New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-14
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hotel. He said: II do not see where tho natron
age would come from. unless it were from no.
scngers on the Pennsylvania Erie and ~
Jersey Central railroads The Erie road how.
ever has "A landing at Twenty-ffth-st and tba
Pennsylvania IL going TO have one AZ W,
Twenty -second-st. There is occasionally a bnsI
ness man Who stays downtown late and ,ak.g :
room at the AstOr House. ] know Of ono -
has a room there the year round and hs sen1,
one or two clerks 10 occupy the room Nhe, -
detains them downtown late. But such An IN
stance is rare Those who are detained down.
town late at times, and who have. therefore 90
casion to go to d downtown hotel. have theI,
homes elsewhere and would patronize the ho,.I
only now and then.
Philip A. Smyth, who revels in open-air sale,
ION the premises IN the summer season. and
who never minces matters. said. II don't think
a new downtown hotel would pay Look at the
Stevens House, That went 10 pieces even
though a last resort an effort was made 10
run il as an immigrants hotel Then there's
the MetrOpOlitan-gone, The ~. Nicholas the
same And they had trouble with The Broadway
Central We now have the Astor House. and
there is the Cosmopolitan for the cheaper trade
They get between them all there Is 10 he had
At least there would not be enough patronage
otherwise 10 make new hotel pay.
"At night it is like graveyard downtown
People want to stay at hotels uptown. where
there Is life where the sights are. where they
can reach the places Of amusement easily. No
I do not see how a new large hotel downtown
would pay"
HARD TO SECURE a SITE.
Inquiries have been made by a representative
of the syndicate referred to regarding land suf-
ficient for site on the Meeks estate property,
between the Astor House and Church-st. But
the thought of that site seems 70 nave been
abandoned since some Of the property on the
site has lust been leased until 1000 for the new
dormitory of the postal clerks. The man who
is really the chief mover in the project Tor the
new downtown hotel Is still at work on the site
question. with mind unchanged as 10 me ieasi-
IiIit,, of the proiect He said the other day A
new large hotel downtown Will pay. IL can be
run to secure a large transient patronage, as
well as a good deal that is permanent. hotel
construction has been 50 improved 81 late tnat
a hig hotel can be put up with all modern I'M
movements including bathroom for each sleep
ing-room every convenience IN fact, so tnat the
rooms can be rented at ~ ~ 70 > udy, On
ground not too expensive good many Ioon's
with such cOnVenlences can De 'oHS'i ue'ou "
rent at even 81 day. -,
"a big modern hotel downtown would nave
oo.n,ono,itan patronage Properly located II
would catch commercial travellers people ION
reasons: people who wish to stay at hotei near
their sailing point and many downtown pus'
ness men without families. II inc E Elm :,
widening should go through, ana espeoisH! !.
the underground road proJeV.S' ~ -, IN nnirS
should be constructed. the hotel nave III nl'i.u
~ cituated in or near City Han square ol pr
hans not far west of Broadway' ought 10 DC q
Great success. Then there Is arg ms" -.
notronape TO be had for a restaurant anu pa' /,
~, 10 newsnaper offices would supply good
natronage in this line. and likely for many per,
manent rooms as we'll That the old hote,s az
not up to modern requirements Is pD.eh.e Ga IL
- ond we are after it, Real estate men az
not such good judges in this matter, 70 n ~
mind as experienced hotel men. " no uhoe's'A"'
the possibilities of patronage .