The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-21
FOR THE SEASON OF 1892
To- Day the Broad water Hotel Will
Be Ready to Receive
Guests.
Tho Prospects Are Excellent for a,
Very Large Bust
ness. ~
How thu Hotel Has Been Adyertised Far
and wide-Teatures That WIN Add to
Its Popularity.

Its Popularity.
The Broadwater hotel will throw open its
doors this morning for the reception Of
guests. inaugurating the summer season Of
1892. This will be the third year the Broad
water has been open for business, and the
prospects are that 1t will in 1892 be
greater than the two proceeding years COM
bined. This will not 30 due entirely to the
fact that hies big conventions will meet in
Helena this year, but it is also attributable
to tho fact that the reputation Of the hotel
az one of the finest summer resorts in the
United States has become SO extended that
thousands of tourists who would not other
wise stop in Helena, will do 40 this year in
order to spend a few days At the wonderful
resort in the heart of the Rocky mountains.
Few residents of Helena have an idea Of the
extent to which the Brondwatsr has been
adve tlsed during the past two years, nor
how much IL has done to attract attention
to this city. and keep it before the public.
In the beginning Col. Broadwater was fortu-
nate IN securing frstclass photographs of the
exterior and interior of the hotel, of the
natatorium and of the grounds. Hundreds
OF these were sent east two years ago, and
they attracted the favorable notice of the
press, the hotel people and the railroad
officials. OF the latter, the Northern
Pacific WAS the first to see that such a re-
sort "a the ~Broadwater, conducted in the
manner it has. would be a great card for it
to uso in connection with its Yellowstone
park and Alaskan trips. Last year General
Passenger Agent Fee, of that company,
had printed and distributed all over the
east and Europe handsome folders, beauti-
fully illustrated with views of the Broad
water. and containing Judge Goodwin's
descriptive article on the hotel. In addition
the company distributed hundreds of fine
pictures of the hotel and natatorium. This
year Mr.. Fee has lone the same thing, onlv
on a more extensive scale. The Great
Northern, also. has gotten out a special
folder on the Broadwater, which has been
given a large circulation.
The n"ewspapers north, south. east and
west have also thoroughly advertised the
resort. There is rot a city of anv
size in the United States but some one of
its newspapers has contained an article
descriptive of the great Montana summer
resort. These articles have ali been yolun-
tary tributes by those who have enjoyed
the hospitality of the Broadwater, and who
wrote of it not so much for the benefit OF
the house az for the information of the
public. The fact that Helena has the larg-
est natatorium in the world has been
newspapers in almost every language.
Taking all these things into con
sideration. it will be readily seen
that If there ia any travel to the northwest
this year the Broadwater will get a large
share of 1t.
Col. Broadwater has made every prepara-
ton for q big business this season. Man
nger A. W. Campbell, who managed the
Broadwater so successfully nj satisfector-
n.y., both to the proprietor and the public.
will have charge again this year, and for
more than a month he has had a big force
Of workmen busy getting the house into
shape. The hotel has been renovated from
top to bottom, and the visitor to-day will
find it looks as bright and clean and
fresh as it did when it first opened. The
grounds. too, show the careful attention of
an artistic hand. and they look better than
ever before at this season of the year. The
natatorlum has been open for about a
month, and visitors have found that it has
not been neglected in the work of r%eiuven-
alton.
Mr.. Campbell spent the winter in the
east, and while there made it a point to
secure the very best assistants, persons
thoroughly acquainted with the duties re-
CURED at summer resorts. As a result he
has under his direction a force. each member
OF which knows what is required, and how
to carry out the requirement.. But the most
popular thing that Mr.. Campbell did while
east was to secure the services Of the Ring
wall orchestra for a period of three
months. Col. Broadwater said, when the
hotel closed last season. that in 1892 he was
going to have a frst-class musical organi-
cation at the hotel, and be directed
Mr.. Campbell to carry out the idea. After
diligent inquiry the manager found that
the organization that had the best reputa-
ton was that of Oscar Ringwall, then at
the Hotel Eastman, Arkansas Hot Springs.
After some correspondence no closed a
There are ten people in the or
ganization, all the members playing on
both brass and string Instruments, really
two bands. There will be music at
the Broadwater every evening during the sea
son, save those on which there are dances,
six to 1870. and there will be at least
one brass concert each week. This will be
treat not only to the guests, but also to
the thousands Of people who live in Helena
and who visit the Broadwater in the eve
ming.
The Office force will consist of Z. +. Wig
gin. formerly of Young's hotel. Boston; w.
McAliister. formerly of the Manitou
The chef is Martin Schaier, formerly of the
Grand Pacific, Chicago. Tn walters come
from the Dennison hotel, Indianapolis.
while 9. J. Hall, the head barkeeper. oomen
from the Ponce de Leon hotel, St. Angus
tine. Miss Jennie Darlington and G. III.
Clark will have charge of the natatorium.
Both OF the electric street car lines run
ming to the hotel have arranged to take care
Of all the people they may be called upon
TO handle. and that in a most expeditions
way.
There will be another attraction in tho
this summer and though not
with the hotel, will add to its
popularity. The Helena wheelmen will fix
ap. at an expense of 5000, a track Just west
If the hotel. and it promises t. be quite a
'esort, both for local and visiting wheel
men.
Every one can afford to carry . silk umbrella.
asst black when the price is a. low ~ 81 so as
in another column by the bee Hive.
The Bruncll stock of dry goods must ~,
n soon AZ possible. Everything first. elias.
except the prices. Cali early ~ No. .
south Main.
Tho Bee Hive sells more baby carriages than