French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-15
PROSPECTS ARE
FOR SPRING
Many New Buildings Contemplated for
Early Spring and Business
Promises to be Good.
WAR WILL EFFECT SOME.

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| "Hendersonville will witness one of
the greatest building periods in its
history within the next few months
said a well known citizen yesterday.
This gentleman is in position to
know what he is talking about. Al
ready signs are pointing towards one
the greatest seasons for Henderson
vile and the new buildings now under
construction and those contemplated
in the near future will place the city
lin the front with progress.
The new developments in Columbia
park will be such that this well known
residential section will be looked upen
as a very desirable location for new
home builders. The company which
has just purchased the property is
headed by Mr.. Sumner, of Asheville,
Mr.. Sumner formerly lived here and
has kept in touch with the eity's
growth since leaving. He believes
that HendersonyilIe real estate is i
good investment.
Quite number of new residences
have just been completed.
The new negro graded school will be
credit to the city.
A new school is contemplated for
the city and will probably be voted
F1pcn in the coming election.
The Hustler is informed that build
ing is now contemplated for Main
street business section that will be a
credit to a city of 100000 population.
The Justus Pharmacy is making i'm
provements and remodeling at a cost
Of nearly $4,000.
The Southern Railway company
has greatly improved the passenger
station.
There IS strong proba ability of the
city securing a furniture factory.
In fact there is committee of genl
tlemen now in communication with
George Stephens, of Charlotte, and
he will be here this week to make 4
definite disposition of locating the Ka-
nuga furniture factory in Henderson,
vile.
The committee at work is very hope
full of securing the necessary local
stock in warranting outside capital to
expend $5OOOOO in cotton mill and
village, near the city.
If the mill decides to accept an
electric power offer made by the Hen
dersonVille Light and Power company
then a big development will be made
by this company with its holdings near
the present power plant site on Big
Hungry.
1t has been persistent1y rumored
that the Green River Mfg company
eontemplateg doubling its capacity
within short while.
The grand jury of recent courts have
repeatedly demanded a new county jail
for the county, claiming that the pres
ent one is inadequate for the growing
county
A $4,000 school building is now be-
ing erected at Tuxedo.
Messrs. VIM. Lott and H. NJ King
have sub-diyided tract Of land near
HendersonVille on the Ashevile road
and Mr.. Lott is now in Florida selling
lots for this community. Streets, side
/ walks, ETC., are contemplated for the
property.
The city of Hendersonyille and
Board Of Trade have closed contracts
with eight leading daily newspapers in
Florida for series of large adyertis-
ings to appear six times in each pf,'-
! l:caticn during the nett few weeks
urg ng tourists 70 stop over in Hen
dersonville on their way home. The
advertising campaign is being ma
died through the Edwin Gill Advertis-
ing Agency, Of Ashev'I1a Mr.. Gill is
giving his personal attention to the
lcampaign. In addition to the newspa-
per space used special designed NOV
ing p.cture slides are being shown in
every picture house in these eight
cities Of Florida for a month. All in
quiries will be addressed to the secre-
tary of the Board of Trade who will
1 follow it up with a series of convinc-
ing letters and literature about the
city.
An extra through Pullman sleeper
has been announced from Jacksonville
to Hendersonyille to take care Of the
rush of early tourists leaving Florida
eoon.
In spite Of the increase Of s cents
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