The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-24
The Varied Attractions Of This Beautiful
North Carolina SanitoriuIn Described.
THE OPENING OF THE PINEY WOODS INN
a Handsome New Faestciry for the
Reception OF Northern Health
Scekcrs'-'fhc Governor of North
Carolina. ana the Press or that
state mad Virginia Entertnt ned.

cial)-On Tuesday. lat midnight, the
Nirginlan representative. In company
with Mr.. Il. j. Anderson. general pas
Sengcr agent OF the Scaboard Air Line;
J. w. Sherwood auditor of the sea-
board Air Line; MIR. Harding. dra.ughts-
man SoaGoard Air Line, left via Sea-
board Air Line. for the famous winter
resort at Southern Pines, n. G.
Upon arriving at Weldon the party
was joined by II. NJ. Boykin and wife.
richmond agent Scaboard Air Line;
w. S. Copeland and wife. OF the Rich
mond States; w. S. Woodson. Of the
Richmond Star. and G.. L.. Rhodes. Of
the Richmond State, who proceeded Oh
cd at their destination OIL Wednesday
ut II. m. and We're met By Capt. J. II.
Patrick, general manager and instiga tor
of the Southern Pines Company, and
were taken i'll carriages TO the hotel.
distance CT about a quarter of IL mile.
Charles ST. John. the proprietor of the
Pincy Woods Inn, who soon allotted us
rooms. After arranging our toilet we
were summoned to breakfast, and Il is
needless to say that we did Justice To
IL, our appctitcs having been whetted by
the air of Southern Pines
y little later the following gentlemen,
representatives OF the North Carolina
press. arrived: II. Il. bryant, of the
Charlotte Observer; w. II. Rawles, OF
the Wilmington Dispatch: Thomas j.
Pine. of the Press Visitor: j. NJ. Jcu-
kins. of the Wilmington News and
Observer, and J.. Fl. St Clair, of the
Sanford Observer.
After introductions. etc, the party
divided off for sight seeing around the
town There are in the town six hotels
the Prospect House. Southern Pines
House. Central Hotel, Hotel Ozone, the
Red Villa. Vermont Cottage and last,
but not the least. the Piney Woods
Inn, the latest addition.
The proprietCrs are all Northern peo-
pie and the guests number about seven
hundred; besides this there are num-
Der of boarding houses, who do good
business.
forty houses. several churches and
school houses.
1t is situated on the s. y. L., sixty
eight miles South of Raleigh. 1t is III
the centre Of the turpentine belt,and is
about six hundred feet above the level
of the sea.
The atmosphere is cool and bracing
and is fun of ozone, which gives one
an excellent appetite and makes sleep
rrfreshinging
The occasion of the consregating Of
so many on "Wednesday was the open
ing of the Pine Woods Inn. n new and
handsome hotel, just completed.
The building is four and n half sto-
ries high. dormer roof with bay
windows on each end. II is $50 feet
in length and 80 feet in depth, and has
i33 sleeping rooms.
The entire first floor is occupied as a
parler on one end With office and bill
lard room in the centre and the dining
room in the other end.
There Is on the south end of the din
ing room sun parlor made of glass
where invalids may take sun baths.
lN,,iI a
tricity, the rooms and halls being heat
ed by steam: also sewerage and hot
and cold water There are already
quite a large number of guests
1t is intended rs II winter resort for
those seeking health. and will be kept
open from December LIST to May lst
The land is high and dry, being COM
posed principally of sand. which ex-
tends in some places to the depth of
ninety feet. There are a number Of
mineral springs III the town.
The scribes. after having done up
the town" were then ready for dinner
which was ready for them, and which
they greatly enjoyed.
After dinner the party to the number
of abou, one hundred, including
number of ladies, took Il special train
which had been provided by Mr.. T. ].
Anderson, of thc S. a. L.. to Pinehurst,
4 town six miles from Southern Pines.
which has been laid cfr by Mr.. Charles
Tuts. the great soda. water manufacture
cr of Boston, Mass, who is worth sew
eral million.
The town consists of l25 acres, which
has been laid off in streets, drives,
parks, &c.
There is also n large deer park, and
where there once stood a turpentine
grove. there are now $4,000 evergreen
trees.
There are thirty cottages already
1N,.il a,,1 Il
IL three story hotel with 100 rooms.
which will be in full operation by Sat
urday next.
This town is connected with Southern
Pines and the S. a. l.. by an electric
car-line built by himself and which
Will also be in operation next week.
1t is MIR. Tuts' iEtention during the
summer to build 100 more cottages and
furnish them, which he proposes to rent
for $50 per year. He Will continue to
beautify the grounds and will make IL
one of the most attractive winter re-
sorts i'm this country.
He proposes TO bring Northern people
seeking health to this place and South
Pines. When one considers that six
years ago that that portion of the coun-
try was nothing but IL wilderness IL
seems nothing short of n miracle. North
Caroinians look upon these investments
made by these Northern men as a COM
ing Of a bright era for their State
At 5:i5 p. m. all arrived again Mt
Southern Pines well pleased with what
they had seen. at 6:30 p. IN. Governor
t.. Carr, of the State of North Carolina
accompanied by Gen. II Cameron. Col
T.. G. Harrell. Maj. S. T.. Telfair. mem
bers of his staff and Mai. +. Hayes. of