Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-01-09

altogether on the people who live in
that community. The individual
alone cannot build a town or city, but
the individual can hatch an idea, get
the attention of other individuals and
start movement that will bring
! about a great change in conditions in
community In this way the inter-
est OF every member of community
/ Is aroused, and the basis for an or
/ canned get-to-gether club, is formed
a spirit of enthusiasm is created, and
enthusiasm, says Ebert Hubbard, is
the greatest asset in the world; while
emerson, the disciple or optimism,
4 says that every great accomplishment
IN the history of the world has been
OF a great wave of enthusiasm.
Enthusiasm tramples over prejudices
and opposition, spurns inaction, storms
| tpe citadel of it's object, and like
mighty avalanche overwhelms and en-.
CULTS all obstacles. Enthusiasm is
nothing more nor less than faith in
action. Faith with iniative rightly
combined and applied has, right here
in the Land of the Sky, Ieveled noun.
tains, filled up valleys, created great
flakes where before forests grew;
changed streaks of red and black mud
into beautiful hard surfaced roads
throughout these magnificent noun
ta1ns for the pleasure and profit of
our visitors and ourselves. Set the
germ of enthusiasm afloat in your
community, the Office, in the store,
on the farms, in the homes carry it
in your attitude and manner, and you'll
find it spreads like contagion and in
| fiuences every fibre of industry before
you realize it; it means increased Joy
land satisfaction and pleasure, together
with spontaneous results the vital
things that pay dividends. There is
evidence everywhere that the germ of
enthusiasm has multiplied into great
armies in Hendersonville and the
Land of the Sky, for not before in
the history of this matchless section
has there been such spirit of opti-
mistic and constructive cooperation en-
thusiasm as now permeates every one
of our citizens.
And we have something to be en-
thusiastive over. The fact that we
are living should make us feel thank
full; and that we are living at this
especial period of time should make
us even more thankful; and that we
are living in the Land of the Sky
should make us enthusiastically
thankful till it literally bubbles over
and attracts attention of others, which
seems to be just what has happened.
This is rare and sweet old world,
lbut more especially this particular sec
ton; it sparkles and CLOVIS and lit
lerally reeks with incense that give
tglory and beauty and enchantment to
tEisI beautiful region: These noun
tains are proof of the worlds old age,
and, but for them, like as not, we
should lhave all been fishes. They are
loving and fond, strong company, es-
pecially in autumn, for then it is that
the annual miracle takes place., when
the wooded slopes of mountains and
valleys turn to tapestries of the most
gorgeous hue, and the air "shot thru
with sunshine" and clouds which
makes possible only in these grand
mountains of Western North Carolina
those superb puppies and blues of the
distance. Autumn here fingers low
ingly and long in the lap of winter
till that hoary old rascal loses for us
the shivering fear that ohases the
spine of the dwellers in the North
where the Great Architect of the Uni
verse has been less lavish with the
products that make for immaculate
and chaste pleasure and comfort of
the human family Then it is when
Majesty sets enthroned on the hills
and mountains, garbed in gold and
blue and crimson, exacting no homage.
Only human Sovereigns exact homage.
Autumn, when the tonic in the air
puts ginger in the Joints, spring and
elasticity in the step, Innings new in
the lungs, vim, vigor and vitality in
| the veins. And not whit behind are
Spring and Summer, when these grand
old mountains put on their new dress
in a thousand shades of green beau
tifully blended, when the arbutus and
the violets, the rhododendrons and the
roses and the myriad of other beauti-
full flowers shed their fragrant sweet
ness in the air. Is it any wonder that
we should all be filed with enthusiasm
a. the realization of our wonderful
priceless possessions? Time was
when these mountains, great silently
eloquent old monarchs of the universe,
4 were considered of no value, except,
i DIS q SOII OI IIdmGWOTh
to hold the world together; while
now, they have become priceless noun
tains of gold, real yellow; glittering
gold, Henderson County gold.
And we are not selfish with our
possession. We are willing that others
shall share with us our priceless
treasures.
Already we are realizing that our
spirit of generosity comes back in
much profit to us, for the eyes of the
nation are turning to this section, as
well as the footsteps of visitors and
hemeseekers, who are helping US to
bring the beauties and advantages of
this section to the attention of their
friends and others in less favored
districts Keep the waves of en-
thusfasm rolling high. !. 1t can only be
done by and through such an organi-
cation as you have here in the Great
Ter Hendersonville club Such an or
1 +iry, ic Tho yv,orf ci0T1cr for