Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-08-21
MEANS MILLIONS
hTO THIS COUNTY

The work of getting the property re-
Gently purchased by ST, Petersburg
people at Hillg.rt ready for develop
ment mas already begun and civil en-
glneers are now busy at that point.
A. T. Avery, president of the Ameri-
can Bank & Trust Company, A. r.
Welsh of the Welsh Realty Compamy
and Millard f. Hallett OF the HaIlett
q Buntlng Company, all of st. Peters
DIrg, Fla, arrived in Hendersonville
monday and have established head
quarters at the ST. Johns hotel. The
gentlemen are all largely interested
Ia the st. Petersburg Hillgirt COLONY
and have come here as the representa-
tlTes OF the company and are making
arrangements for the surveying and
plating OF the property. Vinson N.
Rtdgeway, prominent civil engineer
accompanies the party and is now en-
gagged IN the preliminary work. An
other engineer will join him in the
work next week and when the proper
" Is plated big excursion of stock
noiders or the company will come from
81 petersburg for the purpose of Sc
lect1ng lots for home building sites.
The blocks will contain four lots each,
thus making each a corner lot. There
are about two hundred stockholders in
Inc company thus far and each of
these is expected to build summer
residence and the number will be
greatly augmented before another
Year. 1t is the intention of the pro-
moters to have hotel on the proper
ty ready for the Entertainment of pa
irons within short time and MANY
- the stockholders will arrange for
the building of their homes this fail
SO as to have them ready for occu-
pancy by the beginning of the next
season. Mr.. Avery and the gentlemen
With him are all enthusiastic admir-
ers of the Land of the Sky as the ideal
place for summer outings and are
particularly pleased that their colony
viii be located close to Henderson,
viiles
The following are stockholders in
the company and it is needless to say
that HendersonvilIe extends a cor
dial and sincere welcome to them and
ali their friends:
T. A Chancellor. A. p. Avery, L. M.
Wlntersgill, F. A. Holshouser, F. A.
Henderson, A. B. Estes, A. G. Odom.
Jr., Glen r. Taylor, T j. Northrup, A.
T. Blocker, w. E. Allison, E. N. KeI-
Fey, V. N. Ridgley, J. A. Potter, P. w.
Gee, L. B. Cooper, A. Welton, E. G..
MCPHERSON, A. F. Bartlett, Paul Poyn-
ter, Emmett Riley, W. J. Millikin, J
G. Foley, Childs Brothers, R. F.. Tag
CART, W. F. Smith, II. G. Cook, EdW.
purant, John N. Thorn, Edmund c..
Winner, J. j. Pittser, J e. Young, C.
j. Sims, A. B. Archald, J. Frank
Chase, c N. Crawford. B. T. Boone, C.
E. Spear, H. c.. Thompson. F. w.
Ramm, Stanley & Ramm, C. P. Moore
F. r. Singlehurst, w. B. Williams,
Elmer C.. Howard, j. F. Purvis, c. A.
Jamin & jenkins. W. H. Parker, F. II.
Richardson, E. H. Ladd, J. Cassitty, G.
C. Prather, P. r. Boardman, A. W.
Thomas, Joe Patton, w. w. Dieker, G.
n. Shuster, A. Bepler, T. H. Battails,
Eert Craft, w. II. Johnson, c. O.
Bird, L. C.. Hefner, 3. M. Burks, w.
s. Blackburn, J. c.. Blocker, Joe T.
Provost, e. B. Wilson, Geo. N. Sarven,
r. T. Thorn, H. C. Stewart, Frank a
Barber, James Cribbett, Rozella B.
Smith, E. G. Baldwin, E. C. Beach, 9.
z. Brfckett, G.. NJ. Roser, Virginia
Peabody, ]. D Peabody, G. H. War
ner, w. F. Hallett, A. r. Welsh, 81.
Byd Squires, H. w. Bivins, r. s. .Lud-
wig, Mrs. Kate r. Ludwig, Ida L. Bait
sefl, Jessie A Mcpherson, C. L. Hoera.
J. +. Harrison, W. o. White, Noah
Dent. H. C. Case. H. w. PIunkett