The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-04
Pocanf To BE Sold
Ambitious Plans For develop.
ment Of Great Health and
Pleasure Resort

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The beautiful Pocalla Springs, cons
prising one Of. the largest bathing
pools in the South and 415 acres Of
fine lands with fishing preserve,
are to be sold under tile hammer.
According, 10 we'll posted au~
thorities,. the transaction will involve
upwards of a quarter of a million dol
lars.
M H. Beck ~ owner, has signed up
with Dafgan- Hariiee Realty and De-
|velopment Company of Florence. re-
presenting Burton Brothers Auction
company of Wilson, n. c., an article
|of agreement for the sale. Tenta-
lively the date Of the sale liz set for
August 23. which yet has to be con-
firmed by the Florence company.
Pocalla Springs are rated aa the
first watering, place of South Caro-
lima. They are considered capable Of
unlimited development, which is ex-
pected to follow the approaching sale.
Thus the deal possibly may rnean the
upbuiiding In South Carolina one of
big summer resorts of the country.
The,springs are situated about three
miles from Sumter, on a railroad, and
on one of the best highways in this
section. which laps the National High
way The bathing pool covers APP
proximately one and one-haif acres
of ground. 1t is q concrete basin,
with pure white sand and gravel bot
tom. Six artesian wells, with a total
flow of $4,000 gallons per hour, and
a natural spring, supply an ever fresh
and running stream of water for the
pooh The bathing property comprises
also a light and power plant, which
affords illumination for the pool at
night and power for the sterilizers,
washers ana other machinery; frrse
dance pavilion a bath house Of 10
private rooms, and a parl; reserve Of
about five acrAs
OF the. Ale acres Of farmland in
cluded in the property, S47 a:e under
crops now. The rest is under woodland,
bordering Pochtaligo creek which af-
fords private fishing preserve for the
owners Of the property.
The annount ement that .h.s proper.
ty is to be sold, occasionrd consider
able surprise in this se"c;nn. whrra
Pocalla Springs gre best known and
!ihot ppppiui. = uto.ifopiie,pi pitf~'SS ttiNe
here from so 10 100 miss away TO
spend Sunday. 49,
MIR. Reck states he is sc;i,n;s the
property because of his health. which
is breaking unde: the rcs ponsibimy
and task operating and niaintain-
ing the establishment About ID .ears
ago, he begar tn develop Pocalil
Springs, making improvements a fl
nances pe3Init,sl. till he has row bn;it
them into very valuable property.
Much a. Mr.. Beck has achieved.
however. he states he has not gone
halfway into lhe possibilities of tho
springs. He believes the place. is ca
pable of being developed into one Of
the biggest inland watering places in
the country. The construction of an
immense natal orium for winter
bathing, a tourist hotel, and an
amusement park. are among his OBJ
jectives for the property, as he re-
linquishes it.
Just now te Dargan-H -Harllee Co.
| is trying To interest some expert de-
velOpers and operators of such prop
critics, with the hope that the deal
will mean something really big in this
line for South Carolina. Because Of
the size OF the proposition, which is
expected to amount to at least $3.50
600, terms will be offered to RESPONSE
BILE parties and the bathing pool prop
erty and the land will be offered sep
larately.