as well a- the NEW ^ address r, SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.60 f Six Months .75! Three Months .... 40 Payable in Advance. t Advprtiiinf Rate* on Application ? Cards of Thank?. Resolutions of . Respect. ^bituarie-. etc. are charged . for at the reguiar advertising rate. Articles sent for puS&canon wi-hout giving1 the aasne cf ".he v riter will not under any v:ri^?a>:j.!;-:e :-c publish-, ! e J . Entered at the postoiftce at Boone N a> : ' c ' matter. rHURSDAY MAY '24. ?923 < LINVfLLE P>RK c M V W5-H . : Attent '-n -;a> ;d called rcfv.rt" in these column? to \r.\- wondtrfUi ' ?o: ?!? v I ..:r Mo::r.ta and Linvivn.r^.- fa the de-. *, vc'prnent -f a - v ?:rk. It is an; idea '.vhich should materialise. Ir. . V; >terii North jfiB'olina. particularly . fhei> sh? rid special interest and enthusiasm in gelpir.g -.<> put it across. r In th': connect) >r: the following' I article in "Natural Resources^' the publicati n of the- North Carolina i ixrtWiirictil finrl I'r'i.- i.nn.- Snrv<*v_ en titled '\State Mi:.-: Ha' Natural Btauty for Common ynr of ex- j ceptional appeal and tells- the- story of the possibilities of the Linville j, Mount air and Lin ie Gorge in a 0 charming: and interesting style. . (Special attention : -jailed to the Miggestiun riven emphasis here again that a -eel:;, r a ; easily be constructed lo make all thi> beauty ao- v cessibie to the motor:st : ! "The eye that travel.- he magic perspective t? which Mt. Mitchell is . irnpressarie mark- i*1 the green of .. Linville Mountain what should b? made the i oniplettter.t f the first of several n. >unta?n areas that can- v -i't be set apart too quickly as nuclei for the state wide system of parka destined to keep for public . .:-e the spots ar.d .ecalitu s that i- ^ thv: in thvmsdvt - or 'he association r of the t writs that worked abort them' demand a popular possession "1* :> with good cause that Lin-* ville Gorge ha- been called a transplanted hit of the Grand Canyon. In iti mixture ?>f the wild and fantastic its diversity appeal t?> the subtle1 emotions in sombre shadow-, in pic- 1 turesque color, in the miracles of:' sunlight stabbing its depths, in :ts, 1 falls and rapids and the quick-silver ; 1 of its river, flowing, falling, glinting r like a gleaming kr.ife in the bowels J of the hills?in aii of these things!1 it carries in crag and cliff, in scar : * and dizzy ledge, in half naked ruck 4 shawled m the name and purpit f laurel and azalea, everything of won- 1 der that the more famous painted walls ??f the great Yellowstone can offer. The Grand Canyon in minia- 1 ture?Nature in the style of luxur ious beauty as contrasted with the < sam< master artist justifying in lav- t ;sh pigmentation everything the most j 1 ardent impressionist ever dreamed! s That is Linville Gorge. i "A gentle and placid stream in 1 the valley of its upper course, Lin-: : ville River plunges in to the gorge ' that bears its name through a nar- 1 row channel cut through massive i blocks of hard sandstone, for a tern- . pestuous journey of twenty miles. From the Falls, through cascade ! rnpid and swirling eddy, before its emergence into the peace of a new valley, it has fallen a full thousand feet. Its bed lies a quarter mile be- j heath the crest of the giant rocky t hills through which it has sliced j through the ages the slit for its exit, j "The eastern wall of this showplace par excellence, is composed of Shortoff Mountain, Hawksbill, Table i Rock and Gingercake: the western . wail is formed by Linville Mountain and ends in Dodson mountain ?.i its southern end From the crests or. either side fall sheer chasms to the far river and its distant tumult; westward there is the vista of the broad Catawba valley with the Black Mountains on the sky line, eastward the view follows the lower mourft tains, shortening their steps to the hills of the Piedmont and the distant plains. "j i ue woiiutrr is tnat an tnij> prim- i eval magnificence is accessible. It is j at the very doors uf cities It is in reach of every Tom and Jane that: owns a Lizzie. One railroad skirts j its western flank, and Marion on an- | other railroad, is less than an hour ; distant on an easy automobile road. Asheville is witnin easy reach and \ the road of the Bridgewater reser- i' voir passes almost at the foot of! 1 r>o^c^n Mountain. There is an e&s-j ily negotiated road up the mountain s and an automobile can travel the kk... HE GREATEST SINGLE SOURCE F OF CRIME rreensboro I Nuly Ni vs "From the rat-Haunted. water- j r ppin>: hoies in which our revolu- p, ionarv ancestors chained men to rot ecausc they could not va>~ small ^ ebts. t the murderous Florida tumor swamp in which Mar'm T&bert aid his ife for the crime "f a stolen , ailroadj ridv. our American jails have -ten a bnr.a! and shameful failure" { bserves Colliers. That journal con- ; miles.. < We are *00 righteous to admit that ' 1 convict has arty r:ghT_s. and too >ro>perous ami careless * < eive him ? j- c..- ... f4.?. ?v_ i * [ i.liv .v. . w .. , reptions* 01!r prisoners are condemn- ( d v political officeholders to the j endeV mercies of cheap and coward- } y /alters. The jail is law to thou- ! and? of n . and their ..tilers are . av.- ess G;r < are held overnight in j ell? !> : au- a itatio na:! has been aided. Boy- :! high school age are levy d to mutilation in convict camps ! 't !*i- Dickon- condemn* i solitary . -. r inert in n Philadelphia prison est a PhtJa ielphia grand jury con- 1 same ra< . - in the . . r av vt r eighty ?ars later. , f| nn Bigelov Condemned Sing Sing ; vf- -v th Civil War are men are . ti'I eked p there. In the civilized . v-b :ar,d- m criminal record is . - <> . _t : the .guilty i -on is over . a? - :y ne. W\ tiogi-r-pr : : kids of , welve D'.i thirteen and ; ut the fel: i.T; i *n them for lif< The grea ^ est sinfiv source of crime in the; <1 St;?u< today is our local jails, j t !c?v- guiitv ;< your community? A . y.-t it is doubtful if the quesioi: involving crime, crimnality and j. uremic vk-iir.quency have been stu- .. d with more diligent any other r untry ami if greatc- peeress has (] ecu made elsewhere in the working' ^ ut ? principles anil method- A ra- { ; penology has he en d- ised that - it !e t. mo- ; with some degree j f >acees> the conditions found in nj part of the big court ry, even y ! i ve i:i the south. where the i f r.a c.- nn ! t includes whites and egro-. - ami ;t.v problems include host -f race rolat ion ships having o counterparts olsewhert But the a- a: i o-itv of th** people, inctadng a majority of the intelligent, the ii.i* the ie&ders. remain ohlivThey recognize n<- reason for : ing thought to the man in jail. 'To righteous" the journal quoted icl.ev? s. admit that he has any ights;: certainly 'too prosperous ir.il careless" to give him a square ? I BLOWING ROCK .'uncord Observer. The editors who have been blowup. blowing. blowing-, for years for >e?ter roads for better schools, for jigger citie>, etc. have fittingly seeded Blowing Kock for their sumner meeting. They can now blow tbout everything and they can't beat blowing Rock ,for like the brook, it toes on forever. The editor blows md blows for a long time but one i? ? 4 *vr. ? vi - *v? *.? ? *. "iiu aiiuitii i vivnu ut vuk lelm but the Rock blows on forever, t is indeed a fitting place for the editors and their wives.?Blowing Rock. ;rest of Linvdie Mountain for its wenty- mile length. By circling the jases of Table Rock and Hawksbiii ?n v xcellent scenic road can be cheap y constructed along the prevailing flattened crest of the eastern wall. Mid crossing just above the falls such i ^-oad would pass entirely around he gorge. !n addition to its incomparable appeal of unique scenic qualities to tourists. Linville Gorge has the park assets of abundant springs and ideal camp sites, peculiar freedom from insect pests, unrivaled fishir.g [ facilities and the presence of a vari ety of wild life and game that is | there making a last stand against i destruction. It lends itself admirably to development as a game preserve , which would keep many species from extinction and serve as breeding grounds from which the overflow i would tend to stock surrounding territory. "Until the state steps in to make i its salvation certain. Linville Gorge j like every other natural phenomenon is at the mercy of commercial ca- I price or accident of fire. Once subjected to ruthless and greedy lum- | bering operations, once a nre got its! head in its mighty groves, what is; j now a natural gem beyond price, | would be spoiled for all time. To j keep its priceless timber standing; to secure its wild life, to prevent the exploiting of its joyously bounding i waters, and to hold it as a natural i epic for the enjoyment of coning jj generations are things the State will I! prove itself a reckless gambler to i postpone in the < ng. "Elsewhere in the mountain, the : Grandfather and other areas are worthy reservation, but Linville is the obvious next step to holding in state hands the lands that must satisfy the growing and sane demand for popular playgrounds." THE WATAUGA ORD NOT SEEKING WHITE HOUSE JOB If th? American people want Ienrv Ford for President they will iave to drift him. Thi< ia> the conclusion reached by he Rev. William L Stidger. pastor hurch. of Detroit, in ai? authorized nterview with Mr. Ford in the Outook of-this week. "I hav?. proved to my own satis:act;or that not a ?ing'e effort has >een made from Mr. Ford's office to promote the Ford boom." Mr. Stidrer said. "He has not turned his land over.** Mr. Slidger sand he was informed hat Mr. Ford was *4sitting: tight" >ver the matter of running for the Presidency btfor? he interviewed r.m. and di??covered that tnxs miornation was correct. He added that ;h? crvied he wcr.t to get might . t\e been headed. 'What Would 'i i I>. If You Were Elected Presiient?" 1 <>,mI Mr. Krd that railroad men all over the ountrv, impressed by the way he ohabilitated and raised wages on his >wn railroad, favored him for Presilent. Mr. Ford, he added, seemed leased, but said nothing. Mr. Stidger said he aiso told Mr. \.rd that the farmers and the lergymen >f the country were for dm, and that the most he could ;et from Mr. Ford was a return juestion a* to why this was so. d|\ CA'. IJUVM1HI1 lllfll vas to?t touched the rug. and said, vouldn't step as far as fr??m bore ..at rug to become Kin gof Eng- I And there was a ring of real hi o:ity as he spoke. 1 honestly be- ft e that he means what he said. America wants Henry Ford it v i'I . e to draft him. If America get.- I v'. it will have to take the mat- M ?-ut of politics and let the oflice m the man. as it did in the old ; of true idealism. Henry Ford o much of an American to be _ the office. but, after ?n*tnv; I with him, I feel that if Amen- I culls hi- uii. ..uswer, in spite of I luctanct-? speak ai thkj I Mr. Stidger quoted the late The j I j Roosevelt as having told Hugo I : mers, of Detroit, that Mr. Fo S ii.l make a formidable candidate I_ : r I resident in 11*24. i "!/ Mr. Ford become even a can- ? j ' uw for the Presidenty". Mr. Stiti j l cc ntinaed, "it will not be through i a ingle effort he himself has made | ? a single effort that his nrganizai has made with his sanction. ' *1 have never looked for a job, a I'm not. looking for one now. 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