Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-08-16

Asheville, n. c., Aug. 14.-Upon one
who souiorrns for a season in this
mountain country of Western North
Carolina, reconnOitreS its ram1ty1ng
roads and entrancing trails and I'M
bibes the inspiration and the health
that come to him from the sub
lime panorama of Natures hand1Work
and arts Aladdin touch and from the
pure crisp air, there really rests the
obligation-whether he recognize 1t or
not-of proclaiming to the world at
large, as best he may, the beauty and
the bounty with which this Land of
the Sky" is blessed, and the awaken
ing activity with which it's marvellous
possibilities are being developed-not
only by its own Well-dlrected and llp-
orally financed community efforts, IN
every county and town, but also by
public-Spirited individuals who seem
to have had their visions made broad
and their souls made big by coming in
contact here with nature in her SUBJ
limest achievements, or else who being
themselves by nature of big souls and
generous philanthropy have come here
for fitting place wherin to exercise
these admirable attributes for their
own delectation and the greater en-
joyment of their fellOWmen.
For Annual Bar Meet.
The writer recently came to Ashe-
Vile for the annual meeting of the
State Bar Association, which brought
to this beautiful mountain metropolis,
for brainy conference and congen1al
social intercourse, men of learning and
many women of culture-their wives
from all sections and communities OF
our commonwealth the class to
measure accurately every feature OF
this so favored cline and judge the
possibilities of it's future, and the COM
mon verdict of this distinguished gath
ering including leading legal lights
from other states who we're invited
visitors to this conference, was thai
Western North Carolina is yet only
peeping with poised feet, through the
door of opportunity but scarcely ajar
revealing to the dazed eyes or 1ntelll
gent vision a prospect so inviting, 81
certain of realization as to permit o
no questioning other than the speed o
it's coming.
Christian Reid the Pioneer.
Of course the pioneer of this awak
ening of Western North Carolina wa
one of her own talented daughters
<'Christian Reid"-Miss Fisher, of Sal
isbury, through her bewitching book
the Land of the Sky" and those VIII
were wooed by its forgery of nature
handiwork into visiting this sect1o
found the reality more gripping in it
fascination and eXhilarating sweep c
towering mountains and fertile wales
stretching in pensive quietness be
tween" than her book had depicted
indeed they found truth stronger tina
fiction"
Palm to Vanderbilt.
Among those who came to wonde
and who remained to develop the pail
must first be awarded to the late IL
mented George w. Vanderbilt, who's
memory will be cherished in affection
ate regard by these people so long &
the Blue Ridge endures. Then cam
Mr. B. S. Rowland, of Providence, R.
who gave Zest to suburban deVelol
ment and to urban and interurba
electric railway building.
Grove and Seely Come.
Later Mr.. E. w. Grove, of st. Loui
Mo, came in search of health, and I:
realized the alchemy of recuperatic
in daily traversing the sequestert
trails and imbibing the ozone of
and balsam in the rarified air of the
mountains; and then, with phila,
throphy surpassed by no chronicle
the centuries, he in turn has lavish'
here a fortune in purchasing and bea
tifying vast areas of mountain and va
ley holdings, only, or chiefly, that ma
kind may the more conveniently av;
themselves of amplified epportuni
and intelligent facilities for regainil
health and enjoy all the comforts a
conveniences with which art and ge
ius might supplement the bounty
nature.
AS a coadjutor in his great work
development, Mr.. Grove enlisted t
cooperation and active personal s
pervision of his son-in-law, Mr.. FIR
L. Seely, and what they have done a
are doing for Asheville, in physi'
improvements, and for the genel
public in providing hotel accommoC