Telegram-herald., 1891-02-04

The Management Of Sweets Hotel
Formally Changed Yesterday.
J. {. JOHNSON HAS 1 BETTER THING
TIE rrspAssy sf LAT Week is the hfs-
tory Of Iodsy-swsetas Motel Wifi
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As al the prophecy eventually pazses
into history, the TELEsRAA-iiraAlD
makes the announcement this morning
that the revelations OF last weex. reia-
tive 10 the changes 20 be made il the
management OF Sweets Hotel, weIe
eousummsted yesterday. 4 contract
was signed by NJ. l.. Sweet and Frank
Riseley. Of pesMoines. by virtue OF
which the latter assumes the manage
ment or the hotel on or before the 2lst
day Of june next anu keeps the man
agement for iive years. with the choice
of ten years. Mr. Riseley returned TO
Chicago last evening. and the details OF
the deal could be learned only through
y. &. Johnson.
"Yes," sand Mr.. Johnson. ''you can
ask what YOU Ike, and | will gladly
answer all proper questions. | want
you TO state. first Of all, that Mr.. Rise
ley ls a hotel man ana caterer OF long
experience and Is very well kpown to
all the travelling public west of here. |
MAS the man Instrumental IN bringing
together Mr. Sweet aud Mr. Rlseley.
told him To 60 To Mr.. Sweet aud drive
straight tor the mark, and / had no
doubt he could perfect arrangemenEto TO
his liking"
''Can you say what those arrange
ments are?" asked the reporter.
"Only what | have told YOU. Yes,
there are others | bad forgotten. The
hotel is 10 be remodeled by Mr.. Riseley.
The Western Union Office will have
to be moved, the corridors will be
shifted, and the bar will open upon
Pearl.st.. instead of being tucked into q
back room, as 1t present. The arrange
ment with sir. Weston Will he con-
tinued. by which roomers i'll his build
ing cap take their meals in the hotel
and enjoy other luxuries of hotel sery-
ice. Mr. Riseley also has an option on
leasing the two upper floors Of the Wes-
ton building"
"What are your own plans for the
future, Mr. Johnson"
al am not saying as much about that
as am about this other thing. don't
mind telling you, however, that have
an option on hotel more costly than
all the hotels of Grand Rapids, and
which 100 men are trying to get.
don't want TO stay here, that is sure"
"What are you going to do with the
furniture and personal property here
that belongs to your"
''If ! can not dispose OF it advantage.
ously shall take it away. When Mr.
Riseley asked me what owned here,
told him it would be easier to tell him
what do not own. I don't own the
real estate. the brick and motar, noI
the wood of the counters; the rest
Is mine. Moreover. the hotel stands ME
i'll $780, 900 by way of improvement:
which can take away only III part.'
''is there any money i'll the business
here?"
LET me answer that in my own way
The hotel was built in 1862. During
the first fourteen years, it was $780,
900 cash loser. French lost $4,000,
Hawley Lyon lost $4,000, Pickering
lost $4,000 which he brought here
Homer Nash lost some; and dwight
Cutler says that NJ. l.. Sweet has sunk
$780, 900 N two years and eight months
Now, on the top of all that, 1 will tel
you that if owe anybody a cent, his
check is ready for him tomorrow.
don't go away kicking about anything
while others have had much reason tC
do so.o