Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-07-03
THE NEW
 PALACE
 BUILDING.
Will be Open for Business
 This Evening.
One of the Handsomest and Best
 Equipped Buildings in New
 Prescott,-The Men who Have Carried the Enterprise Through.


 substantial and modern buildings, but there are none that have more of these good qualities than the new Palace saloon building,
 Before the fire of last July Robert Brow's Palace saloon and Belcher & Smiths Cabinet saloon were con- sidered two of the best and finest in northern Arizona, and when they were wiped out by the flames these three gentlemen formed a pool of their interests and determined to put up building that would not take second place to any in the city and to combine their forces and energies with the object in view of having the finest and best club house, saloon, cafe, etc, that Arizona has ever had, or in fact that can be found west of the Mississ- ippi river, and the measure of their success can be judged by an inspec- ton of their new Palace, which will be formally opened for business this evening.
 Only very brief and incomplete description of such a magnificent building can be given, but enough may be said to give something of an idea of its arrangement and equip ment. Viewed from the exterior the building, which is 75 feet front by 125 feet deep, two stories with full sized basement, and built of brick with pressed brick front trimmed with terra cotta, is in point of archi- tectural beauty as handsome as can be found any place in the west, and certainly there are none more hand some or imposing in this, a city of fine new buildings.
 If the exterior is splendid in ap- pearance the interior Is even more so, and when one enters and passes through the different departments he is simply amazed at the rich elegant furnishings and the convenient and comfortable way in which it has been constructed. Another thing that i'm presses one is the quality of the material and workmanship that have been employed in this building, noth- ing but the best that could be secured having been allowed to find its way into the make up of this structure.
 The basement, which is the full size of the building will be occupied by first class beer hall on one side while the other will be occupied in part by H. Voge as a store room for his large wholesale stock of liquors and has capacity of several thou sand barrels. In the rear will also be a cold storage room for the use of the Palace cafe, while still another part will contain the large steam heating plant for furnishing heat and warm water for all parts of the building. The basement is reached by front and rear entrances and also an entrance from the hall way which leads from the street clear back the full length of the building. This hallway is on the north side of the building and leads back to the large and elegant dining room of the cafe, to the private family dining rooms and a broad stairway leads from it to the upper floor. Thus every part of the build ing may be reached without ever en- tering or coming in contact at all with the saloon part. Finely equip ped toilet rooms for ladies and gen men are also reached from this hall way.
 The cafe, which will be run by Messrs Alley X Henkler, will be first class in every sense of the word and will be supplied with all that can be procured to tickle the appetite of its customers, while the cooking will be under the charge of an expert, and it will be the aim of these gentlemen to cater to the wants of people who want the best that can be had, want it in the best possible shape and are willing to pay for it. The kitchen is equipped with modern outfit for supplying the wants of patrons in the quickest time possible, and those who patronize this place can feel certain not only of getting first class food but of prompt and courteous service.
 To the rig ght of the main entrance is the elegant quarters of the Palace barbershop of which mention has previously been made, while to the left is occupied by H. Voge with his wholesale liquor establishment.
 The entrance to the bar room of the Palace saloon is through massive dou- ble doors of solid oak with beautiful frosted plate glass having the words Palace" nicely lettered in them. The interior is all furnished in solid quar- ter sawed oak, finished in golden oak which makes very rich effect. The main bar room is l25 feet long by 30 feet wide in front and 90 feet at the rear. Leading of from this are five private wine rooms that will be fur nished in elegant style. The orches- tra stand will be in the rear of the room and the finest musical talent will be procured to furnish music at all times. The ceiling is steel finish ed in silver color with gold and cop per decorations, appropriate to the products of this section. The room is lighted by five arc lights, above which are clusters of incandescent lights, thus giving two independent circuits and in case one is out of fix the other can be brought into use Numerous clusters of globes are ar ranged at different places for use of the games, etc.
 The bar and fixtures are, however, the crowning features of the furnish ings. They are without doubt the most elegant in this part of the coun- try and in fact there is nothing finer built. The front bar is 24 feet long with departments for four men, and is made of solid oak with polished cherry top and marble base. The back bar is also oak with cherry top and has the finest French plate glass oval top mirrors that are made while the massive columns and carvings causes one to look at it with wonder and amazement. Beautiful electrical fixtures add to its beauty, while small ice chests for each of the four con- partments makes it the acme of con venience. The glassware for the bar is the handsomest ever brought to this city At the end of the bar are two private offices elegantly furnished. The ice chest is another splendid piece of furniture, being 12xSx6 feet in dimensions and capable of hold