Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-16

| Ink METROPOLITAN HorkL.-The rise progress. an.
psesi results Of the system recently introduced upor
~mcn INC large hotels Of this city have been
are Illustrated In the Of the Metropolitan Hotel
under the management Of the Messrs Leland. Ane,
more man Two years occupied In the construction Of thai
immense ed6ee. Il opened 70 the trayeny nnhlic m
The LIST day Of September 1889 IL was nisbed and fur
nsned throughout with degree Of msgnlGcence which
up 70 mat time had been attempted In any city m
hrst hour OF iu opening the house has t.r,llx h.n -
win guests and the enterprise OF ts proorieors b.
oeen teny rewarded Tho arrivals and Departure
averaged more than thousand Der week and snch h.
been tho desire secure even t.mnor.. Va
the metropolitan that frequently more than ON. hundrJ
cots have been spread Tor weeks In succession The nnb
nc parors, reception rooms reading room hath roa,,s
and In fact every available spot has been In
Tor sleeping places. To make room Tor tbi, r,sh " 80,
oilers the propretors have leased large house., In their
immediate vicinity, for the accommodation of tb.ir ar,
poyes and they have also been compelled TO proyi
ngs In neghborng houses for many their regular boar
e~ Inc Metropolitan Hotel proper will comfortably nc
commouate SIX hundred and IL has had from the stsrt
more than that number within its walls Three
persons are employed in different capacities about the @,
oishment averaging one employo every visitors
experience has proved that every thing short Of this pre-
vents proper and prompt administration of internal and
eternal affairs The wages OF employees range from two
shhngs to hve dollars per day. This will give pretty
sooo uea OF the expenditures under this head alone TIL,
laundry OF the house Is probably the most comps and
extensive Of any In the world four thousand nice. ar,
washed daily, and In an emergency fifteen minute, snf
Nash ory iron, and deliver linen for occupan Of the
house. " ~
There s one continual round Of feastng from morning
r ngnt or rather from morning till morning again
he hrst breakfast table spread at ocock In the morn
ing and until one O'Clock the next morning an.
are served at every hour Of the day and nigb nm.
ue'ers arriving or departing supply the inner man
WIN every luxury tho market affords The freouen, ri
walls aud departure Of trains and steamers ths In;
dispensaole The consumption Of solids and LIQUIDS at
s establishment during the year ending September st.
army to provide for. IL also shows that they have given
eh All tue Injuries as well the necessaries of
Tue comnlssary department of the Metropolitan Ia yery
ton notice -
Beef 5000 lbs; lamb and mutton. $500 head yeaI
100 head hsh and lobster lbs oysters and clans
o. poultry and anne, III 900 head ham and pork
'VOo los butter and cheese 600 lbs eggs ESQ 600
mhk and cream, 204 900 quarts flour and corn meal
500 obis fruits and vegetables value sac 600 brandy
anu other liquors. oS22 gallons champagne 100 bot
ues snerry madeira &C. go 9l2 bottles caret and white
wines, lSei2 bottles This il independent of malt onors
corda cooking wines &c. The consumed last wear
IN 'his mousse required drove Of thousand head to sup.
ply when We consider that this number was required
for one hotel in this city, we can form nretty ood 10
OF the immense herds IL require supply such pop-
uauoh rs New York contains This undoubtedly will
.ne Vegetarian Society, and perhaps provide
more arguments in favor of cabbage heads and
cold saugh The enumeration of these items although
comprising but small portion of the article
shows that the annual expenditures must be immense and
ha, 'se receipts are necessary to furnish
such an outlay This luxury aud extravaganza Sannot be
supported without great cost and tho guests who pay bills
i'n aA'iHS 'oAs must not suppose Tor moment that
II all goes into the proprietor's pockets.
The gross cash receipts Of the Metropolitan Hotel for
the year ending September l, 1853, were 100000 Of
Whch ABOUT twenty per cent profits This is inde.
pendent Of wear aud tear which Is by no meats n small
item, particularly with such elegant and expensive furni
ture and appointments The of heating the no Use
aud the gas consumed, during the year, s4 OOO-
Croon water rout 81 OOO Six stages aud twenty csrri
ages are constantly employed in transporting passengers
to aud from the hotel Daring the year several public
dinners were given house the last OF which was the
Crystal Palace banquet. Two splendid balls given
one by the propreIors and by the guests besides this
bop has been given on "Wednesday evening of each
week throughout the dancing IL requires men OF
talents OF no ordinary character and pockets OF ord
nsy depth, TO putino operation and carry out success
fully such an immense establishment and are glad TO
learn that the Aes>rs Leland in every particular have
ahLed their most sanguine antepations Their house is
literally the Metropolitan Of the metropolis The Crystal
falaco and other attractions in New York have drawn
thousands OF strangers To the city, and all the hotels both
great and small have been crowded the propretors
have been coming money.-N J. Herald