The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-02-12

Greenville, January 31.-Chick
Springs, a resort which was well
known in ante-bellum days, will sooa
come back into its own" Several
we'll known business men of Green
Vile and elsewhere have purchased
the Chick Springs property, and now
are having erected a hotel which will
be complete in it's appointments. The
site of this hotel is about ten miles
from Greenville, and twenty-one
miles from Spartanburg. 1t is reach
ed by the main line of the Southern
Railway from New York to New
Orleans, by the Piedmont and North
ern electric lines, and is on the ma
tional automobile highway from New
York to Atlanta. This. year-round
resort, therefore, has the best of
transportation facilities.
But it is the properties Of the water
and the topography of the land which
make the resort what it is and will
make it what it will be. Chick
Springs is in the footballs Of the Blue
Ridge Mountains. On all sides of it
are beautiful views.
The New Hotel.
The contract for the new Chick
Springs Hotel was let some days ago,
and now the work is well under way.
This hostelry will have one hundred
rooms, practically every bed room
opening into a bath. The rooms on
the second floor will be en- suite. The
building is to be three hundred feet
long and three stories high. A roof
garden will be quite an attractive
novelty. The construction will be of
red brick pilasters, with panels of
pebble-dash A broad veranda will
run the entire-length of the building.
A feature of the structure will be the
dining room and the ball room just
over it. On two sides of the dining
room will be tiled terraces to be used
for dining purposes by those who
choose to eat in the open air. The
ball room will not be broken by pill
lars at any point, will be spacious,
and will have verandas on two sides.
In one end of this room will be stage
equipment in order that conventions
and similar gatherings may be held.
Electric elevator service will be run
to each floor and to the roof garden.
Three stairways will be in, one
from the lobby and one from each
end of the building.
All "OutSide" Rooms.
Every room in the hotel will have
an outside exposure. In order to make
the dining hall cooler in summer and
more attractive the sides will be of
glass doors which may be folded
back, thus giving free access to the
terraces.
The lobby will be approximately
fifty feet square. Around this lobby
will be parlors, a writing room for
ladies and one for men, card rooms
and lounging rooms. Three private
dining rooms, so arranged that they
may be thrown into one for banquet
purposes, will also be a feature of the
first floor. There will be in addition
to the other features a music room
on the first floor.
Contemplated Development.
The Chick Springs Company will
spend between $4,000 and 100000
in improvements. The hotel now
standing will be renovated and used
as an annex. The lawn of about
500 feet length will be parked and al
ready has been sown in blue grass.
There will be several small wood
lands developed for park purposes,
seats and walks being planned and in
stalled by landscape architects.
For the amusement and recreation
of guests golf links will be arrang-
ed. tennis courts laid out, a bowling
alley built and bathing pool pro-
yided. Formerly there was lake