The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-18
CHICK SPRINGS LETTER.
Ircss Association Found Good
Place for Meeting in Annual Scs-
sion.

Chick Springs. July 15.-The South
Carolina Press Association found a
good place for it's forticth annual ses-
sion when it came here this YEAR
say found, because it is the frs time
that the association has met at Chick
Springs. The name, the surroundings,
etc are not new. The spring and the
virtue OF its waters, it is claimed |
were known to the Indians before the
time of the white man in this coun
try. The early pioneers also used the
water and experienced it's benefits. In
later times when the planters, for the
lack of railroads Travelled in their pri-
vate cOnveyanccs to the summer re-
sorts Chick Springs was favorite
place. There was a hotel and nu-
merous cottages here.
Mr.. Alfred Taylor, deceased, the
founder of Taylors. S. c., the station
on the Southern Railway, formerly
known rs the Air Line from Charlotte
w ]Ae'H''' "hiSH 10 JuSt one Ullle
from Chick Springs, said in an inter-
view in 1886: Il was manager of
Chick Springs in 1860. Besides the
hotel there were fifty cottages, and
the average number of guests during
the season was five to six hundred"
The old hotel was burned down
some years ago, after which a small
one was built. Last year the property
was taken over by a company formed
among the business men of Grccnville
city, which place is about nine miles
away-the springs being in Greenvillc
county. A new hotel has been built,
which was opened about two weeks
ago. and many other improvements
made or are in process of installation
The following extract from the pros
pcctus of the company is a correct
statement Of what the new hotel is:
1.-THE new Chick Springs hotel
stands about three hundred feet west
Of the present hotel on a commanding
elevation. In fronts lawn six hum
dred feet long which practically ex-
tends to the lake. The building is
modern in every particular, and is Of
Spanish architecture. 1t is 32S feet in
length. Three floors, with the exccp-
tiOn Of roof garden, which is on the
fourth.
The appointments of this hotel arc
such as will appeal to a refined and
cultured class of people-evcry room
provided with running water, both hot
and cpld.-a telephone in every room
with long distance connection to any
point in the United States where a
phone can be used. The majority of
rooms have bath connection. The
dining room, ball room and lobby arc
very spacious. The ball room is pro-
vidcd with stage and dressing rooms.
which can be utilized to splendid ad-
vantage in the case of conventions or
theatrical entertainments. The front
piazza is one Of the most attractive
features. 1t is 25O feet long, ranging
from II to 26 feet in depth, with
floor of pottery tile .one of the newest
tiles for piazza doors. The hotel is
protected from fire throughout by the
"Grinnell Sprinkler System" Few
hotels have the protection against fire
as this new hotel. 1t is also pruvid-
cd with electric elevator service,
which continues to the roof garden
Has telephones in every room, also
long distance and telegraph service
All convenicnccs arc provided in the
way Of ladies' and gents writing
rooms, parlors, card rooms, etc. The
one time.
"Wc make the statement without
fear of contradiction that there is
not another mineral spring resort
south of Mason and Dixon Line that
has the transportation facilities that
Chick Springs has. 1t is situated or,
the new Piedmont Northern Electric
line, with eighteen daily trains, nine
north and nine south; just short
distance. say about ten city blocks
from Taylors, on the main trunk line
Of Southern Railway from New York
to tAlanta, birmingham and New
Orleans. 1t is also on the national
automobile highway from New York
to Atlanta, birmingham and New
most accessible resort In the south
Passengers from the west or south
east can use the Southern Railway
"CarOlina Spccial' to Spartanburg
and change to Piedmont & Northern
which lands you at the door or "a
change can he made to Southern To-
cal. getting OFF at Taylors, $. c., one
mile from hotel.
This much rs to Chick Springs for
the information of those who may not
know what "ChickS'' now is