Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1894 — WILL BEAT THE WORLD. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WILL BEAT THE WORLD.

George Vanderbilt’* Princely Do malm la North Carolina. Near Asheville, N. C., Is the estate of George Vanderbilt, named Biltmore, on which be has spent already •5,000,000, and which will cost as much more before it finished. The house, now only part finished, is probably the most magnificent private dwelling in the country. It is built of Bedford stoDc on the model of a famous French chateau. It has been in process of building for three years, aud at the present is not more than half completed- The largest room is the banqueting hall, with a ceiling sixty-five feet high, a salon as large as an ordinary church, and a li-

brary somewhat larger. The house will be heated by open fire places, since Mr. Vanderbilt has a horror of steam, and these are placed in nearly every room. Adjoining the bouse is the stable, as beautifully built as any mansion on Fifth avenue. The interior is finished in white enameled brick, such as most persons are glad to have about their fireplaces. The grounds surrounding the house cover whole miles, and are laid out with the greatest care and taste. Mr. Vanderbilt bought up homesteads for a long distance about to form a parK. There Is a little farm, however, of nine acres, worth perhaps $45, that Mr. Vanderbilt cannot buy. It belongs to an old negro

called Joshua Moore, aud stands half a mile from Mr. Vanderbilt’s house, on a line with his front door. The millionaire has offered SIO,OOO for these acres, but Moore says he doesn’t mind having Vanderbilt for a neighbor, and refuses to sell his property.

VANDERBILT'S IMCOMPLETE CASTLE.

HOUSE THAT VANDERBILT CANNOT BUT.