Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-19
CLASGOW'S FUTURE
AsAppAReNT TO ANY ONE WHO WILL
VISIT THE COMING CITY.
It's Advantages ~ Place of Residence
Its beautiful Hotei-The Increase
In Values. &c.
GLASGOW. November IS. 1890.

did that the houses and stores are little
more than shells, for the very good rca-
son that many such towns are expert
menta But Glssgowis no experiment
II was n solid certainty and perme-
nepcy from tho time the first brick
was Laid aud the first nail was
driven, and its building has been
based upon that fact. Everything ut
Glasgow has been conducted systematic
ally. and not upon the principle that II
the enterprise should prove a success
sorne city engineer would in the future
bring order out Of confusion by straight
ening ont streets. filling up mud-holes,
&c. III" has not entered into Glas-
COWS calculations in this matter. The
fathers of the future city knew from the
beginning that il would be a succese and
acted accordingly. They looked years
into the future in providing for what
there was no doubt would be,
AN EXTENSIVE SCALE.
Glasgow was mapped out on an extern
sive scale, and that scale has been worked
mp 10 in laying ont and projecting streets
and avenues, locating parks, and pro
viding for a sewerage system and water
snpply and other essentials OF large
city. The conception of Glasgow COM
bined the idea OF an industrial centre
With the beautiful. | have. | think, al
ready shown what nature has done for
tho place in respect OF beauty OF situa-
ton and surroundings The Rockbridge
Company have determined that the skill
of man shall take advantage OF this 10
the utmost and to that end will aid and
encourage the picturesque in architec-
ture, landscape gardening, and what not
that will please the eye and appeal TO
the aesthetic sense.
OF IT BUT not IN TT.
The topography OF the site of Glas-
gov is such that the resident can
be of the whirl and hustle and
rush OF its industries, yet not al
ways in them-a condition in every
way calculated to foster healthy and en-
joyable social relations in a community.
The residential position OF the place Will
be for the main part very much IN the
nature OF n suburban annex &c the
business and industrial sites, and
will command the best views OF
the beauties that surround Glas-
cow. Here are not only charming
situations for villas and other ambitious
residences OF employers, but equally
charming sites for the cottage OF the en-
ployee. Here both can drink in the re-
freshing air that comes from the noun
tains and enjoy equally rest and content
after the days work is over. But it is
not destined that the employer and en-
ployee residents Of Glasgow shall
nonopolize this section of the place.
Here. too, it can he predicted with con
fidence the men Of leisure will find q
permanent home and businessmen from
other cities will establish summer homes.
AFEATURE.
One OF the great features OF Glasgow
will be its hotel now approaching COM
pletion and which is on a scale common
surate with everything else IN the place.
IL is a magnificent structure and cannot
fail to make Glasgow favorite pleasure
and health resort The architects
Messrs. T.. s. Rogers and Walter r.
Higham-h made their design with
an eye to beauty. comfort, health. and
convenience The building is situated
on top of knoll which rises gradually
from James river, and around it Will he
a dancing pavilion and cottages, all of
which are to be connected with the
main building by covered ways. The
bottl contains $50 rooms and Will
accommodate some three hundred or
more guests 1t will be supplied with
all the latest improvements IN the way
of heating apparatus, and sanitary ar
rangements. and will be furnished IN the
most luxurious manner Spacious We
randas will extend around tho entire
building. those on the winter wing being
enclosed with glass in the winter season !;
there will be belvidere on the roof,
swinging gardens. and band Will be en-
gagged throughout the year.
INDOOR SPORTS.
In order 10 crafty the taste for indoor
sports special building is now being
constructed, which will contain ball
room 6Ox9O feet, billiardroom OF the
same dimensions, and spacious bowl
ing-alley.
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
Outdoor sports may be engaged in IL
a variety OF forms, such as hunting
fishing, bathing, boating. riding
and driving. Just below the hotel will b
located the bathing establishment, Will
accommodations for one hundred
and fifty bathers. Steam yachts anC
launches viii be placed on the river, ant
fine livery will be maintained b,
means of which riding and driving in al
directions through Rockbndge Park
which is 4 dream of beauty, may be en-
loved. In the construction OF oil Tn
buildings stone Is 10 be used for the low
or stories and chimneys and wood 10
the upper stories. Each cottage WI
contain eight rooms-four on a floor
and will accommodate two families. an
around the group of buildings compose
OF the hotel and cottages will be scatsere
lakes and drives in every direction. i
fact in the hotel enterprise nothing WI
be left undone that will supplemeI
Glasgow's natural attractions Tor Il
seeker after health and pleasure.
WATER SUPPLY, &C.
The water supply of Glasgow will
drawn from pure mountain streams, on
while, owing to the richness of Il
agricultural section that surrounds
will like an invading army live in gre
measure on the country it is in, its IA
road connections are such that it will
able to get cheaply all the delicacies
the eastern markets.
ENGLISH SYNDICATE. AGAIN.
When it ia remembered that all II
ambitious Glasgow development W
planned and in progress with every ass
rance OF success before the Fngli
syndicate took $l.500,000 Of 4
Rockbridge Company's stock the quC
ton arises, What is now the limit
development? / confess cannot sc
There appears to DO no limit to it.,
limit 70 the growth of the place eth
In manufacturing way, a business wa
or as place Of residence. The inf
OF this fresh capital multiplies ma
times the prospect OF industries, stor
dwellings, and population, and as &C