The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-03-21
STRANGER IMPRESSED BY
MOUNTAIN FARMING

A visitor from distant section OF the
country, in Hendersonville recently for a
stay of few days, was probably most I'M
pressed by what was learned OF the town
and surroundings as to farming operations
and possibilities, and so expressed him-
self This gentleman, making his flrst
visit to the mountains of North Carolina
thought before coming here that the en-
tire mountain area was wilderness or
timber covered mountains, with here and
there clearing and cabin in a cove. The
facts were startling and impressive to this
stranger Although his home is in one OF
the greatest and most famous agricultural
sections of the United States, and condi-
tons here are different and farming posi-
bilities here are limited in companion with
his home country, he voiced the opinion
that one of the greatest natural resources
of Western North Carolina is its soil. He
was surprised and impressed by what has
already been accomplished by the farmers
and was equally impressed by visions OF
what may be the developments of the fu-
ture
The case of this visitor is only one of
many similar instances. Thousands OF
strangers annually visit Henderson county
expecting to find this wild and undeve-
Hoped mountain region, and they go away
immensely impressed by the development
of the section, especially by what they see
Of farming operations. Some of them
have been sufficiently delighted with the
climate, soil and other natural advantages,
as we'll as the acquired advantages of the
region, to become citizens, of our town and
county. Thus we have a large number OF
new residents in the past few years, and 4
large proportion of the new people have
settled in the country districts and are
more or less engaged in the cultivation OF
the SOIL 49,. .': e..
The visitor referred to in the first. par
agraph of this editorial summed up his
views of Hendersonville and the county by
saying: .... a.. ~. .-.-..'
II consider that great possibilities for
the future upbuilding of Hendersonviile
and the county are to be found in the farm
ing interests of the county: certainly did
not expect to find so much good land IN the
mountains; have been surprised at the
proportion under cultivation and by what
| have learned of farm production here
and believe that for the future deVefop-
ment of the town and section, farming VIII
play as large and important part as any
possible upbuilding of industry which may
come, or the largest possible development
of the tourist business" '""''''' .'..-
The Times-News passes this information
on to readers for what it may be worth as
the opinion of an intelligent and experience
ed business man of a progressive and high
ly advanced section of the country: 1t en-
presses view of conditions that! perhaps,
is not common among many of our own
citizens; but this newspaper Is convinced
it is a common-sense and practical view
In fact, The Times-News has held similar
views for years and has sought to help
our own people come to AN Intelligent un:
derstanding of true conditions. -. -"
The opportunities ON the lands of this
and adjoining counties have by no means
been exhausted. There is a wide range
for agricultural development. In this
march of progress are to be found many
possibilities for cultiyators of the soil; and
the resulting prosperity of the country wit
be one of the main factors in any upbuild
ing and expansion which may come to Hen,
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