, 1874-04-18
.,vAt0 HOTELS.
Is the Business OVerdoue
Now ?
The Statistics Prove that II Is Not.
Comparison of Accommodations Now
and Before the Fire.
.,vAto HOTELS.
Hotel Managers I1otlr1slling.

An imnroaston prevails In the Enss and olso-
whoro that tho lotol business In Chicago Is ovor-
done md, wllen proprlotors Of Chlcago ostaD-
tIsl,montB visit New York. Cincinnati, md st.
Louis, thoy arc salutod with II understand you
aro losing money" TINT "thore aro too many
hotels tn Chicago, and very fow Arriyals." At
tcmptH to provo that such Ia not tho fact aro mot
with an incrcdulous look, aud, rs oil tho faolH
caunot DO carried around III ono'H mind, 1t Ia tho
PURPOSE Of this briof art.co to do,nonstrato tMo
things TINT thoro Is but blight incronae in tue
accommodations for transient boardors einco the
fro, and that tho arrivals havo not only boon
fully up to tho avorngo, but tint moro money
has boon made by tito hotels OF Chicago this
wintor than within tho same period OF timc since
1861. The gain has not resulted from tho
number Of .tarriynls" in tho city, but
is nlogotlcr owing to tho fact TINT families and
unmarried gentlemen who formerly kept house
or Ind rooms have deserted them for hotel life.
Tho " arrivals to-day aggregate as many rs in
previous years thore has been no noticeable in-
creaso since 1863 the average then, as now, bc~
ing about 500 t1ny. This, multiplied by 395,
gives 292, ,0o0 which ropreaouta tho entiro tran
aient business dono III d year by tho principal
hotels which eqra1s TINT Of New York. Hero
thcro aro only a5o, 1000 people, while 100000 live
thore.
nEFonE THE FIRE.
Before tho fro tlloro wero in Chicago forty ho-
tc|s with room capacity for transient boardors as
follows: Michigan Avnnuo and Congress- Hall,
1870 Sherman, 25i (; fremont, 100 Briggs, 1G5 !;
metropolitan, 150 Adams, 110; st. James, 150 |;
ralncr, 225 City, GO; Clifton, 400; Dgolow,
100 MattoBon, 200; nTassasoit, Is; Royoro,
l25 Eovada, i25; Carbon City, 1875; Orient
s0 mverSt Sar, 5o Avsnuo i'q Sr.as Ansf 81
Carenlon North side2. TO; olareuaon (soath
Bide), 40 Jeryis 40 !; richmond, 1876 ]; Contral,
40; Hotel Garni, 10 Now York, 7b; Waahug-
ton, 10 Mau1ton, 35; Hamilton, 10 ! Darnos,
loo; Lacledo, 60 ; sclialrs, 80; Southern, 75 !;
rooms, 3,00l. or those tho Barnes, Laclclo,
Southern, Eagle (Gault), Uhlcb. St. Carolino's
Court, Avenue, and Everett. were not destroyed.
Aud OF the others thueo subjoned were not re-
bui1t-that is. on their old Rtes !; hut largor and
Lantlsomor structures wore erected in other To-
calltioB and christonod with tho old namos !:
Metropolitan, adams, ST.. Jamcs, pn11nor, City,
Clifton, Bigolow, Matteson, Rovero, Nevada,
Garlon City; Orient. Androws' European, 0ler,
Gsrni, Now York, Washington. Hamilton, aud
Schall'e
PRESENT ACCOMMODATIONS.
There aro at present In Chicago tho following
hotels, with the capacity for transieut boartlers
an estorisk Grand Pacific. 400; Palmer, $50 !;
Tromont, 220; Sherman 1856; Gardner,* 14G !;
Clifton, l25; l1attcson, 1875; Grand Central,
90; st.. James, 90; Briggs, 1lo; Miohigan Ea
oity, s.; Ogden, G 80 !; sand's 10; Albums. Is; An,
loraons, rs; Dnrkea. ~ Kuhns, 1A5 Central,
l50; AIaulton, 100 Darncs, 100 ;Gault, ITO; Bur-
dick, 90; Westminster, 90; Comnlorcial, 200
West sido Clifton. CO.. Woat sido Briggs, 50 !;
St3as g4ish aqss h9ss 19 Wgsss KysSt 81 bsaaS sSts
50; Ayenne, 100; st. Carolno's Court, 60 !;
Bahop Court, 10; Union park.* GO Clarendon
{North sito), 90; Metropolitan 15o. Total,
a,oo3. snbtructing tho number Of rooms in The The
lsotols which are closod there arc loft 4.007
rooms arailnblo for transient loardorsnn in
crease over tho number before tho fire OF t03.
This certainly doen not look a. il tho
business was ,'oyerdono," as it shows
have beon available II tho fire Ind not como and
swept away tho completed Pacific, and stopped
the erection Of tho now Palmer. Besides, tho
present accommodations are, in ovorY respect,
IN improvement oyor tho old ones, all tho mod
ern conyenicnccs hayiug beon adopted BY tho
liberal builders.
HOTEL OWNERS. ...
The only people who arc not at nll troubled
ire those who own tho hotels and tho roM estnte
On which thoy stand. Some Of them hayo rut
gcous and elaborate OF Structures with
out materially il1croaeitg tho capacity,
aud. us but few more people can bo acco.nmo-
dated. and 10 higher pric obtained than
previous to tho fire. they not getting large
return Oh their Investments az expected,
HOTEL LEssEEs.
The outlook for hotel propriotors ia as good a
ono US they wish for, and, because tho auticipa-
Hons Of tue ownors OF hotol property hnvo not
becu realized. it is unfair and unwarrantablo ia
!ool; upon individual disappointment as proof ol
tpuDlip calamity.