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TO BE GREAT SUCCESS nana Fair Promises to be Even Larger Than First Thought. That the Fair to be held in Dana, k C November 8th and 9tb is to be well 'advertised and also a great suc- Q is the opinion of many of the leading citizens of this city and, the nuntv Everybody interested-in . the S Ridge County Fair is talking it f his or her neighbor. - Many more Entries are expected than were first l 'in ficTthe enUre Fair has P ownlnto a much larger affair than Se management n anticipate -The premium lists-are expected off the presses of The French Broad Hus- tier company any day and, they .wilt ins the various amounts offered in pach department and the general ar of the Fair. The citizens It Blue Ridge are in earnestabout having the greatest Fair ever held in this county and they are leaving noth ing undone in making it a grand sue- Some of the local merchats have soared to show ellaborate displays. One prominent merchant isgoing to -.farming machinery, out an the Fair grounds and also rig up a gaso line engine to run his machinery Ed wards Hardware will probably hare a rn?p engine on display. V wrt National Bank and the "o 1oo Kational Bank will offer cash premiums for various entries at the Faj n Vpw of this city is busy get ting citizens interested in the ?trY department ana it i wb" 1 will be one of the best poultry shows exhibited in Henderson county. The ladies of tfiue ruuge "" have an organization known as the t Hntnfi improvement .society an dare offering prizes to the.amount v TO' START SOCIAL CLUB Efforts Being Hade to. Organize Club for Hendersonville. - Efforts are being made lo organize a young mens social ciud ror iien- dersonvihei" For some time there has been plans on foot in this direction. Many of the young men of the city have r, been approached by parties whe are willing' to flanance the proposition if they can receive the proper support from the best ele ments of the city and county. V; v: Heidersonytlle has been unfortun ate in not having -a city club with reading rooms, etc. This attraction is one of the essentials of a sac cessful summer tourist city; There are parties in this: city who are will ing to furnish necessary capital which would amount to several thousand dollars in fitting up the most modern and complete social quarters for, men in this part of the state. - .'V It is proposed to have the club char tered, as a stock company. ' The .char ter members will be entitled to one share each of. $10.00. The cluo is guaranteed to be run on the very highest plan and will have for itsour pose the betterment- of the men of Hendersonville and not a dive or den PERSONALS F. E. Durfee spend Tuesday "in' the city of Spartanburg ..on-business. ; P. H Walker of Flat 1 Rock - is 1 at tending the Fair in Spartanburg - The French Broad Hustier Company will hold its annual stockholders meet ing in the office of the company: to day. ' - - . TOXAWAY IMPROVEMENTS , ' ... v- - ; . v - - '' Proprietor Says That 'an Electric and Ice Factory -Will Be Installed This . Winter. Other Improvements BOOSTERS MEET Organized Greater W.N. C. Associa tion. .Meet Next in Hendersonville. Vance Norwood of the Hustler Com pany is in Charlotte on business. Mrs . C . R . Whitaker has returned from New Castle, Pa. - : Miss Delia' Davis spent Tuesday in the ; city of Asheville. V- ' John L. Orr and family spent Tues day in the city , of Asheville. They made thetrip in Mr... Ore's automo bile. Y; - r H. G Bailey has gone to Green ville on business for the Transconti nental' Railroad. The family of H. G. Bailey have moved to the city from Brevard and are now living in the Garland House of Anderson avenue; , That' there will be many improve ments made at - Lake Toxaway ;this winter is the statement made to ; a newspaperman in Spartanburg by the i sole owner, or this magnineent proper ty near Hendersonville. ' - -I . K The following was taken from the ; Spartanburg Herald, one; of the best papers in. South. Carolina; : 5 7 T, That the. railway system lot-. , the Spartanburg .Railway, Gas and Elec tric company is not on the market but Vould be Sold if a sufficiently at tractive price" should be offered; that ther hayerbeen no. negotiates for fion to tne regular business session The Greater Western North Caro lina Association will hold 4ts , next meeting in the city of Hendersonville luring ' the first . week in November. The date of this meeting will be an- noTinced later This resolution Zwas oassed at the . meeting held in Ashe ville last Tuesday, upon the invitation' of .Mayor Rt H. . Staton, on behalf, of the city of Hendersonville. : . - There will be over, one hundred de legates in attendance in this city at which tijae the local citizens will pre pare an- ellaborate program in addl- the sale of the property Jto Mr. J.' B. Dukes .Greenvillee, Spartanburg and A -9 . ' ' - - V " Li J J.1 A Anaerson itauway company, ancr inai, the Spartanburg Railway, Gas and Electric company welcomes the com ing lot the Duke line to Spartanburg, believing that it will bring people and trade to Spartanburg and increase the bu sihess of , the .Spartanburg company. were statements made here yesterday afternoon by Mr. E. ; H. ' Jennings, president , of the Colonial Trust com pany, of Pittsburgh, and the reputed principal . owner - of the Spartanburg company, . ji .. ill Ai. H proposeu at im iubcuub. . , -The executive board will hold:, a session a few days previous in .. the city of Asheville. - ' ' f. Fifty of the livest r "booster s" in Hendersonville spent last Tuesday in Asheville attending- the meeting of the delegates of the Greater Western North Carolina Association and . the nnen told' him so.. "It was back In tfier days when news first reached Hender son county that a railroad was being built near Augusta Georgia, that two of, the -counties best , railplitters X would not be sure but JL. think they could pliU five -hundredJrail a . day. decided to go down- and get a job cat , this railroad. They placed there iroxta. wedges in their pockets and ' their maulson their backs and started to walk 'all the way to ' Augusta from. "Hendersonville. It was there inten tion to split rails for this railroad Just us they had been splitting thenar tor) fences and other .things in this; county. .They were surprised to ff&sli that the rails were entirely different: fera " railroad - and that, thehr laharr could not be used on a railroad. told Judge Pace to an interested body of delegates. . - - s 7 Mayor Staton of, Hendersonville was . thenext of the Hendersonville county delegation to give vany suggestions -and assured the meeting that the d!y of Hendersonville would go its part in anything for the betterment of be ' developments of Western North Caro lina. ; ; : j ' - . : Professor G. C. Briggs, who repre sented Haywood county, declared tbz "N perfection of the organization of such movement should have been start- an association. -yinere were mty xxeu- ed years ago. The only thing about dersonville delegates all - wearing it which is not good according' to boosters badges and it was a grand nis belief is tnat lt got a late st3x oiyv' fn a a a fhoeo (rpntlPITIOTI marfin-' tt " . . .. , . .. Ditu" i" - . nuwever, ue Deiievea tnat it wili re- Mr. Sam T. Hodges is having con structed a handsome cottage on the. for the icorupticen and the downfall I College property on fifth avenue of mankind, as some. peopie so oiiea term a social ciud in a eman com munity. y' " ' Some of the leading business men Lhave signified their willingness and co-operaticn in the organizing oi sucn a ' club. ' There is one man who is willing to build a seperate building fo the club and put in it every con- vience for the members. Tnis buim- A Ficker is reported to have sold his grocery Btore to w. F. case. Mr Case has been the head clerk for Mr. Ficker for many years. w . I i-rnr -n' fila thrmih Pack sauare eo- u . . Mr. Jennings stopped over here for :r 7 : "im,rt i,0 wh r, u" BUOU worKsnonja ....v,. w ""j, w i tha 'TriPPtiTiP' was nemsr ne a. i tt j A , , N. C whArfi ,h owns a lake, hotel ""rr"T ;;r " U WWJ wuuw. ai xiearuiy an- iasir onrl TnnrH valirohla rirnnorfv . .i. "" - i.v. itotivpH than . KuncomDe naa ever mo ut,n win t,i xi. t , , wm ucip iue ijauu oi me esjr . W. : B. Farrell, of Jackson county;. suggested- tnat tne goods roads the productiveness of this port "oE: the state should be given more ad vertising space, although, he is hear tily in favor of keeping the people cf " uib uuuutry laminar witn tne manar.- that there was danger , that the inter- urban would hurt the business of his company. He seemed to ibe under the impression that the interurban's busi ness would consist mostly of through j in oj this vjn(i. of over 4u.uu uu ------ . . be in the heart of the city domestic articles 5u ; ."T. where in a few minutes walk a per- plies, embracing jem. can be in one of the nicest fitted pickles, canned irura u j-b.- - in the state. It is pro traffic and thar its-t5omptition with the local ccmpahy would not be serK ous enough to cause alarm. . Heaid the interurban would be a j good thing for Spartanburg and. that ! territory. There were delegates from all - the western counties and hardly has there ever been held in. this part of 1th state a more enthusiastic meet- The meeting was called to order a L.. H. Iveith a prominent dentist of onu prtrt N. C a brother of W. A. eith of this city is very sick at.Us . ui. favor thp. frienas nome wiiu wm -- --- ?vw r; wuuu 6 "vlman or tne meeung ana aiter cainu& whfi dpvploT1oH -n r., of Mr. Keith in tnis cixy " ne was giaa tti' order,- Prank. Iffller of Waynes- of prosneritv f rnrnvPTV ' ever husinftss the Snartanbursr com- Lm. s. ,t feLtjrprosperuy ior tnis Sectli little beforehe Henderson, delegation climatic . and scenic advantaes arriyeain tnecity. w. reeb ? p P.-Walker of Madison CHinti mayor Brevard was nommated qhair-, nam d numhfiP nf TrAaa of the meeting and after calling whe dfiVplftnk1 ,,.;::rir; ,r " 3t- cakes etc. All " sed that in the reading rooms all arily invited to make entries. Noen P e popular maga- jiuciiiuci- - . , ,r l a - n 4 and - writing: material. Shower Datns those . rooms furnished in the lat- cHarge will enuiw-v-- i pst stvlea be an attractive, feat- Vv rT r no nrHiii.iiuiufl t w tw come d liitjiuuci ui w wo Tne SDartanburg Fertilizer com pany has' offered a prize to the fanner in Henderson county making- the .most corn to an acre. This contest will close November 9th. try fee wn 1?7t zines will be kept ship lee oi xeu i,nH . writing i for all those who maxe entries. A Cannon Talks Hon. A. Cannon, one of -the best known farmers in this section of the state returned last Monday from Mar ion where he acted-as one of the judges in the Agricultural department, Mrf Cannon in speaking t)f the Fair in McDowell county stated that it lwa.s one of the best he had ever attended. There were several thousand people in attendance and Mr. Cannon stated it was perfectly orderly in every res pect. - " "I was asked by a great many pea pie this question 'How about Hender son county Fair this year?" I was very sorry to have to - tell them that there was no Fair in our county this year but we hoped to have one next year. I-was agreeable sur prised to hear that there would be a Fair out in the Blue Ridge section of the county. We must all get together and make thi-s a gr,eat event in the history of the county ,.' ' - ' . . Yes Henderson county should - ty all means have a county fair in 19lz remarked Mr. Cannon.,. ' . 4 Mr. Cannon will attend the Fair at Dana on November 8th and 9th. GOLF FOB THIS CITT ure of HendersonvUle' new club. If such a club is organized in Hen dersonyille there is more than likely that ' it will combine with - what is known as the Commercial Club of Hendersonville and soon become one of the leading organizations of the city. - .... Down stairs near tne ironx emrauw of the club will be one' of the most completely .equipped cafe in Western Notrh Camlina. This cafe will be open tc the public' but special privi leges will be allowed the club mem bers. Private dining rooms will .be supplied and every convince for the members will be granted. As to the, fees of this club it is not thought that they win amount lu mwc than 75 cents per month and give the member free excess to all. the privi leges of the club.' A very, small charge will probably be made .for playing pool but nor near the price . Mr Geo . T. Hewes of Golf Port, . 1.- nnntllli . O TT1 P- . WliO Drt.5 UeiX BPCUUi . Hmo at Hotel Gates witn ner sou, Thnradav'for Greenville where e win visit Mrs. ,A. A. Gates be fore leaving for her home. - Professor Dauer and. daughter who hV,vo been rlavine with the raiace Theater for the past several months have gone to Asheville for the win ter. They will be greafly missed from this popular play homse. In honor of Rev and Mrs. Moore the ladies of the Methodist Church have planned a short service and social gathing to be held at the church next Friday evening at , 8 o'clock. Mr. ever:Dusmess tne spartanourg com-UniP was-anointed secretary. George Z2rZZJrS.JlK" . .. . ?uoa. the interurban fln3r" r t.h AShftville .,MMa ine Dellef tnat.thfc JL V VXAy - JT. w-w . . cany would - lose 'tc would : :.?fS& ; counterbalanced. He thought, by the increased - business which thfe interurban would bring. - Mr. Jennings spoke bt improve ments contemplated by the Spartan burg Railway, Gas and-Electric com pany-and of-the big steam power gen erating plant which is . now in course of construction :.;. . ?. v r -He was enthusiastic over the possi bilities of .the Toxaway properties, of which he is now sole owner.- The S. Board " of Trade was asked - to state the object of the meeting which he did so in the shape of a report made by M. Ij: Shipman, chairman of the committee selected as the last "Boost ers" banquet held at the Battery Park several weeks ago., t; - ':'i,---"t The report was read and discussions litigation which he had with J. B. of the various delegated before- pas's perues uas nuw ueeu uuuipieteiy set tled, he said.: - " Mr. Jennings- announced that- he pirit pi co-operation is the, cmjj means by which these resources caar. be developed. . MrrBreese - called the attention the delegates ; to the fact that time 'was passing rapidly and. sugsestesl that the meeting enter upon a plaa ht brgarj&zaion. Judsre 'J. O. Prit- i report was react aiio. uisuuwiyuo i chard' 1nmifi-c if 7 z . madeiat-theques ll?Ee man ?who stated that the report Was -rr" 'JZ onlfa suggestire one; th, rr phases o f indusrial develonrm-aii mittee desired to get the opinions Our; Delegates Talk At this time the delegation of Hen rfprsjon renresentatives. in including would spend a large sum of money at Lhftnt fortv- of the leadine citizens of Toxaway this winter in the improve- Hendersonville arrived "and jnembers ment of the resort. He will erect an I nf whirh- mprn onf.e called UDon for nfW int vPar as Pastor of this electric lighting plant,;, operated by 3 &t the suggestion of M. L. Ship Moore S last year as nsiarm ui , HiinnlanHnar the nrMPnt 1 tw ftf Knrth church is drawing to a close, and it Ha- oamARtiv desired that all mem bers of. the church: attend this meet Ing. Last' week was shown a wonderful Hdvertisemcnt from M. M. Shepherd, the shoe man. Mr. Shepherd who is a in a r'plar mihlic DOollht shop, man who is a' live wide- A3 - o- - 1 , . Opportunity Lent by President Holt toGIve City Excess to Golf Conrse. With only a little effort on the. par t of thet citizens of this city' the city of Hendersonville can advertise tne world over that there is at the dis posal of the visitors and others one v, fie vif rrnnnds in the South. The golf course used by the gaest and J 1 TT4Mon T.airp f!luD nasi inemDers 01 nj6uiauu-v - - been turned over to the city of Hen dersonville for the benefit of these winter tourist who desire sure sport during thir stay in this city This magnificent course was completed last season at a tremendous expense of the company it is fortunate that the c.y can get the use of such property, x Joseph W. Holt has notified Mr. Fos ter, proprietor of Hotel Gatesthat if the city of Hendersonville and his hotel could get together andhave about $100 worth -rf improvement done on the grounds, that the j course wm K-4-n excellent condition, ana would equal any course in f the .wine y mountainous country m - y thTheatmagnificent Golf 1 Links L JrrJr th car windowa of the Southern railway trainsand has been the sight of mucn aauu from the thousands ct Vrs yas sing by. The beautiful lub house of (Hp already famous club can be se-a in the distance, making it as a whole, a very picturesque landscape. -Mayor Staton has een approached by Mr. Foster and assured that the awake merchant. He is a greato liever in printers ink and when thp time demands it his is on the Job with the gcods. As was- stat ed in his advertisement he has had many years' of experience in fitting the people of the community' in shoes and today is. carrying in stock Just what; they need in the way of good foot ware. '. The Hustler Company has just com pleted one of its banner printing Jobs in the shape of 10,000 card board folders in two -colors for the Knee land Shoe Company of Virginia. Mr. San T. -Hodges of this city is the Southern representative of this com oanv and it was .through his influ- Tt is said by the fox hunters if this ence that the Hustler Company sue- Kail ' . It is pacifically statea .mat club will have no drinking allowed and will only incourage the best mor al " and " educational advancements. Ti0TiprHnnville now has the oppor tunity in getting a" modern club, gov hv a board of directors com posing lovcal citizens, financed by men who understand how to conduct a high class social club, and all thfe management asks is the co-operation of the citizens of tMs. city.. water power,, supplanting the present plant which is operated by coal and Is inadequate. ";He also intends to erect an ice plant. - He is going to construct a beautiful man, Commissioner of Labor: of North Carolina who was present from the ; such as manufacturing. He laf peciai stress on the importance df co-operation and a system of eooS roads. ' Judge Pritchafd was followed Try JL C-Fisher, if Polk county, who ma2e a short but strong speech. George Li. McKay of Rutherford, sue rested that the cinventiin get busy. The dST- ferent sectiins, be, stated, wiuld start. W. A. Smith made the first operate- it was useless to dscuss ihzJL further. All have advantages; tfest s a. settled fact, the discussin of wMe& dies nit promote an organizatiin. object of the meeting , he deefara was to form an organizatiin whfcfi cam get capital behind the mivement sail' talk. He said that he was nearty in favor of the organization of such a automobile boulevard 12 miles long nronnapd association. In his pleas- arouhd the lake. He will also add a jlng manner he told the delegates that number of bath rooms to the. hotel. Ah ma not think the people of West- Lots have, been laid out around the ern North Carolina were selfish thati. p , . -Da!ma1 ;, miveme lake and . ' on one of these he in- ey did. not wish to tell the people ch J accimplish results. tends to erect cottages and handsome of the world what a grand county; residences, which wil be sold. " this was. He desired it understood Mr. Jennings said that business was tahWthere was no undue selfishness dull in Pittsburg. There was a de- on the" part of., Henderson county presslon in thesteel business, he said, against the people of Buncombe. and coal and coke were being sold;at ,,rv7e would only be too glad to have AsheTille wake up in the morn Eailriad Hen Speak Shirt talks were made by Pass-enser Traffic Manager S. H. Hardwick of the Southern, and Mrr Wearnicke T the landr and industrial department FOX HUNTING Many Local Sportsmen J oin in Live - ly Chase Last Monday Nlght RPntion of the State that there are more foxes this year than any sea son than any season in recent years. ThisItshrdlu- shrdlu now im the ta This statement kecounts for the many ceeded in getting such a largeprint ing order from a Virginia Shoe fac tory It is moTe than likely that this order will.be doubled' during the-next season thus giving the Hustler 00m fox hunts participated by the many pany an opportunity in sending' -out n IlTl I HI n Xi-L . CU.A w I w r n. TiTnnlav nieht a crowd of sports rom Fletcher who were later Joined by Chas. R. Whitaker; ana otners ui this ity -ch went out in the moun tains near the South Carolina line and had a great deal of fun., Several lively, chases are reported. . TO PAVE WITH ASPHALT TiArfrTe to Close Con tract for $20,000 For he Immediate late Pavement of Tain Street an Anderon Avenue. V-'nZ .twint for naving Main street and Anderson avenue with asphalt has been, closed ; - Robert G. Lassiter 01 uxioru, . one of the best knpwn contractor North: Carolina -was t successful y i3 d ' ' -T """''" ' ' " ' ' , Work wilL begin s the con- i o tbat. the Job will be com pleted - sixty' working . days afte? tli j beeinning 3 5 , , - v- The cost of this long needed impro mentxn Hendersonlle's magnificent main, thoroughfare will be in the neighborhood of about $20,000. , It is ;hot known just yet who Purchased the city bonds but it is assured that satisfactory arrangements have been made by which the town will- have no trouble in meeting all obligations. South. .. .. ATnnr.tr those who attended the boosters meeting in Asheville were Mavor R. H. Staton, W. A." Smith,' P F . Patton U . G . Staton, D . S . Pace, Gordon Garlyington, M. M. Shepherd, H. C. Meyer, W. H., Justus, H. w, AHpti TMnk t Case. Judjre C M. Pace, RhPTifT Blackwell. V. L. Norman, Walter Smith, Wilshire Griffith, Hom er Hawkins, J. L; Lyda;. Col. S. .: V. Pickens, H . G . Bailey, C. E. Wilson, Tno , L. Orr, Glover- . Orr,N Dr. J. Joy Williams, B. Jackson, and many others. , : ; , -... - , KES. WHITAKER TALKS " ,".,---' '. - Local irp7nbers Aid in the Program At Spmf. Annual Ifeetfnsr . of: Re bekahs. -r -"- ' - The ninth district Semi-Annual Re bekah Assembly met last Friday and atusday, in Ashei?le. Mrs. C. . lt 'Vhitaker of thl3 riiy read a. rerv In teresting' appsr Vpfbre-the; assembly. Mss Bessie Aiken went from the c'lty as the social delegate from the. local orgahteation Quite a number of valu able papers were read ' by various members and the .reports read show that there Is a - wonderful growth of tne organization in this section of the State. , the cost of producing them. of that road. Mr. Brewer, of tire C The decline in the price of steel hng andfmd a half million people in q. & 0. also' spoke encouragingly. . A long discussion followed aus lo th e best plan of organization, ilaay of the delegates insisted that the eoi- the United States Steel corporation byj Mr, Smith made some valuable sug-J er work is begun the .better and the stocks was ' partly , due to depression in the steel business, he .said, but more her midst. Hendersonville would get her nrooortion and so, would the largely on account of the scare over j other towns' exclaimed Mr. Smith in the possibility of the prosecution of (his enthiaustic talk. the federal government as an illegal j gestions at the meeting during the combination. In his opinion, how ever $81 or $82 a share was fictitious value for Steel common. M Mr. Jennings left over the Carolina proceedings which assured the vari ous delegates that he was fully "alive the situation and could be classed amone the greatest "boosters" of Special in the afternoon for. Toxaway, Western North Carolina. where he will spend a week or ten days. Mr. Jennings' son will Join him at Toxaway today. TOURISTS ARE COMING Season Looks Good For Winter Tonr- ist rade In Hendersonville. ' Already- can be .seen the results made, by, the Southern Railway when Hendersonville was aut on . he map as a -winter resort there are at .pre sent a great many northern' tourists in the city. ' M ? ' . A number of these people came to this city on account of the. round trip tickets from' their, home town. v -At the Hotel Gates there" has been a number of Northern people.' Some of these only passed through the city fora day or so stop. .Others are afthe Kentucky Home, one of, the -city's best hostelritrs.- ; : v .During Novembers-there v is more traveling South and it is the . thought that a greater number of tourist .will stop over in Hendersonville than .ever Col V. S. Pickens Col S. V. Pickens, the veteran citi zen of Hendersonville was next cal led upon' for a talk. He told the or ganization that he knew nothing mpre than had been stated in the papers in reference to the organizing or a Greater Western North Carolin as sociation. In his opinion there was no greater movem,ent before the peo ple-of this section today.- He did not agree. that all the great developments quicker the results will be felt. They ----- ... urged that an organization be form ed and plans for the advertiseing cam paign be laid. , They, wanted immed iate action. . Others, however, wlule- agreeing with these gentlemen thcaght it a bad policy to perfect a permanent organization and determine upon a, course of action, in view of the fact: that the people of the surroxmaingr counties who were not present at tne meeting maght think they were some what slighted. The . delegates who expressed this opinion thought it best to perfect a temporary organfratioa and secure the 'approval of the peon pie whom they represented- They were to come and very few had been suggested that officers be elected, an made in the past years. He told how he could remember when a person had to haul goods from Asheville and Hendersonville all. the way to Souths ern Georgia in order to get to a rail road station. : - ; Thft Golonel nictured the mountains i surance that they have the loyal sap- many years, ago when there was not j port - of the entire I western part- of' executive committee b chosn and dir ectos be selected, and that when te action of the meeting is atified by Xhv counties and cities , which will fan the backbone " of the movement. ten?- officers can goto work witlr ISw a cottage 'irixsight and today he told of the many houses,- cottages dotted here and there. "The advancements already, made in the water powers and ' manufacturin Interests are the the state. This suggestion : prerail- ed -' is-.:: - ; Officers Elected The following, officers were elected: president, W.r E. Breese, St of Trail-- sylvania; first vice president, S. H. stArtincr nf erpatfir thinfirs" said Col- before. It will be -remembered ' the fonel Pickens,' but he was sure that HardwlckVof the Southern railway: mass jneeting held here An th spring 1 the people of the last, decade - had second - vice president, , W. A, Smith when the members of the Passeriger done their part in V making this one of , Henderson treasurer, H; W. Plurc department of the- Southern Railway 1 of the greatest countries in the mer,of Asheville ; secretary Frank world.' - v i .r "v. , . w. Miner or waynesvine. w f Judffe C. M. Pace , . 0 . The executive committer Is com JudKe C. M.ace one of the leading posed of the following persons: VL citizens of . Western -North -Carolina I. Shipman, Hendersonville; George- visited here and assured the citizens that theytvbuld aid Hendersonville in securing .tourists.- There seems " ta have been some good work done al ready. Manager Foster of the Gates Hotel is busy answering inquiries and today is . mailing a number ! of temperature pamphletts showing'-the average temperature of this city the year round. This is valuable infor matiori tosend to out ofjtown people. He is also sending bookletts along with personal letters.. was next called upon for a talk. J;dge S. Powell, Asheville;. George I Me- Pace seemed full of enthiuiasium over the meeting and agreed with the" Col. Pickens htat "movement was j ust what was wanted in bringing more people and capital into the midst, of Western North Carolina. . Judge, Pace -M a very interesting story, which he says Is postively true as one of the Kay Rutherfordton ; B. J. Sloan, Way nes vi lie ; R. B. Wilson, Brevard; the other officers' serving ; as 'ex-of5cio members of the executive committee.. The directors selected from the couor ties represented follow . Transylvania; Joseph S. Sirvergtela . . - (Continued on last ' page N X Club.
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