Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-16

With being known for none OF these,
but as a great recreation centre.
Instead of being a handicap, it ap-
pears to me that this is a great asse+.
Why not fall in with this general i'm
preston and make capital out of it?
Why not provide the necessary means
for people to play when once they are
here. And what better in an out-of-
door land than good roads can be pro-
vided? The advantages of good roads
are too we'll known to enumeraCc
them here. If tourists find the means
at hand to do so, they prefer to amuse
themselves, each in his own way. Let
private enterprise furnish as mucI
amusements as it sees fit but let the
public provide the really big things.
This paper would be incomplete did
t not touch upon the matter of ex-
pense. 1t can not be left out of any
forward movement. H~endersOnville Is
not a wealthy centre. It's efforts must
e concentrated on something within
reach of its resources. With this fact
fully in mind, / again advocate good
roads. Because already Henderson
vile and Henderson County have con-
structed such good roads and streets
that it remains but to finish them or
properly, and to maintain them as they
deserve to be. No new thing costing
scores of thousands of dollars is thus
advocated; no doing away with old as
sests and substituting new ones is
urged. We simply need to carry on to
its thorough completion a system OF
good roads that are second to none in
the Southern States; and having COM
nlofoI fhOOo n~ouS1o for fhnir nnrmo =
nent up-keep.
In furtherance of this good roads
plea, it may be stated that Henderson
vile got more desirable advertising OUT
OF her fine sand-clay roads last sum-
mer than oUt of all other features she
possesses combined. The writer mad
it a point to get expressions of opinions
from prominent men from all sections
of the country. Boiled down they
amount to this. LET Hendersonville
keep UP her good roads work."I heard
it from a New York man, a New Or
leans man, from South Carolinians,
Georgians, Alabamians, and in fact
from level-headed business men from
ali notwithstanding on good
roads"
1t is said that a wise man profits by
the experience OF OLn0rS. 30, TOO, dc
Wise communities. Hendersonville has
but to glance about her to learn the
wisdom of concentration.
White Sulphur Springs, Tate Springs,
Springs, all these have won nation
al regulations through concentration.
Southern Pines features her wonder
full golf links which may be used every
day in the winter.
Camden is known far and wide for
both excellent golf links and an I'M
surpassed polo ground.
Aiken stands at the top because she
advertised her golf and polo ground
anG her winter climate.
ThomasVile attracts hundreds be-
u of her dry, winter climate.
Florida resorts feature out door
winter sports and warm winter days.
All of these are Southern communi-
ties with nearly the same population
as our own. They have no assets more
valuable than we have. None is more
wealthy. But they have adopted the
policy of advertising a single feature,
and sticking to that all the time. 1t
means thousands of dollars to them
annually.
Shall Hendersonville Concentrate
and on what?