The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-09
A HOTEL CHANGE.
zee ApLURE ro eo To NHW nANps.
April two Wen known Wheeling Gentle
men atd an Old.Timo Hotel Man WIN
Assume the AIapagemsnt-Ths
Improvements to be aIAds.

For several days past there has been a
rumor sfost among limited few to the
effect that an important change was soon
to lako place in the management of the
McLure House. Yesterday the lETRLLI-
dEScER was put in possession Of number
OF the facts connected with the rumor,
and given permission to lay them before
the public,
A change in the management Is to take
place on april !, 1857, ct which time the
lease held by Mr., Frederick ], Norton,
tho pIesent proprietor, for number Of
wears past, expires, The hotel at that
time will pass no the hands Of com.
pany composed Ul Mr.. Il, o. Grant, OF
Uhicggo, State Senator N, b. Scott, Presl'
dent Of the Central Glass Company, aud
Mr., Hally W, Mcclure, OF this city, The
change in management will be
signal2ed by q number Of very
important and much needed changes
in every department Of the hotel. There
have been a number Of experienced hotel
managers, who, knowing that the lease
held by Mr., Morton wRa about 10 expire,
have been anxious to secure this desira-
bic property, but II was tho good fortune
OF the thee gentlemen named to EeCure
tho signature OF the owner OF the prop
erty, Oapt. John Mcclure, TO the necessary
contracts for o SIX year lease. The coz
tracts were closed last evening,
Strictly speaking, Wheeling for some
time past has been Rorely in need Of 3 no.
lei that could bs called tirat,Glass In every
particular. This 10 q fact that haa not
only been keenly appreciated by the tIRv-
cling public but also by the people Of
Wheeling themselves,
It 10 The purpose OF Mesars. Grant,
Scott and Mcclure 10 supply long felt
want here, and conduct hotel that shall
BIO q credit to Wheeling and famous
smorg the travellers as q pleasant and
bone like stopping place.
The hotel will be overhaulsd, repaired
aud renovated from top to bottom, The
owner, Captain MClIuTe, will expend sew
ernl thousand dollars In the way Of per.
manent repairs, and the company will
spend not less tnRn SEA, 900 In iurnishingS
and modern hotel Conveniences and Rc'
cessaries. Tho building itself, although
IN old one, was built for hotel purposes
is located Just right, and with this amount
OF money expended on II can be- made
what 1t is proposed TO make-s mode
hotOl.
MIR. Grant Is hotel man Of twenty-five
years experience. He was connected with
the famous Continental hotel at Phlla
delphiS the year before the Centennial
celebration, during that time and the yeal
after. He was connected with the st
James oil Chicago before the great fire and
wss prominent head In tho new st.
James that aro0e after the FIRE, He has
made the Julian, oil Dubuque, famous
especially its table. He comes here bear
ing the WaImest Endorsement from such
iold.tlms and widely known hotel men az
Potter Palmer, OF Chicago, and Colonel
Brown, OF the Continental Of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Grant, in his connections with these
various hotels, and In majority Of cases
he has been part owner as he will BIO In
thiu case, has always occupied the posi-.
ton Of caterer or steward. He will hold
that position here, looking sttOr
the kitchen, dining room and other do
nestle departments he will do the buy.
ing and those who know him say that lie
will make the table a most decided and
popular feature.
blr. Mcclure will 20 in Tho office, and
ir. Sam d. Harrison, who for 10 many
yeSis haa been the head clerk at this hote!
will probably be retained; the host oil
warm.heaEted friends that this faithful
and popular gentleman possesses will hope
go at lesat. MIR. Scott will continue at the
bead Of the Contra! glass works.
In oyerhauling the hotel, it will be most
handsomely refurnished throughout with
carpets, Curtains and furniture OF Lhe.lats
est patterns The room on the ground
floor, now used Gg 0 newsfOom, will be
made coy waiting room for ladies wait.
ing for tho elevator or their COrriages
| Tho old ladiCa' entrance will be abolished
and this room used In its stead. The bill.
lizard room will be elegantly fitted up, aud
no boys or loRtera will DO allowed to use
| tho plSCe 90 o loungiDg room. The par
lors on the upper floor will BIO handsome
slFairB. There will be several ChangeI
made md improvements added that are
not to be given to the public at present.
A reporter met Senator Scott Last even
ing and asked what had led him to
enter into the hotel business: "Well, my
dear fellow" said he, "Tll tell you. My
sole object 10 to have first class A. No. !
hotel here-sometbing on the lnetropoli-
tau plan. The town ought 10 have that
kind OF a hotel aud We arc going TO try and
run ono. Mr.. Grant Ia an out.and.out
hotel man and no knows what is what"