The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-05-28
The Great Virginia Sanitarium.

Were it possible to lay before the wor!d
IN connected and perspicuous form the
wonderful natural wealth of this minera
district, within radius OF twenty miles
OF clifton Forge, it would cause as much
wonder and establishment as did the
oriental splendors of King Solo,
onions reign to the queen of Sheba.
| Not a week passes that some new
discovery of natural wealth is not ex-
posed and some new project originated
lof the development and improvement
OF this section. There is no boom in this,
1t Is veritable dead wealth touched and
vltailzed by enterprise and money, and
growing and expanding in value as these
appliances are appropriated. 1t is not
alone tho workers In iron, in the mines
and the forests. who are wrenching from
nature her hidden treasures, but men of
science, whose study is to ameliorate the
Ills to which flesh is heir. ifnot eradicate
them, that are directing their knowledge
their capital and their energy to the di-
versitied resources OF this wonderful
district to add to the benefactions of
mankind and the needs of modern civil
iZation.
Below will be found the outlines of an
important project associated with the
prosperity of this section. and which
will contribute largely towards inter
esting people from every section of the
Union in the natural attractions and
resources of this region. 1t will be read
with interest, as showing who it is that
are becoming identified with our section
and State and what it is they propose to
do. 1t is as follows:
1.-The Southern Improvement. Compa-
ny, composed of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company, Drexel,. Morgan
u Co., Geo. T., Bliss, J. Crosby Brown,
and other bankers of New York, NJ E.
Ingalls,, president of the Chesapeake and I
Ohio and Big Four Railway, together /
with Dr.. II. Mcclure, DR.. George Ross,
G. o., B. Cowardin and others of Virgins
ia, have purchased the Warm, Hot and /
Healing Springs. A standard guage
railroad, twenty-four miles In length, is
now under construction from Covington, t
Va, to the Hot Springs and will be com
pleted early in July
The Hot and Healing Springs are being
greatly improved and will be opened
early In May, and will be run under
direction of the Southern Improve
ment Company. Extensive improve
ments in bathing establishments and
hotels will be made within the next year
or two. Plans are being prepared for
villa for Mr.. M. E. ingalls,, president of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany, which will be constructed during
the season at the Warm Springs.
Engineers and landscape gardeners
are now engaged in laying out the prop
artles at the Hot and Warm Springs and
4 number of handsome lots and villa sites
will be offered for sale in the near future
to acceptable parties who desire to build.
The great value of the waters, which
are superior to any known warm and hot
waters, and the proximity of the proper>
fy to the great population of the eastern
cities, being only seven hours from Wash
ington, eight hours from Baltimore and
thirteen hours from New York and
nights ride from the Ohio Valley, to-
gether with the delightful climate, will
create tremendous devel-
in this valley, which is beauti>
Jul to look upon and occupies position
!. 500 feet aboye the sea.