French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-28
IN. ENNIS GIVES
GOOD ADVICE
Write What st. Petersburg, FIa.. Has
and is Doing How Henderson
vile Should Grow.
sHOULD BUY TWO PARKS.


Hendersonville can be made the
great Sumller Resort of the south.
Scenery rivaling any in europe or
America Crystal Springs water, clear
and cola, curing diseose that have
batf1ed our best physicians, air satur-
ated with theexhalations of the noble
white pine invigorating all who
breathe it freely, climate unsur-
passed,f north rsouth, a location on
an aundulating plateau unequaled in
any other mountain section are the
natural attractions given by Deity to
your citizens. your State, the nation,
the world.
. These great attractions are not
purchasable, they are a gift, prince
ly donation made for benefit of man.
given only to few places or sec
tions. For the =. lid. Tho student or
recluse ones such attractions may
suffice, but for the great masses of
people, the professional or the bust
ness men, the agriculturist or me.
chanic who constitute fully nire
tenths of the tourists, they are INSULT
cient, the great multitude OF mon
who visit summer or winter resorts
for relaxation from business can onlv
be held by social pleasures and out
door amusements. In a few brief
letters we propose to show some of
the numerous attractions, furnisher
here. that has made st. Petersburg
the Tourist Capital of the South.
Hospitality shown the tourist should
be mentioned first, for it is one of
the Sunshine City's main assets.
Winter visitors love to come because
they find a hearty welcome, they s0on
feel at home. They appreciate the
effort they see made to make them
comfortable, to in every way make
their STAY pleasant, and in return
write their home papers glowing let
ters Of The city and climate. The
next season they return In q special
car filled with friends from their
town or county.
The numerous churches and frater-
nal societies here at once seek out
the tourists who are members of their
Association and extend to them a
brotherly regard and marked atten-
ton. Nearly every state in the
Union is represented by a State Asso-
citation. The churches give them the
use of the church for their social or
business meetings several times each
month; for out door amusements our
numerous parks give the tourists all
they need Or desire; our city saw the
absolute necessity for parks ten years
ago-then we had only one given the
city, it's founder a Mr.. Williams-noW
we have at least seven fine parks in
side the city limits, ranging in size
from two to twenty acres. Our city
now proposes to make two more on
the bay front that for the purchase
of the land and preparation for.
planting will cost over forty thou
sand dollars. In Williams park, one
block from the center of business we
have made ample preparation in the
way of open-air amusements. There
are eight fine croquet courts and
about same number of quot courts.
These are kept in fine shape and
used daily by hundreds of citizens.
There is a beautiful band stand,
around which seats are furnished
that will accommodate Thousands of
people. A very comfortable pavilion
has been built to be used by checker
and chess players; in the center of
the park is a large fountain the wa
ter flowing constantly. At the base
a pool is made as a home for hun
dreds of acquatfc plants and gold fish.
In the park are fine toilets for both
sexes. There is also a few squirrels
and monkeys that the tourists greatly
enjoy.
1t costs our city not less than eight
thousand dollars to keep these parks
in good order, but they draw crowds
of tourists who leave millions with us
every year and owning so much pro-
perty our financial rating is equal to
any in the land for any bonds we de-
sire to sell. The city band plays in
one of the parks every Sunday and is
enjoyed by thousands. Mirror lake
containing mare than twenty acres is
located in the center of our finest res
idential districts, here is our fine Car
negie library with some four theu-
thousand books. The Athletic Club
and Boy Scouts will both have build
ings in this park. .--
Our city is now making six fine
Rouque Courts in this park to be
used by various national clubs. % So.
Now is the time for Henderson
Vile to secure at least ground enough
for two city parks, one to be on north
Main street and the other On the
south. AS an investment it will pay
better than anything you can do.
In next letter I will describe our
golf grounds and ball grounds. These
have already brought hundreds Of
new citizens and a vast sum of money
to our city.
Yours truly,
JNO. e. ENNIS.