The Sunday globe., 1901-06-02

few years, with perfect system Of
transportation inaugurated by the
southern Railway, thousands OF per-
sons In search of health from various
quarters or the new and old world
nave Vlsltod here. The hotel accommo-
dations for public comfort contain all
the conveniences that modern genius
and energy can devise. Hence, the
tourist or invalid can be as comfort
ably cared for in the Land of the
Sky as any other section Of our coun-
try.
In 1870, the late Horace Greeley.
made a visit to these springs in search
OF health. He became so much i'm.
pressed and benefited in health bv the
hot water baths and invigorating eli.
mate that he determined to locate an
agricultural and manufacturing col.
ony in this fertile valley On his 70.
turn to New York he organized a stock
company, and bought the snrino o,s
property, and large tract of adjacent
land, with view OF developing agri.
cultural and manufacturing interests
and to make the Hot Springs the lead.
ing sanitarium of the kind in tba
United States. However, his death In
1872 defeated his enterprise.
IL mas only been within the past few
years that the difficulties of reaching
thls beautiful land have been allevIat.
ed with the advent of the Southern
railway, a through system of trans
portatlon has been established. nena-
tratlng the very heart Of this region
SIartlng at the eastern side of tha
Blue Ridge and ascending its di11v
helght by steep grades and tunneIs
the backbone OF this monarch of fine
Is reached, and follows II to its south.
western terminus in North Georgia ana
AlaDama. To-day the Southern's svs-
TEN of solid vestibuled trains are on
Grated from New York via. Wasbins.
ton, thus affording travellers tbe nIaas.
ure Of gazing in their fight over tbo
mountains on the wonders of tbe
Land of the Sky"
The Industrial development ~ tb,.
section along the line of tbis road 80 80
ueen phenomenal during the past few
yeaIs' owing to the energy and enter
US priSe Vi Mr, M. V. Richards, the land
Railway. 0 SOu'nerh
The tables are supplied with all the
Gellcacles that soil and stream can
furnish. The palatable trout from The
crystal waters of the mountain helm to
MAKE up the menu, while from the
Iicn valley farms come the tenderest
Oh peer, southdown mutton. pure milk.
ana golden butter The great variety
oL mineral waters makes this pictur.
eSque and romantic section more in
lefestlng and attractive to invalids
than the fine scenery. The springs oF
nealth-glYing properties are the dif-
Ireent sulphurs, magnesia, epson. ana
chalybeates, The most noted of these
subterranean fountains are the Hot
springs in Madison County. and tba
Whlte sulphur, of Haywood County
The former Of these modern pools ~
Saloam are located in a valley of the
French Broad River, fifty miles west
or Asheville, where it cuts through the
mountains in its turbulent course To
the Tennessee River. These waters ara
chemically classed as calci.sulphur
and owe their medical virtues largely
TO their temperature, which is 12O de-
grees Fab, and often contain consid-
cradle carbonic acid gas. They bear
close relations to the celebrated Leuk
paths OF Switzerland, and rank with
the most noted hot springs and baths
OF Europe, taking stand with the Cal
lstago and Santa Barbara Of Califor-
MIA, the Middle Park of Colorado. the
Hot Springs Of Arkansas, and the won
derful Calbord of Bohemia. The med.
ical value and fame of these waters Is
so extensive that the hotel capacity is
kept constantly taxed. Diseases most
benefited by these waters and baths are
gout, rheumatism, dyspepsia, nervous
prostration, diseases Of the liver, kid
neys, and catarrh of the stomach. The
hotels Kenilworth Inn and
Battery Park, are kept open the entire
year. The baths and waters are said
to be more beneficial in winter than
consequently hundreds of
people who wish to avoid the severe
winters of the North seek this mild
climate and curative properties of the
waters during the winter months.
Since its reorganization by the Nor
gan system ii has been the best friend
the South has had, and while the work
accomplished cannot be classed as phil
a great deal of it has been
for the benefit of the South in the alb
stract rather than for direct profit to
the system as a corporation,
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