The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-24
QTRONELLE, ONE OF THE
 PLEASURE RESORTS OF AABAMA

women from the North. It Is the Northern accent that is heard on the in the halls and in the din- ing room. The men and women who feet winter day are not Aiabamians. They are from Illinois. Indiana, Michi- gan and Wisconsin. Some of the older people have been coming here winter after winter for as long as foufteen and sixteen years The town In popu- lation and importance has more than doubled since they first began to stop at the roomy, comfortable hotel under the protection of the pines.
 Now when summer comes the major ity if not all of these sixty or seventy guests will nave returned to Middle Western homes. But the hotel will not close. The Southerners will begin to come in then. There will be an exodus from Mobile to Citronelle then and from other cities there will come peo- pie bent on escaping the heat and resting in the pine scented breezes of the highlands about Cftronelle. Like the Northerners, the Southerners have been coming year after year, except that they feed their desire for the place In summer instead of in winter
 Its High Ground.
 The high ground on which Citronelle is built with its balasm laden atmos- phere has been considered health re- sort since before the war. At that time 1t was the chosen home of few wealthy southerners and the recipent of an invitation to spend the heated term at one of these hospitable homes was held in envy and jealousy by his neighbors and friends And in war when the final surrender was made 1t was made by General Dick Taylor of the Confederate forces to General Cam by of the Federal army. The union soldiers who were camped here at that time found the place so charming that some of them made the promise to themselves to visit the place as soon as the war was over. The promise was not only made, but 1t was kept as we'll For in the present winter population of citroneile there are union veterans who campel there when the great war between the States was on its last legs
 Some twenty-five years ago pr. J. c. Michael, knowing the salubrity of the climate and its evenness and Knowing Of its healthy burden of balasnl. open ed a sanitarium for the treatment of tubercular patients in what Is now the Hygeia Hotel At the same time Citronelle was beginning to attract outside attention as a winter resort. The sanitarium was successful but in time the bacillus theory of consump- ton. with its attendant contagion was becoming generally known and gener- ally accepted. for which reason 1t was deemed best to close the Hygeia Sani- tarium, renovate the building and open the Hygeia Hotel. From that good day to this, in winter and in summer the hotel has been successful.
 There Is. however. too much north- ern travel for the accommodations of one hotel and the town boasts of three nAH he Cffr0nallA hnfal tho highest point in the town with 8 mag nificant view of twenty miles, the Pullman Hotel and the Southern Ho- tel.
 The Healing Climate.
 wonderful stories are told of the effects of the pines and balsam laden atmosphere on tubercuiar patients. There are perhaps a half dozen of the loyal citizens who praise the delights of Cltronelle and give them credit for saving lives which doctors had given up. A firm conviction of this sort is expressed by Dr. A. NJ Dufield, origi- naliy q Boston man. but now for many years a successful professional man of Citronelle.
 T came to citronelle to dio," said Dr. Duffield. 'T had been In the South several years and In practice in Mo bile suffered hemorrhage after hemorrhage and was @prostrate and hopeless. I determined if l had to die would die in peace and quiet. And so I came to Citronelle. The result of my coming to Citronelle you can see for yourself. I am about as strong a man of my age as you will find any where and after ten years In the pine woods of Citronelle have no immedi- ate intentions of or immediate pros poets of dying"
 It is this sort of a true story re- peated again and again, and scattered abroad which has given Citronelle It's envIable reputation North and South, and which assisted in It's remarkable growth of recent, There are other causes which bear upon the recent re- markable development of the place, on it's increase of citizenship and on the rapid way In which cottage after cot tagel has gone up In late months. A fatal factor in 1t all has been the fath- erly kindn sss of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad towards the town. The road has always taken a peculiar interest in the place and tits kindness towards Citsonelle may possibly cause heart burnlngs on the part of other towns along the main line. The shops of the road in it's early days were located at CItronelle, although they have been moved now for many years.
 But the gen nerosity of the road to CitronelIe has been shown in the mag nfficent golf course which l. has set aside for the people of Citronelle and for it's timely and valuable assistance in founding the Citronelle Chatauqua. The golf co Irse Is great institution. l. Is on a beautiful level plane close to the heart of the city and under the terms of the gift 1t is free to all of Ciyronelie's people and as a result of this generous act on behalf of the rail- rold people golf has reached an im- portance 1t has not attained in any oth- CT Southern place.
 The GoIf Course.
 And there Is still another factor which has contributed to the prosperi- ty and the welfare of Citronelle. which has helped along more than any other one thing the recent but marked de- velopment, and that is the patriotic en- ergy of the people or Citronelle who live there winter and summer. They krow he place and they sing it's de- lights in season and out Of season. rae iowa IS widSly advertised by It's loving friends. They have organized the business men of Cltronelle and when a man goes there with any prop osition that may rebound to the credit of the place, or who may contemplate l, eating there. he < given a warm re- ception. a cordial entertainment. and shown the best points of the town. II Is an effective system and the town which has 1t never falls to show spirit of development and Improve ment
 Tn this work of advancing the inter est of the town pr. Dufield and E. " Thomas. editor of the Citronelle CaIi arc moving spirits. They had no little to do with other leading citizens of the place in forming the excellent cha tauqua which holds annual sessions and which has so widely advertised the