The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-29
CEDAR SPRINGS
A FINE PLACE
IMPROVEMENTS ARE WONDER
FUL-FINE LAWNS, ETC.
SMALL BUILDINGS
For Swimming, Baths and Bowling
Etc.-Weekend Rates Will be
Made Description.
SMALL BUILDINGS
(By Staff Correspondent

New Paris, Ohio, July 29.-Unless
one had visited the site a year ago,
when the weed SCREW profusely over
the entire place and the underbrush
obliterated all traces of beauty in the
landscape, one could hardly appreci-
ate the changes that have been made
in erecting the Cedar Springs Hotel,
at Cedar Springs, southwest Of here
The broad terrace, beautiful, smooth,
even lawns, and the harmonious ar
rangement of everything form beauti-
full picture. At the interurban tracks
a small station Of unique architec-
ture has been erected, and leading
from this to the hotel, distance of
eight hundred feet, is a wide cement
walk, with electric lights strung along
which when lighted in the evening,
form a pretty vista.
The hotel, a long two story struc-
ture, about four hundred feet long and
one hundred feet wide, is painted a
light drab color, which harmonizes
very we'll with the background Of
woods. In front Of the hotel are two
rather roughly defined terraces, the
one on the right sweeping clear to the
interurban tracks. Crouquet sets are
handy and the crouquet grounds, on
the first terrace, are very popular The
hotel is a fine building, inside and
out, and equipped with all modern
conveniences, electric lights, up to
date plumbing and all other appll-
ances conducive to comfort.
The register list has not quite full
number of names on at present, but
it is expected that the number of Wis
itors will be rather light this year.
One reason for this is that there are
yet many things to be constructed. A
large, roomy, building to the left OF
the hotel is being fitted up in mod
ern way for bowling alley, and will
besides contain other athletic devices.
The number of structures that are
in process of building is large. Many
of the smaller buildings that will
adorn the grounds are not finihed yet,
and it probably will be late this fall
before the springs hotel and buildings
are all completed, and next year be-
fore the place can call itself a modern
summer resort.
A large swimming pool, with hot
and cold water, is being erected on
the hill to the right. The building is
practically completed outside and the
plumging will be begun soon. This
feature will even up for the lack of
lake or other swimming place.
To the right the floor Of large
building was laid today. This will be
the Turkish Bat house and promises
to be the feature Of the entire resort.
The house will be divided into several
compartments and everything condu-
Give to the comfort Of the patrons
will be installed.
The tennis court in front Of the no.
tel, has cost nearly thousand dol
lars as the work Of turning the field,
naturally poor, into a smooth level
ground, for tennis playing, has TAX
en- great deal Of time and money.
This court will add a great deal to the
popularity of the resort when it is
finished.
The social life of the hotel will be
especially fine Weekly dances will
be given on Friday nights, and the
few given so far have proved very
popular
Cedar Springs will prove beyond a
doubt, to be one of the finest places
to spend the week and in this part Of
the country. Special week end rates
will be made and will be taken ad-
vantage Of by many.