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f ste Library ONB DOLLAR PER YEAR, laurel Park To HENDERSONVILLE. s: 0 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4,, 19092, : VOL. XVIII, No. 44 ITTaj ' i ' ' 5 ' de the Finest. Residence - V Paw m America! W. A. Smith Spending Thousand Mere. The New Car Line to Penetrate nermost the Jn- Parts of Park 111 Cost Bjf MM l Swiss Railway,, New Roads, The Canal, and Lake; Modern Car Line to Be Built Immediately. Of the many great enter prises, public and private, now almost consumated in this city, all of them having a direct and important bearing upon the growth and development of Greater Hendersonville, not one is more important, nor will con tribute more to the upbuilding of the city, than Hon. W.A. Smith's comprehensive plans for the immediate development of Lau rel Park admittedly the most beautiful natural park in Ameri ca. The old dummy line, which has transported so many hun dreds of thousands of people to this beauty spot, is to be aban- The new car line will be ex tended, as stated, to Crystal Spring, and other parts of the park. From this spring of glorious water to the tower on Park Heights will be built a Swiss railway, or what is . possi bly better known as a counter weight railway, enabling sight seers to reach the tower on the mountain top without any exer tion on their part. But a mini mum charge will be made for the trip, which certainly will be novel, interesting and well worth while. As those familiar with this spot know, from the tower on Park Heights is unfolded to the v .1." .1 - 5 ' V 't?! t Jl S4) ,0 6 6 I rees and One ofie Mant Springs In Laurel Park doned, and in its place will be operated modern street cars, hich will traverse the present dummy route on 5th Ave. to Rainbow Lake in the park, and will then be continued on, through those superb thickets of kurel, up the mountainside to Crystal Spring. From there it m be extended so as to make Kiosteverv nart of the crreat 250 te the line. These cars, having no. unsight J tro le ys, the motive power for each teing contained within it it as in an automobile, repre sents the latest phase of the true wuuon of the traction problem worked out by the transpor gon experts of the country. system is in general use IKinu , w car ljnes are Demg iry and successful. visitor a panorama of such su perb scenic, beauty as to cause almost a gasp of wonder, an in voluntary cry of heart-felt ad miration. East, west, north or south, in America or Europe, no m finer mountain scenery than this. A broken, tumultous skyline, with here and there a giant peak rearing its x head toward the azure sky, of a most beautiful blue in the distance, the nearer mountainsides are covered with great splotches oi color, tne vivia great earthen dam offering se cure protection , to the lower lands below it. This superb body of water, its shores heavily fringed with lau rel and rhododendron and white pine, reflecting the brightest of skies and overleaning moun tain tops, will be encircled by a new road now being built, pass ing through dense thickets of laurel and shaded by magnificent trees which have been many scores of years in the growing. From one end of Rhododendron Lake opens up the canal which will connect it with its little sis ter, Rainbow Lake, so familiar to the thousands who have visited Laurel Iark. This winding lane of water, nearly a mile in length, is cut along and through the mountain side and is an attrac tion unique to this park. Above the canal will run the street car line, below it stretches level fields and winding roads. Such a trip as will be possible here, through the canal, winding around the mountainside, through masses of laurel and rhododen dron, will afford visitors an ex perience to be had nowhere else, and for novelty and interest the imagination would be hard taxed to find its equal. Looking down and into the limped depths of Rho dodendron Lake is Mt. Pan orama, whose lofty summit is reached by a winding road built through dense growths of laurel and pine '-Hf or it's laurel, pine and rhododendron everywhere IT G1 . .f . . x i t v - i home confident that in xjaurei irarK wmie nan way to the peak is a spring of even greater beauty and flow of water than famed Crystal Spring, and one can but imagine the picture un folded daily from this moun tain before the eyes of that fortunate man who, some day, will insist upon buying the great hill and building for himself thereon a home. Nature has been busy for thousands of years prepar ing this heaped up mass of earth and rocks for, some man's habitation, and he who builds on Mt Pano rama will have a site for a home which is well nigh in comparable. In the 250 acres compris ing the park proper, there are now ten miles of roads and they are good roads, too. Few places anywhere are more abundantly blessed with waterfor Laurel Park simply abounds with springs of remarkable flow and purity, whose waters have been analyzed and found to be that rarest of human 'necessities just pure water. From one of the many springs gushes forth a pelucid stream which authorities state toybe superior to the famous Poland water of Maine, which has made many a fortune for its fortunate owner. But not the least interesting feature of a place full of interest is the mammoth stone quarry which Mr. Smith has been work ing since last Spring. Here may be seen all the apparatus of the modern quarry compress ed air machinery for operating the drills, a great steam drill on nQV1Af nf cniirwnorl contrasting with the more sober bronze of jits long legs and with ! a power oak and maDle. the ever green , within it almost marvelous, a and ever beautiful and stately pine everywhere, while in the near foreground is the white city Hendersonville a city, fast coming to the park a city of which any man may be proud to say "I live therer From this vantage point may Rhododendron Lake, - n;jUr filKncr with water, its powerful derrick for lifting the huge masses of stone, iron cables, buckets and tools of all kinds. Improvements and addi tions to the already large equip ment will.be made at once, in the way of a stone crusher, bins to contain the crushed rock, under which wagons may be easily and quickly loaded, addi tional trackage,' etc. The stone from this quarry- is susceptible of, the highest finish. There are several different kinds, all of them of high grade, pos sessing the most desirable work ing qualities. As a developing industry of Hendersonville this great quarry with its interesting machinery is well worth a visit Only in scenic splendor has Dame Na ture been more liberal , to this favored spot, for here she has deposited the finest of stone in quantities sufficient to build; great cities arid to pave the roads of Christendom. With all the advantages possi ble for any spot to possess for home sites, with the new lake, the canal, , the new roads arid the car line penetrating its utmost recesses, parts of Laurel Park will soon be dotted with modern residences, for it is Mr." Smith's intention to at last put portions of this magnificent property on the market. The strictest building restric tions will make of Laurel Park the most desirable residence sec tion of Hendersonville. No more attractive spot can be found for a homea home in the most beautiful park in America, easily and quickly reached by a modern car line and situated but a trifle over amile from Main street. Truly a rarO opportunity will be here offered to those seeking a piace wnere tney may own a no undesir able class, no unpleasant in fluences will mar the pleasure of that ownership. So, of all the public and pri vate enterprises now consu mating here, all of which will tend to build up and make possi ble a greater, a more beautiful Hendersonville, none are so fraught with far reaching im portance as this development of Laurel Park which calls for an ultimate expenditure of not less than between thirty and forty thousand dollars and which without doubt, will influence many a man of means to select as his future home Henderson ville the fastest growing town m the South ! PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK OPENS FOR BUSINESS i .- The Peoples National Bank opened for business last Satur day, morning; at nine o'clock, when Cashier.Fullbright received the deposit of Col. Pickens as the first to put money in the new $150,000 institution. Permission to open was re ceived from the Comptroller of the Currency at Washington on Friday night, when the bank's number, 9571, was wired them. The bank's temporary quarters is in the building formerly occu pied by the Wanteska Trust and Banking Company, on North Main, which, will be used pend ing the erection of their new $25,000 re-inforced concrete structure next the Hustler office. The Peoples National Bank, under the supervision of the National Government, starts out with every prospect of success, The officers and directors are all well known men, enjoying the confidence of the community and having the largest capital of any bank in this immediate section will doubtless, do its full share in developing the latent resources of this part of the State. Mr. John H. Carter, president oi the American National. Asheville's $300,000 bank, is also president of. this new financial institution. : Mr. U. Gv , Staton, well and favorably known as a keen and successful; business rriari, lvice presfdent, as also is Mr. Xharjes French Toms, who ranks high in the legal profession. . Mr. C. S. 'Fullbright, for many years Southern Railway ;and Southern Express agent here, is ( cashier, and Mr. Fullbright is one of those men who have earned and enjoys the utmost confidence of his fellow citizens. The directors, all active in pro moting the prosperity of the town and county, are as follows: U. G. Staton, W. F. Edwards, H. S. Anderson, John H. Carter, W. A. Garland, P. H. Walker, W. C. Connell, R. J. Brown, McD.Ray. M. C. Toms, D. S. Pace, S. J. Thomas, J. A. Brock, S. Y. Bryson, I. H. Cantrell, Chas. F. Toms. The deposits, up to time of go ing to press, Wednesday, before bank closed for the day, amount ed to $36,095.02. CAPTURES DESPERADO With a shot gun close at hand and a belt of cartridges around his waist, Wade Bowers, an alleged desperado, was . captured at the home of Pink Ward, Zir conia, Sunday morning, by Sheriff Blackwell and Otis Powers. He is charged with assaulting Pace, who has an ugly wound in his head, inflicted by a shot gun in the hands of Bowers. The Sheriff and Mr. Powers were called from their beds at one o'clock, Sunday morning, and made a quick trip to Zirconia, in answer to the urgent summons for aid from people there. They found a crowd of , well armed and somewhat excited men in front of the Ward house, waiting their arrival. The house was surrounded and Powers entered and soon had his man safely handcuffed. They re turned to town with their priso ner, arriving about 10 o'clock. Bowers is about 28 years old and has the reputation of being a 'bad man," a desperado, and it is said there are two bench warrants out for him in South Carolina. He was taken to Green ville, S. C., oh Monday, a deputy sheriff from that town coming here for that purpose. He will Jater be tried here for assault on Pajje: , ' t Railway News. The representative of the bond house which expects ' to finance R. M. Oates' street railway and power plant im provements, arrived in town Wednesday morning, and has spent the day in an "automobile inspection" tour of the country near town. He is most favorably impressed with Hendersonville and conditions here. He will remain in town several days. His name is C. T. Bloke. nuaa and' Beaumont The big Kanuga Lake has been emptied and repairs and im provements to the dam are being made. It is said work in full blast will start at the Lake not later than Nov. 15. The club house will be enlarged, many new cottages built, and miles of new roads and bridle paths con structed,: involving an expendi ture of many thousands of dollars. Contractor Baine has secured the contract ' for remodeling ' 'Beaumont, ' ' Mr. Frank Haynes magnificent home in ' Flat Rock, Oyer $10,000 will be spent on the building, already a handsome and substantial structure. Another $10,000 at least will be expended on the grounds. Mr. Haynes is one of the big cotton operators of the country . and with his family will occupy his new home next Season. TREES AND SIDEWALKS The cement sidewalks on Main street are being injured by the roots of the sycamore trees on the street. In many places, notably in front of Hyder's store, where a block of the cement is nearly an inch out of place, the walk will soon be ruined a nd it would seem to be a question of sacrificing the trees or having an uneven and broken pavement Election Returns Yesterday: - Gov. Eben Draper, republican, , elected governor Massachusetts. Rhode Island elects Gov. Po thier, republican Virginia elects Democratic ticket. In New York, Tammany Hall scores triumph. Judge Gay nor, democratic nominee for mayor, elected by 70,000. Mayor Tom Johnson, Cleveland defeated. NEW INSURANCE FIRM U. G. Staton & Co., a new in surance firm here, offices in the Peoples National Bank, repre sent an excellent line of fire and general insurance companies. Vhat John H. Carter Says Mr. John H. Carter, president of the Peoples National Bank, head of a dozen big enterprises says: ' T read the- Hustler with' interest I believe it is read more closely y than any other; county newspaper of which X have knowledge. I approve u its policy of boosting'." JOHNSOII-DAKL Mrs. Sophia Johnson, widow of the late Noble, Johnson, and Mr. Joseph Dawson, were quiet ly married at the Methodist Parsonage, Monday afternoon, by Rev. Jno. W, Moore. The newly-mated couple left on the evening train for an ex tended wedding trip. Their future home will be in Spring field, Mass., where Mr. Dawson is a successful business man. iMppfiGatioii of Fields? Editor Hustler: By what authority of law will city council pay Contractor Jor dan for the cement cross walks? Out of the bond issue surplus? This would clearly be illegal would mean misapplication of funds and render city council liable to fines, etc. : Voter. f ii ' if V I V"' li ii I ,'u 5i ..A x r,' til l m it I i; : 1 i f il 1 1 1 1 -Mi Jtj.j,'' 1 -jr;:
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