The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-22
The Best and 8Iost Complete EstabIisEl
ment Of the Kind in Kansas.
Opening OF the Hotel COOlIdge.-A Val
liable and Long-Nesded Inn
proVement

the history OF the town in which all OF
our people are interested. Without any
disparagement TO other hotels in the
city which are admirably kept, the need
in Emporia of first-class building for
this purpose, whose size and general APP
pointments should be commensurate
with The demands of our growing city,
has been long felt, and its ultimate sup
ply is a source of congratulation in
which the public will generally share.
The new structure is of brick. The
style of architecture is plain but neat,
and the southern and eastern fronts of
the building are tianked by broad veran-
dab, which will prove delightful fea-
ture of the house during the charming
summer evenings for which Kansas is
SO justly noted.
The building has a frontage of 1926
feet on Sixth avenue and 80 feet on Mer-
chants street. The main entrance is on
the latter street. The ladies' entrance
Is on the avenue between the Office and
dining room.
The Office, in the southeast corner, is a
large, well-lighted and thoroughly venti-
lated room, commanding pleasant view
of Sixth avenue, Merchants street and a
part of Commercial. Adjoining it is the
reading room, coy apartment, which
was rendered doubly inviting by the
cheerful fire which burned in the open
CRATE To the left of broad hall run
ming north and south is found con-
venient wash-room, next to which Is a
barber shop we'll supplied with
bath-tubs, great desideratum
to the travelling public. Farther on, to
the right are a couple of fine sample
rooms, aud at the end of the passage is
the billiard hall, which, we understand.
will be used for the present as a dancing
room for club parties.
The dining room faces the south, and
is located the first floor back of the
Office in the ell running east and west.
1t will have the full benefit of the breeze
from that quarter during the warm
weather which will greatly enhance the
comfort of the guests of the house. The
table appointments are in excellent taste,
and the new dishes and silver ware and
faultless linen tend to stimulate the ap-
petite and promote digestion. The cook
is apparently master of his art, and the
servants are prompt and obliging.
On the second floor are located the
parlors and apartments for boarders and
transient guests. The rooms are all
well lighted and are as uniformly desir-
able as any we have seen in the west.
The furniture is all new and excellent
taste has been observed in its selection.
Both the second and third floors contain
a number ofsuites of rooms, to which are
attached bathing accommodations, a
convenience not often attainable in a
Kansas hotel. Every one of the fifty
guest rooms in the house is connected
with the Office by an electric enunciator,
by means of which the wants of the pa.
irons of the house can be promptly min.
istered to.
The management of the hotel devolves
upon Mr.. E. K. Criley, the lessee, who is
assisted by Mr.. Harry Shaw, gentle
man who has had q ripe experience in
the hotel business. Both of these gen
tlemen are extremely affable and oblig
ing, and cannot fail to win the favor Of
all who may be the recipients of theil
gracious offices. The directory have furn
ished to the city house of public enter
tainment which will meet the demands
of this progressive community for many
years to come, and the following brie
sketch of the history of this praise
worthy enterprise will be opportune il
connection with this article:
For several years attempts had beer
made to raise the money here for sucl
an enterprise. They all failed, as die
all efforts tn find some one abroad to I'm
dertake it
About year ago the matter took def
mite shape, mainly through the efforts
of our fellOw-townsman, Col. H. G
Whitley. So badly was the need of suci
an institution felt in our city that til,
business men seemed ripe for it, and il
couple of days Col. Whitley reported
subscriptions to the amount of abOu
$4,000. This at once assured the sue
cess of the undertaking, and the work o
obtaining subscriptions went on unit
So ,OOC was reported. A hotel company
was organized in May, 1880. with CAPT
tai stock of SOS, 900. This was afterwards
increased to $4,000 The company a
once bought the well known and eligi
BILE Judge Ruggles' corner, at the inter
section of Sixth avenue with Merchants
street, paying therefor $500. On tina
site to-day stands the best and most com
plete hotel structure in Kansas. The or
ganization of the company was at once
effected, as follows: DirectOrs-H. c
Whitley, Van r. Holmes, L. r. Holder
man, l.. Severy and w. T. Soden. Presi
dent, II. C. Whitley; secretary, Capt. A
NJ. SOmmers; treasurer. II. d. Thomas
The largest subscription to the capital
stock was made by E. r. Holderman
and the names of the subscribers are as
follows: E. r. Holderman, Il. c. Whit
ley, ii. c. Cross, VIM. Martindale, Of
Madison, VIM. Powell, P B. Plumb
Rev. James Barnett, Holmes s. Holden
G. Hood, Thomas & Jones, Atyeo s. Her
man, Geo. w. Bennett, H. Dunlap, Bra
gunier s. Rosenberg, Geo. w. Newman
E p. Bruner, Lewis Lutz, l. D. Fox s
Co., K. R. McCandliss, ]. w. Trueworthy
N. E. Weaver, John Carter, of Plym
outh, Watson & Grove, A. NJ. SOmmers
Daniel Bittler, Of Biitlertown, Allied
Roberts. of Neosho Rapids, II. B. Lowe
VIM. Clarke, d. Thomas s. Co., J. Jay
Buck. Jacob Stotler, ID. S. Bill, L. C.
Wood, L. L. HaIleck.
After advertising for plans, and full
discussion of their merits, the one pre-.
scented by Haskell s. Wood, of Topeka
WAS chosen. r. ID. Thomas was chosen
superintendent of construction and in
June the contract for the entire work
was let to Homes & Jillson. of this city
The brick was made and put into the
wall by Josiah Rosenberg; the contract
tors did the carpenter work; Frank Nc
Cain did the plastering; w. FL. COckerill
the painting; Bruner 81 Hogan the
plumbing, and ID. G. McMurtric the tia
work. The work Throughout, is done il
the best manner, and is credit Ia al
who were engaged in the construction
The cost of the building alone Is SCI, 900
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