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- and French Bread Hustler NEW SERIESVOL 1 , NO. 4 HENDERSON VILLE, N. C, THURSDAY JANUARY 23, 1913. OLD SERIESVOL, 17 v. - ' . - . , - , ..... ;,..?.. , ...... . - . r- .,',- .J . - - - , , . V - . - . - ' - ' - . -1 ' ' " Democrat . . - v , ; ' -. . ... - - . - j A 8UISHIIE CITY moo Growth ana Many Attractions St. Peterstouro, Fla. Do you know what the Southern railroad going south leads toward? It leads toward a City of almost perpetual gtmshine. Think of that! A city, of almost perpetual sunshine! And with in easy reach of Hendersonviljians. A through sleeper, via the Southern rail road, to Jacksonville a day's Journey over the Atlantic Coast, Line and St. Petersburg, "The Sunshine City," is reached. "The Sunshine City," where strawberries are served at Christmas; where roses and myriad tropical flow ers bloom throughout the winter in riotous profusion, and delicious grape fruit, oranges and tender green vegeta bles ' furnish 'a tempting mid-winter menu; where still water and surf bath ing afford a delightul diversion to lovers of aquatic jastimes and where the angler finds sport incomparable, 4 XOr me uiu oana uuvvu uu tuc waoi ui SL Petersburg can tell fish tales that would cause a very perceptible ques tion point to form between the eye brows or call forth a derisive smile and yet the tales be true. . But why is St. Petersburg called 'The Sunshine City?" For. the reason that there are not many days in the year when the sun-god fails to be pro pitious, for the sun-god, it is claimed, has an indulgent way of lavishing un due favors upon St. Petersburg, which to define its geographical position; is situated down on the western coast of Florida on the southern boundary of the Pinellas sub-peninsula directly be tween Tampa Bay on the one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the Other. The very location appeals to one as ideal in every way .and the stories told by re turning tourists of St. . Petersburg' picturesque charm and beautysngend t er a desire upon one's part fo learn more of the place. , Many have been attracted to St Petersburg by a uni que advertisement, .originated by The Independent, which constitutes a standing offer to give away its entire edition every day in the year that the eun fails to shine upon St. Petersburg and The Independent has had to keep its promise only fifteen times in twenty-eight months, it is claimed. ..'-Twenty-three years ago St Peters burg was hardly known then came the Atlantic Coast Line hotels and hoarding houses were built and right in this connection "it may be added that capitalists but recently have let the contract for a three hundred thousand dollar hotel for St Petersburg, and a rumor is current. that a four hundred room hotel will probably be built in the near future at a cost of two hun dre dand fifty thousand dollars. It is claimed that these hotels will be the perfection of art in architectural achievement But to N resume with the coming of the railroad tourists fiocked to St. Petersburg, outside capi tal became attracted, investments fol lowed and the town built up with a steady , healthful growth. During tne past ten years its progress has been marked by leaps and bounds. Tourists from all over the states have flocked to St Petersburg. Last season 20 thou sand people enjoyed the hospitality for which the town is famed. During the past few weeks through trains have brought thousands of tourists from all sections of the North, South, East and West On January 12th, 1075 mem bers of a congrega.ion were counted hi one church alone, which goes to prove that St. Petersburg is not remiss in the matter of Sabbath observance. How many towns of a similar popula tion of little over eight thousand souls can produce as good a record? Many of the tourists that go there for the winter become year-round residents. It is claimed that so many houses are at present being built that the demand for carpenters and day laborers cannot be supplied. As The Daily Times, if the writer remembers correctly, terse ly expressed it: St Petersburg is spreading out in all directions like a big plant." Its growth during very re cent years has been almost phenom enal. ' - ' But how is one to account for St Petersburg's wonderful growth and its Popularity as a winter resort? Numer ous reasons may be assigned: Prima rily its ideal location, easy accessibil ity both by water and rail, its delight fal climate, free from fog and malaria, its splendid system of schools, its church privileges, its fine cement side walks (70 miles within city and many ttiles outside), beautiful 100-foot streets (17 miles pavediwith brick,) its parks, pure water and all modern city improvements, - in a " word its raoral, physical and civic strength, to say nothing of its manifold places and forms of amusement fishing, bath ing, rowing, sailing, uxv'ring, driv ing, band concerts, public recti) t--. interesting out-side trips, States clubs, and last but by no means least the in dividual attention and cordiality ACCIDENT AT SOUTH ER IS Jess Johnson; a negro train hand on the Southern, slipped and fell be neath a moving work train which he was trying to board in the Southern's yards here Friday. As a Tesult nig, left foot was horribly mangled. John son was rushed to the Mission hospital in Asheville where it was found nec essary to amputate the foot a few hours later. ' At last reports he was doing as well as could be expected and his recovery is anticipated. PETITION IN BAHlffiUPTGY FILED AGAINST CARSON ANSWER - RETURNABLE IN . ASHEVILLE COURTS. A petition to have Mr. T. B. Carson of thii place, adjudged a bankrupt has been filed by some of his creditors. The answer, was returnable in the Asheville Ceurts Wednesday. Various statements are current as to . the amount of Mr. Carson's assets and li abilities,but since a schedule of the same has not been made out this pa per declines to publish any of the re ports current N Mr. Carson is held in high. esteem here and elsewhere and his many friends regret to hear of the necessity of this action on the part of. his creditors. Big Sales of Real state Bowen Hill Sold to Mr. S. IL Hudgins , The Bowen hill upon which stands the . old Bowen home has just been sold to Mr. S. H. Hudgins. Mr. Hud gins contemplates - extensive improve ments, upon this - valuable property, which Is. centrally. Jocated .in' one of the most -desirable parts cxtnetown Tne : peidcsicerviU be remodeled and will be" thoroughly' caodernizea in-every detail. Much money will be spent up on outside Improvements ; the hill will be greatly; 'beautified and It is Mr. Hudgin's intention to make-the place one of the most attractive in Hender sbnvilla. A. Fleker Residence On Fourth Ave nue Sold to Ur. C C Humphries. The residence on Fourth Avenue, W. owned by Mr. A..Ficker and occupied by Mr.' P. FJ. Durfee. was sold, Satur day, to Mr. C. C. Humphries. This is valubale piece of property situated in an ideal location and Mr. Humphries is to be congratulated on obtaining it Mrs. W. J. Davis is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. P. E. Nelson, at Fountain Inn, S. C. , , shown strangers by its very progres sive citizenship." --.. . A very attractive post card folder of St Petersburg lies on the desk of the writer. This little folder is a silent but eloquent testimonial of the town's progresssiveness. One view shows a handsome banking house that would reflect credit on a city many tlme the size of St Petersburg. " Another, a shell fence, original and artistic in every sense truly a work of art Someone has shown ingenuity by pick ing up the little ordinary shells of the sea and fashioning them into a thing of beauty. The card shows carefully, planned, carefully kept streets, a pardonable cause for civic pride. And many a picturesque touch is lent by stately palm or hanging moss. The per-eminent charm of the streets Is the plot of green grass and the line of trees which form a beauti ful dividing line between the side walks an dthe streeets, proper. The quaint architectural beauty of the residences is another matter for ob servation. Conspicuous among other noteworthy features is the splendid hew high school building quite simi lar in architectural design to the one in Hendersonville. Just below a view of the beautiful bay. and several steamers coming into port hints of outside commerce and direct inter course with foreign ports. Pursuing the line of thought a little further, a picture of orange trees, top-heavy with golden fruit; and another of a dray laden with splendid specimens of pine apples, grapefruits and bananas sug gests an enormous industry and Im mense revenue therefrom accruing to the State of Florida. A view of an ostrich farm bespeaks the-small for tune hidden away beneath the plum age of a bird. The large number of fishermen on th fishing dock with their long strings of fiish tell mutely of a lucrative industry for. some, and a pleasant diversion for others. The at tractive hotels and beautiful parks bear further testimony of St Petersburg's progressiveness; and the scenic beau ty of the place the blue and calm of, its waters, the avenues of palms, drooping moss and rioting masses of tropical flowers depicted upon this lit tle postcard folder awake the. wander-lust and invite the beautyrlover, the sick, the weary Southward, Ho- 11 no BADLY Rfl Two Unfortunates TaKen To Morganton Asylum Mr. Will Edney, who has been in ill health for some time and as a conse quence became insane a" short time ago was brought to Hendersonville Satur day and taken to Morganton by-Sheriff T. A Drake and Mr. Sidney Edney. Sheriff Drake and Mr. Edgar Barnett at the same time took Mrs.-John Mor ris to the State Hospital. A short time ago Mrs. Morris suffered a mental alt eration as the result of over-strain from prolonged attendance at the bed side of her invalid, mother. It is hop ed that the treatment at the State hos pital may be the means of restoring the sufferers. . Extracts From Dr. John E. Ennis' In teresting Letter to The Democrat BrimfnU of Tme-Blue V - Optimism. Here are a few brief extracts from a letterv from a w Jnter tourist in - St Petersburg, Fla., none other, by your leave, than Dr. John E. Ennis, well and favorably known in Henderson ville. . ; "Mr. Moore and myself really take pleasure In our effort to- assist your ciud in making known the many v at tractions to be found in your beauti ful city. I think our work cannot fail to more than double the number of tourists you will have from this sec tion next season and ? in addition, we will give you a number of permanent settlers. Here, in this. -city we nd, that every new tourist . will, ;-lf pleased with the place, bring; others1 the next season. ; . . Yesterday six hundred tour ists. v Arrtedy. from. .V OhiOt atijj :ociaf; traiiihlaiaoriiniff. vanothertraht brought in a large "crowd. - We t have fully one ; thousand tourists here from Ohio, the result of having a State As sociation ' r: How glad I am to see you now have a Georgia Association.' Next season I will personally make an effort to or ganize Associations in other States. The Democrat issue of the 9th.istt has Just arrived and read with great interest Your "Personal Mention" la splendid and if continued during the ! tourist season will prove highly in- i teresting to visitors. I have arranged fully for Mr. Will cox' to be our guest (reference is here made to Mr. WIllcox's anticipated visit to St Petersburg, account of the big celebration there on the 22nd). , How I wish a representative of your paper could be present at our enter tainment February 21st (reception for Carolinians). If such a thing is pos sible, our club will make you our guest and entertain you as befitting one of the Royal family. Many thanks for marked copy of Democrat It is now a paper any town may be proud of. Sincerely yours, . , JOHN E. ENNIS." . The foregoing letter speaks for It self. Moreover, it literally rings with the spirit of optimism, which rightly translated is "Boosterism" or ''Boost- ism" whichever term Is correct Dr. Ennis evidently . carries with him a well-charged battery of the same wherever he goes. Its electrifying in fluence was felt to good purpose in Hendersonville last summer, .and one is stimulated by the very thought that Hendersonville is to feel "the current" again this summer. Dr. Ennis and Mr. Charles E. Moore rightly deserve the appellation of Chief tans of the Boos ters' Clan. They have rendered both Hendersenville and St Petersburg ef fective service in turning the tourist tide in these directions and too much cannot be said In praise of their splendid efforts. And, Hy-the-way, referring to St Petersburg a mighty fine feeling has sprung up between Hendersonville and "The Sunshine City," as St Peters burg is aptly styled. .The organiza tion of a Florida Club here last sum mer and of an Auxiliary to the Greater Hendersonville Club in St Petersburg his winter have promoted and fostered ed the feeling. That Hendersonville is acutely Interested In all that per tains to the welfare of St Petersburg goes without saying. The growth of St Petersburg has been and continues to be almost phendmenal. The De mocrat has been making . notes from time to time of Its progressiveness, and has embodied them in an article in this issue entitled . "The Sunshine City, Etc." News Ed. ' u First Presbyterian Church. Congregational meeting will follow the morning service next Sunday. All members are urged to bepresent Rev. R. P. Smith of Ashevile will probably preach. , " The many friends of "Uncle" Jess Shepherd, a veteran of - the sixties, will be, sorry to" learn of his serious- illness. ANG1 - ' - . I - .. 1 . . v - - : ' : 1 ' : ... : : " riOTCS IU PASSING X Why; Stir up the Germs and 2fenace Health by Sweeping the Streets During the Day timet ' - A nian who thinks and a man whose opinion.-'is not to be set aside lightly asked! the Dreamer the other day why it was that the cjty Fathers had, the streets swept during the. day instead of. the night ? v Tjfte Dreamer ., couldn't answer offhand, for the Dreamer didn't know In the midst of the busy rush, the Dreamer pauses a moment now to consider the matter of sweeping the streets : during ,the day time, for the man's -question' set a wave of though iu .motion arid the Dreamer hopes the wave tf thought may reach youDur ing the business hours scores of peo ple are . constantly passing and re passing along the streets, especially is this true of the main thoroughfares, and it Is at this particular time that" the street sweeper seems to. get busiest Now, it is altogether com mendable of the street sweeper to get busy- Hendersonville needs that it should but why should - the street sweeper get busy during the hours whe;ntraffic is heaviest? The other day the Dreamer started up Main street during the busy hours and came face to face with the objectionable street sweeper and what was Infinitely worse acloud of dust that followed in its trail and set the Dreamer to' coughing. It was far from a comfort able sensation, to say the least, to feel that more than likely millions of germs were hidden away in the volume of lust, that was forcing Its way w,i the nostrils .and into the lungs nor was it a pleasant sensation to have the stuff settle over one's clothes. The Dream er wanted- tov see a. clean street .but somehow the . Dreamer resented the presence of -that , obnoxious street sweeper, during daylight hours. Why ; Stir up the . Genns and Henace 1 ; Health bySweepIng the. Streets During the Bay Time? ,:, ' v , The city fathers have doubtless no$ thought of tie matter in this light for it is not to be doubted for a'moment jtnat they have the best interests of the town at heart and want to fuldlUthe dutles;x)f their office. In the best possi 'way. r At r! !t pot " rcany , people i;flrala5t- li-the. ficwirs -&ro-HClosed,-4he- DUnds'orfrEaded are drawnyand hef e 'would? Nnot be ..half . the , danger "of spreading contagion from stirring up the germs by sweeping the streets at this time, to say nothing of the an noyance and discomfort that would be averted. . . - -' Why Should Not Hendersonville Have a Better Passenger Station? The report is current that the Southern Railroad expects to expend one hundred thousand dollars In im provements on the Asheville station: Because of the cordial. relations exist- lng between the two towns, Hender sonville is glad to hear that her sister city is to be, benefitted in this respect, but at the same time Hendersonville feels a little "sore," to drop Into the vernacular of the street at what some one has boldly termed "favoritism" on the part of the Southern railroad. Nor is Hendersonville unmindful of the fact that the Southern has expended over five thousand dollars in improve ments on the passenger station here, the team track which Is now inoro-jyet cess of construction and the bithulithic approach to the station, the lat approach to the station, the latter Im provement having just been complet ed, but Hendersonville is mindful of the fact that the passenger station is wholly Inadequate to meet the de mands of the travel that comes this way. Hendersonville is now one of the best known resorts in the South; it is beginning to claim a goodly per centage of winter as well as summer tourists an dit would see mthat In view of this fact the Southern ought to give Hendersonville a station in keep ing with its needs and the general growth and expansionof the town. To 1Y liTERPRISIG COiCEIS, Wide Awake establishments That Believe In Advertising iii The Western Carolina Democrat J. T. Helsel, Manufacturer Works. of Metal The city of Hendersonville Is proud of such an enterprise as the one own ed by Mr. J. V. Helsel. Doing a gen eral Tepair ' work, manufacturing any thing in tin, Copper, brass or other metal this concern is fast winning a name in this section of the state. Mr. Helsel himself is a skilled workman in this line. With ble assistance he has turned out some remarkable tin work. There is hardly a house which goes up in this section, that he does not get some part of the work. Just lately he has added the fam ous "Star" brand tin- shingle to his stock and is having much success in introducing this into the city. MrHelsel has moved his plant Into the Few Bros., old stand bri Main LEGISLATIU OUT say .-.that the ladies waiting room is poorly equipped expresses it mildly there is not a couch upon which a sick person may rest nor. even a mirror In; the toilet; room by , which a travel stained passenger may make a 're spectable toilet and the room is so small and" cramped that three people occupying it at the same time crowd each other to the point of disedmfort The long shed to the station is a mat ter of pride; :the seats. underneath are comfortable; the new unloading track Is a decided convenience; ' the paved approach to the station a vast im provement over the muddy expanse that once existed, but the interior ac commodations of the station are whol ly inadequate. Annually Henderson ville pours thousands of dollars In rev enue from, freight,' and passenger traffic Into the coffers of the Southern railroad., Considering tha present re markable growth of the town, the Southern's business Will be greatly in creased In the not distant future, is it then asking ,: too much - that the Southern railroad give ; THehderson ville a station In keeping with its re quirements? ; The Dreamjer believes the . Southern Railway to be a. fair minded corporation and that it Is only a question of a short time until it gives Hendersonville better - passenger station facilities. . ' ! . . . n . . - - ,," HenderdonvilVs Bum Hall Service. . ; Because of the- complaints herein set forth, it tmay.- be -.thought that the Dreamer nas a grouch or is out on the" war-path;. The Dreamer "pleads guilty to neither charge. -The fact is that these matters : have intruded them selves Into the mind of the Dreamer with such recurrent persistency, that the Dreamer; v can no longer, refrain from voicing them in a public way, for they are but the echo of the sentiment cf countless Hendersonvillians. So Just a .moment's attention, please, -r to the. i s'tn-nuaber- on the ; progr anf-tow day's Notes- ia" PaBsmgllererson4 villes --laail h terjvlce-whlch ; drop again : Into' the vernacularwvHhe? street is decidedly bum, and this, with every deference to the ood , postmas ter and his'; efficient helpers who- are In no way td blame for the service.' Did It everfceur to you, and doubt less it nas, u you nave naa important mail to send out that seventeen hours elapse between the two north bound mails? In other words, that there is no north-bound mail out from here after eight o'clock at night until the following day at one P. M., although, two north-bound trains pass here be tween those hours, the Spartanburg j train at :oo and tne Toxaway train -at 10:30 yet neither carry mall. The Dreamer has often had to carry im portant "rush" copy for Ashgville pa-' pers to the station and ask some one of the passengers on one of these trains to mail it after they reach Ashe ville in order that it get to press in time, or else must either wire or 'phone the matter if it is very urgent Two morning trains northbound and no mail service and one is put to j the expense of resorting to the tele graph or telephone with all matters demanding haste, when an early morn ing mail would solve the problem. Better service Is promised when the summer travel opens up but when one pauses to consider that Hendersonville s taxed In proportion to its size at the same ratio as other towns for the sup port pf Uncle Sam, it does seem that Hendersonville should merit more con sideration at the hands of the govern ment in having a better year-round mail service. In other words, it would hardly -seem that Uncle Sam is giving ' Hendersonville the "Square deal," any way. street where store room. he has a more spacious Hendersonville Lumber Company. Situated at the depot near the track of tliVSouthern Railroad is the Hen dersonville" Lumber Company's main office and yards. . This concern owned bj Bennett brothers has been in busi ness over IS years and has grown in size and - volume of business every year. For the past several years' a sawmill and wood dressing machinery has been installed. This is the only lumber Concern In the city which has machinery for dressing and ripping special orders of lumber. A large yard is kept filled with rough and dressed lumber to order. Messrs. Ben nett have studied the lumber business . . (Continued on 4th Page.) . r i '.. . ' . - " . . r . ..--.- . . . ujirisrsJiTATITE PATT03T IJJL3 POURED FOURTH BILL ETTOS HOPPER OF INTEREST TO : - hejtdersojt couktx. ; ; MAflY BILLS INTRODUCED Woman Suffrage, Compulsory Educa tion, Good Roads Anti-Trust Gaxs Law, and Other Bttls of General; Jta- exes we xuixuuuceabegjsiatzsa; Tenth: District , ; (By Noah M. HollowelL) Raleigh,, N. C. Grist mills, to use every-day, common country parlance, are sometimes '. "pecked" when too large "stones- become dull and do un satisfactory work I " Although the legislative mill, the General Assembly of North Carolina, ' has -not done enough work at the pre sent session to become dull, (properly speaking It has just been rubbed lip a little) many obstructive matters have been removed, such asjthe formal rati fication of the election of the State of- ' fleers last November, the election of United. States Senator F. M." Simmons, the hearing of reports fromSyarious State officers and State institutions, disposing, of - matters incident to the inauguration of the governor, etc, the law mill started grinding the day afer the inauguration just as if it had un- . dergone a careful "pecking" or sharp ening. This fact was. brought out by -the. rapid introduction of bills in both. branches of the legislature, there, be- -ing thirty-nineIn the Houseand nine teen ih the ' Senate - introduced oa " Thursday, which showed marked pro gresi'along this line as only a few , bills had .been Jntroduced uo. to -this, - 1 rnadhmery Is in fine TumiTirr r4er nowi anTthere.i pparealiy nothing In sight to- block some real ef fective legislation, of State-wide, inter est The various committees of Caa Senate and House are in shape ta siira -matters referred to them utmost coa- J sideration, although at Oils writias some "Of the -House committees have not been appointed. ' The varices clerks, stenographers, pages; officers etc., .have familiarized - themselves " ' with their work and there will be" a strenuous time from now until final adjournment at which time probably 1,200 acts will have been ratified, to say nothlng"of the hundreds that win die a natural death in the hands of the committees. j r y - Following will be found ' the sub stance of the bills introduced up to this writing by Representatives and Senators from the Tenth Congression al district, and other bills of State wide importance: Senator S. W. Lovingood, of Mur phy has introduced another bill of State-wide importance! It provides that the rights, powers and privileges of corporations . chartered to build railroads, . power plants, etc., shall cease and the charter shall be revoked unless operation shall commence with in 12 months after ratification pf this act, the provision being made that thb ; work must be completed within 5 years after March 1. No report has been made by the ; committee to which the bill was referred and before which Sena tors Lovingood and W. J. Hannah of Waynesvllle, outlined the advantages that would accrue If the State had a law of this kind, while Edward Nor ville, of Waynes ville, who la enrolling clerk for the General Assembly stren uously opposed the bill before the com mittee, declaring that it would work a, great hardship upon . companies that had been chartered to undertake de velopments. Senators Lovingood and Hannah took the position that the cor porations buy choice water power and railroad sites for speculative o rselfi&b. purposes with no intention of carrying . out the developments. Senator Zebulon Weaver, of Ashe ville, on the day after the Inaugura- , tion of Governor Craig, introduced a bill affecting the work and salary cf clerks to. the governor. Under the es-isting-aw, the executive clerk to tfce governor, to which - place Governor Craig has appointed his junior law partner, Garland A Thompson, is en titled to $1200 annually and an allow ance of $9C0 is made for a stenogra pher and $300 is allowed for work done for the adjutant general. The Weav er: bill provides that r the executive clerk shall receive not more than $2$C3 and that his duties be combined wita . those of the' stenographer allowed ana that no fees be received for work done for the adjutant general. As the Idea of retrenchment in expenses has bees in evidence at this session of the Gen eral Assembly, there was some oppo sition in the Senate to the bill untfl tt was explained that by combining ths two offices there was a saving of $13, then the . bill was . favored by all the Senators present except Senator X. TL Bridgers of Henderson, who said that the clerical services would be ect -X . (Continued on 5th Page.)
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