Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23


sets of antique ash, marbel top dress
ers and wash stands. The hardware
is of bronze, with jet knobs to the
doors.
The carpets Oh the second floor are
of tapestry Brussels and the furniture
of solid walnut with marbel tops;
hardware on second and first floors
solid bronze throughout. The carpet
in the parlor is of body Brussels, and
the entire furnishing of this room is
elegant in the extreme.
The Office furniture is of antique oak,
and that of the dining room walnut.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Communication can be had from the
clerks office with the entire house,
with electric bells, the system used be-
ing the best in the west-the Hess Sys-
tenn of Guests Return Call and Fire
Alarm. The anunciator is in the
clerks office, and plain rules for the
calls are placed where guests cannot
fail to see them. The clerk also has
communication with every hall with
speaking tubes.
There'll be no blowing out of gas by
the green tenderfoot, as the entire
building will be Illuminated with cleo
trio lights.
The entire building will be heated
by steam, there being radiators in every
hall and all the principle rooms. In
fact, all modern appliances have been
adopted by the gentlemen erecting
this building nothing has been ne
elected. There are water fountains in
every hallway, with hose for attaching
in case of fire.
BASEMENT.
In the southeast corner of the base
ment is well lighted room for barber
shop and billiard hall. This room is
31x70 feet, with 10 foot story, heated
as is all the rest of the building, by
steam, and having west and south
entrance.
In the center of the basement to the
building, with windows ON the south, is
the boiler room, where large furnace
and boiler of the best make, put in by
Messrs. Baker & Smith, of Chicago
(which firm, by-the-way, did the steam
fitting in the entire building), furnishes
steam and hot water. In this room al
so are the batteries for the electric
bells.
West of the boiler room, in the south
west basement, is business room
20X45 feet, with an entrance on the
west and hall in the rear running
across the building and connecting
with the billiard room.
Back of this business room are two
sample rooms, and back of the billiard
room is the laundry and another store
room. A stairway enters the base
ment from back of the landing of the
grand stairway on the first floor, and
each room has an entrance from the
outside independent of this stairway.
The basement is perfectly dry and
well ventilated, and apparently one of
the best Easements i'll the city.
Mr.. w. O. Morrison showed us
through the building, and he is justly
entitled to the pride as in showing
up the outgrowth of his plans. He
says that the workmen are now very
busy fitting in furniture, cleaning up
and finishing up the rooms, and as 500
as they are properly arranged he will
make the public aware of the fact and
invite them to call and go through the
building.
All necessary arrangements have
been made for the formal opening on
the 18th of March, at which time will
be given one of the grandest receptions
ever held in this western country.
Mr.. c. D. Pinckney, late of the Union
hotel of Mcpherson, one of the best
known and able hotel men in the west,
has charge of the Morrison, and under
his management it will soon gain the
name of being, i'll every respect, the
best hotel in the west.