The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-26
The Ten-Year Lease on the Building
Calls for an Annual Rental
of S21 900.
SEQ, 900 PAID FOR FURNISHINGS
THE NEW PROPRIETORs WILL ALSO
OPERATE THE CASINO.
Dudley III. Jackson, George w. Full
well and w. Il. Crist OmpOse the
Company-CapitaI of 100000.

At 5 o'clock yesterday evening the Deni-
son Hotel passed into new hands. The
house is now controlled by the Denison
Hotel Company, composed of w. +. Crist.
of Hartford City. and George Fulwell and
Dudley II. Jackson, of this city. The new
owners OF the house filed articles of in
corporation with the secretary of state
yesterday afternoon. The capital stock is
500. coo, divided into 1000 shares of 800 each.
The new proprietors form the board of di-
rectors. Mr.. Crist is president of the COM
pany, Mr.. Fulwell is vice president and
Mr.. Jackson is secretary and treasurer.
The Journal yesterday morning announced
that these gentlemen had practically COM
pleted a deal for the hotel. One of the
members of the company was asked as to
the details of the purchase on Sunday night,
but the matter was in such shape then that
he could not discuss it. and he declined to
admit hat a change in the proprietorship
Of the house was about to take place.
COST OF FURNISHINGS.
The new company purchased the furniture
and equipment of the house from D. p
Erwin for $66, OOO. This includes the bar and
billiard room. The company takes a ten
year lease on the property, agreeing 10 pay
Mr.. Erwin s21,o 900 a year for the use of the
property. Terrence Cullen, who has been
the active manager of the house for sew
eral years, will remain with the new man
agement for the present. The new owners
contemplate making some improvements TO
the property. 1t is the intention to con-
struct a grillroom as one of the improve
ments. This room will occupy the space
now taken up by the writing room and the
room occupied by Leo Lando, optician.
Mona 0f these changes will no m1Oa 1mme-
diately. however.
w. F. Crist, president of the new COM
pany, is at present proprietor OF the Ingram
Hotel at Hartford City, As soon as he
makes disposition of this property he will
come here and devote his time to looking
after the interests Of the Denison. Mr..
fourteen years ago In Chattanooga, Tenn.
George Fulwell, vice president of the COM
pany, has for several years been caterer
and steward OF the Bates. He came to the
Bates thirteen years ago from the South
ern Hotel, St. Louis. He was away from
the Bates two years, during which time he
was at the head OF a European hotel in
Louisville. Mr.. Fulwell has had twenty-five
years experience in the hotel business.
twenty years of which were spent with
American hotels. The other five years Mr..
Fulwell spent in England. He will sever
his connection with the Bates next Sunday.
THE OTHER MEMBER.
Dudley III. Jackson, secretary and treas
urer of the company. was formerly treas
urer of the Interstate Hotel Company, be-
ing one of the proprietors of the Hotel En-
glish. Mr.. Jackson retired from the hotel
business when the English changed hands
a short time ago. Mr.. Jackson has also
been engaged in the wholesale coffee bust
ness. He was the senior member of the
firm of jackson & Harrison. coffee mer-
chants at No. 23 East Maryland street.
1t is the understanding that this firm has
disposed of its coffee business TO a Mr..
Bright, of Dayton, o. Mr.. Jackson was
formerly engaged in the banking business
at Charlottesville. His wife Is a niece of
Gen. Lew Wallace and a daughter of Col.
Elston, a Charlottesville banker. Mr.. Jack
son began his duties at the Denison yester-
day evening.