The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-15
THE NEW HOTEL.
Meeting in It's Interest
at the Chamber OF
Commerce.
xxrosrs AND SUBSCRIPTIONS So IA"
RECEIVED.
o.c,.ioos OF tho Committee.

A rnfetlnQ OF the c0mmilec ~
,.1,ors Who were appointed TO canvas
IL several districts 10 institute 10,
s''ttsirg ~ the new otel up HOW'D, MT
,hc Yoonns Of the Chsm0ef OF Com
go YESTERDAY evening 81 . oc och'
a,,hs, hour the TINES reporter nHae RI
s.seetrsl Effort 10 gain admission Wi
.',ncb ~ kcvs. aud, after q while, the
80, srrtyed and found way Ia open
- door He then admitted the gen le'
- Standing In the corridor, where they
"a heen amusing themselves by
.'.t,ioe 10 get In the James
piser Valley and improvemen
n ,r,nspv representatives. that they could
nsse Tho use OF the rooms. Reporter,
hnr,eJ FOR the key, which WAS always
supposed 70 hang In q certain place Du'
n was not there. A meeting OF the ie"
present was held In the porch, resulting
IN nothing being done. but the adoption
OF the motion offered by Mr. Henry Bo-
5.ker from the Chamber Of Commerce,
shst the cofdmitiee adjourn until next
MONDAY s, $50 o'clock pm.
The meeting wss called 10 order by
Maior Norman Y. Randolph. Besides
him there were present Mayor J. Taylor
FDvsop. nessrs. John $ Elicit. James ~
BOYD. John y. Parcel, j. 81. Fourquean,
b. +. johnson. Major ". J. Johnston.
Messrs. Polk Miller, Edward d. Taylor,
George Mountcaslle and DR.. George y
Hteel.
After some little conversation Chair
man Randolph said that be had num-
Der Of reports In, but there Is no question
OF the necessity Of raising the money
which Is required to build this new hotel
III you Will give me your assistance
said he, Il wifi see that Il Is done.
SUBSCRIPTIONS REPORTED.
Mr.. B r. Johnson said that number
Of ladies who received wages as small as
$50 per moth had subscribed.
small subscriptions brought 10 by can
ysssers we've reported as follows.
johnson and McAdams, Ait shares Fl.
let and Purcell, 30 shares; Miller auc
Steel, ia shares; Ellyson and S~inef nd
27t shares Taylor and Blair, II! shares
Lsube and Harrison. lit shares 4 K
Tatum, subscription, II shsres-a toia
Of 100 shares, valued al $4,000 making
total of $l4l 900 subscribed to The new
hotel
Reports were received. saving that
numbers OF parties would subscribe II
the location OF the new uptown hotel
was satisfactory.
MsjO! Johnston was satisfied that the
present prosecution Of the hotel scheme
was satisfactory.
THE SITE.
Major Randolphs idea as to the site
was 10 get the option on number OF
siies, and buy the cheapest or most
needed.
The many uptown sites were dis
cussed, also the fact that some parties
who wanted TO subscribe would not be-
cause the sites in sight were too fsT up
town. They were away from the centre
OF business. and the argument was Illus
trated by referring TO the Grand Hotc
in Cincinnati, which, costing million
OF dollars, was failure. and had been
sold three times latterly for less than hall
its cost.
The chairman-Major Randolph -
means business He talked So II,
wants all the men who haze lists TO find
Out the men they cannot deal with anC
lNPOiN tbtLlf ~ AHak AStA Az A4Nf~ tA'
fuepce with them can be sent 70 SET
them.
II iss point which Major Randolph
wants publicly known that the Broad
street merchants. from Fifth to Tenth
streets, have not subscribed one cent o.
thls hotel, sllhough an uptown hotel wil
benefit Brosd-street merchants far better
than any olher section Of The city.
CONTRACTS ONLY TO SHAREHOLDERS
Il was decided that no one should have
any part IN the building OF the hotel who
had not paid up interest in IT, Even ii
contractor for brick, carpentering work.
gas or water fitting or furnishing. should
bid less than men who were shareholders,
their bids will be absolutely ignored.
The meeting adjourned 20 meet next
Friday evening al 8 pm. In the Chamber
OF Commerce.