The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-08
THE BUTLER A HOTEL
Leading Business Block to
Change Its Use.
TRANSFORMATION IN PROSPECT.


very important commercial transac-
ton has been completed BY the signing OF
long lease Of the Batter block to Hamm
q Schmits. who viii conduct il a. hotel.
The owner Of the building. Henry H.
Shuseldt. OF Chicago, has been in Seattle
several daya, arranging the terms. and
yesterday left for home 1t 10 intended. -
soon q the present tenants leave the
building. to remodel it - . frst-class
hotel, and Hsmm 4 Schmitx viii transfer
20 the new location all their interest in the
present Arlington hotel. The new hotel
viii b called the Butter, In compliment TO
Hhlory Butler, Who formerly owned the
site. When 1t was sold BY Mr.. Butler
he asked that the name Of the block b
retained until his death, and Mr.. Shufelds
remembered his promise whom making the
lease to the hotel firm.
By the contract made yesterday Hamm
Schmiiz secure . lease Of the building
for three years with the privilege Of ex-
undertakes to remodel It for hotel pur-
poses The hotel Is to DO run on the Eu-
ropean plan, and the proprietors intend to
make 1t the best in tho Northwest;
In fact, their contrsct requires them
to do 20. although such . provis-
lon 10 unnecessary with men Of their
well known energy and business ability.
They will entirely remodel the building to
adapt it for its new use and expect to open
It for business on or soon after june I,
80 changed that il will hardly b recog-
niSsd. The present Office tenants will be-
gin to move out this week and it IL ex-
psctsd that all viii b gone bsfors the
date set for the hotel opening.
The main entrance will b on Second
street. where life size bust Of Hillory
Butler. given by himself will be placed a.
tribute to the pioneers. On the ground
floor ali the Offices and halls will be
thrown into one large lobby BY the ~
moval Of tho partition walls, and the Office
Wall DO located there, with an elevator
running to the upper floors aud the
basement. In the basement, with IN en-
trance on James street. will be
restaurant in the room for
merly occupied by the Great
Northern ticket and express Offices COM
municating with the bar and lunch room,
which will be whore the Butler cafe now
il. Turkish baths will also be in the base
ment with an entrance in the alley between
the Butler and Bailey blocks. In the sub-
basement under the restaurant will be the
laundry. ics, cold storage and electric
plants.
The upper floors will be entirely refur-
nished for hotel purposes with l25 guest
rooms. nearly all Of them opening to the
street or alley, - the building has streets
on two sides and alleys on the other two
sides. OF these twenty will be arranged
IS suites with bath rooms One-haif Of
the fifth floor will DO fitted IN a
an assembly hall for entertainments
and meetings, lI0x65 feet The present
open rotunda on the second floor will Be
converted into . ladies' parlor. in which
two fountains will constantly play and
where concert will BE- given every Satur-
day evening. Statues made Of Washing.
ton clay will be placed in the halls.
Mr.. Shufsldt has insisted, and the lessees
have gained such high reputation in the
hotel business that they can be relied
upon to carry out his wishes, that the
hotel shall be first-class in every particu-
lar and it is to be fitted up on tho same
plan as tho California at San Francisco.
All the furniture and carpets will be new
and of the best quality and no expense
will be spared to make the house credit
to the city and state.