The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-08-27
GREAT srRATToN ESTATE Goes
TO PURCHASE OF 0RoAo-
MOOR LANDS.
IS EXCLUSIVE sUBURB
DREAM o. the DEAD MINING
KING 70 0GolNNiNo TO
OG 0GAliZGo.

Colorado Springs.-Formal transfer
has been made Of the holdings Of the
Broadmoor Laad Company to the L.
ternational Realty Company. . Strst-
ton estate corporation. The decd
placed on record in the office II the
county clerk shows that e35O.OOO vas
paid for the land.
The land. comprising approximately
$500 acres. IL to be the site for the
Myron stratton home. and work On
the institution will be begun IN .
short time. II is understood that the
original BrOadmoor tOwnsite. which ID
the most exclusive suburb of Colorado
Springs. Is to be maintained intact
The Stratton estate was unable to
make the deal without buying all n
the holdings and what is known as tho
farm" land toward the south and east
will be the site of the home.
ID. v. Donaldson negotiated the deal
with Arthur Shepherd Of Edinburgh.
who is the head OF the syndicate that
owns the Broedmoor land.
General satisfaction Is expressed
with the site selected for the home. ~
II 10 conceded to be the most COM
manding and desirable In this regi0a-
The farm lands are under cultivation
and are admirably adapted for the pur-
poses Of the home. which Is mainly to
provide an industrial home for home
less children.
The transfer marked another mile
stone In the realization Of w. 8. STRAIT
tons determination to build home
o.. L. b a..
making all possible haste to bring
about q full realization Of the dead
mining kings plans has been indicated
for some time, and practically moth
ing now remains in the way.
Dr. d. H. Rice, the executor, who
was closest to Stratton In life. per
haps. knew that 1t was Stratton's idea
to, in the main, provide for helpless
children, and. accordingly the MyroD
Stratton Home will be modelled along
the line Of Girard College. founded BY
Philadelphia philanthropists. That IN
stitution more nearly meets the ideas
of the Stratton executors than any
other institution, perhaps. in the
country. The industrial features aro
to be emphasized. and, while worthy
cases among the aged and enfeebled
will not be ignored, the home will be
principally an educating institution
for orphans.
Already the bulk OF the Strattoa
estate has been turned over to tho
trustees for the home. They are DR..
Rice, Tyson Dimes and William Len
nox. Only enough of the estate will
be retained by the executors to offset
the minor litigation that is still pend
ing and which will in no way entail
the home project.
When it became known q few
weeks ago that trustees for the home
were negotiating for the BroadmOOE
land, general interest was expressed
in what would become of the eXclu-
sive residence section. The question
is answered by the announcement
tnat the original townsite Of about 500
acres will be preserved and the ca
sinO may continue to be operated n
pleasure resort, though this is .
point to which the executors have not
given consideration. In any event
the home will be located farther down
the Fountain valley and on ground
specially adapted to agricultural pur-
suits. 1t is known that the trustees
have their plans well in hand and II
may be stated that actual work o.
the building will be begun as soon N
some minor details can be arranged
The residents of BroadmOor express
delight with the contamination OF the
deal. The International Realty Com
pany is amply able. to keep up tha
beautiful grounds Of Broadmoor and
1t is reasonable to suppose that many
improvements are contemplated fog
the townsite after the home project II
further under way. 1t was general
comment here tonight that the acqui-
sition of Broadmoor by the Strattoa
estate would mean an even greater
improvement and more rapid advance
in values than has marked that SEQ
tion, and set it aside as the abode a
milliOnaires.
Mrs. Grace Depew has let q cor
tract for a $125,00O bungalow which
is going up within a stones throw Of
the casino and which will contain
eighty-four rooms and be the most
magnificent country house hereA
bouts. B. J. Allen is erecting a costly
mansion on Broadmoor ground. Chal
oner B. Schley. the New York bank
er, short time ago completed a pal
atial residence there. The Baldwfna
have their palace and reproduction.
OF Marie Antoinette's Grand Trianoa,
overlooking a beautiful lake in the
very heart OF Broadmoor, and tbs
Cheyenne Mountain Country Club
the abode OF the most exclusive social
organization. also has expansive
grounds there.
The Colorado Women's Baptist Col
lege in Montclair. which will open for