Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-01
THE STATE HoUsE.
A home Hotel and a Complete Eostelry,
Il. Eldred, Proprietor.
A REPRESENTATIVE HOTEL or INTERIOR CALI
FORNIA, CORNER TENTH AND X STREETS,
SACRAMENTO.

A REPRESENTATIVE HOTEL OF INTERIOR oALE'
FoRNIA, CORNER TENTH AND x STREETS,
SACRAMENTO.
The State House is located at the corner Of Tenth
and streets, in this city. It is by reason OF its
location, one of the prominent buildings in the
capital city, and is the nearest prominent building
To the State Capitol But while the hotel is in itself
business feature the personality which attaches TO
its keeping gives it character, fer its landlord II.
Edred, is one Of the most skilled Of landlords. Mr..
Eldred is a man who, himself fully approaching the
charm OF home surroundings, has succeeded in Civ
ing to the state House home character. There
are no formalities to chill, ceremonias to embaf
rass the gust but, on the contrary the effort is
successfully made. aud yet appears efTortless, so
complete is its triumph, to make each guest feel
that he is one of a well-ordered home household;
not guest in the formal character OF that person
atty, but a welcome friend who finds the house as
free and open to him as his own home, and where
his bill is but a contributiye to the current eN-
penses There is in this an art, one born with the
true landlord, and by no means to be easily acquired
Mr. Eldred, man full of vgor and in the prime Of
life, hale, social, cordial seems in his realm-the
state House-rather as the head of great domes-
tic circle than the proprietor of great establish
ment for money getting. This is the reason the
State House is prominently the farmers home,"
and accounts for the agriculturists making it their
headquarters so largelyiu fact it is agricultural
and trading exchange. The state House has two
fine fronts, one on and one on Tenth street Both
have broad and handsome balconies. The house
has during the past year. been again improved, en-
larged and largely Ieitted and reiurnshed, several
thousand dollars having been expended on the no.
tel 1t has a capacity for comfortably accommodate
ing l4o guests All the rooms neatly furnished
and fitted with every comfort to be found in home
hotel Mr.. Eldred's terms Board and lodging
Sc 10 So per week; board, "a per week single
meals, % cents single rooms, 90 cents; family
rooms, 81 to 81 50 per week. Street cars pass the
door every six minutes, and free omnibus con-
veys guests to and from the house. The kitchen is
supplied with experienced cooks. the house service
is the best to be had always and the table is spread
with taste bounteousness, and presents the choice
exhibits of the market all times while the bar Is
furnished with the best brands of liquors and ci.
CARS. few weeks since Mr.. Eldred bought the
large brick property just west of the State House,
Of Daniel Brown. This is now being remodeed and
will become III a few days a portion of the
hotel proper The accommodations wilt then
be equal TO, if not in excess Of,
any other hotel in central California The business
management of the hotel has been laterly placed by
Mr. Eldred in the hands Of his son, Charles H.
Eldred