Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-11-27
rho Grand Central Hotel.

Among the most striking types Of thu
progress of the age, is the development of
palatisl hotel enterprises. New York has
Just ushered in a new triumph in this par
iiculRr. The Grand Central Hotel situated
on Broadway, midway between the up
town and down town hotels, Tears its mag
nifcent marble front and swallows up al
most an entire block. Only opened, as it
were, on yesterday, il has become already
crowded with guests, from every part Of
the country. As you enter Its magnificent
poTtals, the brilliant comp dUH exceeds
any thing yet produced in this country or
the world. One becomes absolutely cor
fused with the surrounding magnjfcence
Il has TO be seen 20 be appreciated TIE
Grand Central bears about the same rel7-
ton TO other iTst-class hotels as the Great
Eastern did to other frst-class ocean
steamers. With between one and two
hundred rooms more than any other hotel
on this continent, the Grand Central is the
colossus of the age. In all the appoint
ments everything Is fully up to the mark
for frst-class New York city hotel The
carpets, furniture, parlors, linen, and oil
the q cotcrGS, are gorgeous
The genial proprietor, Mr., II. l. Powers.
OF hotel Tenown, whose remarkable admin
istrstiye qualities eminently f. him 10 pre-
eide over this modern Coliseum. and all
his numerous corps of assistants, are most
attentive, polite and kind, and appear TO
run the vast establishment with natural
ease and system. Already The Southern
element is concentrating at this house,
where one is almost certain to meet with
friends and acquainthnces without the
frpuhln pf rrgI0fF arnppl a., =.
the other hotels. To enter upon n minnie
description of this new wonder of the
world would be fatiguing, from the mex
haustibility of detail Suffice TO say, that
those who may favor The immense estab-
lishment with their patronage cannot fail
to be pleased with the genuine courtesy
extended, and to retain agreeable remem-
brances of the uniform and petite civil
ties showered upon them. The price Of
board at this hotel is exceedingly mode
rate, ranging from three 10 four dollars
per day, according to location of room.
The Empire watch Company.
An advertisement purporting 10 be from
the Empire Watch Co, 1876 Broadway. n.
Y, and l.. V. DeForest & Co., 10 and
AZ Broadway, has been sent broadcast to
VIC pa DNAS AhlOAStAOut ALo DJuNhf WIN htlt
request that it be published, and bill for
warded. The letter, accompanying said
advertisement, gives the name of an old, |
established and reliable advertising firm
for reference. This firm have been so |
frequently called upon for information !
about the Empire" that they have been |
compelled TO issue circular 10 their news |
paper friends throughout the South, from
which We quote:
'Ihe Empire Watch Co, 1876 Broad |
way, and L. V. DeForest 81 Co., 40 and ~ |
Broadway, are sending ont their advertise |
ments and referring to us for their respon-
sibility. We do not know these parties, |
and have never given thom authority to |
refer TO us; nor do we ever give any one
such authority. There is at present no |
building at 1876 Broadway, nor does such
firm as mentioned above appear at 40 and |
A. Broadway