French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-03-16

A party of twelve members of the
Hendersonville Board of Trade made an
automobile tour of inspection of the
Edneyville, Bat Cave and Chimney
Rock section of the county Wednesday
in spite of the inclement weather and
1 a strong north wind blowing all day.
! Tho, roads were in fine condition.
Had the weather been as good as the
day before there would have been a
dozen cars filled with enthusiastic
j citizens making the trip as tentative
plans had been made for such. Rather
than disappoint the people of Bat Cave,
and Chimney Rock, who were expect
ing them, four automobiles filled with
boosters made the trip and return
ed soon after dinner.
To Place Large Sign.
The first stop on the trip was at Ba:
; Cave where arrangements were made
with Mr.. West Freeman, prominent
citizen of his neighborhoOd, to allow
! the Board of Trade to construct large
sign and place the same on mis- pro-
perty in Bat Cave, in clear view OF. all
travellers of the road going to and
from Hendersonville. Every effort
lis going to be made this summer
{
| Chimney Rock and Bat Cave first, thai
! their trip to the mountains is not COM
pIeted until they have visited Hender-
senviIle.
i Suitable Inscriptions will be placed
/ in large letters upon the sign under
-,41sase@ @d5Heetions of the advertising eeHa-'
mittee of the Board of Trade.
Ate Dinner at FAckS.
0yyinc &O fhn late hOnr OT. I0aVlnc
Hendersonville the party reached
Mountain View Inn just in time for
dinner. J. M. Flack, the genial owner
Of this famous stopping place, was no
titled of how many members present
and a Dountlful spread was prepared
for the Boosters"
Chimney Rock Auto Road.
Just in front of Mountain View Inn
IS the main entrance to the automobile
highway to Chimney Rock which is
now under construction by the Morse
Brothers at cost said to be in the
nc.ghborhood of $4,000. Over one
mile of the road has been practically
cGL structed and large force of hands
are busy Blasting out the remainder Nf
the roadway along side of Chimney
Rock mountain up to the base of the
! Chimney. The road will have maxi
mum grade of 10 per cent and at each
curve the surface will be level, safe
guarding the dangers of auto driving.
i When completed this road will be one
OF the most unique of it's kind in
America. .4
Mountain View Inn.
| Members Nof the booster party
were shown plans by Mr.. Flack for his
new modern hotel which he now has
under construction. The foundation is
being1aid for building la feet long
by As feet wide. The hotel will be
three stories high with the first floor
constructed of solid rock. The out
side effect of the first story will be
very much similar to that Of Grove
Park Inn, having the rough natural
bolders, gathered from the ground
near his house, aS~the surface of the
walls.
Mr. <Flack plans to install steam heat,
$ electric lights and connecting baths
with 21 of the 45 bed rooms. The water
system is secured via a gravity pipe
Line from the mountain in the rear.
The hotel promises to be modern in
every respect for all the year round
tourists. 1t is planned to have it
completed in time for the summer
business.
Mr. F1ack places particular en-
! phGsis upon the construction of the
new dining room to be located on the
first floor in which will be placed
large windows allowing a clear view
10 De had of Chimney Rock mountain,
the Chimney and Broad river which
runs in its natural course only a few
yards away. The setting gives an
ideal combination and will doubtless
add to making this a favorite stopping
place for dinners by automobile par
ties out of Hendersonville, Asheville
aid other places.
The entire section seemed to be alive
to the times and many. new houses are
; In evidence.
49, ESmeraFIa Inn.
Esneralda Inn, which by. the way. is
filed up right now with guests, is un-
dcrgoing many new improvement
Mr. Thomas J. Turner, the proprietor
D and one of the live wires of Chimney
e Rock section, states that he will soon
begin work On increasing his capacity
] in the shape of number of additional
t bed rooms with connecting baths, etc
I Esmeralda Inp has long been famous
{ as the, headquarters of a number ol
e moving picture troupes that have beea
: going to Chimney Rock every season
1t was here that Ned Finley made his
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