Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-10-09
FINE WORK DONE
BY G. ". n. c. A
Resume of Result of Efforts i'm Behalf
of Land of the Sky Given at AShe-
vile Meeting.

The Asheville Citizen of last Friday
{, ntained a report of the meeting of
the Greater Western North Carolina
Association, incidentally noting the
fact that Henderson county had at last
made good it's contribution to the as
ISOLATION fund. The report of the
meeting is as follows:
Yesterdays meeting of the greater
Western North Carolina association,
which was held at the headquarters of
Inc organization in the Electrical
building, at noon, was largly attend
I'd and was featured by encouraging
reports from the officers. The meet
ing vas presided yer by H. w. Plum
rler, the chairman of the executive
committee, in the absence of w. E.
Rreese, Jr., who is at Washington city
and who wired that he would not be
able to be in attendance upon the
gathering. All of the counties were
represented except Pennsylvania, and
the various delegates expressed them
selves as being greatly pleased with
he work which has been done since
the last meeting. Manager Sanford
II. Cohen was warmly congratulated
on the work which has been accom-
plished and the methods which have
been employed in conducting the adj
vertising campaigns.
"The association adjourned to hold
another meeting here October %,
when the Southern Appalachian Good
Roads association and the Southeast
ern Passenger association will be in
session here. President w. w. Finley,
OF tbs Southern, will be here and will
be in attendance upon the meeting of
the association and various Western
North Carolinians who will be here
for the meeting of the good roads en-
thusiasts undoubtedly will be in at
tendance.
"The report of the treasurer, which
was submitted at yesterdays meeting
| showed that the organization is in a
healthy financial condition. Since the
first of February the sum of $7,127.87
was spent for advertising; $2,327.50
was expended in salaries and eMt
penses; the Office expenses and incl
Centals amounted to $452.1 Is. There is
a cash balance on hand amounting to
81 1866 with an Indebtedness Of $1,000,
With the payment of the dues pledged
by various counties, the association
! will have about $1,000 with which to
carry on its advertising campaign.
Henderson county's obligations for
the past year were cleared by the
payment of $500, which through I'M
a~yoidable circumstances, has been de-
Iayed.
Manager Cohen read a lengthy re-
port concerning the work of the organ
ization and it was the opinion of those
present that the results have been far
beyond the hopes and anticipations OF
the promoters of the organization
That the great progress of Western
North Carolina during the life Of the
association is attributable to some e.
tent to the WORK of the institution was
the concensus of opinion, while those
in attendance upon the meeting eX-
pressed the belief that the advertising
campaigns of the Southern railway
and the various boards of trade and
ether civic organizations have been
veTy beneficial. drawing thousands OIL
visitors to the Land of the Sky. Man
ager Cohen called the attention of the
members to the number of develop
ments of the past summer and those
now in contemplation. He reported or
the program for advertising and worn
along horticultural and agricultural
lines.
I'm order that the management may
make up a budget for the work of the