11 VOL. XV, NO. I. ANNUAL EARLY SEASON NUMBER FIVE CENTS SUMMER OFACCOMPLISHMENT Everywhere Its Evidences Enhance Pinehurst's Distinctive Charm More Complete Unto Itnelf Than Ever Aefore Village Welcomes Old and Ifew Friend ALL DEPARTMENTS of the Village have shared in the summer's important work, notably golf course extension, restoration and change, the clearing of addition al farm lands, the instal lation of a more exten sive water supply system, and general Village, hotel and cottage improvement and perfection. Manifesting itself every where, it greatly enhances the distinc tive charm which has always made Pine hurst unique ; the ideal which so many have sought and so few have found. The important golf course work has been the laying out of an additional nine holes, leading up to the establishment of the hitherto unheard-of equipment of four -eighteen hole, six thousand yard courses. The proposed changes on No. 1 and 2 courses, which bring first and home greens in close proximity to the Club house, have been pushed forward to com pletion, but will not be used until the fair green is thoroughly established. No. 3 course has been brought to a state of per fection beyond the most sanguine expec tations. New tees have been added and new greens built. Several important im provements have been made, including the introduction of a wide open brook on No. 10 in place of the marshy lowland. The new No. 4 course will undoubted ly, be open for play next season, results which were declared impossible by many when this work was begun. On all three of the completed courses Bermuda grass planting and fertilization has been exten sively carried out under an improved plan which promises satisfactory resistance against the mighty army which tramps over it from November until May. On No. 2 course, there will be found a lew more traps, three being added on the 11th hole to catch sliced seconds. The 13th will be lengthened at the tee and traps added at the right of the fair green thus forming an elbow which will not bend! Water has been introduced at many of the more central greens and the various rain shelters completed at con venient points. At the Club house a new addition with shower baths and toilets is greatly appreciated and in line with the improvements begun with the tireproof locker building completed last season. The women's room has been fitted with metal lockers greatly improving its ap pearance. The new water supply system anticipat es future needs, the work of installation carried forward under the direction of J. L. Ludlow, C. E., M. S., who has done so much as a member of the North Caro lina State Hoard of Health in improving the water supplies of the state. The water will be taken from Rattlesnake Branch,uorthpaetof Pinehurst, the water shed upon which there is no building and vegetable delicacies in preparation and trut for the use of visitors. The hotels and cottages have received especial care, a marked Improvement at The Carolina, a sun, card and reading room where formerly . was the east porch. Private baths have been added at The Inn and Berkshire, while new fur nishings, paint and paper beautify the in teriors of all hotels. Much the same care has been bestowed upon the cot tages. Mr. J.R.McQueen is again in gen eral supervision of the property as the assistant of Mr. Leonard Tufts, the own er, and Miss F. B. Gray returns as the General " Office cashier. Elsewhere ft -- i4-. ' T5F-T . ,y .-!.. y.ir-jX t, 4. ,... h - THE NEW ROAD TO ABERDEEN owned by the Village, maintained as a reservation. Electric pumps are being installed and filtration beds built; Mr. Ludlow enthusiastic in his estimation of the equipment and supply as ideal. One hundred and fifty acres of land have been cleared for farming purposes which are also available for dog training, at the same time greatly improving the section and serving as an object lesson to show just what scientific effort can ac complish in the sand hill region. Impor tant additions have been made in blooded stock to the Dairy and the Piggery herds, and the Market Garden has a wealth of special articles deal with other depart ments of the Village; a Village now more "complete unto itself" then ever before. The Carolina Opening- As marking midseason's commence ment, the opening of the magnificent Carolina is always anticipated. Satur day, January 6th, is the date set. The Berkshire opens on the 15th and The Harvard soon after. The Holly Inn opened, as usual, early in November. General Manager Priest and Managers Creamer and Abbe all return. THE HUB OF GOOD ROADS Village the Center, of Connecting Trunk Lines to Many Sections Cupeclallr Gratifying- Are the Hew Itoufa to Kumerou Ifearnj I'ointa of Interet IN ALL TRUTH Pine hurst is now the "Hub' of Moore County good roads which bar and crossbar it in connect ing trunk lines, stretch ing southward to Savan nah and northward to ward Richmond, for the summer has been one of great accom plishment. Most important to visitors aic iiie uupi uveuieiiLS m uie iimneuiaie vicinity, among them the picturesque road to Pine Bluff and Aberdeen, which swings out past the seventh-hole on the No. 1 golf course and on through the pine grove, charming in its vistas and diversi ty and soon to be connected with Ilaeford and Fayetteville and on to Imnn and Baleigh. The road to Carthage running north 'from the Carolina, is also com pleted to the township line with plans for its continuation to the county seat. Five miles of road have also been built by the Green Farmiug Company, west of Pine hurst, connecting with Pinehurst roads and the road from West End to Starr has been completed with plans for early con tinuation to Greensboro. Connecting Jackson Springs with Hamlet, is a new road and the run from the Springs to Rockingham has been perfected, while the bad stretch between Rockingham and Cheraw, fprmerly the worst portion on the route to Savannah, is now in excellent condition. Dundee connects with Carth age by way of Black's Mills and the road will be continued from the Mills to Dundee. Activity has been general in the south ern part of the county especially in the Y1V1U1UI ui auciuccu O.UU I 1JLKJ 1311X11, a II tl from Pinehurst to Manchester and on ta Fayetteville, work is progressing rapidly, the road passing through "Pinewild" the estate of Honourable Kent of California, Congressman K" and Mr. J. F. Jordan of Greensboro, well known to Pinehurst visitors. Sand Hill, Jonesboro and Ben- Salem townships are all active and Mc Neals has completed its roads ; the result 70 miles of good roads available to Pine hurst guests, opening up not alone the surrounding section, but leading to the Concluded on page seven)