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-v V . f - ;vE,D4Rv e " V , ' ' , .A . N D E B S ONVILLEl c. U ; ;: f:; VOL. XVII, No. 30 Wllii To the Editor: r C : : , I would like to give a note of warning and some gratuitous ad vice to the people who are inter ested in the development oi Hen derson ville. Can any thought ful person say other than that Hendersonville has been growing beyon their expectations? Can any thoughtful person expect this growth to continue if they put forth v no effort? Can anv thoughtful person account for the growth which we have had? Will that same person disagree with me, when I sayt that our progress has been largely .due to the efforts of a limited number of our people, because they be lieve in progress and in internal improvement by the town and its people, and have accompariied these efforts with their money to produce the result; and further to the fact that many of our people, a very large majority of them, have been public spirited, liberal enough and wise enough to forsee the results and . work for it. Just who have.acted and how they have acted, and what has followed most all of .our peo ple know. The writer is not in terested in what has been done, or who shall have credit for it; work always has its reward with just people, and the unjust are not to be considered. In a grow ing town, the slogan should be "See the right thing, do the right thincr, and obstacles will re move themselves." So that I wish to join hands with every body under an agreement that, we will all stand together, pull to gether to advertise and build up Hendeoson ville already the Mecca of the Southern Tourists. What has become of those who ridi culed and made fun of the men who ridiculed and made fun of the men who, in time past, aid that Hendersonville deserved rto be, and could be1, the greatest resort city on the continent. Are not the former critics begin ning to be less critical? Are. not some of them already, . saying, "We killed" a -bear." Is there any decided improvement made by the town, or in the. town more than one year old, that ' all of our citizens do not point put these improvements, and say that "this, - that or other, .'has been done in spite of opposi tion?" That there has been op position, is a. matter of .regret, but the comfort is that our; peo ple, or most of them, are honest, and when things turn to the good contrary to their, expectations,' they are manly enough to say so, and when they are convinced that their opposition was wrong; ; they turn with -their convictions and fall in and work; with a vim. I for onQ am free to say, ;; that J have not always done right, my self. I have opposed and been opposed. Among my opponents are some of the 'strongest v and most influential and best people of the town. I am therefore willing to forgive and hope to be forgiven, and desire to be heard when I say that for the good of Hendersonville would -be glad if everybody ' would join with me bury the tomahawk,' Smok" the pipe of peace, put all shoulders to the wheel and with one com- The'Bryan Club at Fletcher P. ' V. Cunningham, ' secretary and treasurer of the Fletcher Bryan Club, has sent this paper a check for; $19.75 for. the National Democratic campaign. The money has been turned over to S. Y. Bryson, the committee's local repre seetative.' ' .-. ;, '. ' ..- . Mayor Schenck' will address the club at its next meeting. , " . . - The loyal Democrats who have shown their faith, by their .works in this mat ter are : ;---v.- J. C. Sales.. 1 E. P. Justice. C. P. McMinn $1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .50 1.00 ,1.00 1.00 -.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .50 1.00 .50 , .50 1.00 1.00 .25 Z. C. Byers-.-. G. G. Buquo. G. E. Fletcher......... J. W. -Morris...... E. L. Ellinburg.....;... J. L. McDowell... J. B. Lance... Frank Smith..... M.L. Baldwin... -i.... P. V. Chinnmgham...... W. E. Cunningham, jr., J. K. bales J. Ona Sales:...,.. E. J. Sales W. E. Poteat....... ..... George Southejc.......... Geo. Taylor..,'.... Bud Lanning. C R. Cunninghain..., Henry Hamet.... ... $19.75 mon effort, make Hendersonville in a few year's time the , greatest resort city in the south and ,then the greatest in the nation. If the people will believe with me that this can be done and will join with me in the effort, it will be done. Our natural attractions give us advantages which cannot be tak en from us, and make opportu nities which, if neglected,, we are hurt; if cultivated, we are enriched. An investigation ; will show, that Hendersonville has added ta hernaturarttitta more artificial . advantages than any other town of its size and ability.' We are all proud of what we have done: v This pride should have, a good and not a bad influence, if it has the effect of making us contented and stops us from putting forth a greater effort, arid what is now said and thought of Hendersonville will bethought and said of some oth er place. : If we realize that we are at a crisis, and that by inac tion we will lose that which we have gained, while by energy and public spirit we will forge ahead even to greater,, things, and then put forth concerted ac tion, our realizations will be great er than our enthusiasts have dreamed. Lethargy is the dan ger that threatens Henderson ville. The time to prerpae for the fu ture is the present. Let us not be satisfied with what has, been done and sit 'quietly down ; and wait, but rather letj us bestir ourselves and do it how. The sooner the means are devised to bring the. :; attention of the country at large to the many at tractions, and. delights that we have to offer, the greater will be the number of ; tourists reached and th more our town will be talked, and-talk of Henderson ville can be but for good; in fact "To name her is but to praise her." : 'r . " The energy put forth by our people last Fall, winter and Spring in advertising Henderson ville, .. has produced one great thing, 'that is, the best all-around Continued on last page Doming; United States Senator F. M. Simmons will speak at the court house in . this; city on Monday, October 26th. . : ; $66,000 More :: The Firsf National ; has $66, 000 more deposits than' any other bank in this county ever before had entrusted. to-its care. . - . , The total deposits ': are over $246,000; this! with its capital of $50,000, and its surplus of nearly $10,000; and ; thei fact (that' it is underf the! supervision of ; the National Government, makes the First National Bank one. of the ' strongest .financial institu tions in the Ssuth. Simmons - ' . 1 1 . . . i. onfinmAiir il cnuiliiUU AT THE BRYAII CLUD Solicitor. Spainhour will make one of his forceful and extremely interesting talks at the Bryan Club meeting tomorrow night. . The ladies especially ; are urg ently requested: to come. : The meeting, will be held over J. O. Williams store, and the doors will not be locked this time. BRIEF :NEWS. P. E. Willson of Pittsburg, is the guest of his brother, J. R. Willson. : , DIED Mrs. Robert T. Thurston, 77 years, on Friday. Burial at Greenville Henry Brock, aged 29, died at his home here last Friday. Interment w as in Oakdale Cemetery on Sunday, Rev. Rich officiating. ' ' Mr. and Mrs. Bolton ; have rented W. P. Bartlett's cottage and with their two charming daughters will occupy it this winter. Mr. Bolton is vice presi dent of the First National Bank of Chicago. ' ' ; . - . - " DIED Hazel Mullgrove, 21 yeara of age, on Monday. Burial at Bennetts ville,'S. C- , 'f: MARRIED At the home of Mrs. Sample, Oct. 11, at , 6 o'clock, Miss Robbins of Maxton, S. - C, and.Mr Arthur Wilder of Sumter, S. C, Dr. Grinnan performing the ceremony. Among Dr. Egerton's patients in Dr. Merriwether's private hospital in Ashe ville are Mrs. Eliza Fisher, Mrs. Fred Case and John Pace, all of whom are recpvering nicely from recent operations -? The Hendersonville. Hors Show ;.Asso-1 Mrs. Wm. S. Hastie of Flat Rock, of the award of tM blue ribbon and cup in the ladies' saddle . class to the v gray gelding Petronius, ,and has awarded the ribbon and cup to . her chestnut mare Fan, a Henderson county mare. B, F. Shawley, of Pennsylvania has purchased that fine place of John Rei ber on-the Haywood Road, one of the most attractive homes in the county, Mr, Shawley with his wife and daugh ter will arrive here about the first of November and "will make Henderson county their permanent home, ! More Potatoes. Just as you come into the Hustler, office to pay your sub scription, to your right, you will find a rare exhibition of Hender son county fruit, to which T. J. Shipman has just added some more fine specimens. Mr. Ship man planted three, pecks of .the "Beauty of Beauties," and reap ed 35 bushels and they are fine, sure. ; Then he has some "Queen of the South" sweet potatoes," fine, big, smooth skin, a joy and a pleasure to look upon. ; Come in and have a look, but don't touch. ' J.L in cn? inrrnn ouuuuu Pitt o Dead ; J. L. Pittillo, an old Confed erate soldier, died at his home on Clear Creek, six miles from town, on Monday. The burial, which took place near his old home, where he had lived always, oc curred Tuesday and was :. largely attended. - . ' - Mr. Pittillo was about 77 years old, was a member of the 60th N. C. Regiment and had an arm shot off at Missionary Ridge. Throughout the war he was not ed for his gallantry and bravery, and had the confidence and love of officers and men. He leaves a wife and five children and the community is the poorer through the death of this gallant wearer of the gray. tV-...v;:- . ; How Strange! Sixty full pints "of ' whiskey were stolen from the Flat . Rock depot last week. They, left twen ty pints, whether they were un able to carry them all," or simply did not want to act hoggish. the thieves fail to state. . . But who is it that orders eigh ty pints of liquor at one time in Hendersodville or Flat Rock? : ' ; In last Sunday's Charlotte Ob server W.W. Ball, assistant edi tor of. the Charleston News and Courier, who has been spending some time in ; this city, s has a most comprehehsiye and ' well written ; article I about "Kanuga Lake,;" Mr. George Stevens gi gantic development proposition of the old Hanckel property near this city. - Work is now actually progressing on the lake,'' a large force of men, with teams and machinery; being actively at work.- ; ; Briefly, the plan is to form' a co-operative summer: colony , in the mountains.. A membership for' ten years will cost $150, ; pay7 able in monthly installments of $15 ' each. The money derived from the first two hundred mem berships, $30,000 will be used in the development of the property. Thel Jake and buildings will be completed by next season. " ' ";; Al ember's privileges? are: the 1j rivilege of residence; ; he may; board at the club house at actual cost- : The club house will reallyj be a; high-class summer hotel, or he may live in one of the modern cottages to be built and take his meals at the club house; k These cottages will have bathj : telephone, ' electric lights, etc. I ;Then there will be the , use of tennis courts, baseball grounds; V&i links, the'; drives and bridle pa.4is,of the estate - To , each member of the first colony of 200 will be given a lot, 200x50 feet. An attractive six room house will be built , on this lot for the member for $1,000, the actual cost, there being no mma Did Not Say Country People Were Ignorant; They Have Always Been His Best r riends And He Kesents 1 he Insinuation That He Has ' Reflected Upbri Their Intelligence in Any (The Asheville Citizen, Sept 30, 1908) In answer to the charge that Congressman W. T Crawford, in a recent speech at Waynesville, had referred to the rural resi- dents, as "ignorant country peo ple. ' come three letters ' from highly respected citizens of Hay wood county who heard the speech in question. . All empha tically declare that the language , attributed t? Mr.; Crawford; was not used. The letters follow: - Editor G. C. Briggs. Waynesville, N.C., Sept. 29,1908. Hon. W. T. iCrawford, a , ' Waynesville, N. C. . ,, Dear Sir Replying to your in quiry of yesterday, would say ? that 1 1 have ; noticed the charge made to the effect that your said ; in your Waynesville speech on the 4th inst, "That Grant, was out speaking to ignorant people in the country' '.'-and. would further say that I was present taking notes for the . Courier and paid strict attention to all you said. As we stated recently in an edi torial replying to this charge, we state here, namely; that you said . that John Grant was going around in the country districts and talking to those he thinks are ignorant, but who, as he will find out, are. not ignorant, but are the best j udges of a fakir,' in the ; world. , .The charge does : you great injustice. ; " ' : : v : Respectfully, ;. s t ; : G.C. Briggs. Clerk of Court Hyatt4 Waynesville, KC. , Sept. 29, 1908. 1 1 was present and - gave close attention to the speech' of Con gressman Crawford, in -.Waynesville, on Sept. 4th.' I have seen the charge in the newspapers that he said ''Grant was in the desire to make any profit on any liuflnV-for'thev'memberk-? ; ?i - No cottage ; costing- less than $400 or, more than $2,500 may be built. There will bp thej central stable, where horses .may ; he boarded at cost, the electric light ing from water power ot the dam and a telephone - system; .The water for the' club - houses . and cottages will; come from ; f ar up in the mountains i 4 '; There will be a resident" phy sician, Dr C. S. . Mangum, of the University of North Carolina, There wjll . be a kindergarten, and a 'boy's leader,". " ' : Only those personally i known to Mr. Stevens or recommended by some member, of the colony are eligible lo membership, j;: t VThe lake itself is 125 eet higher than Penarsonville. and comprises 1,000 ' acres, and is about f our jniles from , this city, as the crow flies. Li. A ' new gravel road will be built to the lake from this city. ? 'ri Mr. John Nolen, a noted land scape engineer is in charge of that feature of the work - ' Mr. K f S. ' Smith of Ash'evine will; approve fall -plans for club houle or-; cottages, . that the beauty :, of this lake village may UKJllkJS; UlObUl UU KJJ j tuning WU" tradictions in design." - - , Among those already members are the following: Dr. Francis Preston Venable, president of .the University of North CarolinaV and these gentle men from Charlotte, the home of Mr.' Stevens, y ; .: ,J' f 1 Q W; Wood, treasurer Amer ican Trust Ck)mpany W. H: Twitty, cashier iChar lotte National Bank.. ; John- M. Scott, president Southern Loan and Savings Bank. George E. Wilson, president Merchants & Farmers National Bank. - ''.'' country speaking to ignorant people. " . I wish to say in the spirit of fairness, and truth that the charge is not true,' and I do . not believe that fair minded men can believe it after, hearing a statement of the facts. - -; , Mr. Crawford said, in substance, thatl his opponent had departed from a time honored custom that had prevailed in the. district of meeting hY joint debate before all the people. "Mr. Crawford, re ferred to the great debate be . tween Vance and Settle and to all the other debates between Con gressional candidates- down to this year. He said that Grant could not face the issues of a Republican panic, but that he was skulking around, by himself, bushwhacking, and trying to de ceive and fool the people, think ing that the country people are ignorant, but he will find out that they are not 5 ignorant and thevbest judges of fakirs in the world, v ;'' " . Mr.- Crawford has been mis represented, whether intention ally or riot I am unable to say , - -R. A. L. Hyatt. Ex-Sheriff Noland. r- Waynesville,-N,-C.v Sept. 29, '08 I was present and - heard Con gressman Crawford and Hon. W. T. Bickett speak at Waynes ville on Sept. 4th.' I paid close attention to what Mr: Crawford said in regard to Grant's failure ' to meet him in joint debate. He said in substance that Grant hadf refused tomee,t him on the stump - and was out in the country dis tricts bushwhacking, and " trying to deceive5 the people : about the constitutional amendment, -tnmK-ing the country 'people are igno rant. . But he will find that he is mistaken, for they; are the best judges of a fakir in the world. The charge that Mr. .Crawford said that the country people are igno rant is not true. - . ; D. R. Noland.. T. W. Wank, ; president Union National Bank. D. A. Tomkins, textile manu facturer and engineer. & M. Miller. Jr., cotton manu facturer. 1 . Dr. Charles A Bland, dentist W. S. Lee. second vice-president and chief engineer Southern power Company. S. B. .Tanner, cotton manu facturer, r , : ; ; v J, W. Wadesworth, vice-president and general manager, J. W. Wadesworth's Sons Company. Dr. W. O. Nishet, physician. Arthur J. Draper, cotton manufacturer. ' . . , - . Chase Brenizer,; lawyer. F. C. Abbot, real estate. J, S. Cothran, machinery re presentative. . K; 1 :;: Robert Lassiter, cotton manu facturer. ; ' Norman H. Johnson, lawyer and publisher. : - Walter Brem, life insurance. C.D.Bennett,', lawyer. Edwin Howard,; machinery. agent. ' J. L, .Spencer, cotton manu facturer ' , J. P. Caldwell, editor and pub lisher;. Dr. (Thomas H. Wright, physi cian. ' Jordan S. Thomas, insurauce adjuster., ...f r - v; , M. ; G. Hunter, insurance ad juster. vrH:-;-, w B. J. Smith, insurance adjuster. Charles S. , Stone, president Stone-Barringer Company. ; J. R." Van Ness, manufacturer. Harvey Lambeth, insurance manager American Trust Com-. pany; ; J. S Myers, planter. : W- H. Thompson, contractor. ; M. B.. Spier, division superin tendent Bell Telephone Company. , E. M. Shannonhouse, lawyer- . E. A Smithy - cotton manuf act J. ' W.i Conway, manufacturer, v J . L:- Chambers, manufacturer. W. R. Burwell,-: wholesale ' druggist, r 9 Dr. R. L. Gibbon, physician. W. L. Jenkins, banker. " C O Kuester, merchant H. M. Victor, banker. m CRAWFORB) Mr. Crawford's Statement Editor of The Citizen: - Republican politicians who were unwilling for Mr. Grant to meet me in joint debate are charging ' that I said in my speech at Waynesville that ' "Grant was : out speaking to ignorant country people and was trying to fool 'them." - It seems to me that - the charge is, too ridiculous to re quire notice, ; Nine tenths of the voters in this district are men who Jive, in the country precincts and a large per cent of them vote for me. Three fourths of the voters who heard me at Waynes ville live in the country. ' And the suggestion that I would de liberately offend a class of citi zens who' are my personal and political friends is absurd. . V V I made no such statement at "Waynesville or elsewhere, apd I -feel sure that no one will assume the personal responsibility of say ing that I did, arid I am confident that no one who. knows me will believe that I made such state ment.',' :V "''" vV ;" ' I inclose statements of R; iU - L. Hyatt, : Clerk of Court of Hay .wood County Ex-Sheriff -V IX : Noland, and G. C. Briggs,. Edi-. tor of Waynesville Courier. It seems that' our friends, ..' the enemy, are hard pressed for cam-i paign material. But let the peo ple judge as to the value of it. Respectfully, ' ' W. .T. CRAWFORD. Waynesville, N.C, Sept. 29, 'Oi'
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