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and French Brdcii Hustler fci. NEW SERIESVOL 1, HENDERSONVILLE, N. WURSDAYi FEBRUARY 6. 1913 OLD SERIES- VOL, 17 SUCCESSFUL! BY G. HEHBEES GREATLY LEASED WITH THE REPORTS GIVEN MONDAY DT ASHETOXEi V MUCH V01 AHEAD1 Suggests That Increased Assessments fee Levied for the Support of the Or. ganization. ' 1 ,V An enthusiastic meeting - 'of the' Greater Western North xCarolina as go cation was held at the room of the organization Monday afternoon in Ashevlle at 12:30 o'clock says the Ashe Tille Citizen. There -were present from Buncombe county, T. W. Raoul,; F. L. Seely, George S.. Powell and P. H. Branch, while a letter was read from H. W. Plummer expressing his rceret at being unable . to .attend! Haywood county was represented by p. W. Miller, H.; J. Sloane. H, N. Sentelle, J. P. Bass J. M. Mock, H. j. Satterthwaite. Those nresent from Transylvania were W. E. Breese, Jr., president of the association, and K. L. Gash H. C. Meyer, A. Cannon and M. L. Shipman,. represented Hender son county. W, Llndsey and W. H. Stern were from Polk County, S. H. Hardwick, M. V. Richards and James H. Wood appeared as the rep resentatives of the Southern railway. The reports of the various officers were very encouraging and the mem- bers of the organization expressed themselves as being greatly pleased with the year's work. In submitting his report, President Breese refered to the fact that before the orgainization- of the association, the various counties of this section of the state were fighting each other and petty" jealdusies Existed '--among the resort cities mnd towns. TfcJ s spirit has been -eliminated, it was stated, and all of-the western, coun ties are working in hearty co-operation. President Breese considers that the work of the organization has been a great one and he predicted a glor ious future. His report was very in teresting and was received with ap plause. Kept tn. Bounds. . The report of Treasurer; Powell showed that the association has kept within its bounds and a small balance exists at the end of the fiscal year. Manager Sandford H. Cohen read a highly interesting report, dealing ex plaustively with the work of the asso ciation since it was started. He went Into detail as to the advertising, the manner in which it has been carried on and the localities at which it has been done, calling attention to the re ports which have been gotten out by the association, dealing with forestry and water power, horticulture and livestock, community interests, etc. Attention was called to the summer booklet of sixty-eight pages" which has been published and the winter booklets of elghtly-flve pages which have just been distributed. Col. Co hen Tead a list of places, at which newspaper advertising, posters and other forms of boosting has been done. The manager called attetion to the fact that the eyes ot the en tire country are on the undeveloped resources of western North Carolina and stated that the large area of un occupied land soon will be a ; thing of the past; that lists of farm lands have been made so that at an early date, it will be possible to secure colonists excursions through the railroads. The work of the corn clubs and the action of the manager in taking boys to the Columbia show were reported. Advertising. V- In his Teport, Manager Cohen call ed attention to the winter advertising that is being done and which will be pushed for spring; and lite winter business. He also gave an account of the extensive eastern trip which he recently took and a list was sub mitted giving the names of more than 100 places at which western North Carolina Is being advertised. ' , Manager Cohen called attention to the fact that he has called on several large industries and read a letter from one concern in West Virginia, with which arrangements have beeiL made for an early visit to this section by a representative of the firm, relative to investigating the opportunities of fered here. The concern employs 250 men and has a capital of $250, 000. The manager also visited Beth lehem. Pa.,, and there Is a likelihood that the Bernstein Steel Wheel com pany will erect one of its assembling factories In this territory. Visits have also been paid to Philadelphia' tex tile manufacturers, several of which will send representatives here at. an early date. The names were submit ted to the members of the association. Colonel Cohen stated: that during the first year; many handicaps have heen experienced, but he feels that the coming year's work will be great continued on 8th page.) i wsocim v-:." SERIJES OF WRECKS. - Three Wrecks Took Place Near Here w Tf ithin Three Days. A series of wrecks have taken place near Hendersonville this week. - Sun day morning while going to aid a freight wreck near Tryon the wreck ing train Jumped the track near the Mud Creek bridge below the - depot. The fireman, whose name could not be ascertained is said to have sustained injuries from Jumping from the en gine. Tuesday morning on the Toxa way division, of the Southern railway a freight train was wrecked near the Crab Crek prossirig One of the trucks of a box car jumped the track and -was dragged for a consibelable distance. The car finally fell over and was a complete wreck. METHODIST CONFERENCE. -A Missionary conference was held Sunday at the Methodist Church. A .large crowd enjoyed the sermon Sun day morning on foreign 'missions by Rev. Rollins of Nasheville, Tenn. A Mass meeting was . held Sunday at three o'clock and Revr Rollins spoke again. A large wcrowd thoroughly en joyed and appreciated his impressive sermon. Kev. Kollins and Rev. Boyer are lecturing through the South in the interest of Foreign Missions. i mm mi i m i 1 11 fP " Lecture At First Baptist Church. A large crowd, thoroughly, enjoyed a most interesting lecture at the First Baptist Church, Wednesday night by Rev. andMrs. Lake, Missionaries from-. China. They will return to their work iii May after a vacation of one year. -A.'F. P. King spent Sunday with his eon Fulton In the Merriweather hos pital,. AsheyJUe, where the latter was carried last' week to receive treatment for an attack of acute appendicitis. The young man; passed; "through the palnfuV operation all Tight and is get ting alongnicelyj A. . ASA CANDLER TD (JG. ROAD .While various railroad projects have entertained the minds of . Henderson county people in the last few years, very little has been said about the Greenville & Knoxvillle. railroad ex tension. jt? , This road if built will mean a tre mendous revenue to this county and from indications it now looks to be a certainty. Mr. Asa G. Candler of Coco-Cola fame is behind the proposi tion and it is said that he will spend about $20,000,000 in completing the road through Western North Carolina an da branch line through Henderson county to Asheville. This road has been surveyed, sometime and the route calls for" several tunnels, making the cost of construction very expensive. The Greenville-Knoxvllle railroad Is now being operated from Greenville to a point inNorth Carolina near Bre vard. Regular schedules have been in operation several years, "The Greenville & Krioxville railroad is boing to be built This is the line from Greenville, S. C, to Knoxville, Tenni projected through the moun tains of Western North Carolina and East Tennessee," says the Spartanburg Herald. "It construction will cost In the neighborhood of. $20,000,000, but it instated, upon good authority, that plans for the work are rapidly matur ing, and that this long projected road is about to become a reality. : Candler's Project. Mr. Asa G. Candler, the Atlanta multi-millionaire, has become interest ed in this projcet and has just recent ly been over the entire line, Mr. Candler thinks the project a good one ahd will lend, it his active support. The nlans contemplate the building of a main line from Greenville, S. C, to Knoxville, Tenn., and it Is probable t,flt a branch line will tap the Ashe- hii branch of the Southern railway. The present line Of the Greenville ftitenas from & Knoxville raliroaa Greeilville to Riverview., Kiverview is at the' f dot of the Blue Ridge moun tains and about 30. miles northwest of Greeenvllle. The extension r of this line across the mountains will open up a vast area of mountain country that is rich5 in. natural resources. -One who speaks with a knowledge of the situation says: -?Mr. Candler v.. mnnev thA hrain and the en- i Tvwt thruEh. This ti. will: be a tremendous factor in tW development of the southeast and 1 fivprlastine monument to the build- ers." Again, subscribers tothis paper are j nmi-ncieA that the subscription price j is one dollar if paid in advance. BUILD ! UNSURPASSED IIIGIIYAY IIIIO ROUGHEST SEW! Road Bed of Saluda Grade of Southern R. R, Proposed Highway Provided the , track ; is Abandoned for Better Grade. When the Southern Railway com pany discards the old Saluda grade be tween Tryon and "Saluda for a ; more uniform graded route up the valley of the Green River the people of Sal uda township and other township along the route will probably Join in to make the old road bed one of the finest auto mobile highways leading Into the mouri tains of Western North Carolina, r The road wll be practically ' graded, only widening it in places,- through one Vt the most beautiful sections of the Un ited States. Auto tourists from ; all over the world will travel this propos ed route and the fame of its being an automobile highway will reach a great deal farther than even -the railway company has carried it for its scenic beautiy. " . ;'v,''- Of course this highway proposition is based entirely upon when the South ern Railroad will change the road .bed from where it is now located. In a story of last weeks issue it was stated that work would soon begin on the im provements costing in the neighbor, heed of a million dollars. The route proposed will necessitate Jhe railway company, abandoning , about three or four miles of road bed through the most inacessible mountain country. It has been through this very section that the route from Hendersonville to Spartanburg and other southern cities; has been so disagreeable to the trav eling public. If the railroad here wi be abandoned .the bed can be used it is said, with out very little impro ments necessary. With years of at tention this road has been thoroughly bedded with granite rock and with the proper shapeing and rolling the high way would be a macadamized one at a very low cost,,. V, - . 1 In the city of Tryoit a bill is beim prepared for the present state legis ture to allow the county, of Polk, to is sui Jbonds . f orl thTrydn-Sprtanburg highway land the additional miles of abandoned railroad bed, if such- should be, would make a great attraction for utomobillst coming to this section. ; i a y 1 nil i ' - Mr. Paul Eves and Billy Bourne spent Saturday and Sunday in town. LEGISLATIVE SUiATTERS R ELAT- IIG10 Raleleh. Feb.. 1 4. ReDresentative Noland of Haywood, offered out of or der yesterday a joint resolution pro viding for the immediate investigation of Ihe South Atlantic and Western Railroad company, formerly known at the Transcontinental Railroad com pany, by a special legislative commit tee of. three representative and : two senators and report back to the legis lature by February 25, it being intima ted that the railroad company, which is using state convicts for which the sate is receiving stock in the road, is not working in. good ' faith, but is really blocking an important mountain pass through which some other rail road company would gladly build a road speedily to serve the territory In volved. A motion-by Mr. Noland that the bill be put' on immediate passage was adopted and the resolution passed and sent to the senate for concurrence. The bill providing an auditor for Henderson county has run the gaunt let of both houses and is now the law. Representative Patton of that county, put it through the House yesterday. . -The bills amending the game an ; deg-tax laws for ; Henderson county have not yet emerged from the legisla tive hopper but are "happy on the way," with the search and seizure' bill introduced by Representative Patton. At the Methodist Church. Rev. Z. HenOhara a Japanese Meth odist Preacher will preach at the Methodist church next Sunday. He is a highly educated man and a fluent speaker. This will :be his last Sunday in Aamerica as he leaves next .week to attend the annual conference in I Japan and recive an appointment. , I - The whole community should avail themselves of this opportunity of hear ing tiiis consecrated young minister. 'Sunday , School 9.45 a. m. A cordial invitation to all.: , . J Important Meeting; 1 - -; There will be a meeting of the Great er Hendersonville Glub at the Court House Thursday night' , , J. V. Helsel is comforta y located in his new quarters on Main street In I the old 'ew utos stana next uoor xo - Slayden Fakes company Mr. Helsel sheet work business. Mrs. J. C. Sales was here from Flet- cher shopping on Monday. ' ; , v i -. - - - - . v ' - - - II0!EyMLR- APPOINTED 7' New. pCice .Created ', By Legislature ta Become Effective April lst-TiT6 ; V ' . Year.- Term.' S:4-: ' . The . following bill, introduced by Senator T. B. Allen last week passed the Senate ; unanimously : and has doubtless become a law by this time: A Bill to be Entitled, . "An Act to Create the. Office of County Auditor for Henderson County, to Fix the Salary of S,am,e and Prescribe his Duties." ; The General Assembly "of . North Car- olina do enact: ; - ' "; '" Section n ir That the ' office of Audi tor . for Henderson county is hereby instituted and created; and the "Audit tor of said county shall receive a sal ary of $1,200.00 per annum payable in monthly installments of $100.00 each in thV manner provided for the paymnt of . salaries of other county officers, and shall furnish bond in some bond ing company in the sum of $5,000.00, payable to' the county of Henderson, conditioned that he shall diligently, truly "and yt aithfully perform all ' the duties of his office, and shall faithfully account' for all penalties or any monies or other lhings of value which may , come into his hands by virtue Of bis office,' and shall be liable for any , negligence, - default, malfeasance or misconduct to office, premiums of said bond- to to' be paid by said county. . r Secv 2l ilt shall be the duty of the auditor of Henderson county to make cut one' copy of the tax list of each township as a permanent copy, and to deliver the original copy to the tax collector of said county, and to super yise' and direct the performance of all duties-now. required by law, of the register of deeds relative to the tax list and taxes; to make out and pre pare for publication all annual state ments required by law: to investigate and inquire , for all . delinquent tax payers, and to require all delinquent property, including polls,- to be placed on' tax lisyto keep a record of all real estate transfers, ; with "prices paid for same? to Instruct1, direct and supervise tax.istxs'and '"asses'Borand-alsQjli-rect and".." supervise the listing and assessments of all property:1 lia ble tto taxation in said county; to act as accountant for the county, settling with the county officers ; to supervise, scrutinize, and examine at (Continued on page 4.) ESVCAHA SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. S. H. Johnson has opened up a plumbing establishment under S. Max well & Company , store and will con duct a general contracting business. Mr. Johnson is a local man and has a large number of friends who will wish him well In his new undertaking. . D. Guy E. Dixon left Tuesday for Newv York where he will take a post graduate course in medicine for spec ial work. Dr. Dixon will enter the New York post graduate and Hospital collage. He will return some time in March, v ' ..' --. . ;' , A farm of about 125 acres belonging to Mrs. Francis Cunt was cold several days ago to Mrs. I B. Whistler. The deal was handled through the well known firm of Ewbank, Ewbank and Companyr real, estate dealers. The consideration was t not . given but is said to be a considerable amount. His numerous friends will regret to hear that Dr. J F. Brooks became sud denly ill one day last week, while at work in the new drug store he expect ed to open soon, and is now in an Ashe ville - hospital: Dr. Brooks was over come by something like nervous pros tration and : his condition caused ser ious concern. Reports' from his bed side were encouraging at this writing. Those who fail to receive this paper next week have only themselves to centure for failing to settle their-subscription. Remember, the terms 'this year are one' dollar in " advance and $1.50 on time basis. Reports of the legislative proceedings at Raleigh during the next four weeks will be worth more than the subscription price of the paper. Better send in your re newal by the first mail If you do not want to miss an Issue. H. G. Browning, who is "doing some special advertising work for the Great er Hendersonville Club and a number of the leading business houses of this city was In the city Tuesday. Mr. Browning has just completed a won derful piece of printing for the city; which includes a birds, eye drawing of the ci:ty and a number of half tone cuts' of principal points of interests near, here. - They are prowrc V on a large folder, making a hrndseme mail ing folder to advertise the ?;ity, ; If you want this paper next week, pay your subscription.' . Aran mm USY L0BBYI ; The Death of R. S. Osteen. R. S: Osteen of Piedmont, S. C., died at 2. o'slock Tuesday, January 14.' r The couse of his death was pneumonia consequent upon injuries received the preceding week while in, Greenville,' S. C. ,; Funeral services were held Wed nesday afternoon, January 15, at Pied mont by the Grove - Masonic Lodge of that city. v-.i ';. ' On January 6 while in Greenville, Mr. Osteen was crossing Augusta street near the station of the Colum bia and GreeenvUle1 railway, when he was run down by a negro boy driving a buggy. The blow crushed Mr. Os teen's hip, and later pneumonia set in. The negro boy was arrested and taken before Recorder Waxson on a charge of reckless driving. The case w.as dismissed and the boy released as ne was only eight years old. The '..buggy is said to have belonged to the 4 S.! C. Oil Co., and was in charge of one of uie employees of that company. The negro boy had never previously been entrusted alone with the buggy, mont S.- C-i nd started his boyslin V Mr. Osteen was at one time a resi dent of Henderson county, and had a large circle of friends nere. About thirty years ago": he moved to Pied mont, S. C, an dstarted his boys in the cottton mill business. He and his family met with much success in their new home. - Mr. Osteen was an lionored Confed erate : veteran. He was in his 75th year -at the time of his death. . Surviv ing are his wife, four sons, three daughters, one brother, one sister, and three half-sisters. - His sons are Frank M. Osteen, superintendent of the F. W Poe Mfg. Co., Greenville, S. C, J. C. overseer, Piedmont llfg. Co.; J. Champ, the well known baseball player; T. A;, of the Mills Mill, GreenvUle,,S. C. HU daughters are Mrs. R. A.. Fowler of Piedmont, S. C. ; Mrs. 'Wi .W. Smith of Greenville. S. C ; Mrs. W. T . . -Thacker of Qreer, -S. His brother, .,D: OsH leTeni; formerly of Crab-rjeek-tosrai ship in thisxounty, but now of Route 1 Arden), was at his bedside when" the end same.' . ; ' ' - Mxl Osteen was agood citizen and a loving and affectionate husband and father; and the news of his deatwill be received with wide-spread regret v V- ROADS (EYflOTE SAYS ' Sounding what Secretary HC. Mey er terms the key note o f the meeting of the directors of the Greater Western North Carolina Association the subject of Good Roads was discussed exten sively and a resolution .was passed which will result in much benefit to this ' county. Mr. Meyer i stated as .soon as Henderson county's assess mentswere paid her share of the $1,000 would be received in promoting good roads in this section. , Several main highways have been designated and the following from .Tuesday's Asheville Citizens will explain: ' ; '-r "At the meeting of fthe Greater Western : North Carolina Association yesterday, good roads was one of the chief topics of discussion " and upon motion of F. F. L. ' Seely, a liberal contribution was made to good roads work, which will be spent as soon os all of the dues are paid. A resolution was adopted requesting-;' PresidentW. E. Breese, Jr., to appoint acommit tee of citizens 'from the counties of Buncombe, Haywood, 1 Jacksbn,Madi- son, Transylvania, Polk and Hen-f derson, toask the legislature to. pass a bill providing for state aid in build ing a trunk line highway connecting with c the Atlanta-New York . road at the South Carolina line, going through the counties -mentioned and connected with the Tennessee line and the Washington-San Francisco-Transcontinental highway." ; ; a Quits Society,, For Stage. ; Asheville, June 30, -Miss Ida Ham ilton, for the past Ave years society editor of The Asheville Citizen, has re signed that position, effective Saturday and leaves this city Sunday for New York City, where she will spend three weeks rehearsing with Miss Margaret Anglin's company, "Green Stockings", preparatory , to making a tour of Can ada and the Pacific Coast y V Miss Hamilton, for, a number of years, played with . Mrs.' Fiske and other stars, and is a talented actress. She came to this city about seven years ago in search of health and during the time that she has-been here she has completely recovered. . .. It is too bad that the ground hog saw his shadow on Sunday. - ' :. OD SECRETARY mm wwmm HOT FIGHT UP OYER RENET7ED PROPOSITIO Jf TO 'i0VE COTJN- ;';':J.SEAT--FBpil- WEBSTER ' ; : ' TO SXLV.A. ' fr - - ' - Many loth Dt M Are Favc: : ; ; Big Bateh of Bttls of Interest to 2Taa Italn, People Wfll be Enacted Ixt iAw. Wlthin Next Week Teath Dfa-, strict Legislation. v : '3:i ' (By Noah M. Hollo well.) , ' . .. :. : . '. : Raleigh, N. C., He is sawinig the very elements. Now:- he suddenly mounts the verbal trapeze in the dizzy heights and performs' some of the most thrilling oratorical stunts. He waxes eloquent, so ! to speak. ' By reason of his wild gymnastics, he deems It nec essary to leave his seat and take a more spacious.' stand in the wide halt His voice is pitched on an extremely high note. There goes an industrious page scurring to some out of the way place in search of a broom to sweep from the rich red carpet a seeming sal ivary surplusage that; accidentally is sued from the "music maker" of the speaker in his estreme excitement to "save the country." .There's - another page running for his life for a glass of water to soothe a parching throat that has assumed the musical qualities of ' and urchin's sour wood flute in early spring. - . .. --;-;:: Leaning far. over the railing almost rtady. to topple over on the heads tf . the Solons - isa young' Miss .up In' the- gallery're jocirig over thClact that her " fater,rbfother or some other persjn dar to her heart is tmakinglitmselt' famous (?) by "saving the country" af- iter having "fought, bled and died" in the sticks during the campaign. 'Over there slts a senator scanning : the morning paper in order ; to ascertaia , what the journal had to say about his v "saving the country" on the preceding day. On the other 'side of the Senate. Chamber is another, lawmaker reading a letter from one of his ward-healinz constituents about the dumping ot-saw- "dust in Goose Creek, while sitting be side him is another "country saver" diligently s earchlng through voluml-' nous pages of legal lore. Near him is a bald-headed bacheor (there , are about a dozen in the Senate) penning i few . line to his dear ones at home. There is seen a cigarette fiend stealing from the Chamber into the lobbies to to take a few whiffs from his "coffin tack.": : - - With all the dignity becoming nls office, ' Lieutenant Governor Dat-? ridge keeps an eye on wfiat is going on, now and then recognizing Senator So and So from So and So, who is wanting the privileges of the floor to , interrupt the time-worn speaker with a few trifling questions. ,-k The farmer lieutenant-governor, is mapping-out a. year's work on his 'rich Nash county ' farms, where he says he "makes his living." Reading Clerk ; "Bob"; Phil lips has nothing to do and is looking wise and composing splcy paragraphs for the Greensboro News, of which he Is associate editor. ' Principal Clerk Ottis Self, of Webster. Jackson county , and Journal Clerk Noah Hollowell, of Hendersonville, - having made . all re- v ferences And notations on the volume of bills In thiert hands during the end less run of oratory, begin fussing over the ladies in the. gallery upon whom they have been vainly lavishing their ; unrestrained smiles, at the same time thinking of the resort girl they will choose upon returning to the moun tains next summer. Fronting them . is , Senator Lovingood. of Cherokee. . openly violating the rules! of the Sen- ate Dy slowIy puffmg away on a 10 cen , ter while his feet are cocked up high er than his head on the desk, his mind being far away across the hill on some saw-mill or other enterprise. - On his right sits Senator AUen. - Yes, "Tom Allen. He is from Mills River, Heo. derson county.; Now the "Tom" part of his name Is alright but it seems a pity that he was ever named Allen be cause that bigA" In his name is cal culated to put liim in an embarrassing position' some time.. It - is - like this : r Senator Allen's name is the very first on the roll call and this fact necessi tates his paying strict attention to the most uninteresting proceedings in or-, red that he may not be embarrassed when it comes to vottihg, for this is an important part of a senator's : service to the State. ' : v, - - - To uninteresting arguments on" ab sorbing questions like the difference between the "larceny of a horse and the . theft of a' mule," the discorage ment of young industries by legislation in vivid terms like the "stifling of an Infant babe with safety pins," the ef fectiveness and advisability of "strik- Continued on 2nd Page.) ) V
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