Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-19
The Virginia Saratoga.


self made maa who deserves moro credit than
MIR. Ptebus, the proprietor Of this noted va
teriog place. S;arsiOg fe9 years ego on
limited capital, he rsn a srial business, the
visitors being entirely from the n3rth. Bill
keeping ahead AID lsarriEg eli the secrets Of
hotel keeping, MI Ptrjus tranched cut year
by year, erecticg better tc.ommodatloos aud
going regularly in debt every year, but psylDg
eff his dues OF the close OF each summer sGascu,
rhus tuiIdiog up s.roog credit. Years ago NJ
determined to MAKE or brcak, ADD erected
splendid hotel with every conyeolc1cs and lux
ury that fancy coud iuveut or money buy. Ealb
rooms, llt c;ro bells 10 every roon, gss through
OFT the entire building, and everything that
| first c!ess wateIlug plsc, would require. lie
cav, mortgage ca the entire IrJp r;y, and
then worked this resort up With rare ludgmsn!
and acumep. lie resolved TO make % Point
the acknowledged southern resort. npd tad 10
use great tsot 10 doog 20. The Iraserce ol
the u s. garrison WAS crARbsck, but he
oVercame that obstacle, cpd now there are more
Viryinisns here than all o.her States C mb!ned.
The bouks showed s'I huuIrcd guests ytsier
day, and every available spot is teken. Dui-
ipg the past VI, over 500 vi-ltcrs havc b:ru
torued away, there being literally q accalnulL'
dalion FIR them. Dir. Pr GO ,us s:srs this IA.
mer clear ct all debt, sLG now f..r years o!
hard cyerlion and faithful wolk he is reGpiDg
the reward Ut bis p,ileIc: aud labor.
The facts OF The case arr thtse, az oh aimed
them dlrtc;ly from the proprietor: The IL &cie
Hotel was sold at bankrupt salo, tho t,rIrr
proprietor having run Old P.iot fer ITO sta
snDs, and ruu himself toto dett TO the tunc Ct
s3S COO. Mr. Pr CO ous shouidertd ills debt,
aud then the difference Of management was
soon psrceptbe. The popularity tt ihe place
steadily il creased. IL, Instituted th, ugh re
forms and carried on everything by STRICT sys
ten, aud the huge maeGioery If Che place RUGS
DIV Ike cock wuIk. Duliog the past two
yeats the improvement has cost $lG5 GOO The
drainage Of the establish ment Is pett.Ct, the
whole collected 10 cess pv9l aod ioiced rs
steam through iron pipes uud DISCHARGED lDtU
the bay nearly mile distant. This Tuik alone
cost $1,000.
Everything is done by steau-c,o,heS wash
Cd. rored and dried; furnaces heated, food
cooked, wood cut. water forced, and 10 fac, al
the mluulic ct hotel domestic labor is perform
ed by tho ireless iron epgipe. B.cE Of The
kitchen is the ice room that keeps The teDr.ra
tur, always al zero. o. this irz.n spot il
kept all TIC neut. fish, Vegetables. 81.
EVau a5 in an srmy 50 every SaoUrtluate and
servant LAS lis OWL psr;i.uar duly 10 perform
and eIo6ee 10 I'LL. Eaery morlios n! to
o'clock printed reports are sent in to the cant
: Who ca1 then detlci any omission OF tu'y or
'neglipency. Fvr iGstauca the steward hes 10
send up his report dsIy, atd tells ebout tbs
storskeepers. cjoks, bakers, head Walkers, sec
ord waters, walters. ys!d uep, poultry men,
dish washers, Is. Total help to day; total help
yesterday; ios5 or sai,; Whll, COST Ct s;CrsS
used yesterday. Ihu tu:lscss Is Gl'lied 1910
departments.
TIE frst ia the ofc,. 10 which sre c;a,plisad
the clerks, bar men. WatchueE, pofGr'S, bill
bcys, buolblackS AID bath Eco. Tie roXt is
the mechanical department., such 81 cpgi1etr-,
carpenters aud lBborers. The third Is tho
stewards department.. :shich embraces Wai =
err, &J the fJur!h ID tho houj. Ike pcr's
idspartment, and he:c ara al the c2an
btrma;ds, s3tubbcrs Laundry wUmep, 81.
Tie les; is the gutss-aaults. children and s:f.
vaots. .ch OF thes, dcp;rm sDts hiS c ht ad
officer y DO Is directly rsspvosioic fer cygrJ thlG
10 bis sphere, asd he has 10 make pliated re
port every nurnirg, apd il lhtro is coy c. u
plant. or Anything go:s wrong. i: IS very ya,y
to i2s.ct The flaw and ramodY il. L: ii BY tits
stlie. business system that Pr ouI has liscu
lr1m debt butdeucd individual, Wi;a ever;
plank OF his hGtel morgsged, to be lha sole
proprietor of the finest watering plaza cstat.
lishmcnt CT the South. free iron dgo', su "a
thorough repair, end 10 perfect ruoninZ oidsr.
aud clearing hm 20: less than SAC. 900 per aG-
ruu. Some arc born rch, some have lichts
thrust gu them. and others oc;iaVt r.5ilts. and
Of the latter Pee JUS Is a s.nEiog example
| Personally the boss OF the Poiut is b uif, good
humored f, low be hRsel't tx.cIly Chcscr
Fl ld4n manners, but he makes gUod iG.pGcs
| on nd IL a q adj A: i ,rk
Tsplry. always think well Of these ,uea nho
cltq1er Cl;cu instances, and gam acith thTi ugh
their own lnd0mluC6lo cEcrsy cod r0n Will.
| The Richmond Light lufauigy B.ueS ere here
oampiug cut for q week. and tasliCg some ct
tho Delights Of soldier lilo withUu: any # it's
haidshlps. A tuaby iGcldsGt happened to
them on their arrival. They were cnterrg the
! Iorl-the first southern oTgan2aticn for naoy-
years with their heads erect, their steps proud,
aud their bravery like that ct the Old Imperial
| Guard. just SIS they were 10 tie c4ulrc OF the
fort, when The whole garrison had assembled TO
Sec lheD, and wheu bright eyes anI w4viDg
| handkeIshi"f1 showed that tho fir sex ware
looking on, maklng AGO Individual solder ise!
hat he ~Bs the cylo:uIc CT all eyes, cuuno.
too Was obserpable 10 The rear u hurried III
mutt Vas heard, and Copiaiu Wise tufnrd to
iIqnre uohe TOO soon, aud bis quick, soldier
eye di-cOvcred 20 mp 10 bis resr 10 be sslspc
| OF 10 tate bull, which WIS charging full 1T Inc
cJmpauy. Many soldier would have lU1t
| heart aud re'reated 10 gooi ordsr. tu. Captain
| Wise Is equal 10 auy cmergeEcj ; be bad stucl
ed J0minls' cut CT var, end that beck CIV: .x-
plolt directions bow To scE When ones rear ia
attacked, and Captain Wise toiioEcd usruc-
iiaus lie ordered: Company Oh he right, BY
tie into lice, double quick. ns:ch right
dress ri;ht about fac;. | comDaDy eils-d
asasst cavalry, eurrG His company s,ood in
position in tie meantime the bull, 90. wsut
leg to dress bis line. was conioR head titst,
with bis flag, which was his tail, tlyiog high 10
the air, aud he rushed forward 10 q thundelitg
charge Captain Wlso OTIS rvad !i.n Ct
pario among his mep, AID pr, ceedtd to make
thsm STUMP speecb, bu: had hardly repeated
WeEctfsid's battle cry 10 bis mep IF ed
vance to!lrw NE it fl, Stay nr and il l
die, .aveogo INC !" when the epcny was 'upau
them then ensueG a Stampede Wolss than |