The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-01
HOTEL FACILITIES
in ANOTHER YEAR
Richmond VIII be on a Par With
Other Cities.
BUILDING MATERIAL is HIGH.
h,oneyed Men ard SPECTATORS Do Not Cars
10 Invest While Prices Are up-Much
Building Now Going on-Con-
tractors Are Busy.


Within the next twelve months flch-
mond.s hotel facilities will be on a par
with those of any other city in the coun-
try. The present handicap Will nave oeen
overcome and several up-to-ddte. COM
modious structures will be ready tor the
business that lis expected Will con
tinue to come this way.
have beenfaccepted, and contracts VIII ne
given out for it's construction within a
short while. This hotel will occupy a
commanding position on Broad Street III
the very center of activity. and conVen-
lent by street cars to any part OF the
business or residential sections.
Within asfew days Mrs. A u. atkinson
oxnects TO get. her Improved and amended
plans for the hotel she contenpiates
erecting at Ninth and Grace Straets, on
the site of the st. Claire. Her plans are
10 have the hotel completed and ready 1or
business by next November. She calcu-
latcs that the structure can be put up III
eight months. and on this calculation
tho work will begin early in the spring.
The Franklin-Street side of the. Jeffer-
soa Hotel will be ready before spring.
and architects are putting tho finishing
touches on the plans for the Main-Street
side, which will be larger and handsomer
than before
The Murphy annex is now receiving
guests. and Mr.. r. H. Gilbert. of the
Alhambra Hotel is considering plans for
the erection of comfortable summer
hotel at Reservoir Park.
All these will tend to put Richmond
on a fine hotel basis.
The various large buildings here in
course of construction are being put up
at reasonable speed The new portion OF
Nicholson-Strcet School Will be occupied
by pupils on Monday. although there IS
still some '.hnisIing up to be done on
the halls The new Jail is going up to
the satisfaction Of the inspectors. and
the Mechanics Institute building is re-
ceiying its finishing touches.
A prominent real estate man said :'.s-
terdav afternoon that he knew of F.r-
ties, representing $4,000 who were ready
to invest it in real estate and bu'fGinS'
both for private use and for inv me,-lt t,
but that material was SO high that the
could not see where they could set a
sufficient interest on thier money to war
rant putting it out at this time.
The builders are about as busy as they
can be at this time, and labor is high.
The scarcity of labor and the nigh price
If material in holding back some specu-
Iators but even at that 1t is hard to find
an idle. skilled mechanic in the trades.
Mr.. !. T. Nuckols. the contractor, has
been awarded the contract for the cree
tion of the handsome residence for Mr.
r. v. Myers, at Charlottesville. He has
also secured the contract TO: the cree
ton of the residence for. Mr.. e. l.. Bemsss
at Second and Grace Streets.
The finishing-up work is now gong OF
on the addition to s.. Pauls Church rec
tory. anG it is expected the competed
building will be ready for occupancy by
christmas. The work on the Young Wo'
mems Christian Association building Is
progressing, and the new operating room
at the Retreat will be completed shortly
The Old Dominion Iron and Nan WORKS
Company has opened UP a large stone
quarry on Belle Isle, and force or men
IS now at work quarrying the rock or tne
island. This new branch OF the plant
means the expenditure of many dollars
and LIE employment OF more men. ~
standard gauge locomotive has been pur,
chased and tracks laid over the island
for the transportation OF the stone.
b Elan & Co will offer Tor sale or
Monday afternoon at 4:5O O CLOCK the pro-
perty No. 400 West Grace STREET.