The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-11
The st. Louis Hotel Job.
Evidence Of Kellogg's Completely Therein.
From q Disinterested Witness.

Being among those WHO put no faith or
reliance in usurper Kelloggs professions or
promises, and believing-his denial to the
contrary, Notwithstanding that he was
the prime mover of the scheme for plum
dering the people by the renting OF another
building for State House purposes, l went
to the trouble Of hunting mp testimony in
support of my belief. My labor has been
rewarded by the discovery of the following
strongly corroborative evidence. The ap-
pended extracts are from the New Orleans
correspondence of the st. Louis Republican,
under date of August 6. 1873:
"KELLoGG RING OPERATIONS.
"The removal of the Governors Office,
offices Of Secretary Of State and State
Registrar Of Voters, to the st. Louis Hotel,
confirms the current report that it is the
purpose Of Mr.. Kellogg to enter into con-
tract for the lease of that building for use
as a State-HOuse for a term of ten years, at
an annual rent Of $4,000.
''The hotel building in contemplation is
ia no way suited for the purpose and would
require an additional expense of at least one
hundred thousand dollars before it could be
used as State House, making an expendi-
ture of five hundred thousand dollars by the
State, on building which, at the expiration
Of the lease would belong, not to the State.
but to private corporation which gave one
hundred thousand dollars for it about two
years ago.
Besides, it is not centrally located, being
in the old French part of the city, not ac
cessible by the numerous lines OF street rail
roads, which enable persons to go to or from
any part of the city and Canal street, the
business centre. Business men and capital
lists are seeking investments above Canal
street rather than below, where the building
alluded to is located.
Gas an illustration of the value of the
st. Louis Hotel building and adjacent prop
erty, it is only necessary to state that as
hotel property it has been Improbable, and
for the past seven or eight years nearly all
the time closed. 1t was sold by the Citi-
zens' Bank about the year 1860 for 100000
to Hall & Hildreth, who, failing to meet
their payments, the property reverted to
the bank, which sold it again two years ago,
as stated.
"The building now occupied as State
House mechanics Institute) is very suit
able for the purpose, and is leased at an
annual rent Of $4,000. 1t is well and cen
trally located, only half block from Canal
street, the street railroad centre is but a
few minutes walk from the Post Office, the
CustOm-House an' TT ncipal hotels. These
facts would seem confirm the belief that
the scheme is c. co3tei to put money
in some ones pOcl t. .
"In the present mp )verished condition
Of the people, it is liey d that the Execu-
tive and the membe's OF the General Assem-
bly, can occupy les. 60 geous apartments
until the State can bu Id it's DID, or erect
a new State House. Ire 100000 which the
scheme said to be contemplated will add
to the burdens of the Taxpayers, would 60
far toward erecting new State building, SO
much needed for this purpose"
In subsequent letter, the same writer,
referring to the ''St Louis Hotel job" says
notwithstanding the fact that in former
number the action contemplated by de .facto
Kellogg, in regard to the leasing of the St.
Louis Hotel for use as State House, at an
enormous yearly rent, not one Of the local
newspapers has dared to mention the sub
ject, or to either favor or condemn the ac-
ton contemplated" OBSERVER.