24 Apr 1903
Page 1
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Newspaper
Pinehurst Outlook
Location
Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1903
Page
1
Preliminary work to a comprehensive extension of the Village will be begun at once. Planned improvements include a modern casino with a swimming pool and other notable additions to equipment. The 1902-03 season marks a notable epoch for Pinehurst, with potential to double guest capacity if accommodations were available.
The article outlines summer work on cottages and grounds including repainting and re arrangement, with first refusal for cottagers for next year. It notes longer short course, eighteen hole changes, increased cottage building, and broader sports programs with tennis and new contests. Quail stocking and food patches continue across Pinehurst Preserves.
A projected plan emphasizes a large modern casino adapted to the town with numerous indoor sports and amusements. It includes a swimming pool about 35 by 100 feet with an average depth near six feet and provisions for reading writing card and other public rooms.
Engineers and architects are drafting plans to extend the water supply and enlarge the steam heating systems to meet future village needs. Further improvements include beautification efforts as part of the project.
The Dairy and other utility plants will be rapidly equipped with new electric lighting machinery in the Power House. Plans foresee full installation and operation by fall, expanding district lighting and power capacity.
Northerners stay late and Southerners visit in summer as demand for an all year hotel rises. Harvard will stay open through summer to test viability, with Pinehurst praised for its mild, humidity free climate. The cool nights and refreshing breeze attract visitors seeking a long season in a growing resort area.
A Boston resident Mrs James Tucker of Margaret May shares a Harper's Bazaar poem praising the Cherokee rose. The verse extols the flower as wild and clambers over the earth, describing its beauty, grace, and pure white face.
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