The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-17
THROUGH THE KENYON.
BRIEF GLANCE AT SALT LAKES
NEW PALATIAL HOTEL.
Over 100000 in Handsome Furniture
Purchased-Some of It's Beau.
tiful Features

The Kenyon opens it's portals to-mor-
row evening, and the first guest to reg
lister will be at home in the finest hotel
in the intermountain country. Like
story from the Arabian Nights" Alad-
din has rubbed his lamp and, spring.
ing up like magic, is this new house for
the housing of the sojnurner in the
famed city of the Saints. In the exact
geographical center of Salt Lake, with
every street car line passing its DOORS
with its elaborate and new furnishings
efhclent management and service, the
hotel will be the leading one in the
city, as well as the most popular.
The office is model of beauty. Its
tiled floors, gold encrusted ceiling, the
handsome, new and broad oak stair
way, with every detail known to the
modern hotel lead one to the upper
realms, but the entrance gives but
faint idea of the beauties above
Over soft carpets throughout the
long halls, the guest wanders through
room after room, entirely new, painted
and papered in artistic colors and fur
nished with brass beds and handsome
oak, cherry, walnut or maple bedroom
pieces. Not piece of old furniture in
the house: everything is brand new and
of the best.
The parlor is dark maroon, with
carpets and decorations to match. The
piano and furnishings are of mahog
any and in perfect taste. Next to the
main parlor is another parlor in a deli
cate green. which opens further north
on the exquisite bridal suite. This
suite is dream in pink, and is to be
seen to be appreciated. Another suite
is in a clear olive green, still another in
red, and another in blue. All the suites
have individual color schemes.
The Kenyon is in the true sense Of
the expression a modern hotel, with
every essential to satisfy the most re-
fined idea of comfort and luxury. IT
contains parlors and bedrooms, alcov-
rooms, with porcelain lined tubs, and
all toilet conveniences, combined with
the latest hygienic structural appli-
ances and appointments for comfort,
health and luxury
The suites are so constructed that
dozens of rooms open into each other.
There are in all 50 bath rooms in the
house.
To some the>dining room and kitchen
will be the most interesting features Of
the Kenyon. AS stated, the grand
stairway is built of heavy oak. This
leads to the second floor, with a half
landing between, and here is the en-
trance to the dining room. A stained
glass sign over the door marks the way
into the vestibule and hat room, which
is fretwork in which is carved 'The
Kenyon" The dining room is a lofty
one, wen ISHleu, Neutlldleu,
in white and gold, carpeted and fur
nished deliberately. The kitchen is one
of the most complete ever known.
Among some of the features which
are almost needless to name are the
fine office furniture, new lavatory. cleo
trio service in bells, alarms and lights
The whole building has been fitted with
the finest and most improved plumbing,
and nothing has been left undone to
make it perfect American hotel, and
one in which the city will feel proud
The Kenyon is named after that pub
lie spirited citizen, Sam j. Kenyon. To
his energetic and busineSs-li1e mind is
due in a great measure the handsome
hotel which is the outgrowth of de-
termination of the owners to make the
property a paying one in every way.
The company owning the Kenyon is
the Groesbeck company. John Henry
Smith is president; Charles S. Burton,
vice president; Sam J. Kenyon, secre-
tary and treasurer. They, with o. j.
Salisbury, Heber ]. Grant and Stephen
Hayes, constitute the board of direc-
tors. The hotel has been leased to Don
H. Porter as sole proprietor. He is one
of the best known hotel men in the
West, and is sure to make success of
this new enterprise The rates will be
SO per day and up.
In the furnishing of the house every
article was purchased through local
firms, -The Tribune