The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-03-18
VOL. II. NO. 20.

lie lnfnenEc OF the Nor thtTr pea-
pie III bringing out the ulslsp.cted
resources Of Moore and adjoining
counties has been wordvrfltl both
directly ami Indirectly. The example
that has induced the native people
70 take up similar lines i prohaoiy
as beneficial u the State - 10 the
results of the direct work the North
crn settlers have done
With the rest II the results il tn.
handsome town. with its neat homes
hne hotels. excellent schools, modern
Improvements ard its agreeable PRO
-5raSslye tone.
In winter Southern Pines is a
clearing house for Northern travellers
Men and women from everywhere
foresathcr and form friendships and
! acquaIntanceS that are worth while.
! New blood and new capital come to
! the neighborhood with every new sea-
I son. Visitors who come for a few
/ days Of outing are Interested 10 take
"a hold in the Development OF til.
/ many opportunities that are Offering
The hotels of Southern Pines are
/ modern and well equipped. Al the
head of the list is the highland Pines
| Inn, 100000 new house, opened
!, December /, ana already compelled
to turn away business a. J. Crea,ner,
! mana ger Of the hotel Is &, man born
10 the job. lie IS Is keen is a razor
edge and as affablc Us if reared in
Hoke county. His hotel. located on
ridge, overlooking the country for
miles around. is a dream in architec-
ture, and the mana agement Of it Is
Well abreast with the appearance OUT >
side. Ten acres belong to the hotel
park, nearly two thousand TO the
Soyd estate which II adjoins, and
which is open TO the guests OF the
hotel and the people Of the town
A dozen other hotels supply the ac-
cOmmodations the traveller looks for
and they are full just now to tho
shingles.
Southern Pines and Southern Pines
hotels are advertised pretty well all
over the North, and North Carolina
might profit by getting into more in
tiInare contact with the place.
a Business Tip.
These Northern people are a mighty
creditable representation. They are
people of means sufficient to travel.
and some of them are polluted with
money. They are Of the station that
have the chance for education. re-
tinement and knowledge Of the So
cial amenities and worth know
, ing, some Of the native people are
= finding out. More and more it is be-
> coming common to see automo obileS
with Carolina tags on them rolling
. up to the hotel doors in Southern
r Pines. All OF that contact Of tn.
;, people Of the two sections is good FOX
= both. AT the hotels OF the town is
. good meetin" place, and it would not
r he . bad plan for the home folks
= Of North Carolina TO take q day off
once IN while in the winter aud
slip over to Southern Pines and get
:, closer knowledge OF the people who
" are doing a lot TO bring the state 70
: the front
= Many OF the strangers would %
= prospective investors or backers OF
: good things in the state IL they had
, the acqua intance OF resident peopl-
= Of the State who are holding Il finger
: on the steering wheel. They have a
K lot o1 capital in the North and a lot
10 of good Yankee sense and Yankee
Iv push. and il could be brought into
r. contact with North Carolina oppor-
,e tunity to a profit TO the opportunity
,e and the ca pital both. and at South
IT crn Pines is 2 good chance TO have
1t these .hiags "vertAke each other
re Southern Pines has not sprung up
= without more or less OF disco urag.
,lei.r I'lanned for a resort town
y from the tirS il began its career
TT tweEty-siS years or SO ago. The des,
~ was 10 recommend the place as Il
=. health resort, hut that was found 70
le be q mistake. and it was a winter
re resort that il was finally put befor-
n. the world ON that ba sic the uig
d hotels have been built, and moro
IN will follcw Besides the Hghla Z
1e Pines Inn, opened in December. J. :
'o Reynolds opened his new jefferson Inn
III the fall. J. l.. Pottle and son vii
la begin at once the erection ~ neW
el hotel costing about $50.ooo. - D..
ready for use in the fail. and others
K: of the dozen other hotels Will 4. ct
I'd larged and improved
a. Many New Homes.
ay Many new homes have been buL'
ir in he last year. and 2 feH das; ag'
III G. w Could. OF New York nougni
r twenty building lots on which - ht.l6
rs nigh-class cottages and bungalows u
re re..t Il. has contracted Tor f.e
4 buildings has already offered ths
;e j buildings for rent and says thai 4
ne he rents these H. aiil ai once Gt III
RI fContinaei On f'a2e Two