The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-07-05
AT MOREHEAD.
The Delights of the Atlantic---GOv.
Jarvis.
ATLANTIC HOTEL,
MoREHEAD CITY, July 3rd.

ATLANTIC HOTEL,
MoREHEAD CITY, July 3rd.
I pulled up chair to group of gen
tlemen this morning, and just at the mo-
ment heard one say something about
the "Atlantic" He spoke in such glow
ing and enthusiastic terms that at first
thought he was something of an enthu-
siast, and that he was, giving vent to
those emotions which actuate the enthu-
siast's breast on his first sight of the grand
ocean. I thought he was talking about
the Atlantic ocean, but a moment later
| knew he was talking about the "Atlan-
tic Hotel" He proved to be gentle
man who had travelled the earth over,
and he was profuse in expressions of ad-
miration and appreciation of the man
agement and comforts of the hotel.
AND he is only one of the many hun
dreds of people have heard speak in
the same way.
1t is very evident that unusual energy
and skill have been expended in the gen
eral management here this season. Mr.
Omega Foster (of Foster Bros.,) is the
resident manager. He opened the great
hotel this season with a set determine.
tion to please and crafty everybody, and
his success has been phenomenal. l
heard an old hotelist say today that he
had never seen any house more efficient
ly and pleasantly conducted than this.
There is one gentleman here who is so
much delighted with the place that he
will try to stay around it awhile. He is
Mr.. G. B. Arlington, of the Jos. Dixon
Crucible Company, and he has been all
over the ends of the earth. He unequiv-
ically says that he was never so delight
ed with public stopping place, and that
he never saw such affability and anna
bility in hotel men as he has found in
mime Host" Foster and his assistants.
Mr.. Arlington has been interesting the
members of the Educational Association
with DixoH'-s American graphite pencil,
and to-day he gave an entire box OF
assorted pencils to each teacher and
member. Those whom he struck this
way will use nothing but DiXon's pen
ellis in the future.
add my endorsement to what he says
about the Atlantic Hotel.
The proprietors are not profession
aP' proprietors. They are more accus-
toned to being hotel guests than to be-
ing the host, and having often mingled
with guests at many places, and having
heard the various criticisms and 'cussings
passed on hotels in general, they know
what the general public want when they
are guests. And l say unhesitatingly
that they are making a conscientious
and very successful effort to meet the
wants and wishes of every guest, partic
ularly as to table fare This feature is
the object of special attention. 1t is un.
| der the supervision of chief, who gets
larger salary than the Governor, and
the profuse bill of fare is always served
in elegant and most appetizing style. II
| always includes all the substantials anC
| delicacies of sea food, and also the
meats and fruits from the most noteC
stock and fruit hills and valleys in this
country.
The head waiter bears the aristocratit
sounding name of Van Dusen, and il
from Lake Mackinack, Michigan. Hi
pollteness is a genuine study and pleas
ure. He has an eye as keen as hawk s
and woe betide the waiter who brings ii
a dish, or knife, or fork, with greas,
spot on either, or who is tardy in at
tending a guest who is seated at the ia
BILE.
Ali these things combine to make th
dining room a real delight as it has pro
ven to be here this season.
The gentle "winds are never weary
here; the rooms have lattice doors, AIT
the guests of the house may sleep o
slumber, where there is a never failin
z-phyr to caress and cool them.
There's no man here or elsewhere VIII
moves about or acts with more gentle
manly dignity than Hon. T. J. Jarvis
I have watched him for some days past
and know now that the more one see
of him, the more one feels willing t
say: "There's mana true man" 81
seems to enjoy the gaieties of this plac
without participating in them. Hi
pleasure is ''looking on" He likes th
; evening sail to the surf, but he doesn
seem to care for the surf. Rather tha
go boating at morning or midday, b
sits with circle of friends and hay
noticed that in these circles he does tt
greater part of the entertaining He hs
attended all the religious sersi ict
F, promptly since he has been here, an
to night I heard him close the Y. M.
A. meeting in assembly hall with praye
1t appears to me that there is dignit
and grace in every thing he says an
+ does; and as I have noticed him sever
= times recently, l could not help thin
u ing and feeling that North Carolir
y wanted and needed him in the gubern
torial chair again; and it is more ths
. superfuous to say that there are thou
: ands Of people who would be glad to s
= = him succeed the present very excelle
'. and honored Chief Executive.
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