The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-25
THE NEW HOTEL AT DAYTON, OHIO.
Magnificent and COMM odious Institu-
tion.

Magnificent and Commodiou Institu-
tion.
The progress of the Western cities
within the last decade has been little
less than wonderful. Hamlets have
grown into towns, and beautiful cities
have risen as if by magic, where but o
comparatively short time since luxuriant
forests waved, or broad prairies rolled
away toward the setting sun. But of
all the cities of the West possibly none
have improved more, OF shown greater
evidence OF permanent prosperity, than
the lovely city of Dayton, Ohio. The
centre of fine agricultural district, it is
also railroad centre, and stands like a
colossus spanning four of the most i'm
portant avenues of travel in the United
States. Provided by the hand of liber-
ality with an Opera-house, at once the
admiration and envy of less favored
communities, it only needed a first class
hotel to give it that prominence which
its position and resources demanded.
IT'S true, the Phillips House was a good
hotel, but it was built in the olden time,
and belongs wholly to the Dayton OF
the past; and in this age of mammoth
establishments for the accommodation
of the public made but a sorry display
indeed.
Mr.. Louis Reibold, its proprietor,
however, saw the great need for hotel
that would rank with the famous Gait
House of Louisville, and kindred estab-
lishments in the West, and with COM
mendable zeal and public spirit he set
about supplying the desideratum. For
four months an army Of artizans labored
necessarily, and, at last, out of their toll
grew the present magnificent
BEcKEL HOUSE,
Perfect in all its mammoth proportions,
and perfect treasure-house of comfort.
Some idea of this stupendous edifice can
be arrived at when we state that it has q
frontage of two hundred and seventy
five feet ON Third street, and something
more than two hundred feet on Jeffer-
son that it has one hundred and fifty
chambers, with innumerable spacious
corridors; that it takes forty four hund-
red yards of carpet to cover sixty-three
bedrooms, and that, in the furnishing OF
the house, eight thousand yards of car
pet were used. These carpets. together
with the linen of the establishment, OF
which there is an immense supply, were
purchased at A. 7. Stewards emporium,
in New York, and cost sum which
some persons might consider fabulous
Another New York firm, that of Jaffrey
& Son, supplied the tapestry, which is Of
the finest texture and most unique de-
sign, while the somewhat famous house
of Mitchell g. Rammelsburg, of Cincin-
Natl, manufactured the furniture. Many
of the sets are from original designs
and are elaborately finished.
The breakfast and dining-room will
compare favorably with anything of the
kind, either East or West, and the cuisine
besides being in charge of capable
caterer, is an embodiment of neatness
taste, and convenience. The pantrys
into which have been crammed a great
many new and capital ideas, hold five
thousand dollars worth of silverware.
The first floor is paved with marble, a
feature which cost 81 100, and looks ex.
ceedingly rich.
1t cost money to erect and furnish q
structure like the Beckel House, and we
understand fraction over seventy-fivs
thousand dollars have already been ex.
pended on the furniture. This is prince.
ly, and the travelling public will, nc
doubt, give a substantial recognition O
the fact as soon as the opportunity il
afforded it. .'...
Taking it all in all, the Beckel House
is worthy of an epoch that has giver
America the Lindell, Occidental, Gait
and Ogden House, and Dayton should
be proud of its grand hotel.-LouisviN
(RU.) Dailu Led0er, Mau 6,