Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-07
Meanwhile and its Grand Hotel.

NashyiIIe and its Grand Hotel
We find in the last number of the Scots
boro Gala } Herald the following, the well
deserved tribute to our city, the Maxwell
and its popular officers:
On our recent trip we spent day going
and one also returning, at Nashville. Our
time was spent principally in looking
around among the trading establishments
after small business matters. We found a
considerable number of country merchants
in the city purchasing goods So far as
we were able to Judge from hasty glances
they have pretty fair stocks in the whole
sale houses, and are anxious to retain the
former patronage of the city.
THE MAXWELL HOUSE.
We stopped at the Maxwell House, and
found that all our Jackson county mer-
chants and most of the country merchants,
were making their headquarters at this
hotel. w. Z. Larkin, of Larhnsvllle,
John w. Parks and J. I. Shelton Of this
nlsce. W. G. Stewart, of Bellefonte Sta
ton. and Mr.. Erwin, of Woodville, all OF
this county were among the number. Ii
as we apprehend the great purpose OF
hotel is to comprehend fully, and ettectu-
aIlv meet all the varied wants Of the travel
in6 public, then is the Maxwell House
under its present proprietorship and man
aoement. a pre. eminent success. We have
never met II. Kean, who, with his sssoci-
ates, have charge Of this hotel as well as
the Louisville Hotel, in Louisville, Ky.
We can therefore only alude TO his sond
and enduring reputation made by his
long connection with the Louisville Hotel,
| which has been enhanced by his success al
| the Maxwell House. There is one clrcum'
stance which we call to mind In the history
| of MIR. Kean, which should not be forgotten
| by Alabamians. When Judge Wyeth, o.
| Marshall county, went to Louisville ano
made an appeal in behalf OF our simos
starving poor, during the great scarcity
that prevailed Just after the war, MIR. hear
| generously responded to the extent OF
| donation of one hundred bacon hams. Int
GOOD taste and sound practical judgmen
of the proprietors is made clearly manifest
and success presaged by the character ano
qualifications of the corps of executive
| oficers selected and to whom is entrusted
tbe more immediate management Of th'
internal affairs and the general routine o
dnties pertaining to the house.
James 81. Fulton, Cashier, VIM. Bowles
In MI. Crawford and Joseph Laprsde
| Clerks, are each so quiet, polite and gentle
manly in his department and efficient II
the discharge Of duties that the good vii
of all the guests is at once secured.
Mr.. Laprade is the former clerk of th'
| Commercial, where he made many warn
friends and of whom We have never hesrC
any one speak except to praise. If Their
was sught wanting to make one feel per
feotly at ease il is more than supplied to
| North Alabsmian so soon as he is noise
Iessly and unobtrusively approached as n,
other man scarcely can get round a friend
bv J. W. Vsnable, Jr., E-q., so well know
in connection with the Huntsville Hotel
AT Huntsville, Alabama, and is sske,
in his easy familiar way, What
, the uews?" "How are all tn
foIks?" etc, etc. Mr.. Venable, hesld
| being by nature one of the cleverest ger