The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-10-02

The fu,Lxw noess was formally dcdicat
to tho public On tho evening of the 2atA instan
by an entertainment the most inpo6pg and 81
giant ever given In H. Paul wo have her
toforc given descriptions oi this nobie hoic
YET the following, copied FROM pamphls
which has been prepared for grataitous eircc
ia,ion, presents so hlly and iArly the histor
of its building, hs capacity, and tho resource
Of its proprietors for rendering !, 10 ~ll re'
poets first class hotel. that We adop, Il &
lieu OF any description within our power Il
give
rrs HISTORY,
Aboat two years anterior 10 the date OF thi
writing. tho intercstcd men 81 s. Paul. who's
property and business Ito IN that portion of III,
city known a. "St. Paul Proper" and TN
numerous Additions" adjoining the same VI
the North and East. conserved tho idea oi hav
Ing erected In n central position, u firstclas
Hotel. Amer the usual prclminarirs of gcDer
al consultation. &C. ~ 70 the manner 10 whicl
tho enterprise should be carried nut, II wal
very wisely decided that the usual mode q
forming Joint Stock Company should not b,
siiopted, 10, that u large sst.s ssaa:s se .sias
10 bc presented 10 whatever compc,ent aud ~
sponsiblc man or firm would undertake tho OK
teusivc work. There was no promise of remu
ncration, for years, Ia the character oi ths
building that Il was proposed 10 erect, even
with this bonus but In Alpheus a. Fuller,
Esq., the planners Of the enterprise fund a man
willing 10 become, In u measure, public ben.
A..
Of crcting hotel building which, In regard
TO expense, durability, imposing appearance,
comfort aud all tho convenienees which go Ia
make complete tho a,os, fashionable of modcrn
Hotels. has scarcely its equal IN the Valley oI
the Upper Mississippi.
The sum of money raised M the bonus
amounted to about Sl3.0o0, which was mainly
contributed by Pierre Ohotcaa. Jr.. 4 Co, Ira
Iiidwcll, Z. ". Borup. q. II. Oakes, A. l.,
lArpcnteur, Forbes 4 Kitson. Truman NJ.
Smith, Alex. wilkin. T. X. Whine. aud others
whoac names aw not now rccollccted Ia ID.
dition 10 this amount Of money, title deeds ios
the ground upon which tho Hotel 10 erected
were also guArrau,ied 10 the proprietor. upon its
completion. This donation was made by Messrs
j. W. Bass aud William II Randall. the
owners Of the lots.
The contract being closed with Mr. Alpheus
q. Fuller, that gcatsmmn during tho winter Of
1854 80, proceesied 10 perfect bis plsns, yet
ready his material, aud prepare Tor c0,nmsnc.
Ing operations early In the ensuing spring Il
was not originally the intention of thosc who
had Interested themselves IN tho cnierpfise,
nor Of Mr.. Fuller. 10 have the house cost over
SIS 900 u, the utmost hut IA Ia generally tho
case in such undertakings, now that II ID finish.
3D. thr figures ~ largely beyond that sum -.-
Everything complete wifi show II 20 have MI,
at least $4,000
During the past Summer, the Fuller House
was leased for term of years by y, Long. Esq.
who has 80 successfully conducted thu Amcfi
can House. oi this city. for tho pas, three
wears. In conduciinu the new Hotel. bs 4. A.
sisted ny bis brother, v II Long, Fsq, also
late OF the American. aud ny j W. Prince.
Esq. On old adept al the business IN ths East
and South nv Gcnsral superintendent OF the
Iiousr,
nrvAuos AND ssrrn,om.
The Fullsr TIou.o In .ltus,ed NJ ,Le ooroe,
of .Jsekson and Seventh strrrts. a short dIs.
,anoc from and IN E,ll view of the priucInal
iIne view Of the river for sis mile, below ihc
civ II Ia In ,jo.e proximity 10 the beayisst
b.sine,s norton OF tbe civ the Pos, Otller
the Csp;iol and The Cou,t Iou.e The main
building fronts iaO iet On Jackson and tbs
same on Seventh Sr,se, ia i've s,oris. bivb
sboye ground and Of ,Le .,yls OF Architecture
indic.,ed by The engraving On tbe title p.ue Of
mi, pawphiet Tbe Kitchen is discoonsctsJ
from the main building. being located ON the
a, RENE north =. u,orn ctsorr hut Ia ela.e pror.
mIty 10 ,he Dining Room. The main buiidius
/, . quadrangle. With an areu IN the centre
which ia partially occup;sd by the billiard sa'
loen the i.tter 6eios : wparste buildins. ,,lsc.
,,,,,..,.,,,a, xfey ,l,s s,salas IL ,le T,y.ss
Palace Saloon. attached 10 the Astor House.
Sev York.
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depsI'm'a', ue cos'pe 'Ant@, o'en,, r'Ns.
s's, &c, s'e ,mp.os."x ,v. ~" up'u ~! .o". 90"
We w'oa :" w ns'o, Na'r"as. -, W po.. I"-r
efh ho.sn al W. N"1 oo"e ~ s.", ~
inf - .hA' es"ep. cAn '" mooS". mug 'e9"r
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Gs.sis,..n', P.rlor ~ n, IL ns,,., sho,
10 by IS; Bath Room. the same Billiard.
Room. co by 80, Bar. Room, very large and
eommodious. The sleeping apartments and
private pssioss thsosghsut the house ara upoa
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