St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Montrcss Hotel, Biloxi.

! AS the season has arrived when many
of our citizens will be looking around
for suitable place to spend their sum
mer vacation, we may say that We
know Of no better place that we can
recommend, to all in search of health,
! rest and recreation, than the celebrated
Montross Hotel at Biloxi, Miss. Col.
P. j. Montross, the genial proprietor
is no stranger to many OF oar readers;
and as the following extract from a
letter written by Il graceful lady cor
respondent Of the n Q. City Item, with
Il keen observation, is so we'll said and
we'll meritch we give it IN lieu of any
! thing we could say on the snhject:
! As the Montross now stands il is one
! Of the logeliest and most pleasantly
! situated hotels on the cost, within a few
/ feet of the beach, and very little dis
! lance to clear and salt water bathing.
/ The front yard is half covered by an
! old oak with great spreading limbs, of
! more than one hundred years growth.
/ Under thia tree stands large platform
! for dancing, and handsome stand for
! the musicians The house is large and
! airy, the rooms nicely furnished, and
the beds sweet and clean. The focd is
we'll cooked and nicely served, the
walters arc experienced, we'll trained,
! polite and attentive 10 the GUESTS.
! There is nothing on tie boarding house
/ plan abont the Montross. 1t is first
class hotel. and the equal Of any in New
Orleans or Mobile.
There are other attractions about the
Montross it is the hospitality of the
host and hostess. The boarders are
made TO feel at home, and Mr.. Montross
tries in every way to see that all have
a good time. have known him to take
ont a small party of guests to the island,
and the little trip would not cost IL cent
under 500 This generous hospitality
came out Of his own rocket
Mr.. MontroSs has been tie proprietor
OF this hotel for nearly twenty years,
and the hotel has ut present, | might
say, national reputation. For several
winters people have crowded ii from the
North, East and West.
Mr.. Montross, outside of being fine
hotel keeper, is a man of broad and
liberal ideas, with a big soul aud heart
for all " hn are in trOuble. While he
las not accumulated riches Or feathered
his own nest, he has had an eye always
to the advancement of Biloxi; and
when | write it | fully believe all | say,
that he has done more for Biloxi than
any one in the place. IIe is not a selfish
man, but believes that the prosperity OF
the place will not only be good for him,
but equally benefit his neighbols. He
has extensively advertised Biloxi, and
il is said has paid ont more money for
it than any dozen men PIT together on
the coast.
Ten years ago fen men like him. nay,
even ak, would have done wonders to-
ward building Biloxi. But until the
Howards came, Nj Montloss was al
most alone, with his spirit Of progress,
far seeing and enlightened ideas. His
family consists Of a bright, sweet, anna
bic and accomplished wife, two lovely
little black-e eyed boys and q son of
fourteen, inst home from school in
Chicago. Mrs. MontrOss is New Or
leans lady, and has all of the graces and
charming manners belonging to a re-
fined Creole lady. She also partakes of |
her husbands good heart and open
handed hospitality.
The Montross lacks nothing to make .
it all a visitor could desire. | unfortu- /
nately did not choose the place | was |
born; if | had would have been born |
on the seacoast, and could select the |
place to live and die, | would certainly |
take my quarters at the Montross Hotel /
IRA.