The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-29

necessities and most Of the luXur-
! les Of life.
Those having a difficult time in
meeting their financial obligations
today would have found Il friend
indeed in Saeket for he claimed, Il
promise never to distress you for
any demands you may be unable
to meet provided you shall be IN
duStrious. The land could be had
on easy terms, being advertised
thus: The price of these lands
viii! be two dollars an acre. cash,
or three dollars on a crcdit-thc
credit will be extended Is to 20
years if required, with interest of
two per cent the first year, four
per cent the second, and seven
per cent afterwards"
The industrial possibilities of
Western North Carolina were
foreSccn in this dodgcr: This
land furnishes a great number Of
never-failing mill seats, on which
NAV be erected factories, griSt.
saw. and other mills. Mercantile
gentlemen can find no better po-
sition for conducting successfully
their commercial concerns. Since
the peace there has not been
greater progress in the arts of
civilized life made in any state
than North Carolina owing to the
great immigration of farmers and
artizenS of the Northern States,
who have reused the spirit of in
dustly among them where it may
be cultivated and cherished to any
degree
The first actual agent of the
company to come South Was
Judge Joshua Foreman, Of New
York, who became rcvercd for the
many kindncSScS he rendered the
people of this section. Judge
Foreman hired Samuel &. Gidney,
surveyor of Cleveland county,
who between 1925 and 1880 sur
vcycd and located all the patents
of the company. His notes, more
than a hundred years old. are now
in possession of G.. ". Justice and
are often referred to in rc-Sur-
vcying the land.
About this time the company
realized that it needed an agent
in the field. SO James Dyer jus
ticc. of Henderson county. wa
appointed as the first agent
around 1880. For nearly the next
| hundred years this office remain
ed in the Justice family. James
Dyer Justice. who was the great
grandfather Of G.. w. Justice,
held the position until 1853 when
he was succeeded by his son, the
Rev. T. Butler Justice, of Ruth
erfordton.
T. B. Justice held the office UNI
! til 1869, when he was followed
by his son, the Rev. c. BailuS
Justice of RutherfOrdtOn, who
held the position 40 years. At his
death. in 1909. he was succeeded
by S. J. Justice, surveyor and
county commissioner of Hendcr-
son county. who acted as agent
until his death in 1919. In 1912
his son. G.. w. Justice. was APP
pointed commissioner and during
! his service signed between $50
and 800 deeds for the company.
! In 1920 he resigned his office
as commissioner in order that he
might buy the remaining land of
the company. Together with Fred
! McBrayer. of RutherfOrdtOn, he
bought the last 10000 acres Of
land in 1920. In order to do this
he had to get the consent of each
Of the cighty-odd heirs of the
company. who were scattered
over the United States and Eu-
rope. 1t took two years to get
permission of the heirs for Mr..
Justice to purchase the land. One
of the heirs was an Italian prin,
cess. while many were listed
among the European nobility.
Mr.. Justice and Mr.. McBrayer
have sold about one half of their
holdings. but have retained the
mineral rights on about 100000
acres. On one of these tracts in
Rutherford county is a mica mine.
/ Gold has formerly been found on
speculation land. The land bought
by Mr.. Justice and Mr.. McBraycr
! contains some of the best noun