Morris tribune., 1890-01-01
1.-THE ELK"
A $50. 600. 90 Hotel Building in the City
of Morris.
Full and Complete Description OF our
New Hotel, "The Elk
Something That Our Citizens Have Good
Reason To Be Proud Of

Something over year ago Ia
tribune urged the Necessity III
IirsL class nutel builuing III Aiurri~
but IL renaineo Tor Tie young AM
enterprislng tinancler, Henry Judson
40 Interest capitalists in Tie scheme
and through his mastery efforts Nor
ris, to-day, has one Vt the finest hote
buildings in the North vest.
The building is one oi watch the
citizens OF Morris can be- justly proud
and whatever may be our private
likes or dislikes, let Us all unite III
doing homage 10 the spirit OF public
enterprise foresnadowed IN this under
taking.
This property is owned by private
syndicate, in which there is u large
amount of eastern capital Invested
Pierce, president and vice-president,
respectively, of the First National
Bank, oI Morris, ana William Ii.
Hancock, have u controlling Interest
al the same. 1t cost the SUM oil
,hIrty thousand dollars, unturnished.
Its wallis are OF solid brick amt COLI
tain about 500,0O0 brick, which Were
manufactured by the Morris Brick
manufacturing Company, w. Il.
Hancock being the general manager.
Mr.. Hancock was also the contractor
aud builder OF the hotel, and To amy
one who is personally acquainted
with him it would be unnecessary to
the same is first class.
Ii was our privilege IL few days ago,
In Company with that prince OF hos
telers, Fred Bdnneii, who by-the-by
has leased the nulel Tor five years, to
take III the whole establishment,
!rom the basement To the skyiisIIt.
Fne basement consists Oh three rooms,
one 2OX23, To Tx used All engine
room, i'll wh.ch Is 10 Ue placed II boil
er a"u furnaces Tor heating The whole
.ouse. The other TWO. 23X25 ANA
2UA25, are to be used for the storing oil
supplies.
We entered Upon the fifot floJr at the |
private entrance and turning " oar
RIGHT found ourselves in Il most beau
uiui dining hall, the dimensions of
which are 23x56, 131a teeI high. We
tu. ned and gazed upon our friend
Bunnell, whose luce wreathed with
smiles, as lie sail, Here's where we
glitter.' The remark made us hungry.
This is where we have our banquets,"
and he pointed to room in the rear
of the dining hall, 16x20, to be used
Us AL ordinary. Back of the ordinary
is the kitchen, 23x23. Seating him
self OH IL carpenters chest and taking
that silk hat of his-the only silk hat
III town-in Ills hand, he gave us
enough kitchen talk to make cook
cook, convincing US tina: he knows
what u hotel kitchen should be. In
the rear of the kitchen are two rooms,
20x25 each, to be used for laundry
purposes.
Retreating our steps to the place of
entry we crossed the private, or
ladies' hall to the office, which is
23x56, the same size of the dining
hail. Here Dave Kemp reigns
supreme and Gust Bragg shelters the
village night watch. All of the
rooms Oh this floor are the same
leighth, ID feet. In the rear of the
'tfice is haggage room, 10xl0; wash
'oom, l2xl6; two sample rooms,
l2x2O each; a cold storage room,
lOxlS, and general storage room,
10x23. Opening off OF the office, near
lie front main entrance, Is a du,r
,r passageway. into 1t building, 20x56,
,ne story high, 20 be used as saloon,
md from force of habit we were
tbout to say, "How are you. Mr..
when we were told to
Follow your guide aud lear no
ianser."
We assembled the stairs and turning
. our LETT were shown the bridal
iIainber, consisting vi two rooms,
2XI5 each, II minute description of
winch, owing To the fear of emotional
Was omitted 10y our guide.
'nese two rooms and the ladies' u ,r-
Of, l6X20, with al aicore, 6Xl2, tor u
'ia.io, front upon Atlantic avenue.
'ass.HS siu"n tile naii ~ the rear end
y TIE uuildlns, We ind five rooms
Ipon our ielt, llxl6, and live upon
ur right, 9%xI7. deere we enter II
otunda, 14xio, to Tie ieIL ui wnicn as
W. SMALL r,ons, 1oxl2, an. on the
Ight a guest cliaiuo,r, lzXll1a, next
U which Is the ladies' IavaturS,
xl411a, Dack vi wnich aud noItinA i
II TN street Is u family room, l2xi6,
Vim al above, oAlz. ise,u. mag 40
lie rotuilda We face tie s>I.anLs
tair-case, ami ass.ng through a
mort halfway We enter a NAL run
'i,Ig at right ausies, 4A4o, otf vi /,
Vnicn open iour roons Iur SERVANTS.
Returiiiiig ~ tue main stairway NC
sceuaeu 10 the tniru Story anu ear :
ered ~ iIaii-"a, 51s IeeL wide anu
uiIning the iuii ienglh OF Tie bulId-
ny. turning toward the front Oh Iii.
We ascenied a oiiurl fiigut oi
talrs AMI cntereu u halfway running
II right angles, oil oi wnIcn opened
wo nice rooms, fronting Atlantic
svenue. RetracIng our steps ~ var.
lie rear vi our building We counter
III our lett seven fooiiis, 1lxl6, anu
seven Oh our right, lUxl7; tie las,
nentioned being Isnted ny Tie light
shalt III tile rear. Here We again Ell.
cred the rotunua, off OF wnicI
opened three large rooilIs TO the right
snd Two small ONES 70 the leiI, ana,
Is i'll the second story, we find of OF
lie rear hall four rooms for servapts