The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-15
the present infirmary is had in the new

the present infirmary is had in the new
home.
The commissioners will install dam
below Col. Schmulbach's spring to guar
antcc that the water supply will not be
exhausted. BY means of an electric
pump built at the spring by the late
Col. Schmulbach. the water Will be
lifted 10 Il reservoir built when the man
sion was erected and from there 1t is
pipcd 10 all Of the buildings and IRE
lines. Wells and cisterns are scattered
ali over the farm.
Wonderful stables. finest farm equip
mcnt that money can buy. including an
electrical milking machine and IN 1act
everything that Col. Schmuibach could
insta to make his home almost fairy
land remain intact and will be part Of
the new country home
Tapestry costing fifty dollars per yard
adoris walls Of some Of the rooms in the
main building Hand carved mantles
that cost thousands Of dollars each. mar
HE and oil painted walls add TO the
beauty Of tho place. Windows Of the
most beautiful design that glaciers could
create grace the main entrance and the
staircase which seems 10 refcmble inc
castles Of the moving. picture Wordl
Very beautiful quarters arc provided for
the superintendent and matron.
The homo will be the finest Infirmary
in the world when completed. Certainly
no infrmary anywhere can have a more
beautiful or ornamental main building.
The shrubbcry that Eraccs tho entrance
cost thousands of dollars an the choice
plant throughout the gardens and about
The great fountain make the place almost
drcamland. Sun parlors. beautiful
smoking and lounging rooms. spacious
closets and everything are found
! thrnu ghout Tic place. And the remark
able part about the whole place is that II
was purcha scd by the county commits
sipncrs for less than they could nave re-
modelled the present home at Elm Grove
which is operated at great expense on
small farm. only part of which IS TILL
| able.
Col. Schmulbach's famous race horse
stsbl, is located on one part OF the farm.
| This Will he used for storage and live
stock raising. Poultry. pigs. horses ana
cattle owned by Col. Schmulbach are all
county properly and the numbers are
| increasing through careful breeding.
Roadways are Of the most modern con-
struclion ard the stone lodge at the en-
! trance to the farm is little palace IN
| itself.
| When the people Of Ohio county in
/ snec, the monument that the commits
! soncrs have erected at SO little cost and
! realize tho results to be obtained at the
new county farm they will wonder now
! such a thing can be possible.
! There is only ono thing about the on
tire place that may add n touch Of sad
ness. In the main entrance. just above
tho stairway Col. Schmulbach had his
| famous trademark placed III stained
glass. 1t is an old English s. and
dove. This trade mark appeared on
| every bottle OF Schmulha"h's beer and
! few If tho inmates may recall with sor-
| row the days Of long ago as they gaze
on this.
! Tho commissioners may have this re-
! moved, hut even if they don't the in
mates may feel a little unlik" themselves
when they enter tho place for before they
| can enter tho main building they must
! pass through the ''cnotic machine"
, which is in the form Of a shower hath
! on tho right side Of tho building. After
| a thorough hath each inmate will he fur
Missed nov and clean clothing. 50 that he
! or she Will feel very much like a new
| person after Inc entrance process.
Col Schrulbach's private laundry in
| the rear nf the main building will be re-
tanned. !, will BE- used in washing all
/ infirnary ctnthing. etc. Beneath this
! building is fl large cistcrn so that the
! problem Of water supply is disposed Of.