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Show in East TK..Nsst.ii. Sciael Observe.! by a I'lah laalos.rjf A Hagolfloeal Dwelling. My brother, Willard Halliday.ln 1890, while labotlng in the cause of God in Davis county, N. C, alter siege ol pneumonia, parted tin. lile to labor in a holler end bappier sphere; lo visit the place of his death, in connection wiih Elder K. K. Judd, of Giantavil a Utah, we left our held ol labor in I. ait T on- nck.ee ana aucr vuiiiiig a nuinocr 01 Saiuu in the upper counties, ou November Novem-ber nth, Ju-t at noun, we cros-ed the fitue ku.ge, through ''Grandmuther'a" gap, the great watcr.lKd which di-vuie. di-vuie. the river, running into the Mis iia.ippi from thoie running directly into the Atlantic ocean. . '1 he mountain K'enery alutig our route was indeed grauu, while Hie pure mountain water that guilied lurtli Irom tne rocka in numberlesa placea added much to ihe pleasure ul tne trip. Aiming at Mock.vllle, we had no trouble in lucatiug Mr. L. M. McLlarn-rock, McLlarn-rock, at wuose borne my brother died, aud whose klliduea. 1 .hall never forget, for 1 am persuaded that no mure willing will-ing heart, or lender hand, could have adminiaiered tu him, had he been at home. And it wa. e .ource ol great juy to ua to knuw that during our oruther'a last moments 00 eann, lie was so lavored as lo tall amoog such good Samaritana. Reluming again via A.hville, N. C, we lay over one day for the pmpose ol visiting the tamuu. Vanderbili mansion, now in oour.o ol construction. J'ue mansion ta located about live mites south of Asnviiie, and leeling quite weary trout our previous day's journey, we slowly sauntered down South Main slreel.and reaching h.luniore.lhe closest point lo the inamoon that will Le reached, reach-ed, when completed, by any conveyance save carnages, we called on general manager Macknamee,requctllig pauses, but weie inlurmcd II we were on loot 110 pas. waa necessary. So taking Ihe rail road track, about three nuUa broughi ua to the n1.111.10n. As we crossed rough ndgc and deep gulhe. we wondered bow it could be possible that a man would .elect .uch a rugged plate uiiou which lo expend so much money, lor surely nature lias presented many mute beautitul and less rugged place, to subdue sub-due and beauiily. It so happened thai the same morning we visited me place Mr. George W. Vanderbilt htm.eli arrived. He i. a .ingle man prooably thirty year, of age, dark coniplexioned, mejium height and would weigh about one hundicd and thirty-live pound.. A. we reached the .pot, a most beautiful beauti-ful spectacle met our gait. Towering betore u. probably 150 lect high, 600 long by tbo icet wide, bcautilully decorated decor-ated by .tone sculpture worn, stood the m.gmhcenl white samlaione mansion, and when being Lnlormcd by the manager mana-ger in charge llial the .lone both lor the mansion and the huge walla, arche. and steps which bedeck the grounds had been shipped Irom bedlord, Indiana, wa were led lo eacuiim "what caunot be accomplished with mouey.1' Alter viewing the mansion with its immediate surroundings, and procuring souvenirs, we lollowedtlie winding pave and macadamised walks into Ihe llora) or horticultural part ol hi. prcmiaes. lu the greenhouse we lound many tropical trees and plant., Willi thousands ol vanetiea of llowers in bloom as though it were springtime The high stone archways and sculpture sculp-ture work gives massive and sub-itnn-Hal appearance lu the grounds, The water aupply is piped Irom Mushy, a distance dis-tance ol three miles, and the sewerage ia perfect. we were informed that the tract ol rand upon which the building standi comprise about seventeen thousand acrea, with probalily three hundred ol it already beautified, while tardier back in the mountains Mr. Vanderbilt owns a tract ol seventy thousand acrea, known as the paint bedi." Krorn one in umigc ws, wuiairaoo uie following alanines. alani-nes. About one thousand men employed employ-ed upon the grounds, of which about three hundred aie working on Ihe interior in-terior ol the building, receiving Irom one to hve dollars per day wages. The building contains throe hundred and siaty -eight rooms. Korty five carriage horaea will be kept el Ihe mansion lor Uie accommodation ol the millionaire and his gueats. Korty miles ol macadamised macadam-ised carriage road 11 already constructed on the grounds, reaching moil ol the scenic points. Everything seems to be ol a substantial nature and will last for ages. And we leave tins beautllul picture, with the breeie .0 health inspiring, in-spiring, with a sigh ul regret. Kast Tennessee coiitcreiice Is in a prosperous condition, and with the recent re-cent urrival of hitlers Thomas Collin and J. K. Terry, our number is increased to Iwenty.eight. With appreciation lor your paper, which reaches us, we are still yours in the causa ol truth. J. K. Hai.liiiav, Free. East 1 enu. Conference. |