Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-02-06

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with desire 10 make .ls nlneh out Of all
resources as is made elsewhere. Hereto
fore stock companies hsve owned the prop
erty but their only ambition seems to have
been 10 make it more valuable as a board
ing place for summer, and l must say they
carried out this idea with lavish expendi-
! ture and royal magnifcence. But the idea
of bringing herea permanent population
Of many thousands Of people, and giving
their immense property increased value
that way, seems never to have occurred to
them. To have all things in keeping, they
should have erected a statue Oh the lawn
with its finger pointing to the Past. The
fact that President this OF that stopped in
this cottage, OF Wade Hampton S father
| built that cottage, or the old family of SO
and so from some Southern State built this
one. seemed to them in advertisement that
ought 10 bring the world trOoping to
81. so Il day house and that after the $3.50
people got here the grand scenery Of the
place and the health giving water would
| Keep them here without adding to The.
tue attraction town always makes. The
result has been that many people have been
made happy here, but those who made
them happy have not acquired fortunes b,
| it.
4 LITTLE VILLAGE STARTING.
The idea Of town at this famous
watering place seems to NE just to have
forced its way up out Of the growth around
it. The growth can be seen at Dry Creek,
little village Of two or three hundred peo-
pie, on the edge of the Springs property,
with its stores and neat dwellings and its
two hotels. The very existence Of the two
hotels there, at that distance from the Sui
phur Spring-their guests paying royalty
| for the use Of the sulphur water-shows
what will be done and what would have been
doIe long ago by throwing the property
open for sale. Instead of two hotels on the
edge Of the grounds there would have been
twenty as there are at Saratoga, and the
magnificent stretch OF nearly 800 level
acres of land, seen from Lover S Leap, would
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and stores.
TIE NEW COMPANY.
With the view Of giving the property
that character The Greenbrier White
Sulphur Springs company was form
ed some weeks ago. 1t is headed by j.
Fred. Et1inger Of Staunton, President OF the
Royal Coal ard Coke Co. of W. Va,
and President Of the Rush Run Coal Co. Of
w. Va He is a prominent man Of affairs
and since the development era commenced
he has been in the front rank Of it. The
Vice President is James s. Simmons OF
Roanoke, a man more largely interested in
development than perhaps any other one
man in this Valley, and one whose judg-
ment in prosecuting his plans has brought
him, and those connected with him, large
wealth. The General Manager is MI. E.
| W. Petit, who is active in development
enterprises land the Secretary and Treasurer
is J. Addison Cooke, late Of the Equity
Life Co., one of Our best known and es-
teemed citizens. The Directors are these
gentlemen and w. p. Tams. Cashier of the
Augusta National Bank of Stanton; c.
Fl. Jordan, OF Bucna Vista; c. J.. Cooke
OF Staunt0n, and G. S. ArnalI, of-Ati;lnta,
Ga, one Of the most prominent insurance
managers i'll the South. This company has
secured the control OF the whole of the
White Sulphur Springs property-a Springs
property Which in point Of extent and value
is not approached in the South, and by
few, if any watering places, in the North.
THE LANDHOLDING.
The White Sulphur is too well known for
me to attempt to describe it, though few
people. even those who have visited here
haveany idea Of the extent Of the property or
of the value Of the improvements which
have been put here. | am sure / never had.
There are Twelve thousand acres of land
cons, ituting tle " hite Sulphur Springs
tract. Of this land $500 acres is az abrupt
mountain called kate s Mountainn and
is, and will be, take it Of very little use
to anybody except fol- the timber with
which it is covered. Of the remainder 5000
&C .es are on what is called the ''Greenbrier
Mountain" and is a very different chaIac-
ter Of land, q large portion Of it being nice
ly situated for homes. The most attractive
part OF the land, rs we'll as the most Valua
bic, is the fifteen hundred acres of level
land North Of the Springs ground proper.
1t runs from the village Of Dry Creek along
the base OF Greenbrier Mountain and turns
the end Of that mountain where it is lost
to view. Through it runs Towards
Greek, a bold stream which will be invalu-
able for drainage for any town that may be
built the e. All Of this land l have de-
scribed is outside of the Springs grounds
proper. 1t would be superfuous to de-
scribe that-so many people have seen it for
themselves-but | may say that it is one
of the prettiest spots that Imagination can
conjure up. The beautiful green sward,
the immense hotel in the centre, and the
long rows of cottages running around in all
almost perfect circle, make 4 pretty pic
ture. And it is kept in the most perfect
order by Maj. Eakle. who lives here and
has had charge Of it for seven years. Every
thing. grounds, buildings and walks look
as If they were ready to be opened for the
summer season tomorrow. | suppose when
town grows here this central lawn will
always he preserved for park with its TO-
mantle Lovers Leap-a hill from which
the view is very fne-to accompany it.
THE SPRINGS PROPERTY TO BE
ALLOTTED.