The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-10-01

The New Religfousssnd Literal
ry Resort.


Sunday Leader.
Brief mention has already been
made of the plan to establish, yirtu-
ally within this State, national
campmeeting ground, upon the plan
of, but an improvement upon, Ocean
Grove or Chatauqua, and now as the
scheme has all but fully matured, a
fuller description and application
will be read with interest:
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK
is the name of the place and its To-
cation will be ON the line of. the b. &
O. road, midway between Oakland
and Deer Park. Some time ago, Revs.
Masden and Ryan, of the NJ. z.
Church. conceived the idea that re-
ligious and literary summer resort,
after the style of Ocean Grove, would
be much more adyantageously locat-
ed in mountain height than even
down by the sea-shore. Imbued with
this idea they purchased tract of
land in the locality named and i'm
mediately set about putting their
plan into operation. Broached in
this city it met with SO favorable a
reception that it was determined to
start 1t upon a national basis, and
with this view gentlemen in Baltimore
Philadelphia and Cincinnati were ac-
quainted with an outline of the de
tails and they quickly grasped the
situation and entered the company.
In this way joint stock company
was formed and $4,000 in cash read.
lily raised. The stockholders repre-
sent Wheeling, Baltimore, Pittsburgh,
Washington and Cincinnati. !
THE GROUND
selected is nearly mile and half
square and contains over eight hun
dred and fifty acres. 1t lies on the
north of the railroad and embraces a
beautiful white.oak grove, watered
by the Yonghiogheney river A nat
ural basin is there and at an expense
OF $1,000, the river is to lie turned
into it, forming a beautiful artificial
lake. 1t is proposed to spend $l0,-
900 in cash on the grounds the first
year, laying off parks and walks and
otherwise assisting nature in beanti-
flying the scene. One tract of fifteen
acres will be reserved for general
campground, upon which visitors can
rent tent room at 81 per season. The
remainder will be laid off into streets
and lots, the latter to be sold to Wis
itors.
TO HASTEN THE PREPARATIONS
it is proposed to sell one hundred lots
at 500 each, on condition cottage
is built upon each and occupied next
season. These lots are so by 100
feet and the same sized lots at Ocean
Grove sell for $1,000. After these
first one hundred are sold, the re-
mainder will be placed at regular
price, Which will be placed at from
$500 to $500 each. The $4,000 re-
ceived from these lots is to be ex-
pended upon the grounds, in the
manner related and in furnishing
water, light, etc. In the short time
which has already transpired, and in
spite of the little publicity which has
been given "the park" sixty of those
hundred lots have already been sold.
1t is agreed that no cottage shall be
erected at cost Of less than $500, so
as to insure handsome and substan-
tial structures. Col. Smith, of Par
kersburg,. takes four lots an0 win
erect $4,000 cottage and others will
do the same.
TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATION.
For the benefit of those who may
wish to stay at "the park" but a
short time, ample accommodation will
he provided. The company will
erect very large restaurant, with
sleeping apartments and operate it
On the European plan. There will
be also a hotel built, company with
a capital of $25, 900 now being in pro-
cess of formation.
President Garrett, of the Baltimore
and Ohio road, has pledged himself
to build depot and make "Moun-
tain Lake Park" a first class station
so that all trains will stop there. A
regular contract to that effect will be
drawn up and signed.
THE ATTRACTIONS.
1t is the reasonable belief of the
company that this will be very at
tractive summer resort and bring to-
gether multitudes of people of all
classes during the warm season. At
an altitude of 2,700 feet above the
sea level it will be cool under those
oaks during the warmest weather,
and the invigorating mountain air
will itself induce persons to attend.
1t is probable the next National
Campmeeting will be held there and
the West Virginia State Pharmaceu-
tical Society is thinking of changing
its place of meeting. from here to
there.
The company is not yet perfected.
The charter, however, has been taken
out.
Major Anderson, DR.. Logan and
Marshal Atkinson went out last week
to examine the titles to the grounds,
which are portion Of the Boye es-
tate.
If everything is as expected,
s.Mountain Lake Park" will be opened
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