St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22
ANOTHER WINTER HOTEL
At ABTTA SPRINGS.
fOsily Statea.I

At ABITA SPRINGS.
(Dsily States.l
Another large hotel. within Q
couple hours ride Of New Orleans,
IL . probability. The proposition
10 being discasssd 1t Abit. SPRING..
and Capt John Poitsvent, the
wealthy member OF the tirm Of
Poitevent l. Favre. Who own great
serstches Of valuable timber land
q and in the vicinity q Abits
SPRING.. 10 It tho head Of H. move-
msut. which will assume shape in
. very short time.
Hr. Poitsvsat thinks Chsf BALD
ing q large hotel. eos)ipg from
t76. 900 % >l00. 0oo. iusyistsd with
III modern improvssnsstA snd pre-
ssoting good fare and attractions
70 toarists from other seeaions Of
the country. would b . profitable
venture. He himself hss pso'uissi
l,is earnest snpp'rt ID farlhSrsDcs
Of tue schsms. aud from sssp0nsi
bls sources 1t Is learned be vil!
head the Subscription list with u.s.
700. The LIES 10 II b orsus.l 10
lev dsya
4 pro,ninsnt gsutlsnso Of Abits
10 in the city. Ne saya Abits 10
building up. au.i there IN general
air 0f peoapsrisy around the
SpringA Asssrs. Poitevsnt 4
Fsvrs have just built cosu,uo.ii,us
pavilion over the 1priuxs. 20 cou-
structssi ~ ~ b beyond tbs rescl,
Ut high water. Mr.. Thus. AcAvoy
has put mp within . short tune =
handsome Qussn Anne cottage. aud
Mr.. Simon hss completed two very
usat b.,usss. one . dwelling anil
the other = rsstxuran;. A new
store has also gone up. aud black
smith shop has bssn added u the
sntsrpriss VI The village. Repairs
+, the Catholic Church. Of which.
Father Avsilbe 10 the presiding
priest have bean completed. III
hotel Recommendations 1t Abita arc
sufficient fOr the entertainment Of
some 500 guests.
Abita. 1t prsssut. 10 ab"ut 6lty-
six miles from the CITY Ly rail, but
that distance, by water aud -sil,
premises in the near future 10 be |
reduced ~ about tLirty-two miles
Msssr& P0iteseut 4 Favrs are con-
ssractisg . new rosd three miles
below the Syringe. from . point
called Barn s. that 10 to run to
Vaudeville. . distance OF eight
miles. and connect With the E.s,
L..uisiaps road. The distance from
Milnsbarg 70 Msn.lsvills in . direct
line ACROSS the Lake in twenty one
miles. TrSvslsrs may therefore
take the boat to Vaudeville aud
thence continue their trip to The
Syringe over the eight miles Of the
nee road. Barn S will probably
b connected with the Springs BY
stage. but 1t any rate vehicles will
Ersnsler psssnnHers rapidly.
The new ross il IA run through,
Fbs land Of Aessrs. Poitevent 4
favre psisc'pslly. aud will 0psn up
INST tracts VI lsnd nov li,nbere,l
With some ~ the 6nssl timber +,
% found in the South. This coil
rrigstss itself. - it were. and the
and 10 ~ rich % any in Lonisisu..
A,soag the land that will be open.
ID up b, the building Of this read
o Vaudeville ars $500 acres u the
Insst sshs. oak anil other ti,nbs,.
'wssd by Msssrs. Eager. Ellermsu
! Co.. Of New Orleans. II
Abits promises. in the early fn-
nre, 20 become one Of the most
summer and winter r.
0rts 10 the south. The health
living qualities Of the Spriugs are
roll ku0wn. aud the absence VI
sslo~ fever " .'thsr epidemic dis
asss makes AbitA especially 1t. I
'sctiVs 70 awsv .lr0in.t0wu people.