New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-16
TIE STEWART HOTEL PROPERTY.
WHAT MP CLAIR THE LESSEE SAYS-TIIE HOTE


PROSPEROUS.
Henry Clair who is the lessee and acting manager
of the three hotels belonging to the Stewart estate
the Metropolitan and the Park Avenue IN New York
City, and the Grand Union in Saratoga-was asked
by TRIBUNE reporter yesterday afternoon how the
Withdrawal of cx-Judge Hilton from the general
dry goods business would affect the hotels under
his charge.
Not at ALL" was the prompt reply. Z" / have
lease of the thre houses for five years and they will
continue without any change Of interruption what
ever"
Does the present step indicate any idea of gem
eral Withdrawal on the part of ex-Judge Hilton r
"No am sure ii does not
"Do you know how long this determination of
closing the general business has been contemplated
by the firm r
mo- DO not. | almost much surprised
10 see the announcement of this intention in the
morning papers anybody else. OF course | knew
that the mills were offered tor sale several weeks
ago aud knew the reasons therefor"
What were the reasons y
"Wel, the Judge was sick and tired of running
the villages in which they were situated but OF
paying nearly all the taxes that were
m ISeitS generally. in all these small towns
the strangcrs-that is to SLY. the manufacturers
thcre-a.e taxed 70 the utmost cent and the farmers
and tradesmcn and small property-owners round
about 20 scot free or nearly 50. Considering that
the mills led and clothed almost the entire village,
the Judge Of course felt the Injustice of ms cXccs
svc taxation and resolved 10 rld himself of the
occasion of il. But tins ASIDE, continued Mr.. ClaIr,
cause Tor surprise III The action OF McssTs.
Hilton and Libby. Both Of them. ! know, have
rs much money as they need, ana MIS- stewart can
not possibly spend her income so II seems Ia me
peculiarly measure for all three to free them
selVe, from the and anxiety when tine cOntin
uauce of the business necessarily entitled"
GLOW has the attitude of eX-JuGge Hilton toward
Hebrews affected the business at hotels in the
last two years T.
quite a. well since his action in this matter a. be-
! fore peThap, better Whenever there is any bust
ness going AT Saratoga We have Onr share OF IT..
4 friend OF cN-Julgc llll,On said last evening to
| a tribune reporter tnat one OF the main reasons
for the closing of the business of stewart ~ Co.
that neither Mrs Stewart, cX-Judgc Hilton Mr.
| LIBBY had any sccndani, relative or pIeSena-
tive 10 whom The management could be If nsterred
Mr.. Libby has two sOns, but nrlth r has lncr-
camille tastes. One is professor at Prince.
ton College and the other edits Princeton news
paper As there was, therefore, 80 prospect Of per-
pctuatiug the finn name through trusted cOnnec-
tions it VAS decided that the business might
well b. closed up now "a later.
4 gentleman who cor The past seventeen years Has
had charge OF the collection department OF the INN
OI \. r. stewart y Co., said f. "a TRIBUNE reporter
Yesterday that the building at Nlnth-st. ana Broad
way belonged TO hrs. Stewart did the building
and land at Broadway and thamDeIs-St. Tho land
on which the uptown building stands - he said, a
leaschold from the Sailors snug llaIbOr. Mr.. Stew
art obtained the leases OF the different lots which
it stands AT different times, the last being OBJ
tanned only a short time before his death The
leases for twenty -One years, with the privilege
OF two renewals. He stated that the arrango mcnt
III regard To tho mil property. and III fact, III
gard 10 the use of all the property Of the firm,
private arrangement between Judge Hilton and
Mrs Stewart, the import of which he did not know