The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-02
MEssRs. RAYMOND wHITCOMB.
The Firm to Erect an Elegant Hotel In
Chicago mt the World Fair.

With their customary foresight and enterprise.
Nesrs Raymond q Whtcomb. the exc ursion pro-
jsctors and managers, have completed arrange
inents for the erection OF large and elegant hotel
near the Exposition grounds In Chicago, for tho
cypress accommodation OF their patrons next year.
While many hotels are being built ION paper" this
ia the only hig class hotel actually projec ted that
Is 70 be situated near Jackson Park the others be-
ing OF "a cheap order, or else tenement houses which
IL Is proposed to use temporarily for the entertain
ment of transient guests. and which, IL tx almost
needless to add, cannot contain hotel appointments
except In n measured degree The downtown
hotels OF course, are sure 20 be crowded.
The site selected for The Raymond a Whtcomb
Grand Hotel" as the establishment is to be known.
Il upon three OF the pleasantest boulevards where
heavy teams not allowed. VIZ: Washington
avenue Madison avenue and Fifty street, the
main front three hundred feet In enxtl, facing the
Mid way Piaisance. The entire street frontage in
O,J feet and ths aggregate OF outside exposure Is
$40 feet while the courts have width Of no less
than forty Ave feet The distance 10 one OF the
main entrances OF Jackson Park Is less than thou
sand oet and yet the hotel Is in retired situation,
removed fro the noise and hustle OF the main
avenue IA front OF the grounds and In the midst OF
A fashionab g residence section.
The Midway Plaisancc l. also part OF the Exposi-
tion grounds but Is To bo devoted to special exhibits
and the foreign villages A finer location could not
nave been made In all Chicago. The building Is TO
be OF the mt substantial Character nOtwlthstand-
ing the fact tha IL II designed for temporary use
aud every luxury known % the Lest city hotels
will b. provided. The architects and builders are
Nary Bro, hers. of Chicago. who have erected
many of tno most costly private residences In the
ExposItion city. and whose names are u guarantee
that the work wili De OF the best charac ter The
structurc WILL bo OF pressed brick. and ,ny TOUR
stories ia height. plaza will extend the whole
length uf the fifty-nInth street front. There will
he about 500 larg and airy for guests. and
between every two rooms viii bc private bath
rooms and tollct rooms all OF whicn will well
lighted aud ventllltcd In fact noae OF Chicago's
largest hotels contin naariy as many bath-rooms
"A The liaymond a Nhitconb Grand will possess.
he dining room vii bc 10 feet BY 20 feet with
seattnt capacity of about 5Ob persons anoLthe re-
c.ptlon rooms pariors oflcs and other public
apartments. Including Raymond a WhtcomD
once will be of aupe size Both gas and elecrici-
~ will be used IN lighting the hous and there will
be 40 elevators. one for passengers and one for
baggage.
Nessrs Raymond a Mhitcomb will run daily
special trains from the East during the Exposition
tSundays exccptetll. com posed of new and elegant
pullman pala ycsltbulcd cars both sleeping cars
and dning-ctrSli and Tor tneir sole accommoda-
ton the Illinois Central Rallioid Company will
erect a special station on their Washington Park
branch at Six1y-nr.t street and Madison ascnue.
on.y two blocks from IN, hotel. Two stations on
the NAH iiae of the stne road two cable lincs
and an elevated railway are near az hand. In
surfing cay communication with the city. Wash
inQton Park the most beautiful or Chicsgo's pub
lic grounds, Is within easy walking distance.