Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30
HEIGHT OF SEASON
REACHED At ASHEv|LLE
Many Guests Arc Arriving Daily
From the South and Other
Sections.
LITTLE DAMAGE by FLuoD
Visitors Enjoy Round Of Golf. Ten
mis-, horseback Riding. Motoring
and Monntain-t limbing-Dnncc ON
Ncranda Of Grove Park Inn.
Ispccialto The rimcs-,,isna,.b,1

Spcctal to The Times piSpatCh.l
ASllE.NiLI.E, y. c.. July 2?.-praCti-
rally untouched by the nood which
swept five Southern States. save for
Il short stretch along the river front.
AShcvilic. over 500 feet above tn. river
level. has completely recovered from
til" few inconrcnioncs caused by the
high water. street car service. s,Is.
pended temporarily. has been resumed:
ihgt and power. which were suspend
ca for twcnty-four hours because Of
damage I" III" powcr-housc. have been
completely restored. all the families
from the stricken district along tho
river have been suCCored through the
Ashevillc relief committee. and with
out outside aid. and the tourists now
pourinc into tho city over the .Muroi,-
division oe the Southern find no owl
dcn"cs Of tho food
Ashcvillo's losses were couGncd T.,
nc manufacturing section and the
railroad section. Lack Of train Acr-
vice was the only serious trouble fol-
lowing the food, but this dincultv now
IS removed All tho leading hotels ar"
hiSh up above tho river level ana n,,t
OF reach Of any high water Grove
fark Inn. in fact. is situated a mile
and half out from tho center OF
AShcNIiie. on tho side Of Sunset Noun
tam aud. as far rs it's guests were
concerned, there was no food
Thcre has been no shortage Of food
Hotels and restaurants have c,n,in
n"n to serve thir regular meals nj
r6ciila, prices. The REPORTED shor,
age OF gasoline lasted only fcw
hours when it was discovered that
.m'rr YVES plenty Ia tho city, and tho
price was never advanced Neither
necessities nor Injuries have been cur
tailed as result OF the food
inc Ashcvilic relief committees
Thomas i. llarkins. chairman. mas
taken care of every case Of lcs. rrn',9
.
hundreds Of dollars worth Of *unrIin.
I" outside communities Asbcyir,
raised over $1,000 besides h,udycds
OF dollars worth of furniture. cloth
me ana groceries. within thirty-six
hours after the food
MANUFACTURERS PLAN
TO REBUILD PLANTS
All the manufacturers auc prcp,,.
'hS 10 rebuild their plants. on in cases
wherc the plant was not DESTROYED. 10
resume operations at once I,LIus AFRO
under way TO aid in financing any OF
inc manufacturers hard hit by the
storm. and "Ashevillc Spiri,r comin~
TO the fore. is already working to,v,rI
Digger. better Ashevillc as a result
~ the damage done by tile flood
The snpcrb climate continues 10
nraw tourists from tho hot Southern
H."'cs' ana every train finds hundreds
~ people arriving for their .uuror
vacations In tho hest summer climate
IN inc world. Ashevllc has solved hcr
nfonIemS and solved them quickly
mere Is no need for outside aid. al
'houEh II has been offered. only Ia leo
declined with thanks
Ashcvillc's summer season. ono or m.
Eaycst In years, has reached it's height.
ana from now on through August ana
september the city Will he hllcd with
Southcfhcrs, augmented ny more ana
more Fasteners and Norihcrncrs. who
a n,,t ii.
hers That Ashcvillc offers = summer iii
mate unsurpassed Ut amy Northern re-
sort.
Georgia r'lorid., Texas Nlabain,
mississippi. Louisiana. and in fact. ali
;hc Southern States arc woil ,.ar,...cn,
ed a Grove 'ark Inn and other resort
Noi'iS of .\shcNiiic, while = continuous
found Of dancing. golf. icnuis horse.
ha' Is RIDING. motoring. muuuiHji-cln.li.
ing and rtcnicin. gives tho city the
'r"eafance Of cntertaiuimr ono hug.
mouse party.
was the saturday night dinner. dance
to-EiShi AZ Grove Park linz! Tho p,w
hohEhurs' orchestra, Maurice Io,c
hurst, conductor, IL unsurpassed a, an,
n"'"l III the country, and the special
"ance programs arranged for Tho SAT,
Gr"aN niGh' dinner dances hriu.. ON,
an IL, daacin" meulners of Nsh,,ril.
society. ~ addition to Tho large ,ol.ny
81 Ir,S'E ~ Grove lark Inn ana visit
lots from the other resort hotels
lo-hlSnt's dance was particularly at.
tractiNc. hcins held on the huge v,a.,
Tcranda OF Grove Park Inn tho y.r,,,d,
neins arranged 10 form q crca, nonr
h'r ballroom Lighted with string. ot
multi 'colorcd incandesccnt clohc. vi,b
.hf stars for canopy. and wonder,
W. We" or the hundreds If lirhts ~
IN" city In ;h" distance. the ycra,6o
presented - spectacle not 500, fn,
gotten. '''