The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-02
E. ]. BALDWIN RET|RES.
His. Large Hostelry Changes
Hands With the First Day
of October.
Elaborate Scheme of the New Pro-
prietors-A Clean Sweep In
Employees.

| E. J. Baldwin gave up the keys of his
famous hosiery yesterday and withdrew
from the cares of hotel management.
Simultaneously with his going out Stone,
Stanton Il Co. walked in and took posses
sion. With them entered a new office
staff and men of experience in various de-
partments of hotel business to assume
charge of their respective places
Early In the morning large force or
carpenters went to work in the offices,
erecting scaffolding for the painters, plas-
terers and decorators. A contract was let
for remodeling the halls and main Office
and for decorating and otherwise rehabili-
tatlng sixty-four rooms upstairs:
Large sums of moEey are to be expended
in the interior improvements that have al
ready been started, for it is the design of
the new company to stop at nothing which
will make the Baldwin attractive.
rumor has been .afoat to the effect
that M. A, Gunst, the Police Commissioner.
was one of the chief promoters and sup
porters of the enterprise, but he stated
yesterday that there was no foundation
for this report. Cali I've to do with tn
said he, sis that have made all arrange
ments for opening a first-class. cigar-store
in the hotel at the corner: of Powell and
Ellis streets. Next week the cafe in. the
corner will be torn out and remodeled for
a cigar-store. shall fit up the place IN
the best style | know how, as / expect to
make it an attraction in keeping. withother
features of the house. But with that my
connection with the Baldwin Hotelends"
Manager Stanton was n.tris office yester-
day receiving congratulations, attending to
details of stock-taking and making him.
self familiar with the hotel affairs. He
says:
We have begun ON the first day to carry out
our programme OF improvements. To begin
with, the whole house; excepting. the bar and
billiard rooms will be decorated in elegant
style. The dinin-grooms will be in white and
gold. Two badly needed alterations will be-
made at once. They are a large entrance on
Market street and a'ladies' entrance to the ele-
vator from Powell street. A very serious fault
in the arrangement of the main office will
| thus be overcome. Heretofore ladies had to
pass through a crowd Dwell people who did
not belong to the hotel, but made the office
their headquarters downtown, With hall
exclusively for families, ladies may pass
gauntlet as of old. When the lease of q store
adjoining the Market-sreet entrance expires
on November the store will be vacated, the
wall between 1t and the hall removed. Then
be built.
We will replace the. colored walters in the
dining-rooms by white men and also improve
the service and accommodations.
The management: had not made up its
mind regarding what course it woulo pur-
sue regarding the politicians who. used to
assemble nightlyin the office, but a we'll
defined policy will be adopted with regard
to the loungers in the halls and billiard
room. 1t will also fare poorly with several
of Mr.. Baldwin 8 special guests who will
have to look around for new quarters with
out much delay. J.. c,:'s..'..:.
Mr.. Stanton said that the staff would
consist of ]. A..Clough, chief CLERK; Lynn
Austin room clerk, and F. D. Scott, night
clerk. Mr.. Stanton has had large hotel ex-
perience in the West, and knows the lead
ing public men of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas,
Missouri and Colorado. 1t need surprise
no one if many of the: progressive West
congressman, railway men, Jour
nalists and lawyers-sheuld renew their
| former acquaintance with Stanton at his
| tavern in this town. =. -. -