The herald., 1895-04-18
The Raymond a Fruitful Topic
of Discussion
REBUILDING CONTEMPLATED
Pasadenans Coming Largely to Friday S
Fiesta Parade
Electric Light Company Aroused - Raymond
Guests Still Crowd the Green.
Interesting Notes

PASADENA, April 1.-THE Raymond
Hotel is still a fruitful topic OF converse
ton, and next to La Fiesta is engaging
present.
Apropos of its recon struction, the fol-
loving extract from an editorial in the
San Francisco Call will be of interest;
THE burning of the Hotel Raymond is
not only disaster to Pasadena, but loss
to the state. By the vigorous advertising
and skillful management of its proprie-
tors it has been made one of the most
noted attractions of California, and
was one of the chief inducements to
tourists to spend their winters on this
/: The history of California during the
last decade would have been very differ
emit if it had not been for the influence of
the Del Monte, the Coronado, the Ray
mond and other hotels of like nature.
These great hostelries made the state ia
nous as a winter resort. Many people
who might have come across the CONT
nent to see Yosemite once come to visit
fornia cannot afford to lose any of these
tourist homes. Indeed, we need more of
them than we now have, and there will
be general feeling of qualification if the
work of rebuilding the Raymond should
be pushed forward even more rapidly
than the swift process of erecting the
Del Monte a few years ago.
The editor of the Call is undoubtedly
right in his idea that these fine hotels
have had great deal to do with the pros
perity Of the section in which they are
located. as we'll as influencing the growth
of the whole state very materially.
That the people of other localities are
n, IN od 10 nf HAVING a hlO
hotel in their midst. is already beginning
to be evinced by the numerous papers that
are calling attention to the desirability of
such tourists headquarters, and in a more
pointed manner by the following commu-
nication received this morning by Gen
eral Wentworth:
I'VE arc authorized to offer you a site for a
new hotel. The site proposed is about two
miles from the city proper. at the foot of the
mountains. and commands magnificent
view of the ocean, city and surrounding coun-
try. 1t is on the new noun ain boulevard to
Montecito, and accessible by electric car line
If you are interested would be pleased to go
"GRANr & BAKER.
dated Santa Barbara April IL 3"
General Wentworth says that as far as
he is personally concerned his heart is in
Pasadena and he would prefer to remain
here. He is still receiving kilograms and
letters from former guests of the house
expressing sympathy, and all unite in the
wish.ef seeing the Raymond rebuilt on
the Old familiar site. but this time fire
proof structure that will not burn like a
box of matches, as the old building did.
kilograms have been received from
Walter Raymond in answer to those OF
Mayor Cox and Councilman Lukens, in
one of which he says be expects to be
here on the oath inst. The one to Mayor
Cox reads as follows
MANY thanks to you and the citizens OF
Pasadena for the sympathy extended by your
telegram. Walter Raymond"
Forty of the employees left for their
Eastern homes this morning, and more
will follow tomorrow. though the heads
of departments will probably remain here
until Mr.. Raymond S arrival.