The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-26
THE NEW MORGAN.
1t VIII Open to the Public on
May 1.
Description OF Its Handsome and Conven'
lent InteriOr-Twenty-ff Rooms
Already Spoken For.

The new Morgan hotel, on West First
South, whose exterior nas been the
admiration of the public for the past sew
eral months, as brick by brick it neared
completion, is out of the hands of the deco
rators, kalsominers and painters at last,
and on Friday next, May l, it will be
thrown open to the public.
The lessee Of the building, and the gen
tleman who will hereafter be the smine
host of the handsome hostelrie, is Mr. j.
II. Clark, formerly of the firm OF Price 81
Clark, this city, and a gentleman who has
had years OF experience in railroad eating
houses on the Central Pacific Associated
with him will be Mr.. Milford, recently of
the Templeton. and well known as one of
the cheeriest and most popular head clerks
in the profession.
In company with MessrS. Clark and Null
ford HERALD representative yesterday
went through the new hotel and inspected
it from turret to foundation stone. The
reporter hereby gives it the full stamp of
his official and professional approval, and
risks his reputation or the statement that
tue new Morgan will take at bound its
place among the most popular stopping
places in the west.
1t has ninety rooms and every room is
fitted out and furnished with spick,
span and clean new furniture.
carpets and curtains; electricity fur
furnishes the light and there is hot and
cold water throughout. The office is a
! large and capacious chamber right in front
on the ground floor, handsomely fitted up
in oak; large burglar and fire proof safe
guarantees guests as to the safety of
their valuables. An elevator runs
from the basement to the roof.
but the handsome double stair,
cases which connect each floor, all under
the glare of an arched glass roof, make SO
charming an effect. that not few people
will patronize them in preference to the
elevator. These stair cases, the ample
Railways or Hobbies on every floor, ana the
arched glass roof, form the most striking
feature in the building. When the top hall
on the fifth f1oor-is turned into conser-
vatory, as it soon will be, the effect will be
still more heightened. Here the guests
step from the elevator and staircases upon
the top floor, directly over their heads
being the arched glass roof, and here Mr..
Clark will have tubs and pots of all sorts
of flowers and plants. The sunlight will
keep them in fine shape in summer, and
the even temperature from steam heat in
winter.
THE DINING-RooM,
like that at the Templeton, is on the Ton
floor, 10 the south of the building, just of
the conservatory. 1t will seat seventy
five people at one time, and the large
widows afford magnificent view to the
east, south and west. The kitchen, pro,
vided with large ranges, and all modern
appliances known to cookery, are back of
| the dining-room to the north The din.
ing-room will be one of the pig features at
the Morgan. The rates OF the house will
be kept down to 50 and $3.50 a day, and
strong inducements made to theatrical
companies and travelling men, Two large
sample rooms for the display of drummers'
supplies are at the back of the office. AL.
ready Mr. Clark states he has twenty five
rooms secured by permanent town
boarders, and there is no question but that
he will be run over with applicants fol