Evening star., 1916-05-04
Looks Like a "Sure Enough
Town. Is the Verdict Pro-
nounced by Visitors.
PLANNING TO OPEN HOTEL
WITH A BANQUET JUNE 10
Construction of Mystery Road" Has
Both Visitors and "0ld
Timers" Guessing.

QCANTICO, Va. May 4.-"Getting to
look like a sure-enough town.
This is what scores of daily visitors,
new arrivals as we'll as persons who
used to know Quantico when it was
nothing but few houses along a sin
gle street. are saying these days as
they get off the trains. \ glance at
the new building that is going on here
a SINGLE look at the miles of concrete
sidewalks and the many newly opened
and graded streets, and one sight of
the hundreds of workmen busy from
early morning until dusk explain the
remark.
More than s45. 900 worth of real es-
tate here changed hands last week
when Ouantico entertained its first big
crowd. Lots in all parts of the old
village and the new additions were
disposed of last Friday and Saturday
and already more than score of build
ings are going up on the lots just
acquired by new owners The new
buildings include cottages. bungalows
and a few larger residences. besides
buildings to be used stores, lunch
rooms and an ice cream parlor.
Working at Top Speed.
Work is being rushed at top speed on
the plant of the International Steel Cor
poration. located on a twenty-fve-acre
tract at the north side of the town and
lying along Quanfco creek The
buildings for the plant are nearing
completion. and some of the machinery
has been received and is ready to be
installed Between forty and fifty cot
tsges for the use of workmen at the
plant also are being erected, together
with big frame building which is to
anord sleeping quarters and a board
ing place for unmarried employees or
flies.
At the plant of the Pittsburgh Steel
Car Company. Just south of the rail-
road station, work has been started on
the force of men employed is being
augmented every day. The same is
true at the ]. r. Hough freproofing
plant. near the car works, and the brick
and tile plant quarter of a mile far
ther down Gthe railroad.
Progress on Hotel.
The new hotel building is now up to
the top of the second story, and the
steel for the roof is to be placed this
week if possible. 1t is the intention
of those backing the Quantico develop
snent to have the hotel completed and
itduy TOT u SrdnQ opening, banquet
and ball by June 10, and to do this the
contractors are eXerting every effort to
finish their work SO that the decorators
and furnishers may have a chance.
The hotel is to have thirty-six rooms
each with private bath, and is to be
lighted with electricity. power for
which is to be furnished by the newly
completed electric light and power
plant. Water for the hotel. well
as for the new town. is to come from
srtesian wells drilled several hundred
feet deep. The wells are expected to
supply water in practically unlimited
quantities and of unquestionable purity.
Guesses as to Mystery Road
Work on the mystery road" cut
through schoolhouse hill and extend
ing back into the wooded. hilly section
west of Quantico is progressing, but
no information has as yet been given
out as to the object of constructing
the road. So far as can be learned
no building operations are contem-
plated for the section reached by the
new road. and nothing has been said
authoritatively as TO what kind Of mill
or factory, IL any, is to be served by
the road, which is an extremely ex-
pensive piece of construction. Old
timers here, as well as the newcomers
have been hazarding all sorts of
guesses. but all inquiries are met with
bland smiles and such remarks as
Really. there is nothing to say at
present"
Arrangements are being made for
pig dance at the new clubhouse in
the near future. and invitations are
TO be sent to many residents of Wash
ington. Fredericksburg, Richmond and
other neighboring points. One such
anair has already been held the
crowd being sufficient to tax the "a
pacity of the clubhouse These balls
are to be regular features during the
summer. II is announced here