French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24
VIEWS and INTERVIEWS

changes made in his section by the
floods OF last month. He says the Wa
ter carried a rock measuring 32X12X10
feet a distance of two miles and one
particular slide on the mountain is OF
great curiosity. From appearance it
looks as if some great force from
above had carried one whole side OF
the mountain down into the valley,
Mrs. Baldwin's mill was washed away,
and almost the entire face Of the land
scape was changed. A road is now
open from Hendersonville h1ough Mr..
FeatherstOne's place to the mountain,
and many persons are visiting the
place.
Former Lieutenant Governor T. G.
Mcleod, of Bishopville, S. c.. is an in
teresting visitor in the city. He Is
very much Impressed with the growth
of Hendersonville and is convinced
that it is destined to be a great sum-
mer gathering place for South Carolin-
ians. Mr.. Mcleod has been out OF
South Carolina politics for six years,
yet he is a keen observer and is in
close touch with the situation. Il
come to the mountains every summer,
but try to pick different spot every
season. Invariably l stop over in
Hendersonville on my way home. 1t
is here l meet so many of my friends.
| have been over to Junaluska near
Waynesville where they are doing
wonderful things on the assembly
grounds" remarked Mr.. Mcleod.
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Congressman J. J. Britt spent a
pleasant day in HendersOnville We'd
nesday. He was busy shaking hands
with is many friends and supporters.
This is first visit here in many months
and Mr.. Britt was agreeably surprised
at the large number of visitors in Hen
dersonville. In talking Of the race of
Congressman Sam J. Nichols, of Spar
tanburg Mr.. Britt said that Mr.. Nichols
had made a fine record while in con-
gress and thought that the South Car
olinians would do we'll in sending him
back. Mr.. Nichols is in the midst of
hot campaign with two opponents.
Mr.. Britt returned to Asheville in the
afternoon via the Hendersonville Ashe-
vile Auto line. He spoke very en-
couragingly of his campaign which is
being managed by Brownlow Jackson
of this city.
with real estate on a boom and the
city crowded with visitors, Henderson
vile citizens have much to be thank
full for an da cause to be very opti-
bistic," said w. A. Smith: owner of
Laurel Park, a successful lawyer and
all-rsund good fellow, to Hustler re-
porter yesterday.
Lots of people are buying summer
homes here, and have sold more lots
in Laurel Park during the past week
than I have during the entire Time be-
tween the Civil war and now. Parties
from Florida, South Carolina ano
Pennsylvania are among those pur-
chasing lots in the park.
@fWhile more real estate deals are
being made in Hendersonville now
than at any time during the past fifty
years, the activities in dirt would have
been much greater had it not been for
the flood .
"From careful inspection 1 am
convinced that more strangers were
On the streets of HendersOnville Sat
urday night than have ever seen be-
fore under normal conditions"
Mr.. Smith talked entertainingly of
the progress of the city and seemed
to be in very optimistic frame OF
mind. He knows the town has great
future in store and is always on the
job when it comes to boosting her
resources.