The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-25
GREAT Is REEDY CREEK.
Hon. j. =. Gibson Visits the Springs
and Gives His Impressions of
the Resort in the Marl-
horo Times.

Gently:
At Dillon We were met at the
train by Mr.. and Mrs. J Il. Gibson
in an automobile and rapidly driv-
ell 10 their elegant home on Hamer
avenue where we spent the night.
Sunday morning after breakfast,
we took spin around town, visited
the race track and made two or
three circles on the beautiful half
mile stretch. We scarcely would
have known Dillon. we used to visit
that hospitaole town quite often, but
for the past six years we had not
stopped over there. and while we
had heard of the phenominal growth
and developments of the new city,
we were absolutely unprepared for
the revelation presented. In this
brief article we cannot tell our
readers Of the many magnificent res
licences, handsome business houses
and department stores. elegant
churches, graded school building.
cotton mill and numerous industries
We met many old friends, glad to
shake the hand OF DR.. John David,
son Of our now deceased venerable
friend, Dr.. w. J. David: Hector
McRae who is the honorable
Judge Of the city; W. Thad Be
thea, DR.. Watson, Dr. Davis. A. b.
Jordan and many others. The fire
last winter destroyed the newspaper
of our friend, Mr.. A. B. Jordan. ed
itor and publisher OF the Dillon Her,
aid, but he is now refitted with new
modern presses, type and has just
I installed a linotype machine which
places the Herald in the front rank
with the state daily papers.
: Mr.. J. b. Gibson, our nephew
has been in Dillon seven years prac-
ticing law, has a fine clientage. en-
Joys the esteem and confidence OF
the people and is doing as well as
any young lawyer in the state.
, Last summer Messrs. w. T. Be-
thea and J. B. Gibson bought the
Reedy Creek Springs property, some
ten OF twelve miles northwest of
Dillon, Mr.. Bethea being cashier of
the Bank of Dillon. This splendid
mineral spring has been noted for
more than one hundred years for
the curative and medicinal proper
Ties OF its water, and years before
Z N1a- &
eastern Carolina made annual Wis
It's TO this famous spout, took III. r
negroes, wagons and carriaf.s q
Quilt cheap cottages who.c e they g.
NAMED during the summer mon IS
Inc civil war. Of course, termina led
these old time camp visits by the
rlch planters and slave owners. For
est fires destroyed the old MOTEL and
the numerous cottages, hu; soon
after the war It rough boarding
house was improvised by tue owner.
a Mr.. Allen. Last October th,.
present owners advertised q sale
and sold more than seven thousand
dollars worth OF Luilding lets, re-
serving the spring. hotei and many
acres yet unoccGried.
During the srri,s md summer a
ten thousand dollar hotel building
mas been erected, equipped wiki cold
and not baths, long wide porches
and yeranders il the midst OF i
i"Veiy grove OF Na'eG oak. Concrete
! walks from the spring 70 hotel and
through the grounds, the spring sur
rounded with concrete floors and
walls, and three is no finer mineral
III the two Carolinas. The hotel is
under the management Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Monroe Rogers. and thew
certainly know how TO make a
stranger comfortable and feel At
nome. The hotel was opened July
Srd. and daily they are having an
average of more than one hundred
visitors
Sunday morning Mr.. ] B. Gibson,
TOOK Messrs. A. r. Jordan, w. T
Bethea and the writer in his ma
chine over to the spring. We went
via Little Rock and through Some
OF the finest farms in the state.
The ride was delightful. apd greatly
enjoyed. When we arrived az the
spring we found quite a large Jolly
crowd already there. in fact quite a
number are registered as regular
guests at the hotel, and they are
coming and going all the while, the
month of August. being the best of
the season TO visit mineral water re-
sorts