St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-28
New Health Resort.
Novel Enterprise to be
Undertaken in st.
Tammany.
Company is Formed.

TO establish new town or sub
urb to New Orleans to be known
as St. T'ammany, Louisiana, and
there TO establish sanitarlum and
hotel, making also health resort
summer and winter. founded upon
strictly sanitary principles, is the
object of company recently form
ed IN New Orleans with DR.. s. r..
Oliphan,, ex-president of the Board
OF Health, as president.
St. rammany Parish has for
many years enjoyed a most excel
lend reputation for healthfulness
and for its pure air and water. In
all these respects 1t compares favor
ably with, If 1t does not excel any
other section of the United States.
III fact, SO famous has it become
as a health section that il has at
tracted the attention of medical and
scientific men not only here, but IN
other parts of the United States
and abroad. While thousands of
Louisianians and many citizens
from adjoining States visit st.
Tsmmany Parish periodically for
recreation and health, hundreds
ing sent bv their physicians, its
popularity and patronage has been
limited by the accommodations
there. These facts have primarily
been the cause of the formation Of
this company for the purpose men
toned.
After a careful and scientific in
vestigation of different locations
taking into consideration all condl.
Reconsideration, drainage, abound
ing forests of resinous plEe, prox-
unity to New Orleans-the TACT
that the site is within one hours
ride by rail, near a practical water
route, aud remote from any large
bodies of water. ETC., the town OF
st. rammany and the surrounding
lands were selected as the most De.
sirable for all purposes. Being IN
the midst OF the pine woods, It
is sheltered from the s.Northers.
1t has the soft air, but not the
dsmpness Of the Gulf coast, and is
exceedingly salnorious in all the
winter months as we'll as the sum.
mer. The lands are undulating
aud traversed by many streams OF
pure clear water which afford per-
feet drainage. The town IS laid
out on the most modern plan known
a. the boulevard aud avenue sys-
TEN, Parks have been dedicated
within the town as we'll as all
streets and alleys, and ground do
mated for church and school pur-
poses.
Such rules and regulations will
be adopted by the company for all
public and private improvements
and the government of the town as
to insure perfect sanitation. All
public improvements will be made
under the supervision and direction
Of the company.
1t il proposed to establish a large
and an extensive bath
ing establishment utilizing the sui
phur water found IN the immediate
vicinity Of the town.
Artesion wells will he sunk to
furnish the pnrest of waite: to the
and for sprimkling
streets and keeping lawns and trees
in verdure.
An analysis of the artcsian water
proves it to be the s.tirst class IN
purity. free from organic contami-
ration aud to have no hardness. 1t
8 therefore considered beneficial
o persons suffering with dyspepsia
md disorders Of the stomach and
bladder where soft water Is essen
lal. The flows from the artesian
vells come from below al lmper-
'ious clay formation, being forced
Ilgh above the surface, consequent.
Y it is free from surface contami-
alton as it Is possible to get water
rom the earth.
A perfect sewerage system will
e inaugnrated a. soon as prac,i-
able.
a tract Of land consisting Ut