The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-19
OUR VALLEY
By S. P. WERNER

The following editorial from
the Asheville Times of August
14th is inserted here although
somewhat out of the order plan
ned for this series; but COM
ments upon it are entirely peril
nent right now:
"a PERENNIAL PROBLEM
Asheville has no more relish Tor
unpleasant truths than other
United States communities - so
much the worse for all of US
Americans. Therefore what Fred
A. McReynolds of Chicago, had
to say here the other day, as ne
completed what he suggested
might be the last of his several
vacations here, will doubtless
meet with many attempted refu-
tations and some excavations.
"But if you are in the business
of entertaining visitors as sort
of major industry, you do we'll to
listen to the comments and sug-
gestions of dissatisfied CUSTOM
ers, do you not? =.
"Boiled down, the complaints
of Mr.. McReynolds, who travels
much as General Western Man
ager of the Magee Carpet COM
pany, is that there is nothing to
do after you come to Asheville.
Fine scenery and good hotels, ex-
cellent golf, are not enough.
Let it be conceded that Mr..
McReynolds made a large order
when he declared there should
be so much to do here that visi-
tors would be dazed to know
where to begin. None the less,
there is so much truth in his
criticism that it ought to do US
good.
"What can we do about it?
"Well, many are hoping that
the Roosevelt public works pro-
gram and the Tennessee valley
project together will eventually
give US a huge lake near Ashe-
Vile, one big enough to attract
national notice.
"That would help no little in
amusement, even as 1t would
probably solve the economic
problem for US by fostering a
multitude of small industries. -
tfNext, The Times would again
remind all and sundry of the UNI
developed possibilities for fishing
and hunting in this region, espe-
cially fishing about which state
and counties have done so little.
eve need a fish administrator
in North Carolina, a man who
knows the problem and how to
attack it. ."--
Gust as the old state corpora
ton commission, ill-equipped and
generally incompetent, never did
anything much about utilities
and banking, so the board of
conservation and development so
far has accomplished little in the
development of fishing, which
should, be one of the major at
fractions of the Western North
Carolina mountains. - g.,
"Does Mr.. McReyn0lds expect
too much? '.' .'...
"Who shall decide that, we of
AsheVille or the visitors to whom
we wish to. cater" @... .....
With what the learned editor
says about the promotion of the
fishing in this region, / can
heartily agree. Readers of the
preceding articles will recall how
emphatically l emphasized its i'm
portance and possibilities, and
how | pointed out that the cove
lakes advocated would lend them
selves to its development.
But if the editors reference
to a trhuge lake near Asheville,
one large enough to attract ma
tionsl attention." is to be taken
as "a beginning of an advocacy
of the Long-Shoals-R BOSNIAN prof.
ect or suggestion, then the oues-
ton, invites comment now, at the
risk of repeating facts and argu-
ments already presented, for the
sake ot clarifying the issue.
1t is to be noted that the edi-
tors suggestion of the 'huge
lake" is predicated upon "what
Fred A. McReynoids of Chicago
had to say here" some days ago.
to the effect that 'afine scenery,
good hotels. and excellent golf"
are not enough to fill the wants
of dissatisfied customers"
among Asheville's visitors. The
relative Importance of Mr.. Nc
reynolds and his ilk then as