The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-07-29
MARIETTA AS A RESORT.

DIR. L. S. Hopkins who has been stopping
in Marietta for some weeks, writes to the
Townsville Times the following interesting
letter
IF any little town in the south, after a
Rip Van Wrinkle sleep, has shaken off her
lethargy and determined to take position
among the rising cities of Georgia it is the
little town of Marietta.
Marietta has only late become aware of
| the fact of having summer climate sur
passed by no other locality in the State,
and winter climate equalled by few. with
rail communication with all parts of the
United States. Based upon these advanta-
ges she seems determined to place herself
on the list OF popular southern resorts, and
! see nothing to prevent her success in this
| move but the lack of accommodations for
| all who wish to test her climatic advantages
A careful examination and study of Den
isOns seasonal maps will convince any reas-
enable man that Georgia, on account of
her climate, is destined to become the resort
State, and Marietta can be made one ofthe
most popular localities within her borders.
Her winter climate is good, and her sum
mer climate so pleasant and delightful that
| '''N'N - NV "SN''SitJ ioi tiiC tuNuilu 10
| turn home In summer on account of heat
and thus lose what he he had gained during
| the winter.
All health resort circulars conclude thus :
| No mosquitoes, no malaria As the
| voice of the musquto is never heard nor
| the pick of his hypodermic syringe ever felt
| IN Marietta, ] am inclined to believe that
she Is comparatively free of malaria Many
| years OF observation has convinced me that
where mosquitoes most prevail malaria. M ost
| abOunds | Nave been furnished with the
meteorological records at this place for the
last fifteen years. BY comparing this wi h
| that of Thomasvile it seems to me that
Marietta nd Thomasville were intended by
! nature to unite In the formation of Mutual
Aid Society for the benefit of the invalid
Th" reputation Of Townsville as a winter
resort is enthusiastically assured against
any and all contingencies. Marietta will
| ere long, arrive at a similar distinction. and
the good work commenced now will then be
completed. When the invalid COMPLAINS of
he heat at Thnmasyille, Marietta viii offer
him her cool hraoing climate and when he
complains of the cold at Marietta, Thomas
vile will receive and warm him in her genial
sunlight.
Now that have spoken of the climate
let me say something of the hotel accommo-
datons ! am guest at the Whitlock
House, which is par excellence OF the Hotel
Of the place Mr. NJ. G. Whitock is the
owner and manager He is an educated
gentleman, kind, courteous and polite and
devotes himself to the care and comfort OF
his guests. His servants are polite and at
tentive, having been trained in the hotels
of Jacksonville aud other places. His rooms
are large and nicely furnished, afio ding
every comfort to the occupant and particu-
lary to the lover of sleep. The house is
we'll SeWered aud the water supply for flush
ing is abppdant The halls and dining
room are heated by furnace and bed rooms
by open fre-places 1t has hot and cold
baths, billiard room and other mod
ern cOnvenences conducive to health,
comfort and pleasure, and the laundry is
disconnected from tie house, The house Is
lighted throughout With gas. 1t can, and
DID last winter accommodate one hundred
guests, several ofwhom still remain. Some
have remained here two and some three
years. They improved and have remained
An example worthy of imitation.
This summer fifty rooms will be added to
the house, as it proved inadequate last win
lsF 10 sApEly ms dpaanl tltl aeunmmuda-
ton. The Gle anlineSs of the entire establish
ment is worthy Of commentator and the
fare all that any reasonable person could
require or expect for the price-ten to fif-
teen dollars per week, according to rooms
| am SO much pleased here that cannot
say now when ! will leave"