Greensboro (Guilford County, N.C.) city directory, 1899-1900, Part 1

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Merchant Tailor. 106 SOUTH ELM ST.


R. H. CARTLAND


Southern Loan sea Trust Company OF GREENSBORO, N. C. Capital (Paid Up) 25,000.00. Surplus, 24,539.65.


Negotiates Loans, Guarantees Scenritjes, Acts as Suzysty of Bond -. , Authorized Isegal Dapraitary for Court and Trust Funds. Authorized by Law to Act a. BrePuter, Administrator, Guardian, Trustee, Receiver, Assignse, Thatsheis a General Fire Insurance and Bral Datate Business


E. P. WHARTON. ITIS. A W. MCAL JIRR. V .- Pres. DAVID WHITE, Sec. & Treas.


J. M. WALKER, President. R. G. VAUGHN, Cachier.


The City National Bank


OF GREENSBORO, N. C. CAPITAL, $100,000.00.


DIRECTORS :


1 & WATER 9 .L. TROGTON


3.S. HINTER 1. VAN LINDLEY!


DRED PRADONE


J. Si HODGIN


B. U. MORRINON N. T. SHIELDS J. N. WYLIJN, Danville, Va.


1. W. SCUTT, President.


1. AD HODGIN, Treasurer.


ORGANIZED 1877.


DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY IN MCIH


The Peoples Savings Bank


NET DEPOSITS APPEL, let 1899, $126,196.58,


Interest Paid on Time Deposits.


EST BLISHED 1868


W. B. FARRAR'S SON


JEWELER ...


GREENSBORO CITY DIRECTORY 1899-1900


, Sterling Silver and Cut Glass.


Dificial Watch Inspector for Southern and the Atlantic Coast Line R'ye: U. S. Naval obser va ory Time


Merchant Tallora 106 SOUTH ELM ST.


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Corporation Coses a Specialty.


Attorney and Counsellor at Law.


GREENSBORO, N. C+


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EMMETT M. CALDCLEUGII.


ROBERT A. CALDCLEUGH ..


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COOKING AND HEATING STOVES, HOLLOW-WARE, FEED CUTTERS, PLOWS AND PLOW CASTINGS.


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HENRY HUNTER 0


Staple and Fancy Groceries and Country Produce. . . .


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122-4 S. DAVIE,


AND 123 E. SYCAMORE.


PROPRIETOR Sunnyside Market Garden.


Greensboro Sash and Blind Co.


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MANUFACTURERS OF


DOORS, SASH, BLINDS,


-Moulding, Brackets


-AND DEALERS IN


ALL KINDS OF PINE LUMBER.


202 Lewis Street.


GREENSBORO, N. C.


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Housekeepers will do well to give me a call. All orders receive personal attention. Satisfaction guaranteed.


JAMES F. YATES


Roofing and Tobacco Flues a Specialty. TIN ROOFER AND GALVANIZED IRON WORKER.


Estimates Cheerfully Furnished on Application. EAST WASHINGTON, NEAR ELM.


D. B. YANCEY Fresh Beef, Mutton, Veal, Lamb, Pork, PAN AND LINK SAUSAGE, AND FISH.


Stall No. 2, City Market.


Special attention given to all orders, which will be filled with the best selected meats.


Phone No. 45.


D. HOWELL


AND


Fresh Fish Oysters.


Crabs and Game in Season. Fresh Fish all the Year.


Stall No. 8 City Market.


McAdoo House


GREENSBORO, N. C.


Perfect Appointments.


New Management.


Elegant Sample Rooms Free. Free Bus Meet all Trains.


ยท PERKINS & HALL, Proprietors. . .


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ONTAINING an Alphabetically Arranged List of Business Firms and Private Citizens ; a Classified List of all Trades, Professions and Pur- suits ; a Street and Avenue Directory in numerical order of heads of households ; an Appendix Directory of the City, County and State Officers, Public and Private Schools, Churches, Banks, Secret and Benevolent Societies, Incorporated Companies, Railway Stations, Distances, Etc.


Style, Design and Arrangement of this Directory Copyrighted 1899 by the Maloney Directory Co. (All Rights Reserved.)


J. M. CUNNINGHAM


C. D. CUNNINGHAM


CUNNINGHAM BROS.


PURE CARBON COAL


COPYRIGHT.


BEST GRADE


ANTHRACITE ...... AND ......


BITUMINOUS COAL.


WOOD, ALL SIZES.


345 South Davie Street. -


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Phone No. 8.


W. J. TEAGUE, President.


C. W. PETTY, Sec'y and Treas.


EAGLE FOUNDRY CO.


GREENSBORO, N. C. MANUFACTURERS OF


Coal and Wood Heating Stoves.


Andirons, Plows, Grate Bars, Feed Cutters.


General Foundry AND ..


Machine Work.


Hollow-Ware, Sash Weights, Iron Guttering.


MANUFACTURERS' AGENTS FOR Engines, Boilers, Pumps, Shafting, Etc.


All classes of Repair Work. High Grade Mill and Machine Casting a Specialty.


BRASS CASTING AND NICKEL PLATING.


Correspondence Solicited.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.


LEADING BUSINESS HOUSES OF GREENSBORO.


Adams & Douglas .. . . . . . . . 116 299 Alderman, left center lines.


Allen House (The) 117


Ashe. College for Girls and Young


Women, opp


298


A. & W. P. Ry., opp .. 112 Bain; W. C., right center lines.


Beasley, W. C., left bottom lines.


Benedict, Geo. H. & Co ..


305


Bingham's School, Asheville, opp .. 314 Boycott, O. D., right bot lines and 126 Boyd, Waddell & Co., inside back cover.


Bradshaw & Newlin.


127


Brooks, R. W ..


129


Brown House, opp.


145


Brown Mercantile Co., left


side


lines.


Bynum, Bynum & Taylor.


132


Byrd, J. A .


133


Caldcleugh & Bro., inside front cover.


Cape Fear Mfg Co., right top lines.


Carr, O. W. & Co., right center


lines and opp.


225


Cartland, H. H.


135


Central Hotel, Charlotte, back fly- leaf.


Clegg, W. F. & Bro, right top lines.


Coleman, J. H .. .


139


Cunningham Bros, opp preface.


Eagle Foundry, back cover and opp preface.


Fariss Pharmacy, left center lines.


Fielder & Mower, Atlanta, opp .... 240


Franklin Prtg. & Pub. Co., At-


lanta .


320


Glascock, G. T. & Son, inside front cover.


Greensboro Evening Telegram ..... 322 Greensboro Furniture Co., opp . . Greensboro Ice and Coal Co., left center lines.


Greensboro National Bank


156


Greensboro Patriot ..


157


209


Greensboro Pressing Club, left side


lines and .


158


Greensboro Sash and Blind Co., front fly-leaf.


Greensboro Steam Laundry, right bottom lines.


Greensboro Telephone Exchange, opp .. 224


Griffith, J. W., Dr 159


Guilford Lumber Mfg Co., right center lines.


Hague - McCorkle, left bottom lines.


Hatch, Jas. M. 163 Holdt & Bullington, Atlanta, opp .. 315 Holton, C. E., right top lines. Hopkins House. 114


Hotel Clegg, right top lines and 167 Hotel Jackson, opp. 128


Howard's (Mrs.) Book Store


Howell, D., front fly-leaf. 168


Hunter, Henry, front fly-leaf.


Iron Mountain Route, opp


193


King & Kimball. . .


175


L. & N. R. R., opp.


176


Mansion House, Greenville, opp.


129


Matthews, Will H. & Co., left top


lines.


Matthews & Hammer, right top lines.


McAdoo House, front fly-leaf and 184 McClamroch Bros., left top lines. Merritt, J. H., right bottom lines. Moncrief Furnace Co., Atlanta 8 Murray Bros., left top lines and ... 191 Newell, M. G. & Co., inside back cover.


Normal & Collegiate Institute for Young Women, Asheville, opp .. 299 North Carolina Christian Advocate, 194 Odell Hardware Co., left side lines. Orzali, John .. 195


Penn Mutual Life, right bottom lines.


Phoenix, John J., left top lines. Phoenix & Aiken, left top lines. Pomona Terra Cotta Co., right bot- tom lines.


Pulaski House, Savannah, opp. 144 Rankin, Chisholm, Stroud & Rees, left bottom lines.


Reece & Elam


204


Rice, Tom, Jewelry Co., right cen-


ter lines.


St. Sing, G. W


208


Scales, A. M ..


209


Schiffman Jewelry Co, back fly-leaf.


Scott, W. J. & Co., opp.


209


Settle, Thomas ...


80


Southern Loan and Trust Co., opp 80


Southern Ry., right side lines and


opp ...


208


Southern Stock-Mutual Ins. Co.,


opp ..


81


Southern Tobacco Co .. back


fly-


leaf and right side lines.


State Normal & Indus'l College of


N. C., opp.


96-97


Stedman, C. M


217


Stone, Jos. J ..


219


Temple, J. T., opp


224


Texas & Pacific Railway, opp


192


Thomas, C. F.


223


Union Furniture Co., opp


225


Van Lindley, J., Nursery Co., right bottom lines.


Vanstory, C. P .. .


227


Vanstory, C. M. & Co., left side lines.


Ward, Gaston W., right side lines.


West, Jas. If., back fly-leaf.


White, W. H.


233


Wingate, B. L., left center lines


and


236


Wood House.


237


Wyche, J. E., Dr


239


Yancey, D. B., front fly-leaf.


Yates, J. F., front fly-leaf.


Young, John A., left bottom lines.


1907


PREFATORY.


The Maloney Directory Company present to the citizens of Greensboro and public in general their 1899- 1900 Greensboro City Directory, with the firm belief that in point of information, reliability and completeness it will give entire satisfaction and reflect credit upon the city. In the canvass for the names of the citizens we have followed the rule adopted in all other cities in which we publish, i. e., we did not stop at the city limits proper or any imaginary line, but have embraced all the territory, viz. : Pomona, Proximity, Jonesboro, Jacksonville, Warnersville, etc., and all other territory tributary to the city. We find the nearest average number throughout the different streets of the city, to each name occupying space in the directory to be " three" to the white population and three and one-half to the colored (the average used in nearly all cities in the South).


We have recorded from A to Z of the general directory (both white and colored), 6,370 names. Consequently, at the average stated above, Greensboro has to-day a population (including suburbs) of 19,110.


In conclusion, we beg to return our most cordial thanks to those who have so generously given us their support, and to them we hereby dedicate this work. To the public generally who have kindly aided us in getting up the data, etc., we return our ac- knowledgments. To our patrons and the public in general, we promise to make each succeeding volume of THE MALONEY DIRECTORY Co.'s Greensboro City Directory more worthy of com- mendation and patronage, and we will issue it as often as of actual necessity.


Respectfully,


THE MALONEY DIRECTORY CO., Proprietors and Publishers.


WM. M. KERSH, Manager.


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Following Hotels are Recommended by the Publishers of this Directory as First Class.


BIRMINGHAM, ALA.


HOTEL MORRIS C. N. NABB, PROPRIETOR. European Plan. Strictly First Class


MACON, GA.


BROWN HOUSE T. C. PARKER, PROPRIETOR. Opposite Union Depot. The best and most centrally located hotel in Macon. .


AUGUSTA, GA.


COMMERCIAL HOTEL L. P. PETTIJOHN, Proprietor. European Plan. Special attention given to Commercial Men and. Theatrical People.


MONTGOMERY, ALA.


HOTEL FLEMING. Everything new and First Class. Rooms $1.00 to $1.50. European Plan. MRS. W. Y. DAVENPORT, Prop.


GREENVILLE, S. C.


MANSION HOUSE


A. A. GATES, Propr. Rates $2 and $2 50 per day. Leading Hotel of the city and has been for sixty-three years.


CHARLOTTE, N. C.


ARLINGTON HOTEL The most famous House in Char- lotte, under new permanent manage- ment. Rates $2.00. Special Rates to Commercial Men.


W .. A. FOIL, PROPRIETOR.


COLUMBUS, GA.


RANKIN HOUSE


Rates $2.50 to $3.50 per day. Head- quarters for Commercial Men.


RALEIGH, N. C.


YARBOROUGH HOUSE


R. B. RANEY, Lessee. L. T. BROWN, Manager.


RALEIGH, N. C.


THE CARROLLTON


W. L. GILBERT, Lessee. Rates $2.00 to $3.00 per day.


ASHEVILLE, N. C.


NEW HOTEL BERKELEY


Centrally Located, on Car Line. "Equally Desirable for Tourist and Commercial Trade." FRANK LOUGHRAN, Proprs.


FORT SMITH, ARK.


HOTEL MAIN


LAWRENCE MIVELAZ, Propr. Accommodations First Class. Head- quarters for Commercial Men.


GAINESVILLE, TEX.


LINDSAY HOUSE


Leading Hotel of Gainesville. D. MCGRAW, PROPRIETOR.


TEXARKANA, ARK


HUCKINS HOUSE


J. HUCKINS, JR., Manager. The Leading Hotel.


DENISON, TEX.


STATE HOTEL


CASE & AVERY, Proprs. Located in Central part of City. Favorite Hotel for Commercial Men.


SHREVEPORT, LA.


PHENIX HOTEL FORNEY & TRAMMELL, Props. 'Headquarters for Commercial Men


GAINESVILLE, TEX.


TURNER COTTAGE


EDGAR TURNER, Manager. Everything First Class.


TABLE OF CONTENTS.


Abbreviations


5


Alphabetical List of Names (White) .. 115 240


Alphabetical List of Names (Col- ored) 241-297


Appendix . 65-80


Banks and Bankers 78


Building and Loan Associations 79


Business Directory 299-319


Cemeteries 75


Church Directory 72


City Government 69


Courts. . 68


County Government 68


Educational 71


Electric Light Companies 79


Express Companies 80


Fire Department 70


General Directory (White) 115-240


General Directory (Colored)


241-297


Hospitals and Infirmaries 75


Hot Springs, Ark .. 33-40


Immigration Association 78 Insurance Companies 79 and 309


Newspapers 79


Places of Amusement, Public Build- ings, etc .. . 77


Police Department 70


Post-office Department 66


Private Schools


72


Public Schools


71


Railroads ..


80


Schools and Colleges


72


Secret Societies .


76


Societies, Clubs, etc.


76


Street and Avenue Directory ......


81-114


State Government of North Carolina 67


Telegraph, and Telephone Cos .. 80


United States Government 65


United States Local Officials 65


ABBREVIATIONS.


The asterisk, thus (*), opposite name denotes married. Numbers in parenthesis, thus (418) denote such number appears on the house, but the one preceding it is the correct one.


ab .above es eastside


exp .. acct .. accountant express ptr .printer add addition flgmn flagman pubr publisher adv advertisement frt freight T .... residence agt. agent genl .general rd. road ret retail


agri agricultural


appr apprentice asst assistant atty attorney


alley


hsekpr


housekeeper


ins.


insurance


inspr .inspector


june junction


ave avenue lab .. laborer bartr. bartender bds boards laund. laundress mchst machinist mcht merchant


bet .between


bkpr bookkeeper m m. master mechanic


bldg


building


blk


brkmn brakeman mfg


(c).


earp carpenter


.clerk


clk


company


co


collector collr


com mer


commission mer-


chant


condr conductor ns northside SW southwest


confr


confectioner


contr


contractor


cor corner opp opposite tkt


cott .cotton opr


,operator dep deputy pass


department dept


digt


.district phys


physician whol .wholesale


div Division plbr .plumber wid .widow


do ... same P. O. post-office wks .. works


E ore .. east pres .president W8 .. westside


emp


employee


princ


principal


W. E.


West End


proprietor yd .. yard


propr


proprss .proprietress


Rev Reverend


rms rooms


R. M. S ..... Railway Mail Service rpr repairer


R. R railroad


Ry railway


Sors south


se


southeast


secy secretary


servt servant


.block mech mechanic slsdy .saleslady


maker mkt market mgr


N or 11


.northeast


nr


near


supt


superintendent


nw. northwest tchr teacher


off .office tel telegraph


ticket


trav agt ... traveling agent


passenger treas .treasurer


photographier Wor w .west


photgr


manufacturing


.southside


So Ry


Southern Railway


S. A. L Seaboard


Air Line


manager gt .. ..... street steno stenographer St. Ry .street railway


north ne


mdse


merchandise


blksmith blacksmith mess .messenger slmn salesman


colored mfr manufacturer mkr


engr engineer


hdqrs headquarters


Following Hotels are Recommended by the Publishers of this Directory as First Class.


HOT SPRINGS, ARK.


ARLINGTON HOTEL S. H. STITT, Pres., LYMAN T. HAY, Mgr. Open all the year round. Illus- trated pamphlet sent on application.


HOT SPRINGS, ARK.


AVENUE HOTEL A. R. Smith, Pres. & Mgr. Re- modeled and Refitted throughout. Rates furnished upon application.


CHARLOTTE, N. C.


CENTRAL HOTEL SPERRY & LUCAS, Proprs. W. B. Sperry, Mgr., late of Macon, Ga. Accommodations First Class. Head- quarters for Commercial Men.


ASHEVILLE, N. C.


THE BATTERY PARK E. M. McKISSICK, Manager. Leading Hotel of Asheville. RATES $2.50 AND UP.


ANNISTON, ALA.


WILMER HOTEL VINCENT & RAOUL, Proprs. Rates $2.00 per day.


SHERMAN, TEXAS.


BINKLEY HOUSE FRANK ELLSWORTH, Propr. The Leading Hotel of Sherman.


ASHEVILLE, N. C.


KENILWORTH INN L. A. KITTREDGE, Manager. Open Throughout the Year. Write for Booklet.


ATLANTA, GA.


KIMBALL HOUSE JOSEPH THOMPSON, Proprietor. GEO. W. SCOVILLE, Manager. American Plan, $2 50 ' 0 $5.00 per day. European Plan, $1.00 to $3.00 per day. Headquarters for Commercial Men.


AUGUSTA, GA.


ARLINGTON HOTEL BRYAN LAWRENCE, Propr. Strictly First Class. Rates $2.50 to $4.00. Headquarters for Commer- cial Men. Large Sample Rooms.


ANNISTON, ALA.


THE CALHOUN R. H. FORMAN, Proprietor. Headquarters for Commercial Men. "Sample Rooms."


HOT SPRINGS, ARK.


HOTEL PULLMAN $12.50 per week and up. Accom- modations First Class. Immediately opposite the principal Bath Houses and Government Reservation.


MONTGOMERY, ALA.


THE NEW WINDSOR D. P. WEST, PROPRIETOR. Rates $2.50 per day. Opposite Union Depot.


ATLANTA, GA.


HOTEL ARAGON


American and European Plan. Rates $1.50 to $3 and $3 to $5 per day.


MOBILE, ALA.


BATTLE HOUSE Cuisine and Service First Class. Rates $2.50 to $5.00 per day.


COLUMBIA, S. C.


THE COLUMBIA M. F. NIXON, Proprietor. Rates $2.50 per dav.


MONTGOMERY, ALA.


EXCHANGE HOTEL D. P. WEST, PROPRIETOR. Leading Hotel of the City. Rates $3.00 per day.


MONCRIEF FURNACE CO.,


MANUFACTURERS OF THE ONLY


HOT AIR FURNACE


MADE IN THE SOUTH.


The Most ECONOMICAL And Most POWERFUL Heater on the Market.


MONCRIEF


PATENTED


NO 227.


JUST FLUE


Hot Water Connection at Small Cost.


MONCRIEF FURNACE CO ATLANTA GA-CLEVELANDOM


The


ONLY


FURNACE


That is Guaranteed to be Smoke and


Gas


Tight.


Burns hard and soft coal, coke and wood, successfully. They are low and can be placed in any cellar. If you have no cellar, we can make one.


ESTIMATES FURNISHED On Heating and Ventilating all Kinds of Buildings.


Write for catalogue-we want you to have a copy.


OUR FURNACE IS THE BEST. OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT.


MONCRIEF FURNACE CO.,


PHONE 1712.


ATLANTA, GA.


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Hot Springs arkansas


THE CARLSBAD OF AMERICA


Owned by the United States Government


and under its direct supervision.


On April 20th, 1832, the United States government, by Act of Congress, set apart and dedicated to the people of the United States, 2,560 acres of land at Hot Springs, Ark., as a National Reservation, not to be entered, located or appropriated for any other purpose than its development into a great American sanitarium of the first rank, where those afflicted with disease could find relief, and be cared for during their stay in a manner commensurate with their condition in life. There were at first many obstacles in the way of a successful accomplishment of this pur- pose, by no means the least of which was the absence of necessary transportation facilities. The establishment of direct railroad connection with all parts of the country, in 1874, disposed of this difficulty, however, and since that time the develop- ment of Hot Springs has been rapid, sub- stantial and even wonderful. In fact this charming resort of the Ozarks is, today, the peer of any health resort of the Old World and immeasurably the superior in every respect of any of its American con- temporaries.


The pre-eminence of the Hot Springs of Arkansas is due to the following facts: 1. The unquestionad value of the waters, which is recognized the world over and proven by three-quarters of a century of practical results.


2. The official endorsement of the United States government, which owns these springs, and, through its properly appointed officials, superintends and directs the distribution of the waters, regulates the method of using them, and even fixes the maximum charges for their enjoyment, thereby protecting the people from extor- tion and placing the means of relief within the reach of everyone. It should be


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noted also, in this connection, that the government has erected and maintains on the Reservation, for the benefit of its invalid soldiers and sallors, the most thor- (hly equipped army and navy hospital on the face of the globe. It has also ex- pended, and is now expending, vast sums of money in improving and beautifying the reservation, transforming the surroundings into a delightful park, with every accessory of beautiful scenery, superb drives and unlimited facility for recreation and amusement.


3. The matchless climate. Nestled among the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, In latitude 34 degrees and 31 minutes north, and at an altitude of about 1,000 feet above sea level, the climate of Hot Springs challenges comparison with that of any resort in the world. The skies are as clear and beautiful as those of Italy, while the temperature never reaches an extreme in either direction which renders it un- comfortable. The surrounding hills and mountains are covered with a dense growth of luxuriant forest trees, among which the pine largely predominates, its balsamic aroma contributing materially to the purity and healthfulness of the air. It is the home of the mistletoe and of the holly.


4 The moderate altitude. At all health resorts the question of altitude is a most vital one. If too low, the danger of malaria is ever present, a most se- rious one to those weakened by the ravages of disease. If too high, the well known effect of high altitudes in quickening the respiration and the action of the heart. pesents a complication to be dreaded even more than the effect of malaria, and especially is this true where hot baths are administered, as such baths themselves produce exactly similar results, which, when intensified by the atmospheric condi- tions referred to, form a combination that few invalids can successfully resist. It is a fact, recognized by life insurance companies, that the respiration which in a moderate altitude is considered normal at from eighteen to twenty-two per minute, is increased to a normal of from twenty-five to twenty-eight in high altitudes; also that the heart's action keeps pace in proportion with the respiration. Another thing, the humidity of the atmosphere in a moderate altitude ranges from sixty-five To seventy-five, while in a high altitude it is reduced to from thirty-five to forty- five, with the result that a person emerging from a hot bath in the former takes fiom thirty-five to forty minutes to cool off, while in the latter, owing to the rapid absorption of the moisture by the dry and hungry atmosphere. the process occupies but fifteen or twenty minutes, too ranid to be safe and even producing deleterious results. For these reasons, in the high mountain resorts. hot baths are given only at rare intervals, while at a moderate altitude they may be taken every day with advantage. Hot Springs enjoys the desired happy medium of altitude. and In this it is not approached by any other American resort. Its elevation of about 1.000 feet. and the absence of marshy ground and stagnant water, give absolute free- dom from malaria, and while not high enough to affect to an unhealthy degree the action of the respiratory or secretory organs. it does insure a pure, stimulating at- mosphere and an agreeable moderation of temperature the year round.


5. It is a resort for all seasons of the year. The impression has largely pre- vailed, especially throughout the North and East, that Hot Springs was purelv a winter resort. This is due, doubtless, to its location in one of the Southern states. Nothing, however. could be more erroneous. In fact, it is as an all-the-eyar-round resort that Hot Springs is gaining its greatest fame. In his report to the secretary of the interior for 1894, the superintendent of the reservation, Mr. William J. Little, says: "I give it as my unqualified opinion that the late spring and summer and the enily fall are the most favorable times to visit Hot Springs for a course of treat- ment, especially if treatment is desired for rheumatism or any blood disease. Hot baths and drinking hot water in hot weather mean sweating, and sweating pro- duced by the hot water of Hot Springs means cleansing the system of these diseases If they be present, and this may be more readily accomplished in summer than in winter.". It must not be inferred from this that the heat of summer months is oppressive or even unpleasant. The warmest days are always tempered by the refreshing mountain breezes which blow constantly, and the nights are invariably cool and pleasant.


Highest temperature for the year 1894, 94; lowest, 23; mean average for the vear, 72. Total number of clear days, 298: rainy days, 62: cloudy days without rain. 5.


Additional evidence that Hot Springs is a desirable summer resort as well as winter resort is found in the presence during this season of large numbers of the best Southern people from every section of the South, who select Hot Springs for their summer outing in preference to the resorts farther north. The Arlington hotel, open the year round. affords ample and luxurious accommodations at any season, and opportunities of amusement and recreation are always presenting themselves.


FROM DE SOTO TO DIAMOND JO.


BEING A DISSERTATION ON THE HOT SPRINGS OF ARKANSAS, HISTOR- ICAL AND LEGENDARY; WHO FOUND THE SPRINGS; HOW THE WATERS BECAME HOT AND WHO LAID THE THE RAIL OF THE FIRST ROAD.


With an empire on which the sun never set Spain was mistress of the world, when by right of discovery the American continent 'was hers, and her claim was from pole to pole. Cuba and the islands of the Indies were her naval stations whence sailed her ships carrying explorers and conquistadores to the greater continent which all but became hers by conquest. The empire of the Montezumas had been destroy- ed. the kingdom of the Incas demolished, and the country from Mexico to Peru be- came Provinces of the realm of Spain and the millions of people were the vassals of the Spanish king. Cortez, master of Mexico, and Pizarro in Peru, left in the great empire of the north rich fields for adventure and conquest for other feet to tread and other hands to gather. As in the countries of the South, so in the North gold had been the goal, but there had gone abroad throughout the earth the fame of a spring whose waters brought youth to the aged, smoothed the wrinkles into rosy tints again and brought its bathers perpetual boyhood.




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