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Friday, June 13, 1924 THE FRANKLIN PRESS Page Five r Iff in JY ia i iJA h 1 1 l, a l 3 ". S. .... V ... IN THE HEART OF - THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS Bait Casting Swimming V r ' m I I i v X I I I I la 1 rill i iriiu i - . . ., .... .. ' c LOCATION To him who would find health and inspiration among the' cloud-tipped heights, Western North Carolina issues a clarion call. Hererise peaks to an altitude of 6,500 feet, from the summits of which one looks ou$ across a panorama of serried mountain ranges, flashing waterfalls, somber valleys,1 rushing rivers, which,, for sheer beauty, is duplicated nowhere else in the entire South. ' ' Franklin, on the headwaters of the Little Tennessee river, is situated in the'very heart of this natural grandeur. Franklin is the terminus of the Tallulah Falls. Railway, 58 miles north -of Cornelia, Ga., 136 miles northeast of Atlanta, Ga., 70 miles southwest of Asheville,.N. C. Franklin is reached over the Tallulah Falls , Railway by one passenger train daily, connecting with train coming out of Atlanta at 6:20 A. M. From Ashe ville Franklin is reached by Southern Railway and daily bus line service from both Dillsboro, N. C, and Bryson City, N. C. By auto over the Asheville-Franklin-Atlanta Highway. In addition to passenger train service, two new Seven passenger Studebakers will be used as a double daily bus service from Cornelia to Franklin. This service begins April 1, 1924. ' ' ' , 1 h ' V "1 ("' ;7 J ' 1... ' .:.' . (- -: ., !' F ( ' J . M .1 -i f " l' v ' -v ' i RECREATIONAL FEATURES Franklin offers many recreational features to the tourist. Our sporty 9-hole golf course is Within ten minutes walk from all hotels, and is much used during the season. Good caddie service is always available. A small weekly greens fee is charged for use of the golf course. . Several of the hotels have tennis courts; 3ther courts will be placed at the disposal of tourists without charge. Swimming and horseback riding are also popular, and ample facilities are provided for both. Our newly-graded highways render motoring through the mountains a real delight. The highway from Franklin to Bryson City, lying along the crest of the Cowee Muontains. furnishes, we believe, the most thrilling scenic effects east of the Rockies. Many natural attractions which were once inaccessible can now' be visited by a rifle of only a few hours in your motor car. Cullasaja Falls, Burningtown Falls, Wayah Bald (5,400 feet altitude), Cherokee Indian Reservation, Nantahala National Forest (with many miles of scenic trails for horseback riders), are all within short distances and may be reached by auto. ' These drives offer many superb arid 'inspiring views. , . . '. i A motor road has recently been completed from Franklin to the top of Trimont Mountain. This road, 'although only three miles long, gives an increase in altitude from 2,250 feet to 3,700 feet. From this elevation .one obtains a broad and comprehensive view of the entire Nantahala and Cowee mountain ranges. t 1 1 . ., I ... 1 '' ' . It if. ' ' t ' " ' 1 ( ) I , , " NATURAL ATTRACTIONS IN VICINITY OF FRANKLIN .Trimont, 3 miles, recfently built motor road to top, altitude 3,700 feet. Wayah Bald, 20 mile, motor road, altitude 5,400 feet. t' Wine Spring Bald, 19 miles, motor road, altitude 5,500 feet. Siler Bald, 17 miles; motor road 15 miles, National Forest trail 2 miles; altitude 5,000 feet. Standing Indian Bald, 23 miles; motor road 15 miles, National Forest trail 8 miles; altitude 5,56 feet. Rocky Face, 10 miles, motor road, altitude 4,500 feet. . Satulah Mountain (near Highlands), 26 miles, motor road, altitude 4,750 feet. Whiteside Mountain, 34 miles, motor road, " altitude 4,900 feet. Lower Cullasaja Falls, 12 miles, motor road. . Upper Cullasaja Falls (Dry Falls), 18 miles. Burningtown Falls, 11 miles, motor road. . . . Horseshoe Bend view from Ashevillc-Franklin-Atlanta Highway, one of the greatest scenic attractions in Western Norttj Carolina, 18 miles. . , . Numerous public Camp sites and 75 miles of graded trails in Nantahala National forest. Macon County has 17 peaks 5,000 feet and over, and 27 peaks between 4,000 and 5,000 fcfet altitude. r f '-I, ..... ;'rTV- ;i!,;!r .r':; 5 v.''',, j;. SUMMER CAMPS There are two summer camps for. girls located near Franklin, 1 '; Camp Nikwasi, for girls from 14 to 18, is situated VA miles from Franklin, on a beautiful. 90 acre .wooded' tract. New camp buildings with' electric lights and running water in each room. Pretty lake for swimming, horses, athletic sports, etc. Season of 1924, July 1 to August 29. For illustrated booklets, rates and. other in formation write Miss Laur.a M. Jones, Director, Franklin, N. C: i ' Camp Taukeetah, for growing girls, is situated four miles from Franklin, in the heart of the Carolina moun tains. Lake for swimming, horses, athletic sports, hiking-the out-of-doors in its most inspiring form. Season July 1 to August 29.. For illustrated folder and other particulars write Miss O. Patton, Director, r ranklm, N. L... ' ill" 4 1 ASHEVILLE-FRANKLIN-ATLANTA HIGHWAY Franklin is on the 'Asheville-Franklin-Atlanta Highway, one of the scenic highways of the South, lying through the picturesque, mountains of North1 Georgia and Western "North Carolina. Not only is this highway the most beautiful from a scenic standpoint, but it is the-shortest possible motor route frflm Atlanta to Asheville, and the only route through the incomparable mountains 6f North Georgia and Western North Carolina that will be open for motor travel for a period of several years. '.''. . .-' ' INVITATION -'- '..''. - .. Franklin wants the summer tourist. She offers an unsurpassed climate, wonderful scenery, modern conveniences, varied amusements, and a big" heartfelt WELCOME that is spelled in large capitals. v . For illustrated booklets, maps, folders, hotel list, or information of any character, address ' BOARD OF TRADE, FRANKLIN, NORTH CAROLINA , FISHING The Little Tennessee rivef runs through the edge of Franklin. This stream, in the fishing line, holds a very unique position; it is the only stream south of the Great Lakes and east of the Mississippi that is stocked with 'genuine muskellunge. During the "muskie" seasons, spring and fall, fishermen .go hun dreds of miles for a try. at these ganiest of all the larger fresh water species. Yet here we have . them in Western North Carolina, the real, genuine muskel lunge, and in numbers to always insure you a day's sport when you go out after ihem. Elsewhere in this folder is shown a morning's catch of muskellunge made by Mr. J. W. Roper, of the Western Electric Company'. Mr. Roper took these fish within one mile .of Franklin yn an artificial minnow. Two Of our mountain streams, the Nantahala river (15 miles out) and the. Cullasaja river (12 miles out) are well stocked with, rainbow trout. On 'each of these streams a local fishing club has a camp, and controls several miles of stream. Both rivers arc patrolled summer aiVl winter,' and are restocked each .year.. In this manner has been built up what, we honestly, believe', to be the best trout fishing in the entire South. The man ; who can handle a fly, will, always make a good catch on either the' Nantahala ' or 'Cullas.aja. Tourists are extended the privileges of both camps. ALTITUDE AND CLIMATE Franklin's altitude - is 2,230 feet. There are no, mosquitoes, no malaria, and NO HOT NIGHTS. Our midway situation between the extreme cold of the North and the enervating heat of the South gives us ' what is, without doubt, one of the best all year climates in the world. ' The annual. mean temperature of Franklin . is approxi mately 55 degrees. The warmest month is July, with an average mean temperature of from 71 to 72 degrees,' with the thermometer at niglit registering in the low er sixties. High above humid, sultry, and less favored sections, isola tion is intense during the day and radiation artive at; night, con ducive to sound, -rest- ful restful sleep. Close, oppressive periods so - common during the summer months in many portions , of the country arc absolutely unknown here. FINTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC To students of music throughout the South Franklin will this summer'offcr an unusual opportunity. Mr. Louis Fintoii, well known New York teacher'. of piano, for fwenty years associated with LctchetizVy, assisted, by an able corps of teachers, including Miss Edwinc Behre, formerly of Atlanta, will hold the summer ses sion, of. the Finton Music School here, beginning June 1st and running three months, (bourses for both artists and teachers will be, given. Miss Irene Weaver, one of the Effa Ellis Perfield teachers, will give normal courses during the same period, Mr. and Mrs. E.. C. Kingsbery will turn over their beautiful home, "Summer Hill," to the Finton School. No more ideal setting could be found,-we believe, in the whole of Western North Carolina. ' For literature, rates, and other particulars regarding the Finton School of Music write .Miss Edwine Behre, 45 West 39th St., New York, or Miss Irene Weaver, Franklin, N, C. MODERN CONVENIENCES Franklin has 800 population; paved streets; 4'A miles concrete sidewalks; electric, light and ' power plant ; municipally . owned waterworks ; bakery ; ice manp facturing plants public library ; up-to-date moving pic ture theatre chapters of leading fraternal organiza tions; modern tire department ; two dairies, making deliveries twice daily ; local and long distance telephone.? ser vice,; improved public camp ground; six doctors, three den tists, eight lawyers, two hos pitals; five tourist" and two com mercial hotels ; numerous board ing houses; four modern churches, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Episcopal; high class retail mercantile estabr lishments, supply houses, gar ages, etc. WATER SUPPLY n' 1 , .0"' VJ'W i" Muskellunge. Franklin's city water is elec trically pumped from a drilled well 231 feet in stolid rock. The supply is more than adequate, and analysis shows that there is no purer and more healthful water in the world. 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