The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-23
THE SUBURBAN HOTEL.
Another Candidate for the Siie..A
Beautiful Place..Trees and shrub
berry Already Grown.


berry Already Grown.
WHEELING, VIVA, August 29.
Editors IntcllIgcucer:
Several articles have recently appeared
iu your paper, the Register, and the SHH'
&Iy Net6S, touching the erection Of sum
lner hoIel at some point in the vicinity
OF the city, far enough away to have the
requisite country flavor, and not too lar
for convenience OF access; and as these
articles have called forth sundry letters
in response, indicating various localities
as eminentiy fit sites for the suggested
enterprise, 1t Is in order 10 invite attention
to still another, better suited, in the opin-
ION Of the writer, than any OF those that
have been named.
The estate of Thomas HornbrOOk, Esq.
is referred to. It Is situated on tho Ma
tonal road four and one quarter miles
from Wheeling, and about one and one
half from the railroad station al Elm
Grove, so that il would be the extreme Oi
difficulty 10 find In this vicinity locality
easier Of access FROM two directions. Be
sides, as "Spo~ informed US last Sunday
in the NelrS, trains on the HGmpdeld stop
on the opposite side Of the creek directly
across from this property as well as that
of Mr, Stamm. II can be easily and
quickly reached then, from three direc'
lions. It Is far enough away 10 havo the
requisite "rurality" as another correspon'
dent puts II. ,
And besides all that the place has been
under high cultivation for many years. is
taStefully laid out With walks and drives;
is exceptionally rich in rarilIes from for
est and garden; and for building site, the
knoll bordering on tho pike cannot be
cuualled. II is high enough TO command
complete view OF the lovely valley Of
Wheeling creek from Meeting House
IIill on the eastto Wheeling Hill on the
west Swept by every breeze that bloys,
and the drainage, everything naturally,
that the most skilltul engineering could
make II, 1t Is pre.Gminently healthy-a
prime requisite that cannot be lost sight
ul
Right on top of this knoll water eau be
easily obtained, Mr.. Hornbrook having at
one time sunk well there seventy feet
deep, which always contains twenty feet
Of pure, cold, soft water. On the place
there arc also two springs, both said to be
medicinal.
"Spot" in the Sunday NeicS says tho
plaCe 10 be selected for the suggested ho-
lei or boarding house should contain
about 30 acres, We'll, this place exactly
fills that nart Of the bill; there arc Just
about so acres in 1t. 1t fronts seventy
rods on the pike, and runs back three
quarters OF milo TO the forest clad bill.
Entrances TO the property arc already
constructed; the Iirst, lane forty feet
Wide-the second, and farthest east, an
avenue thirty.slX feet broad, thIck.set on
each sIde with trees and shTubbery.
The front part Of the estate could be
used Tor the building and pleasure
grounds, while the rear portion oI It would
supply everything necessary in the way
uIpasturage for cows and horses; and veg
ctables, etc. for the table. Fruits are
already abundant.
Everything taken into consideration,
accessibility, "rurality," water supply,
building site, trees and shrubbery already
Ihere;-no waiting from ten 10 fifteen
years, or more, for them to grow-lt Is
hardly possibly to ind another spot so
admirably suited to meet the wants oi
those who desire during the hot months
ot summer fresh country air, With the
surroundings that make fresh country air
dOubly delightful and inspiring, And
when the timely enterprise, first suggested
in your columns, takes shape, as assuredly
il will, let those who intend carrying II
out give 9 good long look at Mr.. Horn
brooks place before selecting any other
location. CITIZEN.
APlea for West Alexander.
TuAT-"sUBURBAN HOTEL"
Editors lntelliHencer.
As you have had q number Of sugges-
liOrs from different localities, with a
number Of places to hear from" there is
one very prominent situation that seems
to have been "lelt out in the cold" re-
Ter to the town Of West Alexander, Wash.
ngon county Pa. This place Is situated
on an elevated position eQui.distant be-
tween the city Of Wheeling and Washing
Ion Pa, (lG miles from each) at an alli'
Iude OF 1902 feet from the bed Of the river
your city, and 600 feet higher than
Washington, Pa, ,(see ShriVer's msp) For
purity Of air, beautiful scenery, and pleas
inR surroundings, tits unsurpassed. The
early completion and connection OF the
W'P. Il B. Railway with the B. u Q. X.
kNCOnnelsville, will so increase the bus
lnesS Of the road, that trains will be run
almost hourly, thus afTording the man ol
business orparties Of pleasure an opPor.
unity TO take a trip Of 10 miles from
20 M G
reached In about one hour.
NOT wishing to dispaEage the claims ol
my friend Capt Crawford over the river
Vhan whom more genial, high'mindeo
gentleman l have no knowledge oIO Y
not Messrs, Editors West Alexander III,
Place par excellence 10 build the Suburban
HOTEL NJ
West Alexander. Au0uS!22, '78.
Rev. W. $. Rogers, formerly mission