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VOL. V;, NO. 6
PINEHURST, X. C. DEC. 20, 1901
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THE PINEHDRST OF TO-DAY.
It is the Realization ol One Man's Dream
Coupled Willi Enterprise and Energy.
THE CAROLINA ITS CROWN.
Who can tlefine a dream? Words
change their significance with the pas
sage of the years and "con
ductor," for example, has
dozen different meanings
which the man who firs
combined its latin derivatives
never shall we say it
dreamed. We use our words
to express our ideas in the
language of the hour, caring
little what those words
meant a thousand years ago.
The word dream we all use,
regardless of what its exac
etymological definition ma
be, to signify the perceptior
in the mind of something
not actual 1 j' communicated
to it by way of the opti'j
nerve. In other words,
dreaming, in its broadest
sense, is hard to distinguish
from abstract thinking, o
the contemplation of things
physically intangible. A
most every great event,
almost eycry advance, al
most every improvement in
the material and intellectual
progress of the world has
been the result of dreaming
or abstract thinking, if
you prefer. The contempla
tion of that which is not,
in energetic, progressive,
creative minds, is the prime
factor of modern progress.
Unfortunately there are but
few dreamers who possess
this type of mind; the world
is full of golden opportuni
ties for those who do pos
sess it. Business men are
seldom classed as dreamers,
but, when we stop to think,
we realize that the most suc
cessful business men are in
reality the greatest dreamers; the only
particularly distinguishing feature of
the business dreamer is the fact that he
usually devotes his energies to the reali
zation of his dreams.
Such a dreamer is James W. Tufts;
while seeking relaxation and forgetful
ness, as all of those of active, busy
minds must do at times, his wanderings
led him through the sun-warmed piney
woods of North Carolina. The prospect
pleased him and he paused; he lingered
long among the sand-hills and the pines;
lie drank deep draughts of ozone-laden
air; he felt his pristine powers returning
and knew that he had found that which
Ponce de Leon sailed unknown seas to
find, the fountain of renewed life and
youthful vigor. Then came his dream
and in it lie saw thousands of over
worked men, thousands of delicate
women with over-taxed nerves, thou
sands of people of both sexes to whom
the bleak and dreary winters of the
North were distasteful and unpleasant,
all finding rest, comfort, enjoyment and
renewed life and energy amid these same
sunny southern pines. "But how can
tell their friends of it and every year the
village grows and the number of its
inhabitants more and more increases.
The clientele of the village is exclusive,
as none but refined and cultured people
are admitted. Ample provision is made,
however, for the entertainment of all
desirable people, for those of moderate
means, for those who desire to live
economically and for those who demand
all the conveniences and luxuries of
life regardless of reasonable expense.
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they be cared for?" came a question in
his dream. And then, as though in
answer, he saw a village rise, with homes
for many hundreds of his fellow men in
the midst ot these same pines. The
dream was a pleasing one and the Pine
hurst of to-day is the result of it; for
Mr. Tufts was a progressive, creative
dreamer and immediately set to work to
realize his" dream.
He built the village of Pinehurst; he
made its existence known and it is to-day
the winter home of thousands who find
in its sunlight and balmy air all that the
desolate North denies them and with it
rest, recreation and contentment. They
One of the things always kept in view by
Mr. Tufts is the purpose of affording to
all the opportunity to enjoy the delights
of life in this ideal climate, without their
entailing upon themselves any discom
forts or inconveniences from which their
northern homes may afford them immu
nity. How wrell this purpose has been
carried out is in evidence in every
business, residence and hotel building in
the village, but it is particularly exem
plified in the Carolina Hotel, which is
the crowning triumph of Mr. Tufts great
dream because it is the largest and best
in the State and indubitably one of the
finest and grandest in the entire South.
This is an imposing structure designed
by Kendall, Taylor & Stevens, of J Jos
ton, Mass., located on the highest ground
in Pinehurst on the west side of the
town, about three minutes' walk from
the centre of the village; surrounded by
spacious and beautifully kept grounds,
commanding a beautiful view, across
gently sloping lawns, dotted with orna
mental shrubbery, of the village, while
the view on the back and sides embraces
the pine 'woods stretching away for
miles.
The main building is four
stories high and built in the
form of aT. liy this arrange
ment every room in the house
receives an abundance of pure
air and sunlight. In the rear
of the main building is a large
four-story annex and at the
eastern end a fine large music
pavilion, .which will seat
five hundred people. Broad,
covered piazzas run on three sides of the
main building, and connected with these
are four cozy, steam-heated sun-rooms.
The house, including the music pavilion
and piazzas, has a frontage of 359 feet,
while distance from front to rear is a lit
tle over 253 feet, and to walk around the
building, following the ground plan, a
person would be obliged to travel more
than half a mile.
The interior is a model of elegance,
with appointments calculated to gratify
the most luxurious tastes. There are
over 300 richly furnished rooms, includ
ing fifty-six suites of one, two, three and
four rooms each with bath, making in
all over 150 rooms connected with private
bath.
The Carolina contains every modern
comfort and convenience. There are
electric lights, steam heat and open fire
places, telephone in each room, bath
rooms and electric elevator. All the beds
have the best hair mattresses, and all the
rooms have Wilton or Brussels carpet.
.The water is piped direct
jfrom the celebrated Pine
hurst Springs, and the
'i plumbing is all the most
exacting could desire. The
i steam heating apparatus
lis unique. The Webster
t v Vacuum System is used
3 and the heat is supplied
by low pressure steam
conducted through an underground pipe
from the power-house, about 1,700 feet
distant from the hotel.
The orchestra is under the direction of
Mr. Trev. Sharp, for the past four years
leader of the orchestra at Hotel Coro
nado, Coronado Beach, Cal., which is
assurance that the music will be of
exceptionally high order.
This superb hotel will continue to be
under the management of Mr. H. W.
Priest, whose capabilities as a host won
him so many friends at this place last
season and who during the past seven
years has made an enviable reputation as
manager of the Highland Park Hotel at
Aiken, S. C. ; the Magnolia at Magnolia,
Mass. ; the Pine Forest Inn atSomerville,
S. C. ; and Hotel Preston, Beach Bluff,
Mass.
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