Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-11
PUSHING THE NEW HOTEL
BUSINESS 0IEN DISCUSS SA-
VANNAu'S GREAT NEED.

BUSINESS MIN DIST L - 30
VANNAu's GREAT NEED.
Action orthe Citizens Meeting Las
Nieht-Ii~ts Opened and $500,
subscribed for the Building Of 4
Hotel at Onue-a stock Compan,
10 be Orgauized-Th Enterprise
Gwen Boom.
The citizens meeting 40 The theatre
last night in the interest Of the new
hotel was largely attended, aud the euter
prise We're given boom. Zoe audience
was chiefly made up OF business men wno
recognize the necessity for q new hotel
and who are ready 10 aid in carrying tine
movement TO a contamination. Upon the
stage was two large drawings in coiors
and plans by Mr.J.A. Wood for hotel
such asst proposed to build.
Capt. Geo. A. Mercer was called to the
char, end SIR. 3. II. Richardson was
made Secretary OF the meeting. In
taking the chair Capt Mercer
referred Ar.eGy to Tie history OF the new
hct.l movement, which began ia 1881,
nearly i've years ago. The necessity for
z new hotsI be sand, is so apparent that
inr understood TO bee fer the purpose OF
cons tunng the ways and means for build
nv te hotel at once.
caa.. Henry Blunmoyed that Mr.. wood
De invited 10 address the mecuBg. Mr..
~ God has a wide experience in building
hotels and mas spent much time in work
luL up the movement here. lie referred
20 several drawings he had made, and
exhibited plans for a hotel adapted
10 fha Chatham Academy and tQVilIon
hotel site. The plans are for a building
costing 500 900. II the capital can be had
40 once, MIR. Wood said, he could have the
hotel completed within year. he pro-
posed, in any event, to have ~ ready for
occupancy by November of next year.
AS to a site, be preferred that upon which
she Chatham Academy aud the present
Pavilion motel is located.
Col. j. II. Esuu was called upon as one
Of the party thar recently visited Tn0m-
aCviie and inspected the hotels Of that
city, and iorcibly pointed out the neces-
sity for a hotel mere. SaVannan's hotels,
he said do not begin to compare with
those o. Florida and many Georgia cities.
They do not meet the requirements Of
travel, and because of this savannah
never secs the wealthy class OF travel
that Florida and Ih0masVille do.
Tine city, he said, is in every way
able to bald Motel, and
he believed if the movement be pushsd,as
be could see no reason why 10 should not
be, that the h0tel can be built at once.
Col Garrard was called upon. The ne
cessity for a hotel ls 80 apparent, be said,
that no demOn0tra ton is needed. Every
body comedies that a new hotel ought TO
be built. Pine only answer we can make,
he said, to the question, ''Why don't you
have a new hotel ina Savannah z" Is, 1--WE
hone To have one.V eve don't want
kimban house," he said; "a hotel such
as Mr.. Wood describes, and costing from
$3.50. 900 to $500, 900 and free froIa any
bonded Indebtedness win meet SaVan-
mains requirements"
AS TO the location OF the hOtel Col. Gar
rard said ne considered that a second
AIRY consideration. That a hotel is
needed every one comedies. The next
step is TO build II. He favored the organi-
zatiou Of q hotel company, Incorporated
under the State laws, to deal with the
matter. He believed that the point has
been reached when the hotel must be
built, or it VIII not be built in the present
generation.
Capt. Blum said he is ready to 90 into
the enterprise. not from any patriotic
motives, but because he believes that it
viii pay. He moved that list be opened
and that subseri ptiOus be invited at once.
Some discussion arose as to the mode of
procedure, and whether u would not be
advisable to organize a company before
subscriptions are asked for.
Capt. j. X. Clarke said he il ready to
ubserlbe to the enterprise, but he IS not
willing that the public schools shall
be removed to the OglethOrpe barracks
property as Sir. " GOD 2 plan suggests, by
an exchange Of the barracks property for
the Chatham Academy and Pavilion
motel.
Col. Estill said he understood The pur-
pose Of the meeting was to see il money
sufficient TO build q hotel could not be
raised. TIE location is an after consider
alton. IL thirty meR, he said, would put
$1,000 apiece into the enterprise the hotel
will be built. This amount, be said, if
paid in per cent. monthly installments,
would be PAID ia by the time the build
Ing is finished.
Capt. Blun's motion TO open a sub
sCTiption last was carried but was after
wards rec0naidercd. and a m0ti0a by Col.
Garrard 10 appoint a c0mmittee to retire
and prepare q form Of subscription was
carried. The committee was appointed
by the chair as follows: Col. VIVA. Gar
rard, Capt. Henry Blum, Il. NJ. Conner,
EsQ., Capt. John Flanaery, Capt. j. B.
West. The comAttee retired aud after a
brief delherattOn reported the following I:
We, the undersigned, agree TO subscrioe the
sumo set opposite our names, respectively, 10
stock IN Hotel Company 20 be Incorporated
~ soon as possible, shares to be SiO0 each.
Capital stock to be BOT less than s3s1 oeo or
ganZatlon 10 be elected when Si60,000 shall
have been subscribed, and when the whole
amount Of tue capital stock Is subscribed and
~ per cent. thereof paid ia. the Board Of
Directors shall begru work; unless the entire
amount named. $3.50 600, is subscribed within
mouths, an subscriptions 70 be void.
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