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Will open to the Public on Tuesday, June 1st, and remain open till Oct. 1st, 1852,. 
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF DR. S. S1LSBEE. 
ASSISTED BY MR. KINGSBURY OF THE “BURNET HOUSE,” AND WM. WHITNEY, Jlt„ OF THE “NEIL HOUSE.” 
Every arrangement will be made to insure a brilliant and pleasant Season, and to promote the Health 
and Comfort of Visiters. Neither pains or expense will be spared to secure 
EXPERIENCED AND COURTEOUS OFFICIALS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. 
The Dining-Room will be in charge- of Mr. A. Lewis of the i! James Robb,” superintended by 
Mr- Kingsbury. 
The Office will be in the hands of Wm, Whitney, Jr,, of the “ Neil House.” A fine 
are engage l for die- Season; and 
CIRCULAR. Select Hops, Masquerades, and Fancy Dress Balls,. 
interspersed at intervals, will impart life and arfimatiom to it. 
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The Shooting Gallery is in charge of Mr. Wm. L. Hudson, Cincinnati. 
The BOWLING and BILLIARD SALOONS, will be under competent management;. 
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will be run by Col. Ke-alhcwfer, Xenia, whose motto is “fidelity and punctualityThe Colonel! 
has Two Splendid Nine-seat Carriages, got up expressly for the Springs, which, with any quantity of 
BUGGIES AND SADDLE HORSES, 
that may be required, will ba at the service of Visitors. 
The Omnibus wild connect with e ve-r \j Train to or from Xenja, and Passengers landing at the 
Junction Depot from any direction'need not be detained—thirty minutes ride over a fine turnpike and 
through a beautiful country brings them t©> the Hotel: fare uniformly 25cts.—no charge for luggage. 
N. B. Cottage-holders and Boarders, for the Season, will be received {in a qtiiet way,) by the 
first of May; but the festivities will not commence till the time stated. 
This place furnishes to FAMILIES the most delightful resort in the country. The Cottage sys- 
tem enabling them to enjoy as much or little society as they choose.. The cheerful society, Chalybe- 
ate waters, fresh air, play-grounds for children, etc., being to such especially desirable. 
Letters on subjects pertaining to the Hotel must be ddected to S. Silsbee, Sup., Xenia Springs. WVKf A H& 1ftfit $ 
JOINT STOCK ASSOCIATION, 
GREENE COUNTY, OHIO. 
HISTORY OF THE ENTERPRISE. REMARKS CONCERNING 
THE ASSOCIATION. DESCRIPTION OF THE SPRINGS. 
QUALITY, LOCATION, ADVANTAGES, ETC., ETC. 
PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 
DR. S. SILSEEE, SUPERINTENDENT. 
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PRINTED BY I. HART & CO., 41 & 43 COLUMBIA STREET. 
1852. aSBOILDTlON ©F THE BlBSCmS. 
At a meeting of the Directors of the Xenia Springs Compa- 
ny, held in January, 1852, the following Resolution was passed. 
In accordance with which was presented the Report and re- 
marks contained in the following pages which were adopted and 
ordered to be published for distribution among Stockholders. 
Xenia Springs Board of Directors, 
January 28, 1852. 
Resolved, That our Superintendent Dr. S. Silsbee, be requested 
to report such facts and statistics in regard to the Xenia Springs, as 
will farther inform the Board in relation to their location, the qual- 
ity of the waters, and the character of improvements made and in 
progress, to be handed in at his earliest convenience. T AW AW A HOUSE, XENIA SPHINOS.  
BffilEB ®F ’rS3S:SS2. 
Hon. JOHN McLEAN, Hon. JOHN C. WRIGHT, 
ROB. BUCHANAN, THOS. T. WHITEHEAD, 
AND WM. A. GOODMAN. 
BOMB 0? BI&SCTO&B. 
HENRY H. GOODMAN, President. 
ISRAEL GARRARD, Secretary. 
PETER OUTCALT, Treasurer. 
DIRECTORS, 
E. F. DRAKE, AUG. J. BROWN, J. A. WARDER, 
G. TAYLOR, C. STETSON, J. YORKE, 
R. W. BURNET, AND J. L. SCOTT, 
ADVISATORY DIRECTORS, 
Hon. REUB. WOOD, Cleveland. J. D. PHILLIPS, Dayton. 
Hon. J. L. GREEN, Chillicothe. W. F. SMITH, Detroit. 
J. H. SOUTHGATE, Covington. D. ADAMS, Jr., Columbus. 
Cincinnati. supgairauaEurs as?os?. 
To the President and Members of the Board of Directors of the Xenia 
Springs Company. 
Gentlemen:—In compliance with your requisition upon me, con- 
tained in the resolution of January 28th, I have the honor to pre- 
sent to you the following report, containing what appears to me 
the chief subjects of interest. The short time allowed, and almost 
total want of preparation for the performance of a task so unexpect- 
edly required of me, must have necessarily caused the omission of 
many important and interesting details. But I have complied, to the 
best of my ability, with the spirit of the requisition, and have se- 
lected chiefly the salient points, and those most likely to be matters 
of interest to the Board, in the future management of the affairs of 
the Company. 
In relation to the origin of this enterprise, it is only necessary to 
remark, that many, if not most, of the Stockholders in the Company 
are fully aware of the serious want that has, for many years, been 
felt in Ohio, of some central accessible 
where the man of business could spend his short season of elegant 
leisure, with his friends and family, away from the heat and bustle of 
city and business. This want became serious when the Yellow 
Springs closed, some years since, in consequence of its purchase 
and occupation as a private residence, by a gentleman from Cincin- 
nati. This circumst rnce, at first extremely annoying to many who 
had, for years, looked upon that place as their summer home, be- 
HEALTHY PLACE OF SUMMER RESORT, came gradually forgotten, and various resorts were, one after an- 
other, brought into notice, in the South and East, but successively 
failed to meet the desires and requirements of Western people, for 
various reasons—as unhealthiness, inaccessibility, expense, incon- 
venience to business men, etc., till of late years, many efforts were 
made, from time to time, to restore the old place to the use of the 
public. One hundred thousand dollars have been offered and 
refused for the property; but all in vain. During the summer 
of 1849 and 1850, these facts became a source of conversation and 
complaint among the opulent and fashionables of the West. En- 
couraged by this state of things, one of your body, Mr. E. F. Drake, 
Esq. who was familiar with the lands throughout the State, selected, 
near Xenia, the point now known as the Xenia Springs, and after 
some time and trouble, succeeded in purchasing, of several owners, 
a property comprising a greater number of advantages, probably, 
than any watering place in the Western country. It was late in 
the fall of 1850 before the purchase was complete, or any one be- 
gan to think of improving the property. Having associated with 
himself three other gentlemen, two of whom resided in Cincinnati, 
the matter became talked about in the city during December, and 
such was the warmth with which the enterprise was greeted, that, 
in a few weeks, plans were formed, lots sold, and on the lltli of 
February, 1851, the foundations of the present Tawawa House 
were laid, and steps taken to execute the design of opening it to the 
public, the ensuing summer; and this, to the surprise and satisfac- 
tion of every one, was actually accomplished, though in a manner 
not altogether satisfactory to the proprietors; and notwithstanding the 
incompleteness of every thing, such was the pressure and urgency 
of its friends, that the hotel opened, on the 3rd of July, 1851, to 
four hundred persons, and remained crowded, to its utmost capacity, 
during the season. And considering the unfinished state of the 
improvements, deficiency of amusements, and haste with which the 
whole thing was gotten up, its success can not but be considered as 
wonderful; and must be a source of satisfaction to all interested. 
The Architects were Messrs. Walter and Wilson. 
The Builders, Messrs. Runyan and Stickney. 
The frame timber was mostly cut from the place or vicinity, sawed 
in Xenia, by Messrs. Drake and Reid; and hauled back, a distance of three miles. The pine lumber was obtained of Wm. F. Smith, of 
Detroit. Roofing of Messrs. S. M. and M. and M. C. Warren, Cin- 
cinnati. Parlor furniture, J. O. Concltn, Dayton. Other furniture 
and fixtures, at Cincinnati. 
It may be well to mention, in this connection, that the gentlemen 
pioneers whose zeal and example did much to produce this success- 
ful result, were: 
Hon. Jacob Burnet, 
Hon. J. C. Wright, 
Crafts J. Wright, 
R. W. Burnet, 
N. C. McLean, 
Lewis Carneal, 
Tiios. T. Whitehead, 
N. G. Pendleton, 
Bocert Buchanan, 
Chas. Stetson, 
S. M. Warren, 
Wm. F. Smith, 
Joseph Kruger, 
R. H. Southgate, 
S. J. Wade, 
Edmund Dexter, 
E. M. Gr.EGor.Y & Co., 
Samuel Ccetops, 
Walter Gregory, 
George W. Runyan, 
D. Stick ney, 
Joseph Huston, 
Vm. A. Goodman, 
George W. Burnet, 
S. S. Smith, 
Jacob Strader, 
J. L. Febiger, 
J. K. S'.'OEN BERGER, 
M. C. Warren, 
G. Taylor, 
Jas. F. Morsell, 
H. M. Whitehead, 
John Shillito, 
Truman Woodruff, 
E. B. Rf.eder. 
0. Lovell, 
who we-e the first pu 'chrse-s o" Jots. The first Jots laid off were 
25 feet front, by 100 feet deep, and less than two acres of the prop- 
erty was thus so’d, in a few weeks, for $6,000. Some of these gen- 
tlemen erected cottages, the fi A season, at costs varying from $600 
to $1500 each. 
Col. N. G. Pendleton, Robert Buchanan, G. K. Shoenberger, 
and Walter Gregory, erected each handsome ornate cottages in the 
Swiss and Elizabetbian style, with tasteful and elegant grounds 
surrounding. Eight others are built in a row, in the style of an 
Italian Villa. And I would here remark that when the plans now 
on foot and to be completed the ensuing year, are executed, and fill 
up the vacant lots on the lawn, it will present (in the language of one of the most experienced landscape gardeners in the country) 
the most 
TASTEFUL AND ELEGANT ARCHITECTURAL DISPLAY 
of the kind, to be found. 
The establishment was liberally sustained throughout the months 
of July and August, by a large, fashionable, and well-pleased 
company. 
NOT A CASE OF SICKNESS 
occurred during the season. Invalids, more especially children, 
with a tendency to bowel diseases, were particularly benefitted by 
The Bracing Tonic Properties of the Iron Waters; 
a fact of no small importance, when we consider the number of 
children, (some eighty,) of various ages, temperaments, and con- 
stituBons, who were there during the hottest season of the year. 
With August, the House closed, in full tide of successful experi- 
ment; the result being no longer considered as problematical. In 
November, Mr. Drake, for reasons of a business nature, and after 
due de.'iberation with lot-holders and friends, decided that the 
interests and usefulness of the enterprise demanded it, and the 
property, appraised and valued at one hundred thousand dollars, 
was deeded to five gentlemen in trust, and 
A JOINT-STOCK ASSOCIATION 
at once formed; for the particulars of which we refer to the 
annexed 
JJrfCtmbk anti Articles of 
PREAMBLE. 
The pronerty, real and personal, known as the Xenia Springs, 
including the Land, the Hotel Building, with its Furniture, Steam 
Engine, Billiard Tables, Bowling Saloons, Stabling, etc., together 
with six Collages and. Furnitiue, is deeded by E. F. Drake, to 
JOHN McLEAN, JOHN C. WRIGHT, 
ROBERT BUCHANAN, THOMAS T. WHITEHEAD. 
WILLIAM A. GOODMAN, or their survivors, forever, in trust for the benefit of a Joint-Stock 
Association; for the government of which, the following are the 
The undersigned hereby agree to form an Association, to be 
known by the name of the “Xenia Springs Company,” for the pur- 
pose of owning and maintaining, in joint-stock shares, as personal 
properly to themselves, their heirs,, and assigns, forever, the entire 
Xenia Springs Property, real and persona*, which has been this day 
conveyed, by deed, in trust for the undersigned, their heirs, assigns, 
and associates, to John McLean, John C. Wright, Robert B uchanan, 
Thomas T. Whitehead, and William A. Goodman, Esqs., Trustees, 
and their survivors; and to said conveyance reference is made for a 
particular description of said premises and property. 
The Capital Stock of the Company shail be One Hundred Thou- 
sand Dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, for 
which Certificates of Stock shall be issued, signed by the President 
and countersigned by the Secretary of the Association. Certificates 
of Stock shall be property, transferable by endorsement 
and delivery of the certificate; and no holder of Stock shall ever be 
liable to any assessment or contribution of any kind, on account of 
such ownership. 
The affairs of the Company shall be managed by a President, a 
Secretary, and three ormore Directors, all of whom shall be chosen by 
the Shareholders, each being entitled to one vote; but any vacancy 
happening between annual ejections, shall be filled by the remain- 
ing members of the Board. 
The President, Secretary, and Directors shad be a Board of Di- 
rectors, and as such shall have the enJre management of all the 
business of the Association, control its property, and in ell things 
act for the Company; but never, in any manner, shall they have power to 
incur any debt, which shall, in anywise, render the holder of that 
Stock individually liable. 
Two-tlnrds of the Shares represented, and agreeing, may direct 
the sale or conveyance of any or all of the property of the Company, 
and may accept any act of incorporation that may be passed for said 
Company; but, in the last case, if any Shareholder object, after rea- 
sonable notice given of a meeting of the Company, for accepting any 
such charter, it shall be considered rejected. 
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. The Board of Directors may make all By-Laws, Rules, and Reg- 
ulations, (consistent with these Articles,) for the government of the 
Company; but the Shareholders, in general meeting, may repeal, 
change, or modify the same. 
The first meeting of the Company, for the election of Directors, 
President, and Secretary, shall be held at such time and place as any 
three Stockholders may direct; but seven days notice thereof shall 
be given persona’lyto each Shareholder, or published in some news- 
paper of general circulation in Cincinnati; meetings of the Com- 
pany may, in like manner, be called at any future time. 
The first Board of Directors shall serve till the 1st of January, 
1853, and all future Boards, one year; and till their successors are 
elected. 
Certificates of Stock shall be issued by the President and Secre- 
tary, in the first instance, on the order of said Drake, and ever after 
to the proper owner thereof. Two per cent, of the entire Capital 
Stock shall be reserved by the Company to complete the improve- 
ment of the property. 
The Directors shall annually make a statement of the income of 
the property, at the time of electing the Board, and as often as they 
deem it expedient to make a dividend of profits. 
The Board shall so lease, rent, or have the property used, as will 
best carryout the object of this Association, which is declared to be 
the maintenance of a respectable boarding-house or watering place, 
at the Xenia Springs. 
All Shareholders shall be entitled to vote in person, or by proxy, 
one vote for each Share subscribed. 
On January 25tli, 1852. the Stockholders were called together, 
and the Board of Directors elected whom I have now the pleasure 
of addressing: 
HENRY A. GOODMAN, President. 
ISRAEL GARRARD, Secretary. 
PETER OUTCALT, Treasurer. 
DIRECTORS. 
E. F. DRAKE, AUG. J. BROWN, J. A. WARDER. ADVISATORY DIRECTORS. 
G. TAYLOR, Cincinnati. Hon. RECB. WOOD, Cleveland. 
C. STETSON, « Hon. J. L. GREEN, Chillicotlie. 
J. YORKE, “ D. ADAMS, Jr., Columbus. 
R. W. BURNET, “ J. D. PHILLIPS, Dayton. 
J. L. SCOTT, “ W. F. SMITH, Detroit. 
J. H. SOUTHGATE, Covington. 
The following resolulion was at that time passed: 
Resolved, That it is understood hy the Stockholders of this Asso- 
ciation, that no debt can ever be contracted by the officers or Stock- 
holders, beyond the current income of the property belonging to the 
Association, and the proceeds of the Stock reserved for Improve- 
ments, etc. 
Also, further Resolved, That there shall be elected at this meet- 
ing, and afterward at the annual meeting, a Treasurer, (his duties 
to be defined by the By-Laws,) and a Board of twelve Directors, (in 
addition to those required by the Articles of Association,) to be called 
Advisatory Directors; and that no debt, for improvements or other- 
wise, shall be contracted, after this yeaT—1852—which shall reduce 
the income of the property to less than seven per cent, for dividends 
on the Capital Stock, without the advice and consent of a majority 
of the said Advisatory Board, expressed in writing, and filed with 
the Secretary; unless for small amounts required for proper preser- 
vation of the property. 
Also Resolved, That no lease for more than two years, of the 
Company’s property, or sales, (except of the ordinary-sized cottage 
lots,) shall be made without consent of a majority of said Directors, 
expressed as aforesaid. 
The Board met on the 28th. Dr. S. Silsbee was appointed Su- 
perintendent and “ charge des affaires” of the Hotel, for the ensuing 
season, under the control of a Committee of the Board. And, gen- 
tlemen, you have now the history of the rise, progress, and condi- 
tion of the Spring Company, down to the present time. 
You have under your control a property containing all the elements 
of success as a place of fashionable resort—improvements meeting, 
in their leading features, the requirements of a wealthy and culti- vated community—a location as beautiful and salubrious as the West 
affords—central, and easily accessible by railroad or turnpike; and it 
remains on! y for me to call your attention to a few details in relation 
to THE SPRINGS, their nature, number, etc., the quality and 
extent of the improvements, whether finished or unfinished, in 
accordance with your request. 
GREENE COUNTY, 
occupying the highest lands, is one of the most cultivated and rich- 
est agricultural counties in the Stale, crossed by two railroads, and 
improved by numerous turnpikes, presenting highways for market- 
ing of produce and transportation. Its productions represent almost 
every variety of agricultural labor the West affords. I mention this 
as a direct advantage to the Springs. For, cut up into numerous 
small farms, managed by a provident, and industrious population, 
there is no difficulty, (as in sparsely settled regions,) in procuring, 
In the Choicest Variety and Greatest Abundance, 
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF “ CREATURE COMFORT,” 
required by a large and fashionable Hotel. 
Finely diversified by Hill Valley, near to the Yellow Springs, to 
Clifton, to the Falls of the Massies Creek, and numerous villages, 
accessible by excellent and pleasant roads, it presents to visitors 
the most 
cmlr ftomcmtic JUrtoss. 
The head waters of the Miami, and several creeks afford 
FINE BATHING AND EXCELLENT FISHING. 
The property is in the region of the home of the Shawanees; and 
the numerous romantic forest glades, cliffs and wild scenery 
about it, are endeared to the old settlers, and preserved to history, 
by legends of Indian exploits in love and war. The long captivity of 
Mrs. Shelton, and her labors in the silver mines—the atrocities of 
Simon Girty—the Indian contests with Clark and Wayne, at differ- 
ent periods—Indian feuds, etc., are still fresh in the memories of 
Pioneers now living; and give, more or less, 
A WILD, ROMANTIC INTEREST 
to the place. Such is the abundance of streams, and picturesque diversity of bill and 
valley, and such the variety of soil and substrata throughout this 
region, that not unfrequently, 
SEVERAL DISTINCT VARIETIES OF WATER 
may be found within a few hundred yards of each other; and as 
T A W A W A 
was selected with direct reference to this fact, the peculiarity is 
remarkably apparent upon this property. 
THE CHALYBEATE SPEING, 
nearest the Hotel, on the east, as seen in the map, was known for- 
merly by an Indian title signifying 
“BATH OF GOLD,” 
in the Shawanee tongue, (termed so from the bright metallic color 
given to the stones over which the water flows.) This Spring runs 
about eighteen gallons per minute, and is remarkably free from lime 
or sulphur, but is strongly impregnated with carbonate of iron. It 
rises in a basin of its own, on a side hill, and has, in time, worn a 
passage for itself, to the deep valley beneath, over shelving banks, 
known among the old settlers, for fifty years, as the 
“SHAWANEE BATHS;’’ 
having been used for bathing by that tribe of Indians. And as late 
as 1800, the remains of the hollowed logs, to conduct the water, 
and arrangements for shower-bathing were still extant. 
To the south of this, not one hundred yards distant, in a valley 
running toward the east, is another Spring, which formerly oozed 
out of the gravel banks, in millions of limpid, sparkling drops, 
which the Indians termed “tears of silver,” a title derived probably 
from its supposed proximity to the site of the traditionary SHAW- 
ANEE SILVER MINE, which was thought to be in this vicinity. 
This spring has been dug out, and walled up, and runs some twelve 
or eighteen gallons per minute of soft, limpid water, twelve degrees 
colder than the other, and not containing a single trace of iron. It shows, by analysis, sulphates of potash and soda, with traces of 
magnesia. While the first is powerfully tonic and chalybeate, with 
a metallic, astringent taste, this is laxative, and has a pleasant flvaor 
of the 
WHITE SULPHUB WATERS. 
South-east of this Spring, and not fifty feet distant, but separated 
from it by a little stream, rises another Spring, from the solid rock, 
less in quantity, but similar in quality to the first. 
One hundred feet directly above this third Spring, is another 
small one, oozing from the blue clay, and differing, in its chemical 
properties, from either of the others. 
One hundred feet north of the first, on the north-eastern slope, 
rise two small Springs, which are used for a hall fountain, placed 
thirty feet below, in the ravine, which, from its deep, dark, gloomy 
appearance, and singular effect produced in it by sun-set, has been 
called the 
“VALE OF SHADOWS.” 
Again, directly north of the Hotel, near the Gymnasium, is a 
large spring, fifteen gallons per minute, containing SULPHATE 
OF IRON. The water from this is conducted by a Fall of twenty 
feet, to an hydraulic ram, by which it is thrown eleven hundred 
feet horizontally, and one hundred and twenty feet perpendicular 
hight, to a large cistern on the top of the Hotel, from whence it 
supplies the 
FOUNTAIN IN THE LAWN. 
North of this, about one hundred yards, and due west two hun- 
dred yards, in the Valley of Sighs, are two very excellent Springs of 
PURE SPRING WATER, 
possessing neither metallic taste nor smell of any kind. 
This abundance and diversity of water exists throughout the en- 
tire tract. There are, in all, from 
TWENTY TO THIRTY SPRINGS, 
only six of which have as yet been opened. But as all that have been 
improved have increased almost ten-fold in quantity, it is to be hoped 
that further investigations will meet with similar success. The Spring ft ear the Shooting Gallery, which now runs from ten to fifteen gal- 
lons per minute, was apparent only by a wet, marshy spot of earth, 
some ten feet in width, and has gradually increased in quantity and' 
improved in quality since it was cleared out. 
In closing these observations on this branch of the report, I take 
occasion to suggest to the Board, the propriety of making early 
investigations of this subject, with a view to develop the latent 
aquatic advantages of this place. It is evident that 
SULPHUR AND VARIOUS MINERAL SPRINGS EXIST, 
which need only a little labor and taste to bring into use and im- 
portance; and an early appropriation is desirable, not only for this, 
but to improve and beautify those we have already in use. I would 
also advise your attention to the importance and advantage of an 
appropriation for the addition to the number of out-door gratuitous 
amusements. A more complete 
GYMNASIUM AND CALISTHENIC 
Department, is a feature that deserves notice. Additional swings, 
ball alleys, rusttc seats, arbors, etc., to keep visitors occupied 
and amused, is a matter that should not be lost sight of. 
We have two 
BOWLING SALOONS, 
one for ladies and one for gentlemen, each containing four alleys, 
which are in good order, and sufficient. 
We had, last season, but one 
BILLIARD TABLE, 
and as we need more, it is important that the Board take into" 
early consideration, the query as to whether it is expedient to sup- 
ply the deficiency themselves, or to lease that department to some 
competent and responsible person, who shall fully meet the 
demands. The 
SHOOTING GALLERY 
is leased to Wm. Hudson, of Cincinnati, and is the most complete and beautiful establishment of the kind in the country, very orna- 
mental, and perfectly safe in its construction. The 
BATHING DEPARTMENT 
needs no improvement. The most desirable arrangements for 
WARM, COLD, SHOWER, SULPHUR, VAPOR, AND MEDI- 
CATED BATHS, renders it complete. DOUCHE BATHS may be 
erected at various points over the grounds, if the Board think it 
desirable, at very trifling expense. And when arrangements now 
making, for 'an increased supply of water, by means of the steam 
engine, are perfected, there is nothing more to be desired. 
I would beg leave to dwell a moment upon this branch of the 
Report, to suggest to theBoard the importance and propriety of hav- 
ing the Establishment kept open, from the 1st of October to the 
1st of June as a 
WATER CURE. 
Numerous applications have been made, by invalids, during the past 
winter, for board and treatment; and there is no doubt but an “Hotel 
des Invalides,” during the fall, winter, and spring months, will be emi- 
nently useful and profitable; especially as but little additional 
expense will be required. With a Plunge Bath, the present arrange- 
ments fulfil all the requirements of Hydropathy; and the excellent 
location, abundance of pure water, and medicinal properties of the 
Springs, are particularly advantageous features in an institution of 
that kind. 
Arrangements have been made for the establishment of 
% dirntlating Ctfirarji, 
next season, which can not fail to meet your approbation. 
The erection of a 
CHAPEL FOR RELIGIOUS SERVICES 
is strongly desired and urged by our friends. On this point, I will 
simply observe, that the result of recent inquiries leads to the con- 
clusion that one-half of the amount required can be raised in the 
neighborhood of the Springs, and the other half from lot-holders 
and friends in Cincinnati, and it will only be required of you to donate the land. With such an arrangement, the Chapel will be un- 
der your control five months, and under the management of the 
neighborhood seven months, in the year. It only awaits your de- 
cision to push this matter to a completion. 
The Company, who propose to run a 
BRANCH RAILROAD 
from the Hotel to the Columbus road—a distance of less than a 
mile—await the action of your body, to carry the project into imme- 
diate execution. 
A TELEGRAPH OFFICE 
can be established, connecting the Hotel with the world at large, 
at a very small expense, and is thought desirable. 
The establishment of 
A POST OFFICE, 
at the Springs, is a consummation much desired by our visitors, and 
will meet with the warm assent, and hearty approbation of the 
entire neighborhood; and I would respectfully urge immediate 
action upon this point. 
In relation to the IMPROVEMENTS IN CONTEMPLATION 
by others, I have made such inquiries as the time permitted. From 
ten to fifteen Cottages are in immediate contemplation. Others 
will doubtless be added; and in all probability, the lawn will be 
filled up with elegant and tasteful buildings, giving to it that 
Symmetry and Beauty contemplated in tlic Plan. 
A PROJECT is also on foot, to build one hundred or more rooms 
(each sixteen feet square,) in two rows, with neat cornice and Italian 
portico the entire length. It is proposed to lease one or more rooms 
for ten years, at a cost not to exceed one hundred dollars each. 
We furnish servants, and the occupant the furniture, in lieu of 
which last, he obtains a discount of 12 per cent, from the regular 
price of board. Should this plan meet your approbation, steps will 
be taken to execute it tli« present season. Since last season 
A LARGE AND COMMODIOUS STABLE 
has been erected, which, with sheds, etc., under way, will furnish 
ample accommodation for the horses and carriages of visitors, as 
well as 
HORSES, BUGGIES, $c. AT LIVERY. 
The Plans of the House, Topograpical Map, Invoice of Furniture, 
appliances of the house, etc., etc., are hereunto annexed. I 
have also appended a very just article, descriptive of the place, 
which appeared in the Xenia Torchlight, and subsequently in the 
Cincinnati Gazette. It may give an idea of the establishment, as 
well as public opinions concerning it. The voluntary expressions 
of the Press have from the first been as numerous and complimen- 
tary as they have been sanguine and friendly. 
I have, in this Report, omitted, doubtless, manypoints of interest 
to the Board, but have given a just and fair estimate of what I con- 
ceive to be the leading features of the Establishment, which tend to 
make it (as declared in the Articles of Association) “ a respectable 
hoarding house or watering place.” It is my intention, as Superin- 
tendent, with your co-operation, to do at least this; and no reason 
exists why 
All the requirements of Health, Pleasure, or Comfort 
should not be fulfilled equally with any Hotel in the country. 
The elements are there, and I ask only your “ aid and comfort,” 
with the public favor, to insure it. 
Respectfully, 
S. SILSBEE, Superintendent. THE xsm SPRSNSS. 
[FROM THE XENIA TORCHLIGHT.] 
This new and popular watering-place has, we understand, lately 
undergone a change in the administration by the formation of a 
Joint Stock Association, which we hope and predict will redound 
greatly to the credit of its enterprising and persevering projectors 
•and proprietors, Messrs. E. F. Drake & Co., and also to the future 
advantage of the health-seeking and pleasure-loving public. En- 
terprises of such pith and importance to the public should belmg 
to the public, and we much mistake the craving need for ten years, 
and the present want of just such an accessible, delightful resort, 
as these Springs are to Ohio, if this enterprise be not eminently suc- 
cessful, and the Stock as valuable as any of the kind. 
The entire property is now held in trust by the Hon. Judge 
McLean, Hon. Judge Wright, Robert Buchanan, Thos. T. White- 
head and Wm. Aug. Goodman, Esqs., of Cincinnati. The Stock 
is divided into one thousand shares, of one hundred dollars each, 
and at the price (cost) at which the proprietors propose to dispose 
of a part of it, not only can not fail to pay a very handsome divi- 
dend, but will be a good speculation, as there are many reasons 
why it will be a ten-per-cent. Stock at, or even above par. The 
improvements are upon the handsomest and most extensive scale. 
Their Dining-room seats seven hundred and thirty persons. Their 
Parlor is about forty feet square. The Building itself is one hun- 
dred and fifty feet front, running back two hundred feet, part of 
which is four stories high, and contains about one hundred and fifty 
rooms, airy, high and light, and the whole establishment elegantly 
furnished in the most approved modern style. Their culinary and 
laundry operations are carried on by steam, and are said to be the 
most complete in the West. The conveniences for warm, cold, 
shower, vapor, and medicated Baths, surpass any Hotel attachments we have seen. Water in abundance is conveyed over the house and 
to the fountains by steam engine and rams. The Association will 
also own eight ten-pin alleys, six cottages completely furnished, 
stabling, etc., etc. In short, the whole thing is well worthy of the 
taste of its proprietors, and fully competent to meet the wants of 
the public. 
To our neighbors of Cincinnati and Columbus, these features are 
of peculiar importance, easily accessible by either railway, upon 
which, by the way, Stockholders, we understand, will pass at half- 
price. A Telegraph and Post-office established at the Hotel, making 
communication to and fro easy and immediate. A Company here 
stands ready at the will of the Association to construct a Branch 
Railway from the Hotel to the Columbus Road, a beautiful little 
miniature affair, designed both for use and ornament. All these 
possessed by no other place in the West, that we know 
of, has already, and must continue to make these Springs a popular 
and fashionable resort—the first essential toward making the Stock 
a good one. 
Our opinion that the Stock will pay a handsome per cent, upon 
its par value, is based upon the following data: we understand the 
premises can be'rented to a good Eastern man for $5000 per annum, 
which, with the probable sale of lots, say about $3000 more, will 
amount to eight per cent, on the capital stock. Another arrange- 
ment, however, (which we think will not only pay better, but will 
be more satisfactory to the public most interested,) can be made 
with one of the most competent men in the West, to keep the Hotel 
for a small per centage of the profits. We allude to Mr. Kingsbury 
of the Burnet House, who, assisted by Dr. Silsbee, the present com- 
petent Superintendent of the Springs Company, have assented to 
take charge of the Tawawa House during the watering season, on 
these terms. If this arrangement is consummated, and one month’s 
business last season may be taken as a basis for calculation, at a 
period when the house labored under numerous disadvantages, 
whioh need never exist, four months of good management will 
easily nett the Stockholders ten per cent, upon one hundred thou- 
sand dollars. This consummation will be constantly rendered more 
certain by the continued sale of Stock to numerous persons; to 
some as a speculation, and to ethers wishing to reside with their 
families at the Springs, or to visit them. The possession of Stock 
enabling them to pass at half-fare to and from the Springs ; also by the sale of lots and continued erection of cottages, furnishing both 
new guests, and accommodations for them. 
The thing appears to us a brilliant and successful enterprise, as 
we know it already a much-needed one; and can not but think 
that its friends will promptly and liberally come up to sustain 
it. The object of the proprietors is, to interest, as Stockholders, at 
least one hundred persons, which, when done, renders a par stock a 
sure thing; in view of which they can very well afford to sell a 
moiety at even less than cost, reaping their reward in the rise of 
Stock, and the pride of a useful and successful enterprise. 
The Articles of the new Association are before us; and we remark, 
in conclusion, that according to it, no debt can ever be contracted, 
no individual-liability charter accepted by its Directors, nor can any 
assessments ever be made upon Shareholders, or they, under any 
circumstances, be made liable for any amount beyond their stock, 
which is paid for when issued. So that when the hundred names 
are obtained, the Association come into possession of this valuable 
and beautiful property, furnished, finished, and paid for, yielding 
them a handsome dividend, with the certainly of increasing in value. 
We are, with our friends of the Cincinnati Commercial, in for that 
Stock.