The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-10-02

ed. And the self same traveller win also betiink
himself OF how, While passing through the spr-
cerous scenery or this region, he has time and
again wished thet there had been provided stlns
comfortable hosiery where for a day or twolhe
might get himself Rstheticaly drunk upon the
enchanting views which mother nature has here
provided in such profound profusion. Said the
Chesapeake Ohio people, Goshen is the place
for glorious hotel" Said Mr.. Fuller, SO soon as
the plan of my friend Yarnall, the great Phila-
delphia poet-architect all his creations are 20
etical] were shown him, II will enjoy the seasa-
ton OF advertising such a modern hostelryl on
the line of the road.''
This dream of beauty, in the way of a 40 room
hotel, is now being built by r. C. Ballinger Co
noted Philadelphia contractors. l am sorry
hav'nt a cut to show its graceful contour exem-
plifying the antique French chateau. One OF its
novelties will be an ever flowing stream of
strong sulphur water, brought by gravitation
into perpetual motion, from the famous Cold
Sulphur Springs. The Goshen Palace will not
be built in the cheap shanty manner so much in
vogue at booming towns, but in stone and press
ed brick, with interior decorations of the most
exquisite kind. Eighteen or nineteen years ago
first made acquaintance with Goshen and ate
villainous supper at a rattle trap old inn be-
fore taking stage for 16 mile night ride to Lex
1ngtOn, where / was student at Washington
and Lee. When to-day pictured the luxury Of
Yarnall's creation and contrasted the yesterday
with the to morrow, decided to ''even up
things" by coming here and spending week at
the Palace just so soon as it shall be completed
The foregoing has all been written on an inn
pulse. Mr.. Ehrman, the manager of the compa-
ny, drove me out this morning as a matter Of
courtesy After showing me the new streets and
the new Industries, and giving me an opportuni-
ho 1,vara IN or,6o
ry for several hours, he asked me to make note
of the fact that the company proposed to hold
grand auction sale of lots on Wednesday and
Thursday, October 9 and 10. This sale will have
one OF two special peculiarities. 1t will be pre-
coded by larger number of secured industries
than any opening sale ever held In Southern
town, and by reason of the organization of
building companies under contract to construct
at least two hundred thousand dollars worth OF
houses, 1t will be one of the first opening sales
where real live town is guaranteed in advance.
In view of the abOminable accommodations
which the patrons of so many new town sales
have had to put up with although they have
generally afterwards got well paid in profits on
investments for their discomforts in this re-
spect), 1T ought to be stated-and the statement
will doubtless help TO augment the crowd at
Goshen on October and 10-that the great hotel
at Rockbridge Alum Springs (Which is within 10
minutes by raid, and the well kept hotel at Cold
Sulphur Springs, which is within 20 minutes by
bus, will both be thrown open to supply lodging
and creature comforts to the bidders. Beside,
the Commercial Hotel, now open here at the de-
pot, is capable of caring for, In excellent style.
several hundred visitors.
THOMAS p. GRASTY.
p. S-Since writing the above, a gentleman
who has just seen Hon. John R. Proctor, recent
ly returned from London. has informed me that
Mr. Proctor states that the building of the Pitts
burgh & Virginia via Goshen Is, as far as can be.
absolutely assured