Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-05-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Maltby House.
Nos. $50, IS2 and IS4 ITest Pratt
Street, Col. G. p. Not, Manager.

American genius, enterprise and
progress are in no respect more bril-
liantly illustrated than in the splen-
did success of our leading hotels. The
extent, character and style of the
structures, the admirable interior
plans and thorough system with which
they are conducted, entitIe them to
the exalted reputation that is accord
ed to them. There are much larger
number of our hotels that are adver-
tiscd as first-class than really deserve
the title. and many of the published
accounts arc in this respect quite un-
reliable. Actually, the list of the
best leading hotels in the United
States is very limited. In speaking
of hotels and their management we
have in Baltimore some of the best
conducted hotels in the country, and
one of the largest and most popular
is the Maltby House on w. Pratt ST..
between Light and Charles streets.
1t is within five minutes walk OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, Camden
Station, within one square of the city
passenger cars, and convenient to
steamboat landings, every place of
amusement and business locality in
the city, being nearly in the heart of
the wholesale and jobbing trade. The
edifice is one of the finest structures
in Baltimore, is of great strength,
five stories high and has an extensive
and imposing frontage. On the first
floor of the hotel is spacious mer-
chants exchange, where all the daily
papers may be found, and the floor
of which is laid in marble tiles; here
is also the hotel office, etc.
The arrangements of the house are
admirable, all the rooms of which
there are $50, are spacious, pleasant,
sunny and furnished with an album
dance of pure fresh air and water I;
there are single, double and suits of
rooms, many of them being provided
with private parlors, baths, closets,
etc, suitable for individuals or pri-
vatc families, as permanent or tran
scicnt visitors. Each floor is reached
by handsome elevator, and the ven
tilation, heating lighting and drainage
system arc absolutely perfect. The
entire establishment, since the hotel
has come under the management of
Col. Mott, has been repaintcd, paper
ed, frescoed and refurnished through
out in style of elegance, luxury and
completeness, congeniaI with the most
refined taste and excellent judgment.
Each floor of the house has recently
been supplied with the latest i'm
proved fire escapes, and each floor
has Babcock fire cxtinguisher. The
servants are thoroughly and regularly
drilled in the use of the different ap-
pliances and arc thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with their respective duties in
case of fire, which is hardly likely
to ever occur-as the engine room and
kitchen are separated from the hotel.
The hotel is supplied with an artesian
we'll which daily supplies the hotel
with A. 900 gallons of ice cold water,
and is used daily by number OF our
citizens in simmer On account of its
purity and coIdncss. The hotel is
under the management of Col. Mott,
who is well known to the business
public of Baltimore, and is ably as
sisted by his corps of polite gentle
manly clerks, amongst whom are
Messrs. T. j. French cashier, and J.
E. Bonney- Mr. French has been in
the Maltby for IL years. Mr.. Bon
ney has been in the hotel business
for 25 years, II years at the Old
Fountain Inn. and Is years at the
Maltby House where he is still en-
gagged. Both gentlemen are cour-
teous. polite and attentive to the wants
of their guests.
Baltimore MarIe Journal.