Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-04-27
MUST COME
Santa Fe Is Suffering Materially On
Account Of Lack OF Hotel
Accommodations
1T lisa DISGRACE TO THE CITY
Tourists And Travelling Men Will Avoid
the City Ifa Change For the Better
Is Not Inaugurated In the Near
Future.

Future.
The New Mexican has several times
called attention to the fact that, since
the Palace hotel passed into the hands
of the present ~lessees and the dining
room thereof was closed, the hotel ac-
commodations of Santa Fe have been
so inadequate and unsatisfactory as to
be positively detrimental to the inter-
ests of the city. This paper always pre-
fers to have occasion to commend than
condemn the institutions of the charm
ing capital city, and it's temperate crit
icisms of the local hotel conditions have
been printed with regret and solely with
a view to inducing the prompt applica-
ton of an efficient remedy for notorious
negligence and mismanagement in lines
that vitality concern the general public.
Since no apparent effort has been made
to institute the reforms suggested, and
the daily multiplying complaints are
becoming more md more serious, the
New Mexican feels that the suffering
interests of the greater number" de-
mand palmer speaking on the subject
indicated.
For many years the Palace hotel, con-
Quoted on the American plan by trained
hotel men, was famous throughout the
country as one of the most homelike
and desirable stopping places in the
west. Commercial and professional men
travelling in the territory on business
brands made it a point to spend their
Sundays and leisure days there, and it's
praises were sung from n ocean to
the other by tourists and health-seek-
ers. Santa Fe was justly proud of it,
and at the same time was it's constant
beneficiary. Months g this popular
hosiery passed into the control of the
managers of the Claire hotel, who made
nc secret of their intention to make it
a mere lodging house annex to the lat
ter house. The Palace dining room was
soon after closed, and the house has
since been systematically neglected,
even as a place for dodgers. Success has
swiftly attended the effort to divert peo-
pie from the Palace. This was easy. No
one will pay first-class rates for the
precious privilege of lodging in a neg
lected house, passing out through halls
and corridors as chill as a cold-storage
warehouse. and then walking several
blocks for his meals.
All other conditions being IA
vorable, the Palace could not be sue
~cessfully conducted as a lodging house,
because it is too far from restaurants.
1t is solely adapted to the purposes of a
first-class hotel conducted on the Amer
lean plan, and as such it would pay I'M
der proper management, as it always
has.
The Claire hotel is a fine three-story
brick building, and in capable hands
might have been made to supply the
place Of the Palace in very many re-
spects. But it's management has not
conduct it on the European plan, with
Il dining room mex in a building
across the street, and at the same time |
exact first-class rates for accommodate
tons. The dining room has been under /
several different arrangements since the
deal vas made for the Palace, and new
err has been properly equipped or man.
aged to satisfy the demands of persons
accustomed to flrst-class accommodate
tions and willing to pay first-class rates.
NJprc thn~ tJs, Nh 1,~l-J - l
not been so conducted as to satisfy it's
guests. During the winter it was not
properly warmed, although the build |
ing is supplied with a modern steam
heating plant, and the rooms have not
received the careful and essential at
tention of an experienced housekeeper. |
These are unpleasant facts to print, but
they are supported by the impartial tes-
timony of scores of complaining guests
Of the house, many of whom have left
Santa Fe sooner than they had planned
they We're dissatisfied with the
1otel accommodations. Indeed, the off,
eials of the United States land court,
who are stopping there because they
tiiii' SN'ulC elSe-
where, complain that their rooms are
lncomfortably cold at night, and that
he service at the dining room is unsat-
sfactory. They are paying first-class
and would cheerfully pay more
f they could thereby buy what they
want. So serious has the situation be-
ONE that intimations have been made ,
the next term of the land court will |,
'e held either in Albuquerque or Las
'egas unless matters are remedied.
the property owners and we'll
of Santa Fe generally should
AXE prompt action in the premises, as
his is a matter that concerns the city
the people.
Tn this connection it should be re-
rendered that Santa Fe. being the b
apftal city of the territory, isNthe Off e
ial and political headquarters of New /
IeNico. The thirty-fourth legislative n
will meet here next winter, o
nd then better hotel accommodations e
i'll be imperatively demanded. Some t
hing has to be done until that time, and 6