The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-04
VISIT TO sIMMERGRUM.'

Called in q professional capacity
to the home of Mr.. G. M. Schwab,
the steel magnate, DR.. g. HI. Rich
ards, of Port Deposit, who but re-
Gently returned from trip through
the wonderful Golden West, makes
comparison and writes interestingly
of the beautiful estate near at hand,
in the following sketch:
After a thirty days journey
through the fertile western section
of the United States, then into the
desert lands of North Mexico, back
into the beautiful tropical portion of
California, where one finds beautiful
estates surrounded by wonderful
palms, oranges, and grapefruit
growing in sight of snow-cappef
mountains of the Sierra Nevada
range, we come back to find within
comparatively short distance of
Rising Sun, one of the most mag
nificent estates which / have seen
any place in my travels.
The home of Mr.. G. M. Schwab,
known as "Immergrum," is located
at Loretto; small town in Pen9syl-
vania. In this estate there are one
thousand acres, five hundred of
which are all in lawn grass, flower
gardens and most beautiful shrub
berry, with artistic, winding roads
running from place to place, which
enable one to either walk or ride
while sightseeing within front
lawn of such wonderful beauty.
There. is cascade, leading down
from the magnificent residence, with
it's overlooking pools Of water into
the lakes of the beautiful sunken
gardens, which is a sight rarely
seen in this country. The entire
residential port of the estate is sur
rounded by steel fences about fifteen
feet high, but the gates are never
closed to the public except on Sun
day afternoons when Mr.. and Mrs.
Schwab are generally enjoying COM
pany with themselves and friends.
Mr.. Schwab is quite golf enthus-
last and plays a very good game,
taking me down to defeat in
tournament on one of the most won
derful and best kept golf courses ]
have seen any place. This, of
course, is all kept up by Mr.. Schwab
himself.
All food which is consumed by the
household and distributed to friends
and relatives, is raised on this place.
The poultry, hogs, and cattle are all
fed on the purest and cleanest food
that can be bought, nothing fancy,
but very practical.
Sanitation is the one great hobby
of Mrs. Schwab, to be maintained by
supervisors Of different departments
Mrs. Schwab makes her daily in
spection tour between nine and ten.
o'clock in the morning. If things
are not in spick and span order, the
one who is responsible for neglect
will be called strictly to account.
I walked through the dairy barn
Immediately after the release of
the COWS, and could safely say 1t
vas as clean as most homes.
The chicken houses are artistic
lily arranged over the southern ex-
1osure of the mountain top, with
lower beds and decorative plants
sbout the different chicken colonies,
which made it very artistic and
leasing to the eye.
The farm house buildings are built
n the Dutch style, with spring
houses and outbuildings to corre-
pond, and all are kept Immediately
lean. Mr.. Schwab, no doubt, has
,sed his usual energy in planning
his wonderful place, but in my
hind, Mrs. Schwab is more or less
esponsible for the. sanitation ana
God standard which is maintained
| this place. If growing children
| nd sick patients in the hospitals
ould have such wonderfully nour-
shing food supplied them, I am
| ure there would be less illness,
Iuch stronger and a more vigorous
'eople, also a much quicker recovery
y those in the hospitals.
1 do not think one could find in
he travel of life time more pracy
:ical, useful and more pleasing
home surroundings than Mr.. and
Mrs. Schwab have. They are both
nost democratic. and entertaining
nd their hospitality to their guests
is as fine as one could find any place
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