were submit
ted to the members of the association.
Colonel Cohen stated that during
the first year many handicaps have
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