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I *OR years and years, the top
f* Mountain seemed as inaccessibh
Everyone who made the arduou
back w'th tales of the beauty they had
of awe-inspiring views over distant
peak on Peak stretching to the horizoi
a sight destined for the hardy few wh
the heights.
And then a man dared to dream
white road that would scale these migi
seemed impossible and people told
laughed at his dream. t,
HROM Tryon, North Carolina, a marv<
r swings up the mountain to a new-fc
Where once men toiled on foot over
through brambles to gain that maryelous ?
can motor in comfort.
In thirty minutes you have reached a nev
beauty has been bound by enchantment a
for you to claim it. A whole mountain to]
choose from. An unspoiled wilderness broi
you and provided with all modern convenie
Here you can find a situation tor a home
II Had never dreamed you could possess. Bei
lovely Piedmont Valley stretches out for coi
to a horizon lost in distance. Behind your
I II stretch one of the finest golf courses ii
Only three hundred home sites have b<
I II for the first unit of this great development.
I II have come and seen for themselves h
11 enthusiastically. Homes are already rising <
I II The list of those who have made reservatic
I II own use and for investment is mounting <
A thing like this can happen only once.
I II another such development.
I 11 COME AT OUR EXPENSE.
I II Blue Ridge Forest is its best salesnru
beauties of this land do not convince you,
I II ours would avail. We want you to come
I II yourself. You will not be urged to buy.
Transportation will be furnished you f
I II our ?^ccs* From Tryon, N. C., you will n
I II of our cars straight up to the top of the moi
will catch glimpses of vast valleys and towei
the most scenic highway in America. At
I II gaze in wonder and delight. You will b
_L_: alrirf the orolf course and
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I WM.R.TIMMONS, Director of Sales
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Summer Sessio
Greensboro, May 26. ? The first
summer session at North Carolina
College is booked to open June 15
and extend to July 24, according to
the summer bulletin, just Issued at
that Institution. The catalogue also
contains matter bearing on the second
session, a term at the college
which has been increasing much in
popularity within the last few years.
The latter term extends from July 26
to September 8.
Very many students?a great many
of them teachers?are expected to call
this city their residence during both
terms. It Is naturally expected, however,
that the greatest crowd will appear
here June 15 for the opening
of the first session. The enrollment
I for the first division of time last year
was i^syo, lor tne secona oa. mere
is reason to believe that close to
2,000 students will receive instruction
at the college during the two sessions.
According to the summer bulletin,
the college plans this summer a much
larger number of courses than usual
ot an advanced nature, many of them
designed for students of more mature
standing. A great many of these are
studies in the departments of history,
WHEN IN NEED OF J<
your*
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of Hogback But the roa
: as the stars. jutting spur oj
s climb came curves across th
beheld there? anj smooth, ei
blue valleys lhe /op
i. It seemed A .
o could scale And nLoW> C
crowns the cres
of a smooth winds across L
hty crags. It ore rising on
him so and dream has cor
accomplished.
J of a road mountain's ec
>und world. decision?and
rocks and
summit, you WHAT HAS
You will be
v land where Golf Club?a
oiuaiHno sfone fireolace
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p for you to sweeping valle
lght close to be shown wht
:nces. built and how
such as you f?rm clear
fore you the s'te. ^or ? moc'
jntless miles engineering hi
home there water, sewerai
i the South. you can build c
sen planned THE TERMS
People who
ave bought d,Y?u will wc
on the cliffs. ?IuA?,dge Fo
ins for their $2,000. ranginJay
by day. You wlU consi
There is not a .
materially higl
investment as ?
bought early?
Convenient
in. If the and the rest ir
an??d7eedforf WRITE FOR
The coupon
rom any of It will bring 3
tiotor in one tional informa
intain. You make arranger
ing peaks? Blue Ridge Fc
the top you now. It will b<
e shown the Many are com;
border the make your chc
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TgE POL^ COUNTY NEWS
n Open June 1
| economics, sociology and English.
Practically every department, howaver,
is offering a full quota of
courses designed for students of all
ranks.
No charge for tuition is made for
any regular course offered during the
two terms. There is an interesting
program of work offered in the department
of music and physical education,
two divisions which have had
a very rapid growth within recent
years. Class piano instruction, class
violin instruction, class voice lessons,
natural dancing, clogging, swimming
and playground organization and management
are some of the subjects offered
in these two departments.
The following departments will ov
fer a wide range of courses during
the second term of the summer: English,
history, political- science, psychology,
romance languages, sociology,
geography, physical education, music,
fine and Industrial arts and edu
cation.
Dr. John H. Cook, dean of the
school of education and director 01
the summer session, has at the present
time just about completed airangements
for the opening day ot
the first session, Tuesday, June 15.
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Shape
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appenea
d is there, sometimes encircling
r rock., sometimes swinging in ec
le mountain s face, but easy and si
)er climbing up to the paradise
i quaint and beautiful club hot
t. A marvelous golf course dips a
he mountain s broad back Hon
sites that few had ever scaled,
rie true. The impossible is bei
lge. Then you can make y
not before.
BEEN DONE.
: entertained at the Blue Ridg
great commodious structure w
s and with verandas that comr
y. You will see the golf course
:re the outdoor swimming poo
the mountain streams are being
lakes. You'll see the tea room
tern hotel. You'll be told how
ave made possible telephone,
ge and all conveniences for ti
>n the mountain's crest.
ARE EASY. THE PRICE IS
tnder at the low prices of these
rest. Many of the very fine silt
g up to $5,000 for the very fine
der them worth much more. I
before many of them will be
r?rires. Here is as great a cl
"v# r" ? ?
iny famous place once offered to t
an investment that will pay han
terms can be arranged. A small
i ten per cent installments.
PARTICULARS.
below is provided for your con1
fou illustrated literature and a
tion you may care to ask for.
nents at any of our offices for
>rest. We urge you to make yc
; a marvelous trip in this spring
ing. Sites are selling rapidly. Yc
?ice as early as possible.
Mr. C. C. Bennett, District Manag
Blue Ridge Forest, Tryon, N. C.
'lease send me descriptive literature
orest.
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North Carofin:
In Automob
North Carolina was ten years late
in becoming a market for motor ve? !
hides. They were almost unknown :
until 1909, and up to that time they |
were novelties rather than practical
utilities. Even in that year the
North Carolina registrations amounted
to only 3,000 cars.
In the United States as a whole, J
however, the industry had its real beginning
a decade earlier in 1899, with
a total registration of 3,300. Automobiles
first came on the market in j
1895, but only four were registered j
that year, and the industry assumed .
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uu iiuyui iauv<o uuiu litc j cai o iaici.
Since that time its growth has been
a by-word everywhere, and* at the
present time it has risen to the first
place among the commercial and industrial
activities ot the nation. By
1909 there were registered 312,000
motor cars, and North Carolina
owned l-104th of the total number in
use.
State's Late Start in Automobile*.
This tardy beginning was due largely
to the poverty of the state during
the decade previous to 1909, but as
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t is only I
sold at
hance of
hose who
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)'s Progress
ile Ownership
the state's wealth increased, the automobiles
poured in, and for the past
sixteen years registrations have increased
much faster in North Carolina
than in the country as a .whole.
It is interesting to note the rapidity
with which the state has endeavored
to overcome its late start. In
1909 our registrations were only 46.1
per cent of those of the average
state. When one considers the phe.
nomenal growth of registrations
throughout the country, it is remarkable
that North Carolina has been
able to gain so steadily upon the average
state.
The growth has been rapid, but the
figures show that North Carolina is
still far behind in its ownership ot
automobiles. With a national registration
of 19,954,347 for the year 1925,
the average for all states in the
Union was approximately 415,711.
North Carolina registered only 388,814.
On the basis of these figures
there seems to be a potential market
in the state for over 75,000 cars before
our total will approach that of
the other states. This estimate of
the potential market may be increased
when one considers the fact
that North Carolina is much larger
than the average state and her population
is 20 per cent greater than
the average. Our position in the automobile
industry, relative to the
other states and to the pountry as a
whole, is far down the scale. We are
18% per cent "below par."
Per Capita Ownership of Automobiles.
This same conclusion is arrived at
from another angle. The annual report
of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce for the year
1925 gives figures for the per capita
ownership of motor vehicles throughout
the country. In the United States
there was last year one automobile
for every 5.7 persons, while in North
Carolina there was one car for 8.8
persons. In this respect California
led all other states, and North Carolina
appeared far down the list, ranking
fortieth among the forty-eight
states in the Union. In 1924 her rank
was the same. On this basis it will
take an additional 125,000 cars to
bring North Carolina up to the level
of the nation as a whole.
Economic Position of North Carolina.
These figures will come as a surprise
to many who have not studied
the situation, but there can be no
doubt that the state is relatively far
behind the United States as a whole
in its ownership of automobiles. It
is all the more remarkable when one
considers the high ranking of North
Carolina in other lines. In practical
ly all other commercial and industrial
activities for which accurate figures
are available, . she ranks well up
among the leading states; first in the
manufacture of smoking tobacco; second
in the manufacture of cotton;
fourth in the value of agricultural
products; thirteenth in corporation
net income; fifteenth in total value
of all manufactured products; sevienteenth
in income tax receipts; twentieth
in total amount of private ; income;
and twenty-first in true value
of all property. North Carolina i?
rapidly forging ahead to a place
among the leading states, and itj is
difficult to account for her backward
position in the automobile field except
on the basis of her long delay
in beginning to adopt this new type
of transportation.
The old poverty and financial dependence
which has retarded the
growth of all the Southern sfhtes in
rapidly becoming a thing of the past
in North Carolina. Her taxable property
increased from $784,000,000 in
1913 to $2,637,000,000 in 1923, and In
the same period her property per capFor
High Grade
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AND PRES1
Suits arranged from $23.00 t
Special Shirts made to order
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THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1926.
j ita increased from $330.07 to $981.61.
| The total wages paid in North Caroj
lina manufacturing establishments
were $46,000,000 in 1911, and grew
to $127,000,000 in 1923. Aggregate
resources of state banks and trust
companies increased from $88,000,000
in 1915 to $307,000,000 in 1925. Per
capita savings accounts have increased
from $12 in 1915 to $52 in
1925. The assets of state building
and loan associations in the four
years 1920-1924 increased from $29,000,000
to $70,000,000. In the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1925, North Carolina
paid in taxes to the Federal
Government a total of $167,000,000.
This figure was surpassed by only
four other states, and was over three
times as large as the average tax
paid by all the states. At the present
rate of returns she will pay $195,000
to the Federal Government In
1926.
Life insurance written in North
Carolina in 1925 amounted to nearly
$249.000.Out), an increase of 26 per cent
over 1924, and brought the total lite
insurance in force in the state up to
I $936,04.",,000. This is six times the
amount that was in force at the end
of 1920. North Carolina companies
wrote approximately $73,000,000 or
' new business iu 1925, as compared
with $59,000,000 iu 1924. North Carolina's
total basic wealth is 2.1 per
cent that of the United States as a
whole, or approximately 20 per cent
more than that of the average state.
Diffusion of State's Wealth.
The wealth of North Carolina, formerly
concentrated iu the hands ot
a very small percentage of its citizens,
is rapidly being spread over the
whole population to a much greater
extent than was the case ten years
ago. The general condition of the
laboring closes is steadily improving,
increasing the total purchasing
power of the state, and opeujng up
an additional market for all kinds ot
commodities. According to the State
Department of Labor, wages in most
lines of industry have increased in
I the past few years, 1924 being the
I latest date for which actual figures
I have been compiled, but up to that
j time farm wages increased from $1.73
to $2.45 iu two ypars; wages in furni.
! ture factories from $4:74 to $5.73
since 1920; in knitting mills from
$5.02 to $5.60 since 1922; ( in cotton
mills from $4.75 to $5.20 since 192?2;
in silk mills from $6.14 to $7.70 since
1920; and in woolen mills from $3.50
to $4.46 since 1922.
All these figures have a direct
bearing upon the future* of the automobile
industry in the. state. It is
evident that the industry has not yet
attained the position' it should hold,
but on the basis of all available figures
it is concluded that this condition
is at the nresent time no longer
due to the lack of wealth in the state,
but to the late start of automobile
sales. This handicap has not been
overcome, but we are on the highroad
to recovery, and the next few
years promise even greater prosperity
for the automobile industry than
it has enjoyed in the past. In everything
except this respect North Caro|
lina is a leading state. Its wealth
has increased by leaps and bounds.
I Its wages are increasing. It has a
highway system that is admitted to
be among the finest in the country.
It has a sufficient number of dealers
to handle a much greater volume ot
j business. And the prospects of fu-v
I ture development throughout the
! state in every line of activity are
greater today than they have been
since the civil war.?Raymond Smith.
The wopten of Green's Creek wtli
| hold an ice cream supper Saturday,
j June 5th, at the home of Mrs. W. M.
liarnett, near Feagan & Feagan-s
store. Stying music will be one or
the features of the evening.
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READ THE POLK COUNTY NEWS.
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Men's Clothings
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ONER'S BARBER SHOP
SING CLUB.
o $30.00. All wool.
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;s and desserts
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re gives you ice cubes sized
r tumbler or pitcher. And it
dozens of frozen desserts,
til foods in changeless cold
iture.
jy Delco-L^.it Company,
largest makers of electric
finlH nn flMAf! fflsv
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C9 REFRIGERATION
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Tryon. N. C.
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