New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-18
NEV. YORK HOTELS CROUDED.
TIE REVIVAL OF TRADE AND OTHER CAUSES COM
BINING TO FILL THEM ALL.

TIE REVIVAL OF TRADE AND OTHER CAUSES COM
BINING TO FILL THEM ALL.
One of the surest signs OF an extended re-
yiyal OF business and widespread feeling Of conf
dence in the renewed prosperity OF the country ls
afforded by an inspection OF the hotel registers ana
a comparison of the numbers OF guests with those OF
a similar season IN former years. TRIBUNE reporter
visited eighteen different hotels few days ago, and
the common statement was Of crowded houses of a
phcants turned away and OF marked increase OF Dus-
ness year 1t the general report that the
present influx OF visitors is caused by merchants com
ing to the city to make their Spring purchases
by people who left their homes in town Oh May
and are not vet ready TO 60 into the country and IN
measure by tho tidal Of European travel. But
more than crowded state OF the hotels IL owing TO
the good times. People not afraid TO spend their
money, and take the opportunity to visit FeW-1"rK'
perhaps for the first time in In eviden OF the
general plethora Of strangers in town. several inter
with clerks and propretors OF various hotels are
appended.
At the Asor House IL was stated that "busness has
been much better this Winter than last Just now the
house s crowded with Spring buy Trade prospects
are good. and they flock to town TO make
their purchases The hotel boom is the effect
Of the general prosperity OF the country.
Our house Is full except Saturdays and Sundays, and
even tonight we have barely two three vacant
rooms"
The clerk atthe st. Nicholas SAID " There is no par
tiCular rush Win us JUST now We DhNo DttH u'lhs
good business all Winter They say the dry goods trade
ia little dull but We do not feel 1t. Other trades
good and that upon business Our guests arc
mostly transient. They come and co."
At the Metropolitan 1t was said: saturdays ana
sundays are our worst days because our business is 20
largely transient. Since last August there has been
what politicians call boom In trade 1t Is moth
lug the echo Of the general improvement in business
circles throughout the country. Here and al the Park
Avenue Hotel We have been crowded continually AS com
pared with April aud May Of 1879, we have improved
greatly in the number OF guests received. think our
present rush Is partly accounted for by The ineiregn
keeping and the date OF ght into the country"
Al Grand Central 1t stated that the house was
well filed and that tue guests were very generally cOun-
try merchants making spring seiecti9ns OF goods ,o
hotel business has been splendid for the past six
months. The times better That is the secret OF
Il. We are always crowded"
At the Union Square Hotel which reported to
be crowded, the state OF affairs was attributed u
eral prosperity OF the people The clerks at the Car-
endCn aud Everett said that tbs number Of Their ens
give other reason for tue crowds but thc unusual ac
Tic reporter was told the Fifth Avenue Hotel that
the house OVERLOOKING with guests and that many
s spite Of the free use of cots The RUSH" said
the clerk, as caused by the TACT that 80
many are changing their permanent residences They
come to during the interim: And We nave good
many Western politicians. We have been crowded for
At the Albemarle only two rooms have been vacant
for night since October L. Thiry,s1 PEOPLE were
for lack Of accommodations. Improvement IN trade
given the cause Of such great tax npon the re-
sources of the house. People have money enough to
bring their wives and their families too, mat
ter OF course "And when they come like the policemen
in the PIRATES OF Penzance.' they don't co."
The crowded state Of The Hotel Brunswick was at
trbuted by the clerk TO European travel largely.
At the Sturtevant new reason was given.
ait Is the folks that placing mining stock
up the hotels Our house full, been all WIN
ter"
The Gilsey House Is turning away people every
day. Here also it said that persons interested ~
mining projects were filing the hotels. AT the Grand
Hotel the reporter shown pile Of letters and tele
grams engaging rooms for days IN advance, and the
house was stated TO be AT the ROssOre
the clerk sad that there mad not been vacant room III
the house weeks until Thursday last. The ST.
Cloud was reported ~ be full.
InouIry at the Windsor elected the following state
ment: 1--WE have been crowded since September,
cept on Saturday nights Just are getting
great deal OF transient trade. Families
coming to town 10 do their Spring shop
ping The elevated railroads help a great deal. But
II is the splendid OF business throughout the whole
Land that is filing all the hotels OF the CITY,"