The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-12-15
RED SPRINGS.

Another Wide-Awake, Thriving
Robson County Town as
Seen by Happy Jack"
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Mt. ELAN. Dec. Sit was Sat-
urday morning, November 26,
that Happy Jack" boarded a
late Seaboard train for that
Wldely-known town in north
west Robson, Red Springs.
This is another town of which
Robson should feel proud. 1t
is situated on the Fayetteville
and Bennettsville branch of the
A. G. L., beneath the long-leaf
pine, in another one of the great
crop-producing regions of our
unsurpassed county,. Red
Springs is known far beyond the
limits of our dear old State as
an educational center. The
chief ambition of the energetic,
prosperous business people of
this town is to continue to be in
the front rank of the South's ed
ucational centers. The Southern
Presbyterian College and Con-
servatory of Music is situated
there, which is said to be one of
the best schools of the kind in
the South, if mot the best. Its
thoroughly equipped students
have gone far and wide spread
ing the reputation of this school
and the town in which it is sit
uated.
i The health-giving waters from
two famous red mineral springs
make the town far more fam
Gus. These springs were frequent
ed by the Indians many years
before white men ever trod the
soil of our county. For a hum
dred years before there was any
town at Red Springs the water
of these springs was the mecca
of invalids from far and near.
who regained their health by
using these sparkling waters.
/ The analysis of the water shows
that the mineral ingredients
in solution are those which are
considered most beneficial in
mineral waters. There are many
artesian wells over the town
: which furnish excellent water
: for drinking purposes. The
t healthfulness Of this section is
: attested by the longevity of the
people, an investigation of the
e people row living and those who
) have died within the last q
years shows that over a hundred
r persons have attained ages from
t 80 years to ITO years. If longev
ity is admitted as a proof of {
healthful climate, Red Spring:
will compare withany health re
{ sort in America. The people are
n generally Scotch, they are direc
descendants of the people of old
g Scotland, and they still possess
all the noble traits of characte
! for which the Scots are famous
. They are cultured and refined
o sturdy and thrifty, warm-hearte'
i and hospitable, and with all the
are a progressive and lovabl
people.
4 The town is most attractive
: At every turn handsome resi-
dences of architectural beauty
: with spacious, well-kept lawns
/ greet the eye. One of the fines
O buildings is the Southern Presby
v terian college. 1t is made 0
, brick, situated in an oak grove
o with 20 acres in its grounds. S
q far $125.0N have been expende
0 in the erection of the building
f in connection with the schoe
n there is an electric plant an
y steam laundry.
v Red Springs has one of tn
most excellent hotels in the State
n Over $50, 900 recently expende
i on this building, which is nea
N the spring, situated in a nine
o acre grove of its own. The builc
:, ing is handsomely finished. 1t
is especially fitted for those seek
ing rest and restoration of health
The entire building is lighted b
electricity and is provided wit
II telephones, electric bells, toile
IS rooms, with cold and hot wate
Re baths on every floor. and is heat
y ed with steam. The table is loade
e with everything from mountai
d to Seaboard that will tempt tn
E. appetite of the most fastidiou!
e. The mineral water is served
er the guests. The hotel compan
e owns 10000 acres of huntin