The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-26

POWEI-I's PRIDE
a description OF the New Fifth Avenas
Hotel of Emperia

PONEIsL'S PRIDE
a description or the New Fiji, Avenu
Hotel Of EmPorIa.
The new Fifth Avenue hotel, AT tn
corner of Fifth avenue and Merchant
street, is now in perfect running orde
and is complete in all of those appoint
ments which go to make up a first-clas
public house. The structure is OF bricl
and is built on the English basemen
plan, making it substantially building
Of three stories. The dimensions ART
S7xGi feet, the longer side facing Fifth
avenue. On the north and cast sides i:
a handsome broad veranda, four or five
feet from the ground, which adds a
once 10 the appearance of the house
and during the summer months cspec
tally, will prove n source Of great enjoy.
ment to the guests. The building is
symmetrical in its proportions, and pre-
sents an exterior the attractive character
of which affords an earnest of the COM
forts and conyeniences within
| The Office, a w'elllighted and cheerful
room is located at the northeast corner
of the house, and is approached from
the veranda by two doors. In counec-
ton Herewith is cosy and neatly fur
nished reading room and five sample
rooms which, for size and convenience,
are not oqualled in Kansas, it being the
object of the proprietor TO make his
house especially attractive to CONNER
cial travellers with whom he is very pop
ular. The dining room, capable Of seat
ing fifty people, is lighted and ventilat-
ed by windows on the north and south,
and Che table appointments, all Of which
are new and of the neai' st patterns and
best quality, enhance the beauty
of this part OF the house.
The kitchen is in the basement
and the orders are dispatched by means
Of speaking tube and sent up in a
dumb waiter.
4 wide and handsome stair way leads
from the Office to the upper floor, where
the parlor and sleeping apartments are
located. The former is delightful
room facing on Merchants street and
Fifth avenue, and is furnished in the
most tasteful and elegant manner, a
new Brussels carpet, fine lace curtains,
plush and damask, making up a charm
ing and harmonious effect. The cham
Der which connects with it is fitted up
with an equal disregard Of expense and
is a really luxurious anartment. \
number Of the rooms are IN suites, and
all are arranged in a manner admirably
suited To meet the demands of the
travelling public. The many pretty lit.
tie sadornments. which lend such
pleasantsand homc-likc. air to the guest
chambers are the handiwork of Miss
Anna Moore, neicc of the proprietor.
She and her sister, Miss Sarah, who
superintends the cuisine, are invaluable
factors in running the house, and are
universal favOriiies with-all Who know
them,
Among the other conveniences of the
house arc bath tubs, q wash room, billiard
hail, shaving saloon, etc, etc. There are
twenty-four rooms in the house, and these
have been in almost constant use ever
since the house was opened. The duties
of caterer are assumed by the proprietor
in person, whose nice discrimination in
the selection Of cdibles is known and
recognized by travelling men all over the
country.
The Office is presided over by Mr.
Harry Mitchell, IN extremely obliging
and popular young gentleman who has
for a number of years made his home
in this town, and who by his own I'M
aided efforts has achieved success and is
esteemed and admired for his pluck and
many agreeable qualities.
1t would be hardly fair, in this con-
nection, TO fail to mention Mcssrs. Ford
and Love, the accommodating porters
who are always on hand TO administer
to the wants of guests and who have
come to lIeTeGognized as fixtures about
the house.
In short, it would be difficult TO find
in Kansas or out Of it hotel more
thoroughly equipped than the Fifth av-
enue, or one which is better deserving
of patronage. It's completion puts EN-
poria in the very front rank of Kansas
cities as hotel town, d there is no
city in the state, we feel safe in saying,
where visitors can now be as well cared
for as in our beautiful town.
The success of this venture is very
largely due to the enterprise of our
townsman, w. T. Soden, who is finan-
cially interested in the hotel and fur
nished a large proportion of the capital
for its construction. This was done
simply to aid Mr. Powell in securing a
house suited to hotel man of his quail
1ieations, and the latter expects in time
tobecomc sole owner of The property.
The improvement is handsome credit
TO the town and to the gentlemen
through whose efforts it has arisen.