Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-04
WHERE WE SHALL EAT.

Schurtz a. F0rster's Magnificent
Place in Preparation.
Under the Wilson Building, corner of
Spring and First streets, gang Of artists
of various sorts are busily at work pre-
pairing place where the inner man is to
be ministered to as this has never yet
been done in Los Angeles. The floor
area is immense, and it will all be used
to the best advantage. There will be q
general hall where seats and tables will
be furnished for those who do not seek
seclusion, and there will be private
rooms, snug and cosy, for those who wish
to be alone. Counters, ice chests and ell
sorts of appurtenances are being made to
facilitate the waiting on guests. Gnomes,
fairies, elves and all sorts of NEUROLOGICAL
figures are being carved in wood to sup
port counter or to adorn a sideboard
There are no less than sixty men at work
in this place. When this army is done
and the place is thrown open to the pub
lie, vision of comfort and good cheer
will dawn on the eyes of the good livers
of Los Angeles, such as they do not
dream Of This will be about the 21st of
September. All this time is required TO
do the vast amount of work mapped out
by the enterprisiDg proprietors of this
place, who are determined to make it
the most unique in all respects of any
resort on this Coast. Mr.. Schurtz is present
all the time directing the men, forty car
penters and half score of the best wood
carvers in California, with others who
are engaged in the work. Mr.. Schurtz
has had lifetime of experience in this
business, and it is his intention to have
every detail perfect. Besides, he wishes
to make the best use of every one of the
10000 feet area on the floor. He has di-
vided this room into two main compart-
ments. connected by number of hand
some arches most artisticdlly decorated
in the carved woods. The ceilings will
be handsomely frescoed, and heavy
French plate glass mirrors will be inter
spersed at intervals along the walls.
The work is all done by Los Angeles
business men. The wood work which is
in the highest style of the art, is done
by Mr.. Jake Fort; the other building
work is done by Mr.. Fritz Guenther
all the furniture is from the warerooms
OF the Los Angeles Furniture Company;
the plumbing contract is let to Mr.. s. NJ.
Perry MIR. Mclean will do the frescoing;
Eckstrom & Strasburg furnish the in
terror decorations, and the firm of Roth
& Son will supply the silverware. All
these departments will be completed
without regard to cost, and in the most
elegant style known to modern arts and
trades.
The reporter who looked through the
place and took note of all these plans,
said to Mr.. Schurtz: "This is all very
we'll, but will there be anything fit to eat
and drink here" The answer was:
"We do not propose to spend SO large
sum Of money for no good end. The
carving in this place will cost US $4,000.
All the other departments will be as
costly, some of them much more so.
Now when the kitchen is got up and fur
nished, We will see that there is a cook
worthy of his surroundings. He will be
an expert in the culinary art. He will
be of the kind who hanged himself when
he saw the King of France put a few
grains of salt in the soup.
GAS for the imbibers of good things who
are to come here, We have been negotiat-
ing with the Anheuser-B Bush Company,
of st. Louis, to make us special brew
for the sole use of the place. There will
be nothing that people who know how to
live may desire to eat or drink that they
will not find here, and it will be prepared
and served in the very best STYLE"