Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-11-06
THE FAUoUIER WHITE SULPHUR
SPRINGS

IN YIRGINIA,
OFFERED o SALE re THE PUBLIC IN LOTS,
THIs PROPERTY Rs. been held under an &C. of In.
u corporation since 1898 The chartered property
then consisted Of l,ls3! acres of land In Fauquier county,
i Incl . ing .Se Improvements rove. men :, t ,ha con- and wa s,oo divided a,s
The subscriber having subsequently re.acquired the pro
perry, sold a part thereof, and there now remain fully
eleven hundred acres. together with the building en-
such a property, and to increase IT. value, he has laid of
the larger portion Of the land into about 10000 building
north and south. east and west, with a view to the forms.
ton of . village or city, to be called 'Warrentou
SPRING." These loa nearly surround the reserved sixty.
Eve acres, which include the Sulphur Springs and all the
contiguous buildings and improvements. The 10, o00 lots
are offered At Gle so and when taken will be psrtitioned
BY lot; the subscriber who draws the last number Of the
10000, shall have. in addition TO his lot so drawn, the en-.
tire ~sixty.6ve acres, a. laid of In the photographic plan Of
the city, including the Springs and all the valuable i'm.
together with the Furniture. Associstng
one or more others with him, they may continue the cor.
ponnon under the amended charter Of February 2, 1854,
known a. the fauquier White Sulphur Springs Company
for all the lots, also for the IS acres, will be made BY Mr..
Ro. Hudgin. q gentleman Of the highest character and blu.
siness qualifications, to whom, a. trustee for the purpose,
the entire property has been conveyed.
The valuation OF this property by the sworn officer {,
the Commonwealth shows that the buildings alone are
worth $4,000; the assessment per acre 10 put at es4:-
public accommodation than individuals are able or willing
TO risk, and the fact that so many will be interested in the
success of the Springs, and in building around them, will
probably double, Immediately after the company 10 form.
ed, the present estimate. A subscriber will, In the worst
event, get q lot (of the almost universal dimensions In New
York; flor the sum Iof Gle $50. He will get a lot on
which he can build, at the very fountain of health; he may
reside on IL for the summer season only. or for the year.
The inducements to build will DO irresistible; and the fact
ofsuck building: being erected wiilimmea.nrsbly enhance
son why q city of magnitude should not rise up and -four
ish at this place. The Rappahannock river is ~nayigable to
i Ios pG IN r.p.ir. The rS,S ale eaa and Lyn gIs ,e railroad oad
orose tho river about 8 or 9 miles below this land coal,
at = cheap rate, may be unloaded from the cars into the
boats. Indefinite steam power may thus be commanded
q will; and the facility If transportation gives the came
advantages which Lowell has for unlimited business. The
railroad already within 6 miles, will soon extend to New
Orleans, whose inhabitants may then reach these springs
In three days. As healthy a spot as any in Vfrginia-in an
abundant region-with all these facilities, why should not
a city thrive and prosper herea At all events, aroundthese
health giving waters, already 80 extensively and beauti.
fully improved. al, the high and the low, the rich and the
poor, have now an opportunity Of sojourning for the sum-
m ne season, or longer, . On ' ef ,his rsau ,.is' Dy ' ne Ime eanG
the charter may be realized to the funes. extent
This property Is rendered to the public at about the Va.
below tho original outlay. The assessment was made BY
an intelligent public officer no way interested. Almost
indefinite profits may be relied on If the plan of sale be
the small sunni Of sl2 SO 10 not required to be paid un.
til the subscription be completed, and the partition shall
be made BY the trustee, assisted BY two justices Of the
peace. In the meantime checks In favor Of the trustee,
or other satisfactory arrangement, for tho subscription,
may be made, not to be used till the day Of partition. The
,JS:,se 70 viii II, apply Iay, the mS1sy Il .f I'll , ps,' an h. in n1 the first
20 a to give assurance OF good title title reported in
1893. By able attorneys, as then entirely satisfactory. and
which has been doubly confirmed by l9 years of quiet,
undisturbed possession since that time.
After partition, the interests Of the lotholders and
SPRING. stockholders will be in law entirely distinct,
while the success of one party must greatly enhance the
other. Any one may subscribe Tor one or more shares
THOMAS GREEN.
The above Is a modification, at the instance of others,
Of my former plan. and | now offer the 0.0OO lots at
Gle 50. instead Of 1870 lots aud shares at $40. The Is
acres, including the Springs, improvements, ind furniture
{assessed and taxed at nearly sloo,ooo) go with the last
Ny only objection to thi, plan was, that L, might be lille.
gal as . lottery. Put eminent counsel. after mature con.
fered at little more than the present assessed value; but
no sale 70 made till, BY the energy Of getting up the sub
s~criprion, the value 10 at least doubled; and a. every sub.
scriber will then receive much more than he pays, the
tender of additional property to the owner Of the last
drawnlot In the division, would no more constitute q lot.
terry than would the sale Of a large estate, at half It's real
value, to ten or more persons, on a fair, legal and agreed
plan of division, because, a. q further inducement to the
purchase, the vendor, in his ~exigency, had rendered, with.
gu. further price, TO the one getting the last - lot or choice
The only legal question 10: Do the lot holders, when the
city shall be. in effect established, get the value Of sl2 50
e each, About that there can De no doubt. rS and hence
ment to the purchase Of course 10 increased As Tor el2
-. the remuneration 10 not only certain, but there is also
tnaI some one Viii get INC SPlinBs, Nv Ah-
paovsments, and IS acres, assessed and taxed now at
ssoSV ior tbs buildings, 5000 for the furniture, and
S';soo LOT tue % acres, which must be vastly increased In
'a,se,n tne subscription be made.
a. e,uos ana companies taking not less than lO lots, q
aooeeton OF Tea per cent will be made. A person act.
lns ,ol otneis might subscribe in his own name only, aud
eouio give 70 a, b, or c q certificate that all the tokens
win sald agents name On them should be numbered from
one, up g ~ many a. he should take shares, and A, B, or
e should have the lot drawn opposite a particular number
In said agent'sname. Thus a man hsvinq ths confidence
Of his fellow citizens In New Orlesna ,niyht take 500
shares In his own name, but for Us many dnc5ent persons.
and each ono would get the lot drawn oppo.ita ~ sgent's
name. With the number on T. IN the respective certificate.
thus avoid the expense OF attendance BY others. IN. "a.
cord Of the partition would attest the 6delitv Of bis .c,s
Thus, TOO, an agent Of others could secure .eom mi..ion
BY representing 100 or more shares.
IL 10 proposed 70 make the partition on Tueadar Oh.
18Th day Of December next, In front of the City Han
Warrington, D. {. Nc money need be paid till then. bnf,
must be deposited before the partition. 90 a. to be secured
70 M. Robert Hudgin, trustee, on the delivery OF the
deeds, which can be prepared In advance, leaving only
the number of the lot TO DO inserted and name Of grantee.
Subscribers and their agents are requested 10 give prompt
nosiee 10y letter, 70 the undersigned. In Warrington, b.
c., 20 a. 70 enable NJ to know whether the partition can
be made at the tiue appointed. If 1000 shares DO taken,
the underlined will take the residue-justa a. any other
subscriber-bus no will not take 4 share 90 long 70 others
wah TO subscribe THOMAS GREEN,
Washingeon, Oct 10, ls1. Qes3A