Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-06-06

plications received we examined and accepted
25O applicants. They promised, and prom
ised, and promised to come, but at last would
back out by admitting that they would rath.
er stay where the men were. You can't deal
with women, anyhow, without great deal of
trouble. Why, out of the handful Of board.
ers we have there are at least fifteen that should
not be in the hotel They don't earn their
living, and are there merely out of economy.
The hotel was not made for them. How they
got in I don't know. But there they are.
With all our advertising, and explanations,
and notices, there are fifteen out of that fifty
already in the hotel whom we have been do
ing our best to keep out. A hotel exclusive
ly for women on an extensive scale is an i'm.
possibility. The handful of boarders is scat
tered all over the house.
WHAT 1T COST TO RUN THE HOTEL.
Leaving out the $259,000 of interest a year
on the cost of the hotel, our gas costs $4,000
a year, our water $4,000, and our taxes $22,-
600. Our head cook costs several thousand
year, and so do hi, four assistants. Our forty
colored walters cost us $25 month apiece
and their board. 1t takes even now, with
less than fifty boarders, q payroll of 100
hands to run the establishment, more than
three apiece for the guests. We can't do
with less the building is so large, and it all
has to be cared for. Exclusive of interest,
taxes, water and gas, it has cost over 5000
day more than we have received to run the
Woman's Hotel since it's opening. The wo-
men do not understand it or appreciate it or
patronize it. Every day we get letters from
rich sick women or travelling women, and
from all kinds of women of means, who
do not earn their living, asking if they can
stop at the hotel on their way through the
city, or while here on business or undergoing
treatment. We never intended to run hos
pital, or a place where rich ladies could
save money by stopping. In order to show
how the place has been misunderstood, con-
tinued Judge Hilton, an application was
made, few days ago, on behalf of Clara
Morris, the great actress, that she be admitted
as a guest. The application was accepted, on
the ground that the lady is a workingwoman,
earning her living by her art Then her hus-
band, Mr.. Harriott, supplemented the appli.
cation that these two exceptions be made in
his wifes case That her meals should be
taken to her room, as she was an invalid and
was compelled to eat many of her meals in
recumbent position, and that he, Mr.. Harri-
ott, should be allowed free access to her room,
whenever sent for, and every evening on his
way home from business. I answered that
we should be very glad, indeed, to have the
great actress as guest at the Woman's Hotel,
but thought Mr.. Harriott's attention had not
been called to the rules about male company,
and said that she should be welcome as
guest under the rules. have not received
any answer to my letter. That shows how
hard it is to get people to understand the real
nature of an institution like ours. The struct-
urs was built so exclusively for women that
the bare alteration necessary for it's use by
men will cost about $4,000. Everything
will be ready by June 5, and have received
every evidence that the place will be we'll pat
ronized from the start. AS it stands it is the
best hotel structure in the world. The wo-
men don't want it. We will let the general
public have trial at it"
ANEW DEPARTURE.
The reporter was informed that the ladies
who are at present guests will be welcome to
remain just as long as they choose. When
the Judge was asked if he was going to change
the place into a "Young Mems Hotel" he
said no, that he had had enough of the board
ing. house business; that it would be gener.
al hotel, conducted on 6rst.class style, and
on business principles, furnished and all as now
with the addition of billiard, smoking, and
saloon rooms and barber shops. The report
er was given to understand that no material
changes would be made in the rates, and the
name would probably be the Stewart Hotel.
Everything in the building now, such as the
silverware, sheet, pllow.cases, spreads, books,
&c., was stamped "Woman's Hotel" These
will all have to be changed and card an
nouncing the date of the new opening, the
name of the establishment, and the terms of
board, will be made public throug h the press
in due time. Judge Hilton is reported to
have said that he wouldn't take $500,0OO q
year to again run woman's hotel. A great
deal of weeping was done among the present
lady occupants of the spendid edi6ce when
the announcement of the change was made to
them. The hotel will be conducted on the
present style of the Metropolitan Hotel, re-
tanning Prof. Edward Schelscher and two as
sistants, as we'll as the remainder of the pre-
sent help, and will continue under the mar.
agement of Mr.. Henry Clair, who is general
manager of all the hotel property of the Stew
art estate