Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-02
HOTEL TENPLETOX.
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ject of admiration with all visitors
to our growing city. Its site Is all
that could be desired, being one Of
the features that adapts 1t admira
bly, for hotel purposes From the
upper floors the view, which takes
within its scope the greater part Of
the valley of the Grea. Salt Lake,
is magnificent.
The building IL six stories In
height, exclusive Of the basement.
Its design is strikingly handsome,
being in every respect abreast Of the
times. The building COMMITTEES
acting for the company who own
the structure were Messrs. George
Q. Cannon. Thomas G. Weber and
James Jack, and 1t need not he said
tia; no expense has been spared Ia
make it ''thiDg Of beauty"
1t has been suggested that the
apartments in this imposing edifice
are too large for hotel purposes. OF
course this remark has been offered
as n suggestion Of doubt As to the
probability OF the enterprise being
conducted upon a paying basis.
The unusually spacious character Of
the rooms, however, render them all
the more attractive to guests and
makes their constant occupancy
more certain than would be the case
If their dimensions were more con-
tracted. Notwithstanding the fact
that the apartments are larger than
those ordinarily to be found in hote's
the liberal proportions Of the build
ing admit Of their being quite nu-
merous. There are no fewer than
eighty of them The height from
floor TO ceiling Is rs follows: First
noor Is feet, seconi Is feet, third Il
feet, fourth IL feet. fifth ii feet.
sixth or upper floor IL feet.
Joseph ID. e.. Young YVES archi-
tect Of the building, Watson Broth.
ers contractors for the mason work,
Asper * Co., carpenters, Midgley 4
Sons, plumbers, Utah Paint and Oil
Company painted the exterior and
Adams * Blown the interior, W i.e
Sears 4 Liddlc supplied the window
glass and glazing. All OF the glass
in the north anu west fronts is plate
throughout, and some Of the win
dows accommodated with beautiful
stained combinations.
The dining hall which is in the
sixth story, is a model Of its kind.
Ii occupies the entire width of the
building, aud has a west and north
front, being u X 30 feet. While the
guests are engaged in disposing of
the good things-the best obtain
able-piaced before them, they can
aid digestion by contemplating the
splendid prospect from the win
dows. out Of which they will re en-
abled 70 gaze in three directions, as
they may elect-north, south or
west The viands are cooked On the
same floor, the baking only being
done in the Basement.
The furnishing OF the apartments,
which is being attended to by Mr..
Henry Dinwoodey. is nearly COM
p,eted, and everything in that line
Is done with a view to n combina.
tiou Of elegance, comfort and con-
vsnienee. A great many visitors
have already called at the building
and have been loud in their praises
Of everything pertaining to the
hotel. 70 such an extent has the
fame Of the house already spread
thst the manager, Mr.. Alonzo
Young, has been piled thick and
fast with applications for rooms. So
much has this been the case that
requests Of time-occupants have
had TO be declined in order that
space might DO reserved for trausi.
ent guests, whom it is desired to &C.
The house having machinery and
for the purpose, will sup
ply its own lighting, which will lie
done by electricity. In order to
avoid a catastrophe in case of a
breakdown in the source of supply
OF the fluid, however, gas can be
turned on in an emergency, all the |
fittings being in position.
The latest returp-call system has
also been introduced. SO that when
a guest signifies by a touch of the
button that he needs the |
services OF a message boy, he re-
,eives response by n signal which /,
Informs him he has been heard and |
mis- wants will be attended to.
The means of extinguishing fires
n their incipiency are complete
md ample. On each floor is a hose
md nozzle, capable Of throwing n
stream upon any point
where il may be needed.
Fire escape facilities are of great
moment in large structures such as
hat now being described. This
necessity Applies perhaps with more
orce to hotels than any other estab-
isbments In addition TO the regu-
alton escapes, accessible from each
'osr, and which are in plain sight
rom the exterior, the architect. Mr..
!. ID. G. Young has introduced a de-
ice of his own. 1t consists of n
quare trap door in the floor of each
of the five upper stories, one
irectly over the other. Upon these
written s'fire-escape." The per-
On who wishes to descend simply
as 10 pull n little square door open.
IS he does SO rope ladder attached
} the floor at one end drops down TO
ne next and hangs perpendicu-
Irly.
The entire building is heated by
cam, and the temperature can
rms be regulated so as to be con-
icive TO health. The new hotel is
IPpliei with every modern appli-
ice ob.ainable, TO render life en-.
ysble 10 those who sojourn under
hospitable roof. so far as creature
'mforis and conveniences can /
nder il So.
The gentlemen who have EN-.
Irked this project are all represen- ;
lives Of Young Utah, well known .
r their business and other good i
Ialities. They are: Joseph d. c.
Dung, president; George NJ. Cam
m, vice-r resident; A. c. Young. :
cretary and treasurer; Alonzo :
1ung, manager; l.. G. Hardy and !
,orge G. Hardy. directors. The +
inager is well adapted for bis po- =
ion, az he combines keen business /.
reception with a genial and kindly h
'positinn. !,
We wish the new hotel the sue
$ SO excellent an enterprise de-
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