The Morning herald., 1876-01-08
Our Centennfnl BOarSlsPs.

MAKING READY TO FEED AND ROOM THE
CENTENNIAL. vISITORs-WHAf THE HO-
Tells AND PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSES
INTEND DOING.
Those cities which arc near enough to
Philadelphia to make the m desirable, stop
ping points during the Centennial, for those
persons who either through choice or neces
sity are compelled to find other accommo-
dations ontside Of the Quaker City are think
ing seriously of the effect which the influx
of visitors will have upon the hotel and
boarding house rates in their midst. The
proprietors and landlsdies of Wilmington,
have been quietly working out this problem:
and most of them have determined upon
what they will do. sd ".F
There does not appear to be any disposi-
tion upon the part of the hotels to impose
upon the public, and most Of them will
adopt liberal policy.
The Clayton Honse, will charge 1850 per
day, but they win continue to keep the old
Doarders attheir usual rates, until the rooms
which they otherwise have at their disposal
are all filed, when every one who wishes to
remain will be compelled to pay at therate
stated above. Every effort will be made to
retain their b0arders at the old rate, and
they will not be discharged until the neces.
sity is imperative. This rate, the season,
for SO fine hotel az the Clayton, 10 not
considered at all unreasonable.
The United States will make no change
in the rates Whatever, and will continue to
run at the old figures $3.50 per day. The
boarders will not be asked anything beyond
what they are paying. Mr.. Merritt, the
proprietor is not sanguine that; tho trade
will be as greatly benefited BY the Centen-
nial, and he intends as he said to HEnALD
representative, yesterday, I" Not to Go
Back on his Regular Trade"
There will be change at the Delaware
House, the present proprietor, Mr.. Ortlip,
removing to the Lafayette on Shipley Street,
and Mr.. Hanna, formerly of the United
States, taking his place as h0ste. It is UNI
derstood that Mr.. Hanna, will do somewhat
a. the Clayton House will and will charge
IS a day.
The Lafayette, Orange and Ninth streets,
which will be kept by Mr.. Ortlip, now of
the Delaware House, will be put in first
class condition and made hrst-class hotel.
Mr.. Ortlip will charge transient rates 1T %
per day, and will provide for regular board
ers at reasonable figures. ..,t
J. In the other hotels there will be slight
advances in the rates, but no other changes.
There is general feeling among the pro-
prietors of hotels and boarding houses that
the business will be very much improved by
the Centennial, and they are making pre-
parations accordingly. All tho space that
can be conveniently, and in some cases In
conveniently turned into bedrooms is being
converted to this use and there will be \ de-
cided increase In the boarding houses In this
city. Many private families will take
boarders if the business will warrant It, and
there seems good prospect Of the city be-
coming an immense boarding house itself.
There seems to be reason for some
increase In the rate, for provisions will, in
all probability, bs somewhat advanced, but
the boarders will obtain some equivalent
for the extra money in the better fare which
will naturally be provided
We have information from Q reliable
source that the railroad companies, which
centre in Philsdelphia and who intend to
provide those passengers who desire 1t with
rooms in Philadelphia, are looking to other
cities near, and thus Wilmington will pro-
badly be selected as one Of these points.
But what Wilmington is to gain or loose
by this feature of the Centennial remains
to be seen,