The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-08
Grand.WindsOr Hotel.

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Grand-WindsOr Hotel
Among the many hotels of the south none
stand higher with the travelling public than
the Grand. Windsor, of this city. Under the
management of Colonel W. H. Whitla, q
gentleman eminently qualified for the posi-
ton he fills, combining as he does in himself
all the elements necessary to successful
host, it deserves all the good things that are
said of it and merits even more than is gen.
orally expressed The Grand Windsor, as is
generally known, is two immense hotel
buildings, Joined together by abridge extend
ing across Austin street. This bridge is not
oAly convenient but it is ornate in its build
and finish and adds no little to the general
appearance of the two buildings in one. For
several weeks past workmen have been busy
renovating, overhauling, adding to and
changing the buildings, Not less than ten
thousand dollars worth Of Improvements have
been made on the buildings in the last few
weeks. New iron pillars have been put in
new dining rooms, etc, arranged, and the
painters and plumbers have been busy, too.
The office is in the Main street part
of the building, and it is one
of the largest and most comfortable
hotel offices in the south. 1t is arranged es'
pecially for convenience and comfort, and ia
the warm weather of summer is always cool
and pleasant In the rear of the office Is the
private office of the proprietors, most lastly
arranged and furnished, Adjoining is the
writing room for guests, where paper int,
pens and desks are always at command To
the right of the office, as you enter from
Main street, is IN ample sample room. open
ing on Main street. where commereal tray
eIers can display their samples 10 lhe iett
Of the office is spacious billiard haIl, with
number Of elegant tables, under the man
agement and supervision OF Colonel George
! w. HynSon. This billiard nail is one OF the
finest in the state, Is well kept and Is AIRY ana
pleasant ut all times. In front, 10 the lelt
of the office is the bar where the best OF IL
Quors and wines are always to be had. Ad'
Joining the office is u barber shop and eIe'
CANT bath rooms and near the front doora
cigar and news stand. In fact all the con-
venences any guest can desire are at hand.
The dining hall, fifty feet by seventy, is IN
elegant room Two hundred guests can be
seated in it comfortably and easily. The
steaming tables and silver bullets are in
spacious room forty by fifty feet adjoining
with the kitchen. Next to it, the kitchen,
being fitted up with cooking ranges and all
the modern improvements. The store room,
pastry room and bakery and all are near to-
gether, so that everything works
smoothly and tremendously Every de-
partment has its head and superintendent
and everything goes By clock-work. The
hotel has its own kitchen garden and all the
vegetables used, and they are OF every
known variety, are'raised in this garden.
Colonel Whitls has already put up two
barrels of pickles from the excess OF cucum-
bers raised. He is now establishing q dairy
farm snd will raise his own milk and butter
and chickens and eggs. There are one hum
dred and fifteen sleeping rooms in the house,
and three hundred guests, without any trouble
or ,crowding can be sunptuously cared for.
On special occasions, twice this number can
be lodged, and guests ad llbltum can be fed
All the guests who apply at the state conven'
ton can b. accommodated, and IN STYLE
too, unexceptlonable In all respects. The house
is now being repaired, calcomined and papered
from top to bottom, rev gas-1xtures IN the
way OF handsome brackets and chandeliers
put in, and the dining-room returnlshed with
silver and china, The 70 ms are elegantly
1 furnished, and the cuisiSe is unsurpassed in