Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-04-15
A NEW ENTERPRISE,
THE IMPROVEMENT AND REBUILDING
OF NOTED MOUNTAIN RESORT
sANITARIUM AND SUMNER HOTELS

THE IMPROVEMENT AND REBUILDING
OF A NOTED MOUNTAIN RESORT
+ sANITARIUM AND SUMNER HOTELS
AT VARIETY SPRINGS, ETC
There was organized in this city last
Tuesday a company for the develop.
ment and improvement of the well
known summer resort known as Varj.
ETY. Springs, located just 10 miles west
OF StauntOn on the line of the G.. & o.
road. That valuable property will
hereafter be operated under the new
organization as the Mt. Elliot Sprine s
Company and contemplates a program
OF improvements that will make the
place one of the most attractive to be
round in the Virginia mountains. 1t
Is designed to combine the features of
summer resort and sanitarium-for
the treatment of nervous troubles only.
For this latter purpose portion of tLe
main building will be set apart and
kept open the year around. while Othe r
buildings will be for the entertainer t
of summer guests. The improvements
slated are an enlargement of the pres
ent hotel building by adding another
story, and furi her ornamentlng it with
handsome towers, the erecting of an
other large building-Octagon in shape,
large in proportions and modern III
every appointment, handsome in flo
ish and appearance. This il for the fur
ther accom- mediation and comfort OF
the summer guests. Its location is to be
near the railroad track and elevated to
level with it. An iron bridge. light,
and handsome in construction is to
span the space between the depot and
the third story of the main hotel build
ing, where an elevator will distribute
the arrivals to any floor of the build.
ing. These and many other improve
ments are slated and as many of them
as possible will be completed by the
opening of the next springs season
w ork will then be Suspended 80 as not
to interfere with the summer business
of the resort, and in the Fall the pro.
gram will be resumed and completed
The officers of the Mt. Elliot Springs
Co. are mostly StauntonianS and art
among our best and most substantial
business and professions al men, and art
as follows: Jas. R. Taylor, president
f. H. Lewis, vice president; L. A
Cornell, secretary and treasurer. Di-
rectOrs. N. G. Watts,E M. Harman,J
R. Gregory, II. G. Eichelberger. Jos
A. Glasgow, DR.. Glasgow Armstrong
and DR.. j. B. Catlett, of Staunton. L. A
Council, Macon, Miss John Critcher
Jr., Alexandria, Va. and F. H. Lewis
Mgr. Va. Portland Cement Co.
In the next Issue of the SPECTATOR
will be published the prospectus of in
corporation, giving more in detail TIT
plans and purposes of the new com
pany. At the organization meeting
Tuesday about $4,000 of the capita
stock was subscribed and a genera
plan pursuant to it's future purposes
outlined.
This organization seems to represent
the right move in the right direction
Assuming that Variety Springs is the
proper situation for the development
Of the springs interests in our commu
nifty, the wisdom of the company il
indicated in the past successful man
agement and development of this
property, showing the advantage!
gained in location over other enter
prises of a like character. About june
18th it is purposed to open the springs
| for its usual summer business, and IL
early Fall it will also be opened OF
its winter and Nervous Sanitariun
basis. The Mt. Elliot organization
is, as We understand it, join
stock company purposing to place ths
bulk of It's stock in small blocks of or
or more shares, distributed generall
among the people of Staunton ant
Augusta county.
| This is local enterprise that shout,
appeal to the public spirit of our Cit
zens and elicit their cordial co.opera
ton and support, not only because l
will build up worthy enterprise, bu
because stock in the company present
in all its parts plain, practical, bust
ness proposition, where excellent re
turns on the investment may be conf
IDENTIFY expected. The conservative line
of improvement, justified by the pas
patronage of Variety Springs, and tn
need of special institution equippe,
for special nervous treatment, the hig
character of the men behind the move
ment, all speak in terms of success
Further enlargement in every brancl
of the business and enterprise, withOu
| extravaganza, is the general policy o
the company, and our Staunton peopl
and business men IN particular, shout
take substantial interest in this enter
prise.