The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-12-31
1887

Tomorrow brings the first day OF the
37th year of the present century. Inc
passing of the old year and coming OF the
new will be received. as always, according
to the varying moods and views OF lndl-
viduals. AS far as sentiment in this town
and section has been ascertained by The
Times-News, it seems that majority opin-
ion regards the old year as having been
an improvement over the preceding five
years, at least from the standpoint of ma
terial progress. The population is meeting
the new year hopefully and with the ex-
pectation that it will continue to bring inn
provement in business conditions and in
creasing material prosperity.
AS we welcome the new year, we may
be certain that in basic aspects and par
ticulars it will greatly resemble those years
which have gone before. 1t will bring sue
cess and failure and accompanying JOY or
sorrow to our people as individuals. That
has been the story of. every year within
the memory of young or old. Trouble and
sorrow often enter into the experiences OF
the best of people, but if there is anything
as certain as death and taxes in the eXpe-
riences of mankind it is that human beings
ultimately reap as they have sown. All OF
us may profitably make a note of this fact
as we enter the new year, provided we act
in accordance with its clearly indicated
meaning for everyone.
!: :. The people of this area certainly do not
live to themselves alone and because of
the tourist business and the large move
ment of outsiders into and through this
section in the course of each II months
: period, the interests of Hendersonville and
the surrounding country are largely at
fected by conditions in other sections of
the United States. Our people cannot con-
troll these conditions, and may be adverse
the past six years, without being able to
make Roadway against them. However,
our people are living in section which
enjoys unusually favorable natural advan-
tages and these can be capitalized without
regard to general conditions throughout
the country. .s .-.. ,. .c
In this region we devoutly hope the
United States enjoys increasing prosperity
IN 1887. If the nation is prosperous some
of its material benefits will reach into this
section; but let US remember and be guidec
by the truth which this newspaper has So
often stressed for the encouragement O.
our population-the fact that the peopl,
of this section must, in large measure
be responsible for their own destiny w,
cannot afford to wait for conditions to in,
prove or for wealth to drop INTO our hand
or for any sort of worldly success; we mus
be everlastingly up anu doing to improve
our individual position and to advance on
section.
Which boils down to the certainty tina
under average conditions each indiyidua
will go about as far next year as he will
to go and has the courage and energy ,an'
ability to go; and this community and sec
ton will achieve at least satisfying mini
mum of the, results of collective efforts. Il
other words, next year will be, in larg
measure, what we make it.
Therefore, let everyone resolve that Hi
or her efforts during the year 1887 shal
be directed to making the most and best o
the opportunities which. the year will ur
doubtedIy bring to one and all. Let U
make every possible effort to be better cit
-.zens, to be more interested in public affair
and in the general welfare of our county