French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-12-19
TRYON'S TOURIST ASPECTS
WIN MIGHTY PLAIN TALK.

News is mighty good medicine to any
tourist town that has tendency to
fall asleep:
''Tryon as winter resort stands in
a fair way to lose out. The time was
when Mimosa, the Log Cabin Inn and
all the boarding houses we're filled to
overlooking every winter season. Such
has not been the case for the past two
winters. Mimosa and Log Cabin Inn
are both gone, still the hotels and
boarding houses left we're not taxed
to take care of the crowds.
A town or community is like an in
Idividual-it cannot stand still. You
must either advance or retreat. A
town inorder to be a resort must keep
its claims and advantages constantly
before the people. This Tryon is not
doing. Hendersonville last year had
issued a very pretty piece OF litera-
ture, setting forth the claims OF that
town as a summer resort. AsheV1lle,
annually, spends thousands of dollars
in the use of printing inks and news
paper space. Tryon must do The same
if we are to hold our GWn. Another
thing that is working against rs is
the lack of any kind OF amusement
for our visitors when they arrive here.
Consequently many come, stay bat
short while, and leave, saying the town
is to- quiet. We are going 10 speak
plainly on this question; and We s1s-
pect, will tread upon somebody's toes,
and pei Baps offend some. But II we
sti: tie people up so that Something
will nc done to benefit thu to"n then
we will not have labored in vain.
At present there is absolutely nos
an 2niHsement of any ki1i. Nj even
ter evenings. We, at home, may not
miss these things, but "tna stranger
within our gates" does and he does
not hesitate to say so. In the past the
Lanier Club has been Of untold beGefit
to the town in entertaining, but that
organization seems to have beG,iElG IN
ocuIated with the same trouble as the
of us, and announces that
it will hold monthly meetings instead
of fortnightly as heretofore. That IS
a mistake, and one which we hope the
club will remedy. In the past recep-
tions and entertainments have been
given by this body which were highly
enjoyed by everybody, and they serve
as an oasis in dry desert.
If we expect to remain a resort |
town something must be done to at
tract the young people. They are the
life of any community, and if you hold |
no inducements for them they are not |
going to come. Look at the list OF
visitors we have had for the past seve-
raj seasons, and you will find that 1t Is
limited almost solely to elderly peo-
pie. Elderly people can find quietude
and rest anywhere, but young people
can not find pleasure and life in
town given over to the older class.
You must attract the young people II
YOU want your town to keep going.
The old ones will die out after awhile
and if you have not done something
to attract the younger class, then your
own dies with the older persons. Don't
.hink that the scenery, atmosphere and
good water will do it all. These things
IAN be found at almost any resort.
It requires a contented and happy
,arson to assure the future Of re-
sort
We have seen this thing happen IN
,ther resort towns in which we have
ived, and the symptoms are very Ia
niliar to us. Even Mobile and other
7ulf resorts learned their lesson along
his line years ago, and though it was
, costly lesson, yet it is one they have
not forgotten. They remedied the con-
lition by the organization OF what IS
Known as Tourists Clubs" A suit
able room is rented, conveniently To-
,ated. a host or hostess is there every
Law, daily newspapers from seVeral
If the leading cities are to be found
m the tables, and an atmosphere OF
abounds. A visitors re-
lister is kept, wherein everyone reg
sters, and you can tell at glance
who is in town, and where they can
,e found. In addition to this, an en-
ertainment or reception of some kind
g given at least once every week, and
he home folks and the visitors be-
.ome known to one another. 1t does
.wav with the "commerciaP' appear
nee of your town. If you care moth
ng for your visitors except their dol
ars, for PHYS sake don't show too
plainly. Make them think they arc
Welcome visitors in our town whether
hey are or not.