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POLK COUNTY NEWS The Re 1 I ^^^cuevE I ^ SIGHT K I portation facilities lias been swept aside by the building of North t.'aiolina's nationally known highway system and by greatly improved mil nay service. The trackless spans of the mountains has been pierced by a network of beautiful highways, which not only afford comfort and safety to the travt-Jer. but spr- ail h- fore the eye a glorious panorama whose grandeur is unrivalled- in Ameiiin Wealth of Resources Western North Carolina is not on ly a land of dreams, but of (Ireatns come true. It is an imne use reality already achieved. The solidity of Its economic structure rests upon Its fertile farrus. the proilical. harvest of its orchards, the wealth-.of Its mineral resource. tie diversity and importance of its m itiafaeturitu* Industry, the abundance of waP and electric power anil its thoiouch ly developode spirit of busim-s, < u lci yi tat*. Western North Carolina. long fain ef for its ideal climate, abounds in a wealth of mountain scenery ranging from the rugged splendor of the towering ranges, to the more softlv etched contours of the foothills and fertile valleys, rising into the blue mists of swimming clouds and disappearing into the emerald sheen of mountain lakes. The tourist fiuds that highway and trail have opened for him a traveler's paradise. The highways wind enchantingly 'through mountain gorges, across the plateaus and down again to the lowlands, unfolding a picture that beggars description. Healthy Climate The health giving climate of Western North Carolina, which has been one of the most important factors , in the developoment of this favored s ^ _ The truth about Western North i Carolina is as revealing in ill;' wealth ; of its splendor as the magic of the morning sun across the far-flung vistas of her mountain rangt s_ The f glimmer and glint of gold have been mixed with the sparkling sunshine that bathes her htty peaks, to unfold to the world .t wondrous ta.le of scenic sph ndor and glorious opportunity that det'i-s the feeble power of man-iuadt words. ? ..e Locked in i!i rugged iusiues> <? the Blue itidgey^ >r years the beauty the charm and the unsurpassed life giving qualities of this laud of the | sky were unhonoroed and unsung t save by the comparatively few who I had there found life, and a threefold joy of living. Catches the Nation's Eye Today \V< stern North Carolina has caught tin of the nation Thousands hav cotuc to see ? to stay, to work and to pi y in a land where opoprtunity is limited only by the limitation* f men. Ctider the touch of an indu-timi ine that has lift .1 North Carolina 10 cur , i ^ ie and development and under the stimulus of a prosperity re..pod from the mountain sides, Western North Carolina has conn- into its own. The former handicap of inadequate tr ns POLK >al Trut !S|l ' HT ^H';' W N. C. ROAD MARKERS section, ^hows an annual moan t-?mp, ratun of approvimatiUy 5a degrees with an average temperature for the warmest months of from t!0 to 7S degrees, and for tin coldest months of 31 to 11 degrtes. These moderate I temperatures are eomhiie d wi.h a I relative low humidity ami a vomparaliiely even ili>trihiltii>i- of prim!- i pitatiui;. Thi* 111 iv reiiiai of such tar-tii- 1 fac s, ii??\. Vt-r. rarrii s but little idea 0 tile "feel" of llie mount ! a in air. Then is a /.est intnespark::g ozone of tli itltie K'du that nntst be experienced to be realized. Th,. tonic effects of Western North Carolina are too well known to need elaboration. Thousands of people have found health hor-e who were d>nied it in other sections. Wonderful Future ' Th.. future of Western North Ca-1! rolina will be built upon the solid ' foundation of ere it natural resour cos Ulu.t underlie the present de- 1 . lopni- n . Tin wonderful climate, 1 with mild hut invigorating winters, 1 ' (Kiichtfiil suninier duvs and cool summer msm.. . atr . i and forest cl ul mountains prest ri ever changing panorama of beau-1 , ty with the varying seasons, makes! ,'his an id al plac to-live through-i ut the year. iki'own as ;; health and pleasure re i, attracting a constantly i.'tcrea3-j j ine niitnlier of tourists. An immense 1 volume of effective advertising is ' in;-, used to carry the story of the mouiitai:, 'anils to peorle in al] parts I i.ie. i Vl?l..L. 1,.,-.. I. I 'I 1111/ I llll'IJ lUClU . <, V* II' ' nil I t I' ? ? I <1 that this is . delightful region j i-:t ;it any s ason. The motorist,' 1 camper, the hunter, the fishern.a . !'..? golf player now know that this is an outdoor land 3G."> days in tin- y. ar. Hundreds of tourists have I he n ( (inverted into permanent ri si- j (! nts and their nunilx r is being swelled every year by ph asure seek is wlio find the mountains the ideal hotnesite. Great Influv o' Visitors 'rli.. eoiuinK summer promises a j on 't' r influx of outside capital than ; I lots (> eared iii Hi past, and not only j Iron: Kloi i, hut a'l parts of the j 1 k? t. s. | cvervwher'.ill big \V( teen North f'arolina. I 'id ! i. ht no (... 'he M T e! ||| | ' 1 ' ' " ^ "f i t. I v . other e hat : n . .u in a wideawake, progressive ; ( ( id.. , the ri-. at opporiiinities tot , invi stucn!s in \V< stern Xorth Caro1 lina arc- the main topics of convori sation. From all reports, the whole country is Carolina bound, as it has been California bound and Florida bound 1 1 andi the mililons of dollars which ' ! Florida has invested will be many 1 j times mulitplied in the coming I months. ' The opportunities in Wetsern 1 North Carolina are unsurpassed. The I' .,,11,1 v,nr.rAiin,l Atimnlo (l,? ? ,1 11UVA /^.ui ? UUMU V/UII1UIV, mu ? UUUCI" ful sceinic beauties which abound in the section coupled with the mrgnificient developments which have been completed or are in the process of construction have made it truly i a "Land of Promise." . k>? . : COUNTY A < * h abo> ML- \ | JP S| ??^^i / Mi For years past. It has been an ac- j opted fact that the mountain re ;ions are delightful in summer but I ibsolctely snow-bound when witer iimes. This is not the case, for ! while many of the higher peaks are j uwred with snow for weeks at a tinv, the towns are so located that i moderate climate exists through- j nut the year. ?..,i there is nothing more beauti-. fri than" tile . ,innP9i which) visitors have been accustomea I seeing covered with the luxuriant forest growth, mountain shrubs and flowers in the summer with their summits capped with snow, and all the glorious waterfalls and rock formations revealed through the absence of the thick foliage of the warmer months. The millions which have been invO. mwi rested in Western North Carolina iave been spent by men of vision, who have heard the message of the ;ems hidden in the great mountain sides, who have sensed the potential power of the many streams which dash through the valleys who have stood on the peaks and viewed the land and pronounced it good. These millions are but a forerunner of what is to be. Western North Carolina has barely been touched by the mighty hand of development, and the summer of 1926 has told the * :hievement Lit Wes ^BKI j v jKW;y^rf diCy **?o-1. story of progress than now seems unbelievable. New development companies are being organized by the dozen, and every day's paper carries a list of additional charters issued to groups of men who propose to develop certain sections of Western N'nrtti Pa., Yolina. mere is scarcely a group mentioned that does not contain the name or names of men of high fin- \ ancial standing in Florida, men who ><ave taken the marshes and coastal plains of that beautiful State and magnificent. Gr'eat Mountain Slopes The same capital and the same brains will carry on and complete the miracle which has already begun in Western North Carolina, and and a few short months will see this ! MT. PISGAH INN work welluner way. The vastamount of raw material which abounds in ' Ilia monntninu will crrtiaH,, faalHiala ! 0 ? I> bivutlj 1UV.1I1U1 IC ; their undertakings, and almost over ' night cities will spring up in the ! foothills and mountain recesses. The wonderful syste mof paved j roads makes all these spots easily accessible, and the National Parks j anj Forests Reservations will pre- . serve for aU time the magnificent j nutual beauty of Western North j Carolina It is a time when dreams ! are coming true an engineering feats together with the ideals of men of ] vision and the tremendous amount of capital invested are bringing ; about their realization With a lavish hand, nature has en- ! dowed Western North Carolina with j natural beauty, both in mountains I These Photo's Present Charming W. N. C. Views m r * ?. 'i? - "*i | celebrat] i |,. . ,L BRI i - BBWnWIilJf EBtffl lllllilH? J and valleys and with recreations possibilities that are not exceede anywhere in the United States. Thi beauty of scenery, combined wit the wonderful climate, the opoprtut ities for the investor and the hom< seeker are making this section th mpi'C'j r\t thnnwiHo nf po?plo u-lj seek greater opportunity and at th same time a greater share of th pleasures' of life. Throughout Western North Can lina there are many mountains tha aiv unique in appearance, of woi drous and majestic beauty. Amon these are Mount Mitchell, the higl est p ak east of the Rockies, read iug f>.711 feet towar dthe sky; Grant father Mountain, taking its nam from its remarkable profile; Chin noy Rock, which guards the entranc to the Iiroad River gorge; Bal I 'Sift** *?? . ^ ^ - "-t-7 V 1^1 r Mountain, which rises almost out o Lake Fairfield; Caesar's Head ant Whitside Mountains, whose cliffs art almost one thousand feet high, ant Mount Kephart and other peaks o the Great Smoky Mountains, a ridgt over 30 miles above sea level a every point. Roaring Gap and Blow ing Rock, with thoir fommon-ii... . _ vvuiuuuUUlUf views over, the Piedmont, Moun Pisgah, which stands at the Pisgal National Forest, one of the mos wonderful and accessible recreation aj centers in the country; LinviUe Jonas Ridge and Shortoff Mountain! bounding the I^inville gorge, which if 15 miles long and which present! one of the widlest bits of scenerj in the East, and many other won derful peaks, such as Craggy, Sun set, Syuga and the Balsams. Anj ? , i / t.._ . . - lorth Ce il * ?? .. ^iH Pn 'I ?tS /- VtXjfl ^^ i.y: ! Sy^ --... *t . " gjaj DGE OVER FRENCH BROAD and all of those mountains will do- U. 11 ?'-' ?v? irioltnp } , '* 'IgUl lllg Vast Capital Invested r -4 M Western Nor h Carolina, as a 1 ' "iH vhoie, contains more than C.ooo fl square miles of beautifi I moiinun> scene! y. There. are t>4 mountain S pea... inniv tli-11 8,000 feet above sea level and this wonderful rguin 1 a a L. R-ucli (i in -I hours' travel by 6,000,000 people. The goli low r "iil find in this mountain and, a number of courses , , ? which 110 only test the skill of his - . : game, but where he may play In a f . setting of beauty that will enhance - eh-n-. his love of the pastime. j tit . til I J| Miles of Scenic Grandeur ! .?- ;i J 1 I Western North Carolina has no , to in ^'natural lakes. Many arJficial lakes'.ruses * j ..hat are being constructed, usually : dents -fiB ,tu connection with water power tie v ; rr_*9 *" i velopmeiii, not only add greatly to! West. . * j ihe mountain scenery, but makes a , thine e ' strong appeal to ibo lovers of tisli-' It. .. 1 ^ '"m -Jiui hunting. There are now 2u!wii<h ; j takes ranging 111 size trom one acre in ityjH 1 to 7,000 acres, and still others are!the. \. ; ;u| in process of construction. Certain ir.un:t\ . .. -:;t H lakes will be 01 suincieut si^eTbr sail boats, and aJl can be used f?r INCORPC CN Cr TRYOI I canoeing, rowing and smalj gasoline c -f c- jf?cjfl ?' launches. These lakes, in time, will 1attract ducks and other wild fowl, . 1- Th (I. 1. Nn^H lints limiting Western North Carolina I | o .. Carolina , *~t a Mecca lor the followers of this a Oil I It J .... . . H type of limiting. lssSome of the more prominent lakes " 6 are Lake James, in Burke and Mc 1 ... d .Of 1 l Will Dowell Counties; Lake Summit, In - -) .. , , halt mil' M - lieiidtrsoii County; Lake Fairfield, ^ ^ :;<H i and Sapphire, in Jackson County; i ^ ! Lake Junaluska, in Haywood County. 1 ; c , Lain O..U. land Linville Lake, in Avery County | ^ The smaller' lakes, Highland, Laurel jitl lit -"ill. ' . | and Kauuga, in Henderson County .<:! and Beaver Lake, in Lucombe Couu i. ty, aiv also very attractive. _,i ,, Wonderful Development ,;l The surveys that have been mad? ' oie-ii... on the several counties of Western ... - M i s:o;.< -North Carolina show that there is an . opportunily of developing and con- "-*H i e oUi.in - - . structiug many lakes varying in area ^ from a tew. hundred acres to 20,000 1. , .I ) 1 < 11 .v? ,t! . acres or more in some instances .. . ....- '- 'm I \\ lit'.i. . these lakes will become the means' . ' tlit. "I! ? ? oi transportation ami boat lines will I cil a ... .; be useH in- transporting freight and -'m . I 1 iK' 1 1" i/lB passengers from one point to anotii. i , . r.-. * hal I tr i here is, therefore, a very great potential wealth in lakes. ^ , OI U}- ' it we are to derive the greatest . ^ , l gt r, J * ..?i economic benefit from these lakes, ; -? " Chipp. great care must be exercised in ,, , , Markliam $ clearing tor them, that the shore j,,, i ' ,r . line and bottom of the lake will al- ' ; . f ways be in first-class condition, re- . ,;ar vi exietnh <: -tfi 1 gardles of depth of water. _ :ar<* 1 3 Thee are more than 1,000 miles of "M ^ 1 beautiful trout streams in Western ' ' ...tare ' I" l'1'. -vl f iMortu Carolina whch afford de'igllt I Carolina ' ' \> 5 to the angler, and these streams well t stocked with speckled and rainbow ^ : ^ 1 . f . trout wil lundoubtedly offer some aiid an> ' r of the finest trout fishing to he , , " ' , encii'ii- . t found in the country. It Is expected { ^ i i that the Noth Carolina General As- ( . ? ":<1 . ,. ? Town i'' . . e. t sembly of 1926 will pass the neces- , L " kno?ii . sary legislation to patrol the streams t , and protect the fish. i ; . Investment Possibilities v i.n.ai i , :'e "-ii i The rapid growth in Florida's real cenily ~ r estate values has astounded the hay. '11'-s ^ Pvalu^^ . possible because it has something the "0&t everyone seeks?a delightful climate, cheaplysssassBMfiaBB^^S^' BWPP^ ?kA*M FBtftUBfca^ i ^CSlr t v/v^^^^BH HE l? r -* v&9rH HH ? -
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