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LAUNDERERS
DRY CLEANERS
119 GROVE ARCADE BUILDING Battery Park Pl.
ELLIOT LYMAN FISHER COMMERCIAL AND SCENIC PHOTOGRAPHY
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
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HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANY
60 HAYWOOD ST. PHONES 2607, 2608
Gas
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Magie Chief Gas Ranges Electrolux Gas Refrigerators Gas Water Heaters Complete Line of Gas Appliances THE ASHEVILLE GAS CO. GROVE ARCADE Phone 2200
NOLAND - BROWN COMPANY, INC. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
Phone 65
AMBULANCE SERVICE
283 Biltmore Ave.
Office 14 Broadway ASHEVILLE
BLUE GEM COAL
COMPANY Phones 752-1226
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MILLER'S ASHEVILLE (BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N. C.)
CITY DIRECTORY
Vol.
1937 XXXIV
Including Biltmore, Biltmore Forest, Lake View Park and South Biltmore
Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide; also a
BUYERS' GUIDE
and a Complete
Classified Business Directory
FOR DETAILED CONTENTS SEE GENERAL INDEX PAGE 12
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GENERAL INDEX
GENERAL INDEX
Page
Abbreviations 28
Alphabetical List of Names
29
Apartment Buildings 786
Associations and Clubs-Commercial
788
Banks and Trust Companies
792
Board of Education
46
Buildings-Office and Public
798
Buyers Guide opp
78-
Cemeteries
800
Churches
800
City Government
46
Classified Business Directory
785
Clergymen
803
Clubs
805
Convents
809
County Officers
109
Courts
110
Fire Department
47
Golf Clubs and Courses
822
Halls
825
Homes and Asylums
826
Hospitals and Dispensaries
826
Justices of the Peace
834
Labor Organizations
834
Libraries
839
Newspapers
843
Parks and Playgrounds
849
Police Department
47
Post Office
559
Railroads
855
Schools-Public 861
Schools, Colleges and Academies 861
Societies-Benevolent and Fraternal 863
Societies-Miscellaneous 865
State Government 418
Street and Avenue Guide 617
United States Government
558
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Page
Abbott-Knight Dry Cleansing .. .right top lines and S
American Coal Co right top lines and 11
American Service Co. right center lines Ample Credit Co. right side lines Arthur W H Co. .Jeft eenter lines and 27
Asheville Blue Gem Coal Col. .front cover and 8 Asheville Chamber of Commerce. 2
Asheville Citizen-Times Co .. left top lines and 13 Deland's Swedish Massage and Baths. .
Asheville Gas Co .... front cover and 17 Asheville General Tire Co. 3
Asheville lee & Storage Co.
back eover, 11 and 19
Asheville Laundry
. .. front cover, right top lines and 20 Asheville Nehi Bottling Co. left side lines Asheville Radio Co. right bottom lines and 25 Asheville Tire & Retreading Co left bottom lines Asheville Upholstery & Cabinet Co .... .back cover, 6 and 29
Asheville Welding Co .. .. opp title page Autrey T C Ins Agency Inc.
.right bottom lines and 19 Ball Ewart M .... right side lines and 24 Beam L R & Co. .. 25
Berryman & Co Inc .... left center lines anton's Business College. right side lines and 6 Blue Bird Taxi's Inc . back cover, left top hines and 29 Bon Marche Ine. . right top lines and 12 Booth R P & Co. .left bottom lines Burton - Mays Co.
.right bottom lines and 11 Burton & Son. back eover and 15 Green Ottis Hardware Co 17 CCR Coal Co. Harrison N A Dr Greene & Goodman Inc. 20 23 .left bottom lines and 9 Carolina Coal & Ice Co. Haverty Furniture Co. front cover and 16 Hayes & Lunsford Electric Shop. .. . 2 .left top lines and 9 Carolina Electric Co. lett bottom lines and 13 Haynes M B Electric Co. Carolina Industrial Bank. left bottom lines and 13
right top lines and 5
Page Carolina Power & Light Co.
Carolina Sheet Metal Works,
.left top lines and 28
Carroll Realty Co. left side lines and 26
Case & Corn left eenter lines
Cherokee Inn .1 %
Citizens Transfer & Coal Co. left side lines and 10 Community Coal & Lumber Co. 11
Dalton Paint Co. 2.1
Day J M Electric Co.
left center lines Dillard Insurance Agency Inc.
backbone and 20
Dillard Realty Co. backbone and 26 Dunn-Groce Co Ine. right side lines and 11
Dysart & Ficken
right side lines and 26
Empire Realty Co. right side lines
Enman's Furriers back cover
Farmers' Federation Inc. 27
Festival Decorating Co.
First National Bank & Trust Co. ...... front cover, left top lines and 5 Fisher Elliott Lyman .front cover and 24
Flat Iron Flower Shop. .left bottom lines Fletcher Francis O C. right bottom lines
Freeland Robt C.
right bottom lines
Galliher Bros Inc. 21
Geo Vanderbilt Hotel The.
opposite name and
.alphabetical section and 18
Gilbert Printing Co
25
Henderson Chas E Inc .20
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS (Continued)
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Henry & Ray Funeral Home .15
Hensley James H Jr.
.right bottom lines
Hildebrand Machinery Co Inc.
29
Holland Furnace Co
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Hotel Asheville
18
Hotel Charmil.
right center lines
Ideal Paint &, Varnish Co Inc. back cover and 23 Imperial Life Ins Co ..
back cover and 19
Ingle Ray F. .right side lines and 23 Ivey's. . right center lines and opp inside front cover
Jarrett Frank Painting & Decorating Co .. .left center lines Johnson-Chandley Lumber Co Inc. . . 22 Jones E R Miss. .21
Kelly Coal Co Inc.
left side lines and 10
Langren Hotel.
left side lines
Levitch Julius Agent. . left bottom lines
Lewis Funeral Home
right top lines and 11
M & M Body & Radiator Works.
.left side lines and 16
back cover, left top lines and 3 Stewart Electric Repair Co McCoy Undertaking Co & Real Es- .right top lines and 14
tate 15
McIntire-Jones Oil Co Inc.
3
Middlemount Gardens Inc.
.right bottom lines and 14
Minico Inc. 7
Mooneyham's Drug Stores.
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Moore M V & Co S
Morris Plan Bank of Asheville The. . right top lines and 6
Moser Verne G.
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Mountain City Laundry Inc.
right top lines and 21
Nevercel Bicycle Shop.
.right bottom lines and 17
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Noland- Brown Co Inc. .
front cover and 15
Occidental Life Ins Co. .left bottom lines Parkland Chevrolet Co Inc. right center lines and 1
Parris J H
right side lines and 7
Plateau Studios
The.
right side lines and 24 Reusing Light & Refrigerating Co. . left top lines Richbourg Motor Co. .right side lines and 4
Rogers R P Jewelry Co.
29
St Lawrence Catholic Church.
7
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
.right bottom lines and 12
Skyland Motor Co Inc
Smathers Coal Co.
left side lines
Southern Dairies Inc.
left top Hnes and 12
Southern News The.
.23
Stauffer Planing Mill.
21
Sterchi Bros Stores Inc.
Swannanoa Laundry Inc
21
Thomas Buick Co
left side lines
Thompson Eva A Dr
7
Thomson & Mckinnon.
6
Thrash Coal Co.
left bottom lines
Van's Auto Repair Shop
left center lines
Vogue Furriers The
.right bottom lines and 16
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co ...
.. top, bottom and front stencils and 5
Williams-Brownell Planing Mill Co
Inc
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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
The PIEDMONT DIRECTORY CO., publishers of Miller's Asheville City Directory, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1937 edition.
Confidence in the continued growth of Asheville's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Asheville to the world.
The enviable position occupied by the Asheville City Directory in the estimation of the public throughout the country, has been established by rendering the best in Directory service, With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty cooperation of the business and professional men and residents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Asheville Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.
Population
The population of Asheville is estimated at 60,764, based on the number of personal names in the Alphabetical section of the Directory, with due allowance for those under Directory age. Ter- ritory immediately adjacent, which is part of the city, as far as business and social life are concerned, is included in the Directory, and, likewise, in the population estimate.
Five Major Departments
The five major departments are arranged in the following order:
THE MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT, pages 15 to 28, presents a statistical review ; historical sketch ; and manufacturing, trade and civic surveys.
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 29 to 616. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the nanie. marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Asheville, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in the city.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, covers pages 617 to 784. In this section the names of the streets are arranged in alphabetical order; the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and
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the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. Features of this section are the designation of the population of each house and the designation of homes having telephones.
THE BUYERS GUIDE', beginning opposite page 784, and sep- arately paged from 1 to 32, printed on tinted paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and profession- al interests of Asheville. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is refer- ence advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a pro- gressive community and noted resort center like Asheville, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 785 to 872. This department lists the names of all busi- ness and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appro- priate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.
Municipal Publicity
The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the city, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a resort, as a manufacturing site and as an educational center. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertise- ments of Asheville. There are more than 450 of these Directory Libraries, installed and maintained in the chief cities of the United States and Canada through the courtesy of members of the Asso- ciation of North American Directory Publishers, under whose sup- ervision the system is operated and of which the Piedmont Direc- tory Co. is a member.
The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those progressive business and professional men who have demon- strated their confidence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.
PIEDMONT DIRECTORY CO., Publishers
STATISTICAL REVIEW
ASHEVILLE
"IN THE LAND OF THE SKY;" "EASTERN GATEWAY CITY TO THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK"
STATISTICAL REVIEW
Form of Government-Council-Manager.
Population- Total, 50,193 ; males, 23,124; females, 27,069 ; total colored, 14,255 (1930 U. S. Census). Local estimate at present, 52,000. Ameri- can-born, 98.1%.
Area-
14.7 square miles.
Altitude-
2,210 to 3,200 feet above sea level.
Climate-
Mean annual temperature, 54.1 degrees F .; average annual rainfall, 40.28 inches.
Parks-
14, with total of 413.9 acres, valued at $516,529.
Assessed Valuation-
Financial Facts-
$49,959,000, with $1.74 per $100 tax rate. 5 banks, with total deposits of approximate- ly $12,000,000.
Postal Receipts-
$272,000 (fiscal year ended June 30, 1936).
Churches-
99, representing 16 denominations.
Real Estate- Number of homes, 12,584, with about 25% owned by occupants.
Industry-
Chief industries of city and surrounding territory: Resort business, manufacturing and lumbering. 57 manufacturing establish- ments, employing 4,801 men and 1,734 women, paying wages of 3,418,488 annual- ly, and having products valued at $16,114,- 466 annually (1933 report). Principal man- ufactured products of city and vicinity: Ar- tificial stone, bakery products, blankets, cotton goods, creamery products, flour and feed, food products, foundry products, fur- niture, leather products, machinery, mica
- products, packing products, planing-mill products, printing and publishing products, rayon yarn and woolen products. Railroad shops and stone quarries located here.
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Trade Area- Retail area covers 18 counties of western N. C., with total population of 390,359.
Newspapers ---
2 dailies and 2 weeklies.
Hotels-
16, with total of 2,600 rooms.
Railroads-
Southern.
Highways-
U. S. 19, 23, 25, 70 and 74. Blue Ridge Parkway from Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park is now under construction.
Airports-
1 (public) .
Amusements-
Largest auditorium in city seats 1,800 per- sons. Moving-picture theatres seat total of 4,555 persons. I legitimate theatre, with seating capacity of 1,400 persons. 5 golf courses.
Hospitals-
5, with total of 307 beds.
Education-
Institutions of higher learning include Asheville Normal School, Asheville School for Boys, St. Genevieve of the Pines and Biltmore Junior College. 15 public schools, including 1 senior high school and 1 junior high school. Number of pupils in public schools, 8,802; teachers, 253. Value of public school property, $5,325,994.
Public Libraries- City Statistics-
2, with total of 86,988 volumes.
Total street mileage, 197.56, with 144.83 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 68; sew- ers, 175.62; bus lines, 39.52. Number of water meters, 13,000; light meters, 12,200; gas meters, 2,176. Capacity of water works (municipal), 700,000,000 gallons ; daily aver- age consumption, 5,000,000 gallons ; miles of mains, 214.5; value of plant, $4,074,037. Fire department has 60 men, with 5 stations and 10 pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, $157,850. Police department has 61 men, with 1 sta- tion and 14 pieces of motor equipment.
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PREFACE
ASHEVILLE FROM BEAUCATCHER MOUNTAIN
POPULATION
Asheville is the county seat of Buncombe County, and one of the principal resort centers of the eastern United States. The city had a population of 50,193 according to the United States Census of 1930. (Note: The 1937 Directory Census, taken on canvass by enumerators of The Piedmont Directory Co., give Greater Ashe- ville, or the territory covered by the Directory, a population of 60,764.)
HISTORY
Asheville was founded in 1797 by John Burton, the city being known for about three years of its early history as Morristown. The name was later changed to Asheville, in honor of Samuel and John Ashe, noted men of that period.
The city has long been a resort center, the first resort hotel having been constructed near the Sulphur Springs in the western part of the city, west of the French Broad River. Later the tour- ist traffic increased and other resort hotels were built, including the old Battery Park Hotel on the site now occupied by the mod- ern structure. Other hotels have been constructed with growth of tourist trade, through expansion of transportation facilities, includ- ing railways and highways into the highlands, Industry and ag- riculture have also developed in the mountain section, to the point that Asheville has become a marketing and shopping center for 18 counties of western North Carolina.
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GOVERNMENT
Buncombe County is governed by a board of three commis- sioners. Asheville has the council-manager form of government, which included a mayor and six other councilmen and a city manager. The two govern- mental bodies are housed in the handsome city and county buildings which flank the cen- tral city plaza. The city has one of the lowest fire records of any city of its size in the country, due to an efficient fire department, and the police de- partment has become highly effective with the aid of radio, cooperation with state and county law - enforcement offi- cers and by means of the police- cruiser system.
COUNTY AND CITY BUILDINGS
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
Scenic and other attractions of Asheville and western North Carolina are always of paramount interest to visitors. The famous Biltmore House and Gardens, located in the midst of the 15,000- acre Biltmore Estate in Asheville, have been open to public view since 1930. The noted mansion, adjudged one of the finest private homes in the world, was con- structed nearly half a century ago by the late George W. Van- derbilt. The House, built after the archi- tectural pat - tern of the French cha- teaux, contains a vast collec- tion of objects of artistic and historic value, BILTMORE HOUSE gathered at great cost by Mr. Vanderbilt, in all parts of the world. Notable among the priceless treasures on display are the chessmen of Na- poleon, the ceremonial robes of Cardinal Richelieu, ancient tapestries which graced the tent of Francis I at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, and a myriad other rare and precious objects.
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Surrounding the House, the vast expanse of gardens and land- scaped park presents a great mass of flowers and superbly-designed vistas to the beholder throughout the spring, summer and autumn seasons.
In Riverside Cemetery are located the tombs of the famous writer, O Henry, and Zebulon Baird. Vance, Civil War Governor of North Carolina, and the now-famous marker erected to the memory of 18 German sailors by members of the Kiffin Rockwell Post of the American Legion. This is the only monument ever erected by American soldiers to the memory of their foreign foes.
UNIQUE GROVE PARK INN
Grove Park Inn, because of its unique setting and architecture, is a point often visited in the city. Circling the summits of the mountains near the city, the Asheville Scenic Highway reveals surpassingly beautiful vistas to the motorist.
MOUNT MITCHELL, HIGHEST PEAK EAST OF THE ROCKIES
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In the surrounding highland region, the beauty of the Sapphire Country, Chimney Rock and Lake Lure, the Blowing Rock and Linville sections, the Tryon resort region, and the sections near Hendersonville and Waynesville are of interest to visitors.
Mount Mitchell, highest mountain in eastern America, and Mount Pisgah in the Pisgah National Forest, may be climbed by the motorist.
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
Asheville is - the eastern gateway point to the Great Smoky Moun- tains National Park, the na- tion's newest and most popu- lar playground. This great scenic region, with its majes- tic peaks and deep valleys, its vast ex- panse of virgin forests, its clear trout LOG CABIN IN THE SMOKIES streams and tumbling waterfalls, is a center of interest for visitors. More than half a million visitors entered this park last season. Ex- cellent highways connect Asheville with the Great Smokies, and on the eastern ap- proach to the park is located the 60,000-acre reservation of the Eastern Band of Cher- okee Indians. Here live 3,000 Indians, occu- pying their an- cient hunting grounds and pursuing their ancient crafts and customs, under super- vision of the Government. --
THE CHIMNEYS, SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
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THE NATIONAL PARKWAY
Through western North Carolina the $16,000,000 "Blue Ridge Parkway" is now under construction, connecting the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Ten- nessee and North Caro- lina. This great tour- ing route, when com- pleted along the summits of the high- est of the Appalachian peaks, will be the finest highway in America.
THE INDIAN BALL GAME IS MORE STRENUOUS THAN ANY GAME OF THE WHITE MAN
SPORTS
Asheville and Western North Carolina comprise a region which is a paradise for outdoorsmen. In Asheville, five golf courses, ad- judged among the finest to be found in the South, offer grass greens and fairways to the golfer. These include the courses of the Asheville Country Club, the Bilt- more Forest Country Club, the Malvern Hills Golf Club, the Lake View Golf Club, and the Municipal Golf Links. Over a score of excel- lent courses are to be found in the resort centers of the highlands.
Tennis courts, swimming pools and other recreational facilities are provided in Asheville. The City Recreation Park, with its huge out- door pool, its lake for boating, its skating rink, its zoo and amuse- ment devices, is a center of attrac- tion.
MOUNT PISGAH AND THE RAT
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VIEW OF LAKE LURE AND THE VALLEY. THE TOP OF CHIMNEY ROCK IS IN THE FOREGROUND
Over 70 artificial lakes, located in all parts of the "Land of the Sky," provide opportunities for boating, sailing and fishing, Through the mountains many hundreds of miles of trails are open to the hiker and horseman. Streams of the region are well stocked in most cases with. brook and rainbow trout, and the five game preserves in the western North Carolina re gion provide good hunting for deer in the surrounding terrain during the open hunt- ing seasons. Bear, quail, rabbits and other small game are also plentiful in most of the mountain regions, and during the open sea- son, nimrods from practically every state in the Union come to this section. During three seasons, deer hunts have been held in the Pisgah National Game Preserve.
Horseback-riding along the many entic- ing mountain trails is one of the favorite recreations among visitors. Horse shows at Asheville, Tryon, Blowing Rock and Linville each year are events of great interest to fol- lowers of equestrian activities.
TROUT FISHING
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BEAVER LAKE AND LAKE VIEW COUNTRY CLUB
CLIMATE AND HEALTH
An unsurpassed climate, which combines light, cool, exhilarat- ing .summers and mild winters, a large percentags of sunny days. mountain-protection from severe storms and a dry atmosphere, has long been a principal attraction of Asheville and the western por- tion of North Carolina. The health-giving qualities of this climate have been a factor in hunring here many health-seekers in search of surcease from many different afflictions. Many sanatoria for the treatment of pulmonary and nervous afflictions are located in and near Asheville.
INDUSTRIES
In addition to the large volume of tourist trade which the city enjoys, Asheville is a center for industries. Located near here are the great rayon plant of the American Enka Corp .: the huge pulp and paper plant of the Champion Fibre Co., at Canton ; the Sayles Biltmore Bleacheries ; AMERICAN ENKA PLANT the Beacon Mfg. Co., makers of blankets; the Hans Rees Tan- nery; the National Casket Co, and numerous other plants manu- facturing mica products, hosiery, dimension lumber, furniture, food products, barrel staves, rayon garments, and other articles.
The native industries which produce homespun woolens, rugs, native pottery, native ironwork, and numerous other woven and manufactured articles, are noted throughout the country.
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AGRICULTURE
Western North Caro- lina is noted for its pro- duction of apples, Tryon grapes, cattle and Bur- ley tobacco. Asheville is a marketing center for these products, the city having three sales warehouses for tobacco and an auction center for cattle and other farm animals. The re- gion is a general farm- ing area also, and many crops are produced. Timber is also a noted crop in the highlands.
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