Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-12
EAST FLAT ROCK.
EAST FLAT ROCK ENJOYING
PERIOD OF GREAT PROSPERITY
Highway Being Surveyed, Sewers Be-
ing Laid and Other Interesting
Notes From Progressive village


East Flat Rock is enjoying period
o1 great prosperity. improvements of
a public nature are being prepared
for and real estate transactions are
increasing.
County Road Supervisor p F. pat
ton was in our midst this week COM
pleting the survey of the Asheville-
5Fartanburg highway between this
place and Saluda This is the last
link of the survey between these
towns. Supervisor Patton states thai
work will begin on the stretch of the
highWay,a a distance of about six miles.
! Immediately, thus fulfilling the pro-
rise of the Henderson county authors
ties to those of Polk county to the eff
feet that this link of the road would
be completed when Polk county filed
It's promise by road work. Polk coun-
ty is doing its duty on it's part of the
highway and assurance is given that
the highway will be completed at an
early date.
A remarkable feature of the road
from here to Saluda, practically all OF
which will be, new, is tie short dis
tance covered, it being three miles
less than that Of the Southern railway
between this point and Sa1uda. This
makes the highway from Henderson,
willie to Saluda shorter distance
than by rail since the long curves in
the railroad will be eliminated. From
Fast Flat Rock to HendersonvilIe the.
1 highway will not pass thfough Fiat
I Rock but will follow the railroad for 8.
short distance, running into the High
land lake road and entering the Flat
Rock or GreenviIle road at the Grin
ball place, distance of about one and
one-quarter- miles from East Flat
Rock.
The citizens of this place are com,
graduating themselves upon being
able to win this road, since it will give
| them greatly improved highway facili-
ties and better outlets by dirt road to
various parts of the country.
The grading has been completed.
practically, from East Flat Rock to
the end of the road at the Grinball
place. 1t is an excellent grade, since
the road has been widened and the
! grades improved in a number Of
! cases.
East Flat Rock, it is predicted, vii
soon enjoy building boom. P. Fl
!! Walker, who until about year age
was in the mercantile business, il {
pushing real estate and has recently
1 sold a number of lots.
He is improving number Of his res
ident buildings here by installing wa
ter and sewer connections He has
erected a 10000 gallon water tank
Water connections have been made
With his store building. With the excep
ton of the Skyland Hosiery Mills, Mr..
Walkers buildings are the only ones
here to have these modern facilities,
but it is believed that the conven-.
! fence Afforded will be taken advantage
OF at an early date by others.
East Fiat Rock is entertaining the
question of applying for charter OF
Incorporation at the next session Of
the legislature Sentiment seems to
De strong for incorporation, since the
village has grown to be right townish
in number of aspects.
Rev. Mr.. West preached an interest
ing sermon at the Methodist church
here Sunday and collection was TAX
en- for the orphanage at Winston-
Salem.