The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-10
THE NEW PUTNAM.
OUR GRAND HOTEL. THE REST
MONUMENT 10 THE ENTER
"RISG AND INDUSTRY OF
OUR TOWN.

OF BuiidinG Material Put into
Good Shape by an Army OF Skilled
Workmen. The lessee on Hand
With = Troop OF Employees. Al
most Ready for the Grand Recep-
ton. Uo.y il looks To-Day.
As cur readers will remember, it is
Row ninety -iive days since the founda-
ton of the new Putnam House was laid.
For several da.s past troops of men and
maids under the personal supervision of
I the lessee and his energetic lady, have
been bu=ily mt worl; furnishing and fit
| ting the vast ezPanse of empty rooms
and long corridors with all the applian-
ces Of modern lu,,ury demanded by the
| fastidious guests who viii soon throng
what is now q cherries desert, and fill
| its immense space with ali the light and
laughter az happy, glowing life. All
| have already been informed OF the pro-
grpss made by contractors and workmen
under the well-conceived plans and busy
superintendent Of architects who thor
| oughly understand their business, and of
capitalists who spare no expense in pro-
| viding for the comfort of the city's
guests. we have halted at no halfway
house, and dissatisfaction will be ex-
pressed only by chronic grumblers who
grow byp rcritical because dyspepsia
foI bids indulgence IL tho good thing.
that viii be provided.
We have alread g spoken of the moun-
t;,ins OF building material which have
grown into elegant shape before our
eyes. The bottom 81 ,he flagstaff is for
ty-fiv- feet from the earth-the bill pre-
sented shows SIX acres OF plastering and
thirty miles OF electric wine connects
with the aununcator in the Office. The
great dining hail viii comfortably seat
four hundred guests. and when the house
is full there will be the population of
village within it's walls. Let it be re-
membered that less than one hundred
days ago only pile Of shapeless debris
from our great fire stood on the ground,
and our pude Is thu new Putnam as a
monument to the business enterprise Of
the new Palatlsa Will lie understood.
We took tour through the building
= yesterday, AMI fouGd that order was be-
ing rapidly evolved from the chaos rep
resented BY piles OF furniture, bales of
carpets, masses Of crockery and great
heaps of kitchen furniture. This work
, itself requires experience. a clear head
/ and exquisite taste when we consider
. the great scale on which it is done. Pass
g ing through the Ladies' Entrance we
walked down Tie long corridor and en-
tered the dining hall. Here twenty men
were busi!y employed putting the finish
ing touches on what will be n fautless
floor where even the Gaintiest slipper
: may glide without vexation TO the
> dreamy music Of Sjrauss-two large
open fires Will glow at one end, but the
space Is so large that radiators will be
placed 1T proper diStauces-beautifu
i chandeliers viii furnish gas ligh, by
= night, and through the stained window:
e on either side the ''garish eye of day
: will peer in softened splendor upon the
t scene within. On one s:de the feaster:
s will gazs upon the busy traffic of Reit
t street-on the other upon the oren court
ward enclosed hy the building wher,
will flash bright fountains OF clear crys
;, tai from the pure~t depths surrounded b,
;. the perennial h.pon appropriate to i,
: Land OF Flowers.
: In tho Kitchen the immense rang'
: with flashing copper pans and pots, tlt
long list of vessels necessary in the ar
> tistic preparation OF the choice Wand
demanded by such guests rs the new
r Putnam will entertain, the closets fo
e crcckcry and safes for tie silverwar
Is were all being rapidly put in prope
If shape and beautiful order. How litti
$. most Of US realize the work required il
sr the lower regions Of 8 large hotel befor
lie the splendid show above !, possible
to Then we noticed the spacious parlor
soon to be fall ~ joyous life upon whicl
10 ample wood fires sill dispense brightnes
r as well as solid comtvVt-the beautifu
, chandelier. from which the gas-iet
.. will fash irt. 30 be returned from tn
: cheek and eye or happy beauty and tn
: cazy hooks everywhere which the you'll
:. Of cur day know - we'll how to utilize
/, Then on 70 the office elegantly fitted w
a where the annUEciator VIII connec
each guest with the clerl;-observed til
battery which is 10 make the thirt
= miles of wir> carry messages on tn
ne wings Of electricity, and which in tn,
es hour, / need will warn each Of four hun
III dred guests OF danger from fire.
Ill Then we passed on ard up through
4 the second and third storeys, noting tn
We appliances for heating each of thes
e. long suites OF apartments, the broa
oil stajrcases every where placed so artist
I cairv that in ministering 10 convenienc
AMI safety they also arouse the thrill @