The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-30
MousDsvlIIr CAMP GROUNDS.
Acsttags owner write. from N, Nearby

A Cottage Owner; Writes from the Nearby
Summer Resort. e, -
To the Editor, Of the lntelllgeneer.
s1Is:-Anight and a day spent at this
beautiful summer resort makes one feel
as IL he were, transported to another
cline; at least that IL the feeling Of the
writer US he sits beneath the shade Of
wide-spreading oak tree in the park
on this Saturday evening, almost
ready TO start for the city again. II
seems that nature has outdone herself
this year in her share OF the work In
making this one OF the prettiest places
In the world, and II those having the
matter In charge would do Just n little
more It would make fair paradise OF
this city In the woods. The trees have
had a wonderful growth this spring. and
the trimmer's knife should have been
at work long ago. though from some
misunderstanding nothing has been
done, and perhaps will not be done this
season, except as individual cottage
owners are forced TO do 80 TO protect
their buildings.
Already e.eyen families have taken
up their abode on the grounds for the
full season, while others are preparing
to come, and during the next few. weeks
many more will be on hands.
As yet no one has taken the hotel, II
being understood that no one VIII pay
the rent asked for 1t. It was hoped. and
IL still hoped, that the same parties
that had 1t last year. Mrs. Hubs and
daughters, OF sMoundsville, would take
charge this year, but In conversation
with these parties the writer was told
that they could not afford to take 1t ut
the price asked for rent. The Camp
Meeting Association and the Prohibl-
ton Assembly can well afford TO inter-
est themselves in making such rates
with the hotel association as will In
duce these parties to take charge Of the
hotei Just as soon as possible. This
ought 10 be done at once. and not walt
until time for the meetings to begin, as
was the case last year. This ought to
be made one OF the best years In the.
history Of the camp meeting. It can be
made so, but It will take work. Every
thing that succeeds in this headlong
age OF push and energy requires that
the rushing multitude must know what
Is taking place, or rather what Is going
to take place, If all concerned would
labor with the energy that the ladies'
OF the association have done this year.
there would be such success as has
not as yet been dreamed Of.
Then let all friends Of the camp meet
ing do all In their power to induce their
friends to spend as many Of the sum-
mer days as possible In this beautiful
place. MIR. Grimes. the manager Of the
grounds, tells me that there Is great
demand for cottages. While there are
q few for rent, the owners will more
generally occupy them during the
months Of July and August.
The association should at once Try to
induce the Moundsvllle & Benwood
Railway Company to place q roof over
the platform and provide seats for the
waiting passengers ut least. This ought
to be done Immediately by some one.
Some money spent In making the way
to the camp ground after leaving the
motor more attractive would repay In
one season 100 per cent on the outlay.
These are pressing needs and should
claim the attention Of the association
at once.
Moundsville camp ground IS in every
way one OF the most beautiful resorts
in the Ohio valley. and give 1t the
chance and there Is no other place can
compare with 1t in everything that goes
to make proper place for Christian
people to spend the heated season.
Let the season about to open be one
long to be remembered Each on in
terested doing his or her part will make
1t such.
"a soJoURNBR FOR A DAY"
MoundsyilIe Camp Ground. May %.