Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-06-09


strongly, such being the feeling of al
4 who had not seen it before, and es
i pecially of the one or more who ha'
| not visited the place for six or sevel
Iyears. It's undoubtedly the pretties
and best constructed summer hotel il
1.-The South. 1t fills the little vale.
Ifrom hill to hill, and is so srrangeS
that there are no inside rooms, Mr.
Cook, the architect, Of Memphis, car
explain this. The whole place ha!
been transformed within the last few
years. The hotel is thee stories high
with north and south front 24O feet
long and 80 feet wide, and having
twelve foot portico around the entire
building, 22O yards long, forming
splendid promenades. The ball and
dining rooms, situated on opposite
sides of the building, are
40x80 feet. There are bath rooms on
every floor and electric bells in each
room. The halls are very wide, the
rooms large and the ceilings high. In
the main building there are about go
rooms, and besides these about one
hundred cottage rooms. Five hun
dred persons can easily be accommo~
dated.
The place will soon be connected
with Nashville by telephone, as it is
now with the outside world by tele-
graph. The sanitary conditions have
been looked after carefully. The
grounds are we'll severed, and all gar
bage will be carted of. Hot and cold
sulphur baths will be provided. There
is a beautiful little lake near by sup
piled with boats. A stone spring
house will keep the pure country milk
and butter cool, and cave is used as
a refrigerator for meats. A little
steam engine forces spring water into
a tank on the hills, and from
this the entire hotel is supplied, even
in the third story. There are bowl
ing alleys, billiard rooms, and will be
a bar under control of the hotel for
guests only. Mr.. John M. Duffy,
formerly of the 0verton and more re-
Gently for nearly ten years with the
Peabody, is general manager, and
already has everything we'll in hand.
Colonel w. Matt. Brown, of Nashs
vile, and his estimable lady will be
host and hostess, assisted by a charm
ing young daughter. Colonel W. B.
Russell is storekeeper; W. l.. Gaz
zam, of Mobile, is clerk, and
Mr.. John D. Higgins, telegraph ope-
rator. In the way of help they have
the indispensable old Ruff K. Wilkes,
head porter. etc., VIM. Blackburn,
late of the Maxwell House, as head
waiter and Bill Tate, OF Nashville,
famous meat cook. This is running
in names just as they occur without
much reference to order or rank. An
excellent band has been engaged with
Mr.. H. P. Sevey. of Columbia, as
leader. He has been known all over
the State for years as leader
Of the Helicon band. Mr..
Philip Dohm, late of Gaston's,
will have charge OF the bar. So much
for the hotel. 1t is thoroughly equip
ped and is a credit to the Memphis and
Nashville stockholders who had the
public spirit and the nerve to make
such improvements. If we except
Hot Springs, which is sanitarium.
there is not another springs hotel
equal to this south of the Ohio river.
The elevation is 600 feet higher than
Nashville, and the waters are un-
doubtedly equal to most of those Of
Virginia. Nature was generous with
this place, which began to be noted
nearly halt a century ago, and now
man is doing his part.
After splendid supper Wednesday
night and general inspection of the
place, most Of the gents assembled in
the parlor and enjoyed some real fine
music, vocal and instrumental. by
Miss Jennie Sale and Miss Be,
McGowsn. Thursday the party scat.
tered over the hills, rolled ten pins
and enjoyed a good time generally
with increased zest and appetites. In
the afternoon Mr.. Clark and wife came
over to Dixon and went on to Nc
Minnville. DR.. Mauray and wife
reached Memphis this morning, and
several others will be home this after
noon. The excursion was we'll planned
and carried out. 1t marks the formal
opening of the season, and will always
be pleasantly remembered by the
guests of the occasion.