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News
ONLY NEWSPAPER IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
A IIOMK l^^OR HOME TIOZVIE PRIJKT
VOLmiF-X\^II
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, FRI])AY, JANUARY ?(l 1912.
APPAL^GilAlll FOREST
BY KENRY S. GRAVES, FOR
ESTER
General Information in Regard to
the Purchase of Lands For
tile Proposed Reserve
The {•i'<Tii;r('ss a]>pr(>vcd
March !. ".ill
cnvated :i X iticnal Furt st Rosi'rva-
ti(in ('uiuniissinn a:nl authorizt's
Tlie ao(|!r-
LEE-JACKSON DAY
of tin* Mouiitiiin.'' are
liii^lior, slo]ies sti'oper, i-aiiifall
iKavior, and f])0 se)il juoro t asily
■•vaslu’J in souii’ s''Ctio)is tlian in
.ithi'TS.
(-ari'ful oxaniinutions nuido (hir
ing th<? ]>ast 10 v('ars in ])rafticaliy
all ])arts of the Aj)]>alachian r(';j;ion
hav<' ]>rovon that tlu' conditicns
which afu'ct sUvaniihAV to an o\-
trtMiio ('xtont are to hr, fonnd in
rclativclv liiinted areas. Tliose! Crosses of Honor Confered On
VETERANS HOLD TWO IN
TERESTING MEETINGS
I>r
lil
for tlu' ]M.r
na^'igab?]:*;
rieulture is
to exaniiric
:o -^h(' c
such lands .
he l i'cc ss::V'
The flow ( . i
he i-^
nariH' cf *'i.
lanils ;;s i..i
li’.ir ‘ha>>
Ki.'s. rviiTit 1
]>-’ic “ 'r ]
}j;i.'-sion.
T]' ' .ic’v
S( <• ;; ■
'lal •!
\vatrv>l.
v.hi re I
!iid in ])'■ ■ ■ '
.'.\j .o\v
SU'U of >t- ■' :
up ol I’-e v,\
by ii.i]■!•( - e
navijja'io'r
Whdt' t.i.
li >\V i.f 1,:
Tund.rsi' -n'a.
tits n -idt
7,('v»*rrl. It
ir iev '
Tecti« Fi a; ;
Cf lh:‘
aL::l■:n^T ■
and st'il '
crv:;
ua > u- a '
:hnir valr..'
!'Tr(*anill( .V :
j- irity ,iT'; :
thv i!' )nnt: '
tt 1 tli« ir .
rovns uU"
a 1 .il :
7^;' ;ls ( r 1 tl’
try ■ ]):■ -
and itti'ae'
'.(/•y 1 'it- r< •
Thi- TIC'
Asidt t’ ; ■
VMtci’s:
th>- lav s
lar ri>ui' r' -
]ie ])U’' ~
^vI,c-e Ic'J. !
1 > the a .■ ■
t’/ie rti:t •(. ^
',)r
n-ivij:al ’ >
'vvh' di li.iVi 1
ali i ill '
C< nlC: •] i' I
Vr-:
T( rill'
(<ei 7 : Ui.
'i'!;. sor.7 ■
Stre;;]!’." v\-].
r)K- H- 'lev i
tairsn-'nri ■
I lr( :nly 11. ■
I . ;;a'. ■»
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VS . 'i>.> '
7'fl !’t ^ .'i f 1
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■ 1p_,. •;
I a’.\ .
lie i;r>f
i’c.-
tiJ- ( _n< .1
tecU 'ii in 111
lu'L'e. It 1-
be : urrha -^
t.i'M of lands cn 7i\e
.if navi,L>:a':>M^ sfreains
1 s.- !)f eonservin_<x llieir
'Fhe secretary of air-
itlu'riz.'d and dir-'( ‘--d
1 >; ate and rc'coniin.'nd
■ i..>.'ii>n for ])uvc] ::s--
- ri his iu<lirnu'7it niu>'
tl;e 7eu'rdati<'11
laviiralle streairs
.( d to ]>urcha
■"iHe-1 i:^ta1c>.
ih-en p])'’-<,iV'
■*:.e Valional V
( ' 'Tii’nissidn at
s :i\eil I " - .(]
1?' t'
, r]- .<•' o:‘ this 1.
• : la' nr. iiar.ce i
i: I' r.ii'i'st c.n t
na ''i'ja hb- >i n :
,vt]i v.'ill ni:it'“i'.-
- I'.ooils. :n \:i'\
i’ pv('viTitiri_:
■ I's and the si
■ ' : .iTM'.eN, i t;
■ >)L :
; .:e-i) >■'. ru-uT L
I Vc '^Ti' ■; ITS is
!;..i:”)0‘.‘‘. otiit r
,! i;i l.aiai'ti
■ ' • >r’^ .nt n id V
;■ t ul\-
'1
.rn:
areas are scatt(M\'d more or less
>Yi(Udy. By esirtd'id selectii)n of
t>.(' tracts it will bo ])Ossihle tc do
much for the i)crman('nt ijuprovo-
?nents of the wati‘rsh('ds by the
pureh.as(' of only a part of the
mouniainous re.irion.
\\'it}nn these ar. as not all, and
i:i sor.'e eases not a vc'ry lar.'jre ])r(.-
T>orti(.n. of tlio land ^vill be neede<.'.
by t!i(‘ iri'VcrnnK'nt for tlie ]>ur]'Ose
in view, /lust what lands shonld
b',‘ i^ur -h.is.■( will 'lie {h^termira'd
in ('Very ( as. .is a resulr of a t*ar('-
exiiii iu:i ti 'ii.
S"’i I- tin* inrportii'it art'as are
• i Ti ',vn. a,nd tb.' ]'ur])ose of
• /- ‘i-le is to invin* j>roi)csa'!s
• -:.l ‘ of lands within tlieni.
' i ; .1 *. -'I and ;iM otiicnil ('ii-
. > . - used in inakinsr in'o-
■ may be liad u:)on a]>-
; r'- y. l‘ th(> F(>rest<*r, Forest
h 'A.ishin.'ztC'n I). The
~ dd bo aci'uralel,' and!
I
'■ ’’ • .11 il inr aivl ir.aib‘u. sceurv'lv ■
I
- . I' li nvt'lojv.'. if ],•. <^i )le, i
.-i i i-.p ii;.r tl't‘ bound.irifS (.f j
.!. • f. i-[ -l.i'uld be snl)i;iit + ed with i
rV,, j '-ipi-i’ f'»r th(^ sal('. Tf tin
M. ' ,1 •; iti>facto;-y.
: : -.rr.eiiit-u e ])ict tin
< w:v’.' *!■ i \. ( (.< ■ t'l hiMi an c,]);io’
a Number of Veterans
by U. D. C.
L('c .Tacksjn day was oliservod
h('re last Friday. The bank and
post otbce W(‘io clos('d with their
usual ]vatriotism. and then^ was
(luile a L'-athervm; of old (’onfed(‘r-
ates and Daufjrhtei’s i;f tl)o ‘.'oufed-
eracy to jiay tlu'ir rribntes to th.'
two r(^}n‘(;‘sent;itiv(* heroes of tho
lost cause.
Till’ veterans met in tho mornini; i
at the court lu'use and tli(' ad-
dresst .s made tlu're deyerv<xl a
mueii ]arLT(‘r audience. Rev. 'V.
H, I)avis spoke on CTcni'ral Lee and
Ma;ov E. Brec'si' j_Mve a eoni];ar-
i^■on '.)f jcrces t'liiiaiz*';! in tlu' war
and m<irtality on borli sides. Our
re:.d».'i-s will lind innch to interest
and in^)rn: Ity icadin*r Tlu'se t^cTs,
p’.d)lis];ed ill tlrs issue. Tlu' v('t-
‘.■rans enj<\vt (1 ti<i;( lh(-r a lint'din-
')> V at the ^Frlu-lw.ibl. wbich V.v.
Niucla 1-])■•• )vid(';l al a u-irainal i>Tiee.
1m ihi' a f'. ■•moon at
j I'atvi )•!(• ('Acrcises wt.-r
*iw he d
iiii '
S 11 n
t)en(
• 1 n;
• ke,)t
iis is::'. >iis e;'f >.N:,;n
■ untain sloii \>. Titl
s: ni 'tioil of ti'e Si.'i!
.-■y .'ir'.'St iii-.
Vat. r ]'.<)\ve’>, 'I’lc •.
r]i'*y dep- :. I
■ v the fVcTi'ii ss i -J
j ii’est '1'va ’ ()i'i ''! ! it•
..i.’ariry (>f <w ->*'
'tri :n;;s. witii a \ ivw
• r
■jirescTv
,'])1t Io n.et-r tb“
:;~irics ,d' rlie (
! 1' 111 ' )f Tbi* be;o. ty
" o‘' tli«> up’ tub'
a' d ]b |s-iC ' of
■ "i: I <N's
■ ;;]»p1i;'Mriovi o'l th>'
'la viLrabb' stv'anis.
ted to larticr
i.^ h.nds’viav
my i!i *'ie staii‘>
ts ha’.e v-onsente-1
I or sii' ii land I v
vvj e:
art a.
u :',s> !iabb‘ '.(*nL’’th
^ ' ;•-> 1 I: V \
■ ilowi M ci:is>, S
I f-'■ .
i fi ;■ >i^n.-itt.-d
‘I cb'tclv th'.“
ri'Siuued at
j tb-,- iiradfd. sehooj V:''iilibin'_:. wheT“
I tb. ■ sfhoi 1 urited witli tl'c l);iu;^di-
t'TS (,>f liu' < 't}nf''di*r:iv-y in dbso’-y-
j ; n.‘<‘ cif ‘be day.
‘• Vd I'olks at lIoMt'"' was .--nnir
. i'V r.ie M bool as a»i (,;)k niriL: ]>icce.
'ib.'S i).' ia ('as(> rt-ad a
ceT(di ot
!,0()(',( i!() nn'ii and hoys ; this may
not be (*?C!iet 1) ‘Calico of tb(' loss of
tho muster rolls at tho end of tho
war, but (b'lu'ral iMarcus J. Wrij^ht
;uid Colou(‘l Hilary A. Iforhcrt,
l)oth of our side, ro<4'ard it as suh-
stantiully correct after thoir most
soarchiny: iuvesti<^ations. Our mil
lion of men therefore contrasts
most woakb,’’ with tlu* mon
in tho ninlis of the Federal army.
We had (i f‘i re<z;iments, thoy had
111 b Onr losses dnrini? tho war
wer(* r/j,urj t killed; '^^l.nT'O died of
Wdunds. aiid of dis('ase—
12<),S“Jl. Tho F('d<*rals lost
kilh*:l. ol,7r? died of wounds, and
V 's-"'" of disease—
Two to om*. What disproportion !
To show thu i’limense number of
battles, tb( !•(' wer(>, , and oven
in thj very bejfinnini.^ W(? must
l;av(i fouLJcht from lirst to last “foo-
liien worthy of our stool,” for the
l)atth' of I’ull Run sIkjws (in which
tho .Mh, ()tli and 11th N. (.’. partici-
pat»*d) tliat wo lost ba^'i ai^ainst
tln-ir loss ef l. P.)‘J, but wo captur(*d
and routed them just tho
same.
Illustratinjr furth(*r tho excessive
mortality on bi.'th sith's. Ir has
never been equaled savo by tlu* bat-
th’ of Eylan id isoT wdioro thoro
wort* inOO enf^af'od of Russians
and French, with a lo.ss
Out of tw(*lv(s of our i^imonts
tlu* losses v.ere from S.?.;b’,, to
*■'! ibe -•■ih X. ( ’., b»sin^ alone
at <iett,\ .-jbu'-i; Il.T",,, bein.u ono-
rhird on tlu^ ii.it. Tbe 1st T(*xas
h'd with J Si', b>ss aL aii'S^ 'i*;?!') en-
ira'^td. bMit e.f tv,(.‘lv( Federal
r(*Liinu*nts tlu looses won* ., to
I'-. , rb(* 1st Minntisa loadinjj: ^vith
S', ,,.losini; or.t(d’ engi.ixed.
Amonir t)tl.er ln^avv losss s on our
side a* iinb Ruii t'le ;;;5rd ^bl. IfSt
GOOD REPORTS FUS^
EVERY COUNTY WAS REP-
RESENTED
Greater Western North Carolina
Association Will Soon Be
Ready For Work.
i.ee s li^’e. T'ns was
■\ eb S!.'!,_: duet, ‘ ‘Fs-
t ■ I >; .\i'. .' ’ by .M- ssr<.
i.i d ■ . M. ('ooki'. .T:
1
I.
.1 -hid
f dlo wed by a I
(twIju! Ba( k I
>'b L l)('Va:ie
. Aii'S'Hivia
1 !■
Ibimj'.ron's L -i^i in, the Iaiti*r
1
ir.;.: i"(-' b bt; 1 :.d tin !
1; nd. '0.:b;: t};e titidu
T lie )'.vner vai 1 r ru
re. be, a^r <1 \7>( u ;
s;il-‘ ; /.b- .')■ I'-t ’'■( V t i-
(.■') I>re.<b t'r biir.ni d
■r
•l-l: ■ I I !:iu ' ' ir reail tri*)'
li e'
to
j(*t*, a’1(1
'•'.ai'tr iret lilvthi* re.-ited v.iTh
j-es( i" I'd to I Mi
( f euitinu'' spirit I’atlv. ” Ryriibs U 'ei i, ••'’Jht
'n
i”LT m 1'-'
t^W', 1(1 e^‘ f.et'." '.!'! * daULTl'-t'-rs.
A'-'h’ ■. eeuy;e(t .st'ats on tlie 'plattorm,
^'-Uu" the ’av( ri'. ■ >■ ivj’ yf tbv s-' :th.
• !.bxi;'." brot'. J. P lu nr.e^t luade
* waTf’T supp.y
the tiuit* o*
ulJe.l binds,
nl n. t i)t‘ai--
v.tai'b' tii'.ib T in (iuan-
‘ (
titv, .,'.1* e.)',c"ed v.i'ii a growth of j an aibb’tss :iu the sr.bjet'i". -'Jol.n,
i)r’ish bi.M is iis -fTi fo!’ water-j Bi' >wn. j^lTr■'. t or Murdei'er.'’ Th'^
s.i.'ti •.iix'let i;.,n. ar.tl burned land \ sul.'v'^'t i.-^ ad.;‘.ieuir .ne '>> (b.> il v.-nh
■vbetli- r c" ve!; d '.Vitb yi'Uii^' ti.'i,-'buc i’roi'. B r.*'.v rr lutn lb'(i it w-.1.
b:-r iirowtb cr nor, ,r aba;ui< n,*d ' si'.'‘V.;n^ uii.eli b;i.nliavn''Wifh tht
fari.'i. bind. wb.tMli.'v re;ii;. , ^:r ‘aT tanii’i 's bti . Tbt‘ dt*eiS’on
at Fa;’- Oaks il-:. At (b-’.ine>
the •:! tb X. ]'.-st I'.Uh Miss.
S.'Mud Bu'l Run N.
•J]?. Fv»'derieksl>urj; ]-^rh X. ('.
ai'd tii( *b<t li ^Ii>s.’.’i'-ib ( liarlrs.
ton ,-Mst X. <]■>■>. ioth X. C.
\l I'biekania ipi Ala!)ar:ia'- loss;
•jx‘eede'l in i>roj)(ji't n>'i al . olliei'S.
it is Si:id tbat the !>1 ,\hiine sus-
taineu
1,
iireatt'St less a‘ :tuv
( leariMi
ti’nber
or j.arrially
i-owtii O.", d
e(.vt red by
.•i^!ic:UTui-ai
lands wib n.d be ( n.'i 1 n 1.
^Vh('i(* vi.'uable n i’:<-r..J tb-
are knowi to e:-:V'i, tht- 7 u,
j'-(' d( Hosi^s '.ti:; n' t
>: r'-t'd to ta.’ owner, v.nde-
•Ueb
11' ro :)■• aicre.'d U'"
I ''..I.'
i:t te
■ IT
■ond.-
e )i,-
'lie
a ! ■ ‘e -
r ‘.i.di; 'i at :be -on* In.'it■;! of his i\‘
irks 'v:'> tiiat .Tol "a [b’o\,n \v;is ■
1*. :rib‘Vt
l.iru!.* ]>ieture oi Stonewall
tinu*, for at 1’etersi)ur,:.; at the Ora-
tei- tJiey lost t'oT) (-ut of ‘.'00—in
seven ininut('s. Yeiiuont hjst
I .I- b") our < f ‘j. 1 (Ml.
You will thus .SI L' tliat in tho
;ibi!ity to stan.l b-. avy pt. undin;.r
, the Coui,-derate soldier is without
' aut’i':-. Xai (ihani's Old ma.rd (*von i . i i 1
' as t(JO hmh 1)V some,
i at '<Vatt;rb)(». cun show n<.'such ree-
loi l. And Wa.tei’loo siunvt d lU'
•liti us !■. be ineor’ ■ •ateu
\ ibrt'.’i ni'Tr-.in-cnt ec nv
L:ir.tls. vin_: wit i.n tb ^
Ti;.t( d areas can n be -i;,!iien('-
ed fe.r ]>urc}^;<e u?'b‘s> e\;i:ninarit.n
br tlie Fluted '••tatt s LTe. b^.irical
at tb ir control
l’>r t
iniri'ost*
ht
■ 1 a’>iiiabil of
Th ■ 'ti.tos,
i ''.' /I b’lri.'tatb,M ;
r..b St'S ai’e rmw
' ; ’.l ai'e Xf
' \ ir'.’,.n;a
<
ir.'bi
t l:e
Il . are ina arul
!
t'le nav't’^alb-
"bfi’- >ri'_Mi> ”1 ,
,b:;s V tile .'.'-n:’-
.l^ac'.fic eoasr ar,'
■ extent ] •( te'•^'1
I . ■ .'I ••■I
] b:i-
, .. : )■ ' i:-* in
1 , '( ■e'-:, n. Be- ^
b . ; .1 . >’ ■epne'”.. ,
11 -7: ' be’’ iire ir; :. )
> •- in ti.eir e. e^.i
I virb^iri.V'd 'Tt’ r
to be t ■ ■iur ’ eu
.vi’l tii 'ref ii(* '•■e ir
a.'.’a u<-' bin- ur<.-
sirsey sliov/s
. ill promote *r
'if il .f strea?:’
- ,.('ls th(‘y
l.autls i'rO;)t.>.'-i d a
T rie '.viil n()T he < ( i .'
■IdiriL'- >1 binila. t<u
/. -'.ny .f {1 ' t! fas i'
n.er ' ' roni unb. 1 takir.i; }.>U’-
ase< wi’iiin 'b
X't, Ib.ui’iiTi' n IS ')ur U]mui the s’iz(
tract.' be ] 7-oj>()Si‘.l ftu’Sitb-
ibMUOs ils V ill !;•('
as a.' !'er iar
i
j JaciZ'on Avl'.itdi b-.'U •'tt'-itl (»n an |
I ('asel dr.riiiu" ^ 1h- ox > v^as t !u‘u
I pres, nted t • the sch.o< i with u few
! we.l '-hosei' rt'U’.arks by (t.
j V\'ituier.
The la.'.t ft'ature on The pr ):,'raiu
vv'i'.s t;ii* ur'-'S -ntati >n b.-,- tlie Dau:r.b-
Tt i'S I f ( rt^sr'e.s tt' tlui <ud Veterans.
Tile folb winj: cr )S.s» s had lie«‘n
i'-d ?'or and v < re ])n*s >nted,
th(* ex(*o])tion of a few who
■.Yen'not ],!'< s('ut to rt'ei-ive them :
b'. F Bisb.op. Co. U, -’th Re<;. !S. (b ;
M. M. Bryant, Co. Iv. (.Jnd N. Lb;
Jb A. Galb»way, t'o. L\ t*,r>rh X. (b ;
b). (.irant, ( o. <b .“‘ith X. :
Tbos. liav>. Oe lb -jrth X. (’. ; bb
r. .ba>1us, ('o. tv. Ij'Jiid X. ^; i-i. J.
ivi: pat rick, br.fib^r 'y\i. I\ 'T.th X . Cb :
>. il. Lan( (\ do. D. (..bh X. <’. ; J
H. yiulb'\>. (b -n^t X. C. ; Felix
P.a' b, 0,>.. K. r.OiKl X. (b ; T. T Pat-
•eivod for small [ .on, Jacobs’ art., IS. C. : Thos. Re.ss,
trails ^virliin'<^ F. P'thS. (b; J. M. Southorn,
I
I SUCll
rlitiiur as we did in Auti-
/r'. t-ct t!r na\'i,i:a-
on ■'vh0"0 wa:t*r-
exorbitant
i-rtd. Tbo
bui^i a ]«r; ■.■
]>r( venl ri.(
llie area.'- des'e^nati <but suial'
t a* ■*.' e.in •■aly b • ex. luiiied when
f. '.it.' to t'. ;ieari ii j,(
:• wbi -il .ir' b'-ins.- .*'. in.bit’o
■ I \ x:t,‘rt ‘be ht; J7'(-;r.; te of ai’’ 'raets
V (1 f '7 '^aie ' s'lb'eiellt tt.i ^n^-
' an ; xar-’:ir u^n
'b.i i', .I*' a:r,’ bind'e,vnor *•
. . rv, b-t S. C. militia ; F. L. D,
Ibionuis. Co. E, (V'lat X. ; .f L.
i' '< u; ^’o. ’a, L’Tit .i -N . C. •. -T.
\V’.1.'>’-n, (’o. E. :'>l>rh X. C. ; Mrs.
iNic.ba M. Wilsi n wid4;w of
'•b;Mb«*’A Wilson, C I. G. art., JS. C. ;
• b ,M Tiii’a'^h, b' ). I. "i'tli X. C.
The i olio win JT daughters wore on
rln* ]ibitform and took part in tlio
1.
: ■) tin-. Uub !:' . nt i>. < f c:>lVSe,
' ^ -ri .'T. Til ; bK in<r of lan'ls : exorc’sos : Misses Annie Gash, Yir-
'.u au-•■.'.ts bi.n '.s e.ve\r. i< n’^.-, -inia Allison, Aunit* Allison, Annie
n. aess.iry. a-, be r,u7;ev> * !jeir, 1 *Shi}.inar., .Marir.iror Bree.»;(‘, Mollio
s lv.-' ria> I. a". ibi\.*et witli the j Hreviso, -luba l.K av( r. Mauvl Jacobs.
;t)vt*’-ni.i nt. Mis. (5 C Witmor. Mrs. J. A. Mil-
Tlie laT' s pure’l as"
tbo
-V 't tiai .A.n:- Is 'I arc* to bo
■ost.' Such
a T-o V ay intorfere
j vrith b^ntirl^' an ' fishina witliiu
in ra.
wit;, tliu trmn iI-:jor„sts will
]»r'..]';-iat('<. 'I'ruu'v t lis br,v. Macb
dill'veno'; e'i^ts. howe ver in the
cliaiactor o.' 'lit bvuds .n duiereuL
lor. .^Irs. An^io MeLt an, 3lrs. C. C.
Yongue. Mrs. J. Norton and Miss
Delia Gash.
etam, Sliai-;).'l':tr,L:, (leti ysbur.ii; or
'.’hiek imauica. And since Kylan in
ls(»r there ha.' been n«) icri'at brittle
in wiiieh the victor (the ])unish-
nie7i'i ho tix'k to ^'ain his victory;:
ie(|'ia.ls tin* ‘Jr'"., of our los.-'os in our
victory at Cbickamau^a. In tha’
battle tho th'feateil army of tin*
.iTi'th'rals was not routed, but stiil
had some li^htin.t;: sfrtuijrth, while
wo wore so oxhaustt'd that wo could i
.nor pur>uo ('tur vu'tory. It vcas
jwar to the knife and tlu* knife to |
I the hilt
j Wator-oo was ooli])sod by Gettys- !
j burg, (Tettysbur::^ oy Sharpsbu”*.^,
! and Sharpshur^ >\v Chiekainau-va. ,
j Mark tho tiifforenci*. At Waterloo j
the allit's' ^;who were tho victors)
loss was ~M"„, ono fifth, and tho
Freiu''h army (tho dofoated) was
broken up and dissolv»*d.
At Gottysbnr.i; tho Fe'dorals vroro
vi'. tors and also lost •JO 'i.but the
(i!onfederates held th«nr jiositions
all tho following day, and some of
I you old leFiows who were in it did
not know you wore whipped there
until after tho war.
At Shariisburi!: (olaimod hy thf
Fedorais as a victory) thoy lost
, but wo still held our position
all tho next day after.
xVt Chickiiinau'^a wo licked Miom
at a cost of ”Jr"„ losses, that is,
twenty-seven mon out of every
hundred, but though the loss was
inflicted by the Federa.ls* they were
obliged to leave tho battlefield and
At a mo(iting of tbo (JreatoT-
Western Xortli ('art'lina Assoei.-;
tion hold in Aslu'vilb,* last Tliurs
dav, (*n(!oura;L'’ii'.g financial r(‘]>ort.%
wore made, soiiu* of tbo standin;^
committt'os roportinl, idt'as and
suggestions wore excb;‘.ng.,‘d, aftt'i-
which it was decided to m(*ot again
on February s, ttt i 1 o'c b)ck, in ths>
Board of Trado rooms in Ashovillo
The mooting was a re]'>resent?i
tive oiKi, doh>gatos b(*ircr prest'ut.
from c'ach of tlu* S(‘v.'ri (’emitie.^i
constituting tlu* associ.ation. Tliv^
attendance vcas about tliirty.
President \V. E. Br(H*so, Jr., of
Brevard, called tlu* mei'ting to or
der. aft(*r whi(di .'Secretary F. \V.
Milh'r ('f Wayncsville read thfr
minutes of the la.'t n.eeting, w’nicb
wore adopted.
Tho cliairmau of each e{/U'.M,iite'-
\\’as oalu'd upon to malce hisreji.jrt.
Plach chairman ha.l b.en author
need to a])])oint on * or more fru:u
• 'Jicb ‘ounly to servt' v.ith him. i«ut
the ma.iority i.;f the clurrmo’.
asked for furtlu*r liiiiv-, -ayiiiij: tha'',
they liatl not b:id rliae fora indl-
cious sob*(.‘ti.'n (-f tli'* men tbe.y
wanted to s('rvi* with tiiein.
M L. Sai])man («i Iie-Tab*r>onvill(.
chai"man of tho a.inmittee ( ii ^-t:•:.
tisties. math* bis ihuxhT, as wa 11 ;;.s
K. J^. (-rash «d' TransyUanui, cliaii
man of th(: commitu*o ..n hotel
boartdng houst*s and i-eal estato
other chairmen wi. 1 e iiiveii unti'
the ni'Xt m- oting t«.> make their re
])orts.
When the roll call by cae.mtie-i
vvas calh'd in ordt'r t<- asc(*rtair^
what each would do or bad done irs,
tho way 01 raising flit* tissessieont-s
madt* at a ])revious me(*ting, IF V/
Plni!;n;er. for liuncombe. said Ilia-,
tbi'^ ctuinty had boon debiyefl in its
wf.rk for variou> reasons, and siiir
gested tliat th • as.svssment of :
again.st Buucombi* was considerori
l^epi t sent
1111:: liuncomht*, 1>. Harris .'tate..i
that if tho iiiombersliip and initia-
tie.n fo(‘S of liuncombe reemb'.
could bo a])plied to the as^-essmtnv
against tho county, the
v.ould bo rjiisod. Ho was assured
tbat this would be dt:>ne, the sanii*
apidying to all counties.
d. .’'lb ?Jock ro]j< rfed rhar Hay
Vv'ood county's assessment of
had already bo(*ii placed in th^^^
bank. This is th»* only county tha:,
has so far raised tho v.iiob* amount
'of tlio assessment and tlu* rejiort
was greeted by ajiplause.
Speaking for Transylvania conn
!ty. R.L. Gash stated that hi* had
notes in his r<ockot for ^:.00, that,
the county eomirissioiiers and tint
Bi’ovard board of aldermen had
promised to helj), but was not iii
siiapio to do so until it was learned
liow much of tho asst*ssniont ot
SI,COO the pe'oplo and oih(*r orLTiini
zations of tho county would raise.
He said tho county v ould raise tlui
amount.
Speaking for the Southorn rail
way, which had promist'd to raise.
provided tho countii*s uiade
good, S. H. Hardwick sTatetL that,
the Southern was pleased with th*
|)rogross of th(i tissoeiation. He.
stated that he and M. Y. Richards,
the land and industrial agent
would be glad to become memherfi
of the association and take up any
duties assigned them. They wen
later elected to membership.
Mr. Hai'dwick stated that he had
a manuiror for the association in
Continued v-n page 3.
^ , mind, no name being mentioned,
retreat. Right here was pause to j President Breese remarked that
notice the point that cotmts, which ' the mom hers pj osent from the dif-
The following is Mujor BieesK^'s ‘^oir greater preponderance of
speech in jiart • ^ ability to call for reserves, uthein s action and call
Tue Confederacy sent to the Whr!
Continuetl on page 3.
attention to the same in the efYorta
to raise assessments.