The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-25

land, also surrounded by a woven wire
fence, said to be the largest and finest
eighteen-hole golf links in the south,
and the star attraction OF the village
amusements.
Cleanliness Is cardinal virtue In
Pinehurst. There are no back yards"
in the generally accepted sense OF that
term. and no "outbulldings." The
grounds in the rear Of the cottages are
kept as neat and attractive as those
in front special corps Of employees
attend to the removal OF all garbage
daily. thus guarding against unsani-
tary conditions. There are no dividing
fences to mar the beauty of the place.
but the whole town Is surrounded by
neat woven wire fence to prevent the
depredations of animals
The village is lighted by electricity
from large electric plant just out
side of the town. which generates the
current for the arc lights and the little
brilliant lamps found in each room
In every house in the village. free of
charge: also furnishes power for the
Pinehurst Electric railway. six miles
long, to Southern Pines depot. The
village at night is scene of dazzling
brilliancy and splendor. Pinehurst Is
suHplltu Will al VI Po'N
spring water. which is pumped from
the celebrated Pinehurst springs. some
forty feet below the ground, into a
huge tank. centrally located, and
thence conducted under pressure into
each house in the village. The water
is of exceptional purity and is bene-
fetal in kidney troubles and weak di-
gestion. Large quantities are sent
north. where its sale Is rapidly in
creasinE. especially among those who
spend the winter months here. Hy-
| drants connected with the water mains
are placed at convenient intervals
along the streets, and, with the fire
alarm system with its numerous boxes
scattered about the village. give ample
protection against fire.
A complete sewerage system. con-
| Meeting with every house in the vii
lage. was installed under the direction
of expert sanitary engineers, and the
main pipes empty into running water
far beyond the limits of the town, thus
giving the most sanitary drainage that
expert skill and money can procure.
THE CAROLINA.
The newest guest house at Pinehurst
is the Carolina, magnificent four
story building, the largest hotel in
the state of North Carolina. and the
equal of any of the great tourists
hotels of the south in elegance, comfort
and sanitary provisions. 1t is provided
with every modern convenience under
the sun. The house has frontage Of
359 feet by 252 feet in depth, and
walk around the building, following
the ground plan, covers more than a
half mile The interior Is a model OF
elegance. with appointments calculated
to crafty the most luxurious tastes.
There are 250 richly furnished rooms,
and no less than fifty suites, with
baths. The lobby is spacious and the
whole of the first floor is finished in
oak and the ceilings are handsomely
| decorated. The hotel will accommo-
date 400 guests, while 500 people can
be seated in the dining hall Every
room is equipped with telephone rem
dering easy communication with any
one desired. A stenographer and
typewriter is located at the hotel. The
hotel table service is by white girls
from the north, and the cuisine will
suit the most fastidious. The large
orchestra is an excellent one. No
| spirituous liquors are sold at the hotel,
| nor on Pnehurst gre IDS. Neither
| poultry nor dogs are allowed in the
| ueghborhOod of the hotel and cot
| tages.
The Carolina is under the manage
ment of w. Fl. Priest, model land
| lord of White Mountains fame. but of
late proprietor of Highland Park hotel,
| of Aiken, S. c.. and formerly of the
Magnolia, at Magnolia, Mass. and the
Hotel Preston. Beach Bluff, Mass. He
has the reputation of always being on
| the alert in attending to every detail
| in the management of his hotel, as
| we'll as to the wishes of his guests.
| The rates here are 81 per day
| and upwards-$2l per week, up
wards. The Holly Inn, accommodate
| ing $50 guests. and The Berkshire 100
guests. each deserving of special men
| ton, give still lower rates, the former
| $500 per day, $l400 to $25.0O per week
| the latter $500 per day and $1,000 per
week. Strangers will at once feel at
home under their hospitable roofs.
Each hotel has a resident physician to
care for its guests. 1t Is claimed,
though, that people living in the pine
belt" seldom need physician, neither
do guests, as a rule. after becoming
acclimated. as the piney ozone pre-
cludes their services. However. the
Carolina Is to be congratulated in Sc
curing as their house physician DR..
George b. McGreggor. of Littleton, N.
H., (my personal friend), a thoroughly
| up-to-date practitioner. favorably
known for years among White Noun
tain guests, and whose high reputation
extends throughout the Granite state
and the country. This is sufficient
guarantee that all invalid guests of
the Carolina will be skillfully cared
| for.
AN OASIS IN THE DESERT.
inehurst reminds the visitor at
t.st glance of an oasis in desert.
To the lover of nature in its crude
ness, and as well as cultivation it is
| indeed like unto an earthly paradise.
| While it's sunsets are indeScribably
magnificent, the moonlight views re-
| nected from the white sand to the
background of stately pines, makes a
| picture that will never fade from our
| memory.
The longer | stay at Southern Pines
| and Pinehurst the more impressed I
| am that this section is the greatest
natural sanitarium of the country to-
day. Although considered a winter re-
sort, owing to the dryness of the win
ter air, the same absence of humidity
makes even the summers delightful.
the average temperature being only
II degrees. To the dryness of the air
is added the ozone from the pines, the
most concentrated form of oxygen
| with which We are acquainted Costly