The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS TO BE MADE NEAR ASHEVILLE

ASHEVILLE, N. C.-The develop ment of several enormous resort projects in the future will assure western North Carolina's claim as Americas foremost mountain play ground. The entire year this vast do- main Is open to visitors, while other mountain regions are closed to rec reation by ice and snow. Last sum- mer the new resort development at Blowing Rock was thrown open to the motorist and the Mayview Manor enjoyed an unprecedented season for a first year hotel under the direc- tion of John J. Fitzgerald of the Pinehurst, N. C., organization. This hostelrys success was all the more noteworthy because of it's situation 20 miles from a railroad. Blowing l Rock was the forerunner of several other resort enterprises which are already taking form in this section. Chimney Rock well known ~-t6 thousands of visitors yearly for it's peculiar rock formation. will form the nucleus of a gigantic project r flnvolving the creation of an artifi- cial lake covering 1,500 acres, with 27 miles of shore line. Lake Lure, as 1t will be called, will be formed by 100foot dam thrown across the Rocky Broad river There will be two huge hotels, an auditorium, polo grounds. golf course and fish hatch cry for supplying the lake with sporty trout. There are $500 acres in the company's holdings and sev- eral million dollars will be spent. Backing the project are pr. Lucius B. Morse. president and manager; Kenneth S. Tanner, S. E. Fillmore, B. B. Doggett and Dr. NJ. H. Biggs. Bf1tmore village, created by the late George W. Vanderbilt as one of the most picturesque towns in America, is soon to have its first city hall. For more than twoscore years the settlement was under the bers of his family. Biltmore carries the true atmosphere of a typical village in Surrey. All buildings are of the Elizabethan type and All Souls church reminds one of a miniature English cathedral.
 Mrs. Mildred Parham returned to her home in New Orleans early in the week after visiting Miss Emily Hewitt in Asheville for two weeks. Mir. and Mrs. W. L. Crosby of New Orleans are registered at the Waver- ly cottage in Hendersonville for an
 Mir. and Mrs. Pierce Merry of Au- gusta. Ga, have joined friends at Grove Park inn for the remainder of November.
 Alabama women visiting in Ashe- vile were generous in their aid to
 
 which closed recently after 6 weeks activity. The workers. under the in- spiring leadership of Fred Kent, se- cured s8o,oo0 in subscriptions for the running expenses of the resorts charitable institutions for the com ing year. Mrs.. Reuben Robertson was general of the woman's team while It's captains were: Mrs. A. S Wheeler, Miss Helen Taylor, Mrs. Whitford Smith. Mrs. s. M. Carlberg Mrs. Frances Bourne, Mrs. Clarence Rankin and Mrs. George Wright.
 Madame Frederick de LAldrich oi Geneva, Switzerland and New York is spending several weeks with her daughter. Mrs J. E. Gibson, and will later go to Birmingham, New Orleans and other southern cities to be the | guest of friends.
 Among the golfers improving their scores on the sporty course at Sui. 1 phur Springs are Evans Farwell Peter Stewart and Julian Walters oi New Orleans, Andrew Gay O. PlaQuemine, La; Edwin Foos o Baton Rouge, La, and Samuel Robin enrolled in the Asheville school fo boys.
 MT. and Mrs. R. V. Daniel of Bir mingham have arrived at the Ian gren for an extended sojourn in tn, Land of the Sky. William Smith. S L. F1keS ana James C. Long or Bir mingham are spending November II Asheville with friends.
 L. G. Bonfield of New Orleans H enjoying the various outdoor diver
 sions offered in Asheville. Di Charles Whelan of Birmingham i renewing acquaintances among hii numerous Asheville friends.
 Among Alabama visitors in tn, Land of the Sky are James T Driver. Thomas B. Williams, J. Palmer and ;. G. Horner of Birming ham, and Frank Mcclure of Thomas vile and Lester D. Smith of Green vile.
 Mrs. c. A. O'Neal. Claude O'Nea and Max O'Neal have returned t their home in Andalusia. Ala. afte spending fortnight at Kenilwortl