New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-10
TIE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.

NEW HOTELS FOR CEETENNIAL GUEsrs-A PROPOSED
LODGING-HOUsE SYSTEM
tFRoN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUNE.l
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1.-The newspaper dis
cusson Of the want OF hotel accommodate for visitors
to the Centennial Exhibition has had the effect OF sinl
lang number Of enterprises that promise TO flr to-
ward supplying the want. Anxiety lest the
Exhibition shall be damaged by the failure
OF the city to provide food and lodgin,
for her Is therefore measugahly relieved Several
hotel projects are beyond the first stage, and
may De now spoken OF certain OF accomplishment.
The Important these is the Globe Hotel large
wooden structure building Bslmontsve, within
n stones throw 81 the main Exhibition building. 4
number of city pocians-tLe only class with
wlon money Is plentiful in these hard times
have formed company TO build The hotel.
thin - hours after ne passage by the Councils Of the
rcsessary ordinance givinc permission Cor Ike erection
~ frame The lot cte tie Company had
then and materials the grounl, and since
then the rapidly with which the work been pushed
has been almost great that displayed on Inc Centen-
Nal building. The Globe will have 1860 rooms, and
Wl Il is claimed be tho lar es hotel n Tie world Just
OF it, and approached by passages through it
80 lact wide EACH vii BE the great Exhibition station OK
the Penn~y .Y4 Railroad, Tor which ground has already
been broken.
the sharp tr,anee formed by the intersection Of
mout and En-ayes and facing TIE south portal Cf
tanning l5O rooms put up by the propretors Of TIE Con
ti1ental a branch OF that establishment Unlike tie
Globe, IL VIII 10 permanent structure. These two
hOtcs viii ~ fax toward accommodating visitors who
conc 20 stay three days AMI prefer to fad lod-
n.s in the nm Late vicinity OF tie Exhibition. Tn:
situation ia excellent not only on account
OF tie neighborng railway station, but from the
faot that all the lines Will terminate shere.
Within sI0r; distance Of the east portal OK tic main
building wish there was tier f0r the s.rUc
tire md suggest II no one has better title that
aiouii follow vienna. and call It The industrial Pllacn
Ai r. J. DObJrs the contractor for ~ lch ~ IN, Ctnt
rial work. vii shorty put NJ row 81 dWrlli-, q ,.-i'i
10 bc 20 fer hocl purposes CURING inc i"nttnnd ear
no, I'll contain rooms about 800 guests. 4 Ike
ferrer g. 10 progress the Cath Ira! Cemetery about
hat a milo rom ne T. hihitlon.
Tho nl' hotels in rae city viii nearly double their
present 80 by LEASING rooms in neigh orinc
PR houses for The list Of their guests some q thcI
tl of rii- n their rates for board. Il they 20 The pu
lie ought avoid them. There VII rot be the small II
oxcIse tlr increasing prices mex s'a'. P.oyison5 VIII
tny Tee itarcr nor Strfllitt wages l-Itf'
Blt 81 there so,dt be add .i0n 20 these items Of ~
rtI-o a." l. 'urs viii bc twhl] compensated D. TIE
pnaf f.- oi business II season when the- houses are
n.-,id mort Is ,. Ing made ,ilrplen Mt the
hotel accommodate which IT best viii az insufficient,
b7 a svs OF lod-ings IN prlyae hoses managed ny
the railroad cOnuane sell 1T the ckc5 offices IN the
uriucii cities of tc country coupons OI iod-AE 4or
uflcts 81 day inward. The pu.e u me cor
non; - N come 10 Philadelphia with his room engage
in advance. ON arriving he viii be thaen to the
Se the o' .tloS S'o" of the cpmpSny. iodgnS;
..trEcd. and also concise description on inc rooms
a... Liable ~ the p'.ee ne nae p',d' ant ~I Ii
Quarters. No c.ty IN me world mas so nuc loSe room
"a proportion - is population as Philadelphia and 10
only nee Is yst hike the above to make hoi- and- OF
-..c rooms available 10 Centennial Visitors, and
source OF revenue o. tncr pnssesslfS