The New York herald., 1863-10-24

have been laid requiring $4,000 yards OF carpetns to
cover them Thirty tons Of sash weights were used
Iron pip. % supply Il witS water besides 81 fsss Of
etssm pipe for heating Thtytwo miles Of bell wire
600 gallons taken up and distributed to all
parts Of the house, upon the roof The cost of
sas ss building ssso o3o which, with ,se ground (yaued
speak OF furniture $500 900 worth OF which now being
imported and put in So that when the house fully com
peted and furnished tho whole property will have cost
nearly million and half OF dollars.
Tho essees Of the house Messrs John H. sparr md
John c. Parks, and have had extensive experience
hotel management They were for long tine
In the management of the Virginia Hotel IN this city and
Afterwards In the Olive Street House. Mr. Spar has
beea Tor twenty two connected with st. Louis ho
tes aud Mr. Parks In addition 10 his experience here
has kept hotels In Galena and Chicago They open
the linde TO morrow tho finest hotel OF the West.
Your correspondent has had extensive acquaint
ance with Western hotels during nomadic exist
sSs sHSs OF Of Ss 70 the % o~ me 81 %
oering New Workers he will, ON this occasion |,
mako list from personal observation. Ptsburg boasts
or the It's best hotel and Cleveland re-
oces In the Wedde Detroit puts It's best foot forward
with the Bddle House, and Indianapolis with tho Bates
Cioos Burnett while Columbus exults in the Nei House.
Chicago offers the Sherman and tho Tremontthe former
being the newest. most capacious and best furnished
not far behind its rival. The Nowhall at Milwaukee,
the Harrngtcn at La Crosse and tho International at St.
Paul. tho best in their localities. AT Caro-muddy
disagreeabe, detestsble Caro-the 81. Charles is the
only establishment that can call Itself hotel At Mem
u
pie ting the traveller by its outward appearance
Of magnihcence Woe 10 him who arries there The
pacious the beds excellent and the attendance good
but the table Is fearful dyspepsia, with all its horrors,
Is sure to attack the wayarer who attempts TO digest
sbo,ninably cooked food. abandon hope, who enter
here" should be posted the to the dining
hall OF the Gayoso II Is the only hotel in tho city, and
the sojourner in Memphis has but HobsOn's choice.
In Louisville the Gait House stands foremost and II
may l., considering all It's appointments be called with
out disparagement to others, the leading hotel in the
West In the single and important item OF cookery tho
best hotel west Of the Atlantic coast Is Barnums, in st.
Louis Tho establishment lacks the usel and glitter
pertaining to many structures OF modern date but
1t bears he palm for solid homeke comfort. The pro-
prieors OF the pretentous and snowy hotels In other
cities could learn lesson In the preparation Of table sub
santils and luxures by visiting Bnrnums. Tho Indell
will eudeavor to it, but its proprietors must labor
hard II they would succeed.
IL We go west to St Joseph, Mo-, we find the Patio
Claiming our attention At Atchson the Massasoit, and
Leavenworh the Planters House, stand as the bcst
Like tho Of empire, keeping course westward
nnd the Planters at Denver the Deeeret House at Salt
Lake City, and tho Santa Fe Hotel at Santa Fe. There
establishments In the smaller cities OF tho
West, such the 81 Nicholas at Springfield, H., and
the Phillips at Tnyton. Ohio, that might be mentioned,
did not the length OF this letter forbid.