The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-28

APRIL -, 1881.
! Dear sir: In our recent conversation on
/ the suhiec, Of the projected new hotel in
/ Richmond I ventuIed 10 say that such a
, botcl would be res1r:ed to by those who
visit the South Atlantic States in winter,
and that the number Of such persons was
sufficiently great to make their patronage n
matter Of importance to the projectors Of
/ tie enterprise.
bave spent the last three winters in the
South, visiting all the principal resorts, and
! cOnVerSlug With scores OF travellers, and |
think can speak intelligenlly OF their needs.
, one Of their mos, messing GeedS-One that
l. constantly subject Of discussion among
/ thcm--is a suitable stopping place ca route.
Taking New York a. the starting point Of
| this travel. Charleston and Aiken, :. c.,
may he said 10 be lis objective points, on
reaching which heallh->ockey have gained
the desired change of climate, and whence
| they may dlyerge ~ they please. These eX-
| IRENE points are separated by about 500
nileS-thirty.SX hours Of railway travel.
( |; j. obviously desirable to break Ibis jour
nev once at least; 70 break it before weari-
ness becomes exhaustion f. break it wheJe
! comfortable accommodations and health-
| iul conditions can be secured. And
/ especially on the return north 1t is
! desirable To pause before too great
a change has been made in climate.
For want Of better place many stop few
/ DAYS at Washington. But Washington is
I but six hours from New York. Its average
January temperature, according TO PrOfes
sOr Guyot, is tWo d:grCoS colder than that
Of New York. 1t j, damp and mala!iOus.
! In the chart Of great storms given In
| Walkers Atlas OF the Census Of 1870 WASH
! ;,,ff * Shn n NtOrm ~
a, Zcw York. Richmond is to the south OF
th, region, and the sou,h.bOund traveller
on reaching it feels that he has already
changed his climate for the better.
Between Richmond and Charleston or
Aiken there i 10 place which supplies all
the conditions Of a good stopping place.
There are two places which are resOrted to :
I Kutfell's, in North Carolina. and the lly-
ceia,r at Fortress Monroe. OF KittrelPS 1t
will suffice to say thIt il Is single house, OF
limited capacity, in the wilderness, on the
main lines Of travel. and difficult Of access.
The "'Hygeia," originally designed for a
summer hotel, was not 4 fit house for inya-
lids i'm winter or spring; and although
much has been done TO make it fit for such
use, the grave objections still remain-that j.,
il is on The sea, and that it Is greatly exposed
lto oeasterly siOrmS-cOnditiOn most nnfdvOr'
able for those sufieriug from ailments Of the
| lungs and throat.
With proper hotel accommodations Rich
mond will sufficiently fulfil all the condi-
tious Of a good >lOpping-pace.
II is nearly midway, both in point OF dis
tarce and in point OF climate, and can be
made az attractive and comfortable resting
place. may add that II Is desirable tDat
. iuya,id> should ltaye the North before the
setting in OF the cold storms of November
The far South is not then ready to receive
them, and am persuaded that they would
! gladly spend that month In RichmOnd.
At The close OF March, 4, the south grows
hot. and a loag stay there has rendered
crange desirable, Richmond would supply
safe and welcome resort through Aprll
and uptil if was safe 10 return home.
TIE number visiting the South Atlantic
States in winter can only be apprOXimatcd.
| From the best data can obtain Judge that
10. GOO or I2.OCO would not be an Over.esti-
! mate.
The magnitude and importance OF the
migration is Welt understood in the South.
RdlwavS, hotels, and bOarding-hOu>es eN-
tend and perfect their preparations for II
| from season 10 season, and II increases with
the increase Of facilities and accommoda-
iiO0s. 49,
The large hotels about twenty-five in alD
at Charleston, Columbia, Aiken, savannah,
Eastman. Thomastlle, Fernandina, jack
sonvil!e, Green Cove, Paiatka, Enterprise,
and st. Augustine, are full all the winter,
a. are countless boarding-houscs besides.
The great route 10 the South lies through
| Richmond. even the western travel prefer
rine if. We may safely assume that 5000
nersons pass tnrough your city in going and
| in returning. Many Of these, as nave
suggested. might spend weeks here. But
LEI Ms suppose the SIX thousand remain on
an average two days in the winter ana Inc
same in ihe spiiDg, or 24.OOO days III al', al Il
per diem Of 50; this would yleId To your
| hotel the very considerable sum OF .2,VOo'
VIII say no more, believing that nave
already fully sustained the assertions WIN
which set out. Very truly yours