The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-01-09


ssrved, were made Of our hotel accommo-
daticns, and Anderson was avoided and
passed by by those who would have liked
to visit us. Commercial men and others
who were, of necessity, compelled to come
would get away as soon as possible, some
of them often leaving town for the night
and returning next morning. None oi
us then thought or dreamed that Ander-
son would ever have as magnificent, as
complete and comfortable hotel as Ho.
tel Chiquola, equipped with all modern
Improvements and offlcered and manned
by experienced hotel people, the opening
of which to the public we celebrate to-
night. This enterprise was commenced
more than one year ago, and We have
built it because we positi Vely had to have
q good hotel. We are now in the building
You see what we have-which speaks
louder than words, therefore no descrip.
ton of what it is will be made
ut is said that when the Japanese build
a hotel that they begin at the top, putting
on the roof first. This method is often
adopted by men commencing the hotel
business; they begin with everything
best, at the top as it we're, and 60 down
ward, but we have not done that way.
We began at the bottom, have substan.
tial rock foundation eight feet deep, and
have built throughout one of the most
substantial and best houses ever put up
in this country. Not Ponce de Leon, q
Del Monte or Kimball, 80 far as size
goes, but considering the general finish
and arrangements, is fully equal to them
in many respects, and among the names
of the finest hotels in the South, Hotel
Chiquola now stands prominent. In
starting in the hotel business we feel that
it pays every time, and under all circum.
stances, to aim for good reputation
pays in dollars and cents-aud this we are
going to strive for. We are aware that
nothing Injuries hotel 30 much as repu-
tation of setting bad table. No matter
if good in other respects, bad cooking,
poor food and service is remedied in no
other way, and this we intend to avoid by
our efforts to serve the best the markets
afford, which, together with the conven.
fences and excellent service through
out, we intend to gain reputation for
superior accommodations, solid comfort,
something good to eat, and attention to
the wants of patrons as extended ag it Is
deserved, thus making it the great centre
of attraction for miles and miles around
us. Hotel Chiquola is destined to be
what we want it, or rather what we
make it, and if We all work together, will
be made the great developer of our city,
for we have here one Of the best countries
in the world, unsurpassed in fertility OF
soil, salubrity of climate, healthfulness,
and financial condition, and If We do not
push it ahead of others not so well favored,
it will be our own fault. The house will
not be kept on the you-rope-me in plan,
but we are dead in earnest to make it the
resort of commercial men and tourists,
and we long for the time when each OF
our forty eight guest rooms will be COM
pelled to have two beds and three in a
bed at that, and this We hope to do with
the aid Of other Improvements and attrac-
tions that we intend to have.
'Invalids and health seekers while here
will feel, when breathing the exhilarating
air waited from the Blue Ridge Noun
tains, not far distant, that they are drink
ing in refreshing elixir that would seem
to descend from some enchanted region,
and that in all the balmy, Sunny South
there is no place that can boast of as fine
accommodations and as much comfort to
its visitors as Anderson. May the house
prove to be just what it is expected to be,
with reputation for the excellency of its
menu-unsurpassed by any hotel in the
Southland that the parsons made in
the future between it and the Kimball
will be well, the Kimball is good, but
no better than the Chiquola," and may the
time soon come when the only criticism
that can be passed upon it is that it is not
half large enough
The second toast was "The Press-That
mysterious means Of speech, that using
the privacy of an Editors room as ros-
trum, yet speaks to the whole world.
"The teachers which can at once beguile-
The tedious hours and tighten every toll. u
This toast vas proposed by Maj. Jos.
Ganahl in the engaging manner peculiar
to him:
Ladies and gentlemen Of Anderson" /"
said he, 81 have been called upon to make
few remarks about the press. Although
it is great institution, this is an old song,
and am incompetent to say anything
new, or in the slightest degree interesting
upon this great topic. The gentleman
who will succeed me is the great repre-
sentative of the press, and he will utter
burning words which will remain immor-
tai in your memory. To me this repast,
this Chiquola spread, is Of such import as
to fill my heart with gratitude, and excite
all the enthusiasm of my nature.
" only ask that the press of the coun.
try, which is the great reflector of thought
and events in every age and cline, will
through its representatives present, do
justice to this occasion, and show to the
world that a little town, nestled in the hills
of Western Carolina, may rival-nay, sur
pass-the marvellous palaces of st. Au.
gustine.- I, therefore, give you, lander
son" and "Chiquola,'' and may the press
do justice to BOTH" Applause
The toast was responded to by Hon.
Pat. Walsh, Editor Of the Augusta Chroni.
Gle:
IT assure you," he said, as he arose to
address the audience, "that 1t is real
genuine pleasure for me to be here to.
night with the citizens of Anderson at the
opening Of the Hotel Chiquola; indeed, I
feel it q special privilege to be here. !
have no doubt that the representatives OF
the press who are present will do full JUS
tice to .he enterprise of your people, who
have done so well in building this beauti-
full hotel, which is credit alike to your
intelligence, your culture and your bust.
ness energy. do not hold myself up
to be what the distinguished gentleman
who proposed the toast said I was-a great
representative of the press-I am merely
an humble worker in the calling, and
am proud of the profession. For what
eyer am, and for whatever [ expect to
BIZ, anu indebted to the State of South
Carolina. [Applause.j
"Many years ago I arrived In tho city
of Charleston an humble, helpless boy,
and from that day to this have been
grateful to your State, and appreciative of
your people, have studied with pride
and with pleasure the history of your
great men, and when / refi0ot that the
Colony of South Carolina seconded The
of Massachusetts that All
American Congress be called to protest
against the usurpation and the tyranny of
the British Government, also remember
that South Carolina was the first in the
revolution to establish the independence
of tho States and the foundation Of OFF
American Union, [applause] and there Are
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