Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-07-23
BOONE ONE OF STATES
MOST THRIVING TOWNS

&C. B. Houck, in Greensboro News)
Boone.-Boone is one of the most
progressive little towns in the whole
state of North Carolina Situated
as it is in the western part of the
state, among some of the most mag
nlficent mountain scenery in the
world at an altitude of 1888 feet
above the sea, with sand clay roads
coming in from four different direc-
tions, and with one of the best edu-
'catiOnal institutions of the state in
, its doors, there is no wonder that
this town is progressive. Still, such
possessions alone will not necessarily
make community progressive. There
! are many towns in North Carolina
that are far better situated for prog
ress, geographically speaking, than
/ Boone is, still many of them are far
behind Boone in progress.
The thing which makes a place
progressive is not its geographical
situation, it's good roads, or even its
educational institutions; however
these are fine attributes and indis-
pensible to the highest progress of
any community. Money is necessary,
but money alone is not all that is
needed. The thing which makes a
community progressive is its people.
Everything depends upon the people
of community-their energy, Wis
ion, pride, and their willingness to
cooperate for the best interest of
the community as a whole. Or brief
ly, we would say that everything de-
pends on the kind of spirit which
community has.
Boone seems to have the right kind
of spirit. 1t looks as if the people
here are working together for COM
mon purpose, namely to make big
ger, a better and more progressive
town. The people of Boone take a
great deal of interest in telling other
people about what a great place
Boone is. 1t must be Boone's moral
code that no stranger be allowed to
pass through the town until he first
agrees to visit the various places of
interest in the community; and then,
when he sees these places, that he
promise to say something compliment
tary about them after he leaves.
Of course, the people here do not
resort to force in order to get per-
son to stop over in Boone for while
If it were done in this manner, it
would not prove so effective perhaps,
But the method used, which accom-
plishes greater results than any
other, is that of kindness and cour-
tesy. This is the method these peo-
pie use. Even business men make it
a point to lay aside their work for
awhile in order to tell a stranger
about the great advantages which
their town and community offer. Not
only do they tell him about the town
they do not stop at that if the
stranger is of any note-but they also
see that he is carried about the town
and community and shown the very
highest courtesy Such is Boone's
method of advertising, and it works.
If you think it does not, come to
Boone and see for yourself.
A visitor in Boone the other day
made the following comment: "The
climatic conditions here are so pleas
ant that one can nearly always feel
comfortable. The mountain breezes
are so unusual to we loWlanders that
we cannot realize that June is rapid
ly passing. And besides the health
full climate, one can enjoy the beau
tiful mountain scenery, which can
not be surpassed anywhere in the
state; and too, these people make one
feel at home with them. From their
example, one gets an inspiration to
do greater and nobler things IN the
world The spirit alone of these peo-
pie is enough to make one want to
come to Boone"
The Daniel Boone Hotel, just fin
ished recently, ranks along with the
o Henry, the Robert e. Lee and the
other best hotels of the state. Any
one wishing to get away from tn
sweltering heat for a while could not
find more ideal place than this. So
those who are a-weary and want rest
would be we'll paid to spend few
days in this part of the land of the
sky.