The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-01-12
0AKLAND'S SANITARIUM.
West Virginia Capitalists Lease the
Oakland Hotel for Term of Years
and Will Operate it as
A FIRST CLASS SANITARIUM.
Great improvements Will be Made to the
ProDeItg-The Lessees Now in Charge
DIR. w. M. LOngstreth, of Charleston,
w. Va, an Eminent Physician, Will be
the Superintendent.


w. Va, an Eminent Physician, Will be
the Superintendent.
1t has been known to few within
the limits of Oakland for some weeks
past that negotiations have been
pending whereby the Oakland Hotel,
owned by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railway Company, and under lease
for term of years to Messrs. EGeorge
A. Mills s. Son, Of Washington, was
probably to pass out of the manage
faent of the Iessees and into the hands
of company of West Virginia capi-
talists whose determination it is to
establish & sanitarium here, using
the hotel building for that purpose,
but not until yesterday was the mat
ter generally known when DR.. w. NJ.
Longstreth, of Charleston, West Va,
arrived here and took formal posses
sion of the property as superinten-
dent of the Mount Pisgah Chautau-
que Sanitarium Company of West
Virginia, which is capitalized suffi-
ciently to place the property in first
class condition and upon q firm foot
ing financially and otherwise.
This branch of the above concern
will be known as the Oakland SAM
tarium and is of1icered as follows, all
residing at Charleston, w. Va. eX-
cept the uperintendent, who will re-
side permantly in Oakland: president,
Rev. d. S. Hammond, d. d.; vice
president, Hon. George w. Atkinson,
Governor of West Virginia; Treasurer,
Hon. II. c. McWhorter, Judge Su-
preme Court of West Virginia; secre-
taay, George w. COnnell, Esq; super
intendent, Dr. ". N. Longstreth.
Yesterday afternoon DR.. Long astreth,
in conversation with The REPUBLE-
CAN, outlined the plans OF the COM
pany lie represents III the matter of
improving the property and putting
it III condition to receive patients for
treatment. A first-class heating
plant will be installed at once capable
of furnishing heat for the entire build
ing. Mud baths will be one of the
shower baths. A sun parlor will be
fitted up in which sun baths may be
taxed by the patients of the. e.institu-
ton. A bathing pool will be erected
which will be in operation throughout
the entire year. Numerous other
costly Improvement will be added as
the wants of the institution require
them.
The property has been leased for a
term of five years and will be opera
ted as regular medical and surgical
institution for the treatment of all
diseases except those of an infectious
or insane nature
DR.. Longstreth is a very amiable
gentleman and an eminent physician
of Charleston, West Va. He is ac-
complained here by his wife and his
stenographer, who are occupying
rooms at the Commercial Hotel. The
management of the sanitarium is de-
sirous of being in touch with the To-
cal physicians and other business men
of Oakland.
The establishment of this import
ant institution within the limits of
Oakland will be great factor toward
the development and growth of the
town, we have no doubt, as it will
bring number of people here who
will require the products of the farms
of this community besides being a
source of trade to the merchants and
others engaged in business in this To-
cality.
1t was the intention of this corpor-
alton to establish their sanitarium at
Terra Alta but the deal fell through
some days ago and hence the matter
was arranged with the owners of the
Oakland Hotel for the institution to
be located here much to the regret
of the people Of our neighboring
town