Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-15
THE RAILROAD HOTEL.
Large, Airy and Convenient Build % inS-A Model StrucIure-Person Mention

The change in the time schedule of
 the Southern Pacific railroad, Inaug- urated some weeks ago, created a ne cesSity for railroad hotc! at this ] place to accommodate the large mum Der of travellers over the southern tTansconunental route. To meet this
 demand the company detailed MT. A.
 A. Porter, an experienced hotel man
 and one of the pioneers of the Pacific
 coast, to proceed to Tucson and make arrangements for the erection of 8
 suitable building and 10 prepare such
 temporary accommodations pending
 it's erection as the circumstances war
 ranted. MT. Porter at once secured
 portion of the freight aepot and
 converted it into a primitive but
 pleasant dining room. and has sue
 ceeded in pleasing all with whom he
 has had business relations. The hotel
 was begun about six weeks ago. the
 materials being shipped here from
 California. In style of architecture
 It Is an Arizona modification of the
 Swlss-Intended to moderate the Cli-
 matte extremes prevalent in this sec
 ton. IL is frame building. well
 stayed and braced throughout and all
 the rooms are plastered and hard lin-
 ished, and thoroughly ventilated.
 The building is G3X1S9 feet in size, the versndas, ten feet wide. which surround the east, south and west faces of the building on both Stor- ies. The south end room of the first floor is the bar room, 20x31 feet in size; next comes a hallway, Sx10 feet, with a broad flight of easy stairs tO the second story. Beyond the hall is the dining room, 31x6212 feet, next 10 l which are the china closet and pan try, a hall between them leading into | the rOomy kitchen 20x3l feet in size, | supplied with hot and cold water, | sinks, etc, and huge range of lm- | mense capacity. North of the kitch- l en is store room t0xl515 feet, and pastry room of the same sIZe, beyond | which is laundry, 20x3l feet, hal! . 6x3l feet, and three servants rooms, | 10X13 feet each.
 Up stairs, the southeast corner of l the building is occupied by the ladies parlor and tianking the long hallway which traverses ! the length of the building are sleep- ing rooms, each 10 by 12 feet in size. In the north end of the second story is a large bathroom, with hot and cold water, and convenient closets supplied with patent traps. The ve- randas afford a splendid promenade, and are always shady and pleasant The entire cost of the hotel IS some thiug over S20000.
 The furniture for its equipment has arrived. and will be arranged as soon as the plumbing is finished-probab bly, on Sunday or Monday. It is all new and first class. All in all, it is the most complete hotel m the Territory, and one that will create favorable upon transient patrons.
 Mr. A. A Porter, the pleasant and landlord, Is a New Yorker, and has had experience in the How ard Hotel, of New York city, and the United States Hotel, of Saratoga. ! arriving m San Francisco on Febru- ary 22d of that year. He has since been engaged in various pursuits. For time he was engaged in mer- cantlle business in Stockton, and was in the California State Controllers office from 1854 10 1855, and from 1851 to 1861 he held the contract for the United States Custom Houss draying, since which tune he has been engaged in mining speculations in Mexico and elsewhere, with varying results. Last year MT. Porter was one of the Di- rectors of the Pioneer Society of the Pacific coast. He is a very pleasant and unassuming gentleman, and al ways seems at home in any position in which circumstances place him. His selection as host of the new hotel was a iudicious one.