The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-04
building TO BE Erected at West
Pine and Kings Highway VIII
Cost One Million Dollars.
HENRY WEAVER THE LESSEE.
James Hayward Says Another Mil
lion-Dollar Hotel VIII Be
Built Downtown = I'M
prOYement Plans.

The Saxonia Realty Company, which is to
build a splendid hotel at the northeast cor
ner OF West Pine boulevard and Kings
highway, has forwarded TO the Secretary
of State at jefferson City an application
for an increase of its capital stock to ST.
90, 90, to be used in constructing and fur
nishing the building.
At a meeting OF the directors at the Of
flee Of the company, No. SIS Chestnut
street, a contract was signed with Henry
Weaver. manager of the Planters Hotel. to
lease the new SaXonia for u period Of TWEEN
ty years at $50, 90 a year.
The directors of the hotel company are
Henry Weaver, Joseph A. Duffy, Victor
blessing. Peter Hahn. William Grafeman
and Ernest e. Jansen, architect. With them
is associated William II. Miltenberger, who
stated yesterday that the capital to build
the hotel has been secured and construction
viii begin in a short time.
Facing Forest Park and commanding an
excellent view of the Worlds Fair grounds.
the site of the SaxOnia is considered one OF
the best in the West End.
MIR. Jansen, the architect, has drawn
plans for an extremely elegant structure Of
brick and stone upon a steel frame, abso-
stories and basement. and a bath Will be
attached to most of the several hundred
rooms. ali of which VIII be exceptionally
large for hotel apartments.
In addition TO handsome cafes. Oriental
pariors and other luxurious appointments
TO be found In the best class of fashionable
hostelries, a feature of the SaXonia VIII be
an immense conservatory, surrounded by
plate glass, on the roof. 1t IS to he used
ordinarily for a promenade and observation
room, from which guests will have attract
i've views, and at night will be converted
into a ballroom more than 10oxloU feet in
dimensions.
Mr.. Weaver expects to have the Saxonia
in operation before the Words Fair period,
DOWNTOWN HOTEL PLANS.
James Hayward of the Tumbach Invest
ment Company. No. 500 Fullerton building.
stated yesterday that a syndicate which he
represents has secured a site downtown for
a hotel which Is to cost $1,g01 90.
I'VE have the ground, beyond question.
but for sufficient reasons l am not at lib
erty to mention the location. Our clients
ton of the plans. l can't say how soon this
will be. but / may state that we probably
viii commence the building in a short time.
and i expect to see it completed in time tc
give a banquet therein on Christmas, 1905"
Mr.. Hayward represents Chicago CAPT
talists. and 1t is stated that several st.
Louis men of means are identified with the
proposed enterprise.
This is not tobe a Worlds Fair hotel"
said the promoter. I'VE know, as every
one else does. that one or more hotels as
large as the Planters or Southern are needed
in this city under normal conditions. They
are needed to-day"
in st. Louis has not kept pace with the
growth of the city. MIR. Hayward pointed
to the fact that in the last twenty-five
years only the St. Nicholas, the Rozier and
the Moser, the latter comparatively small.
have been erected. Hotels in the West End
are not counted, since they are tenanted
principally by persons who live In the city
and draw only q small percentage OF trans
tents.
ON the other hand. the increase in trans
lent trade is shown by the records of the
Terminal Association in the number of pas
sengers carried in and out of St. Louis.
In 1883 the total number of passengers
Wrac about nno and a half millions or more
than 4.O0o a day. In 1900 an increase OF fully
80 per cent was estimated. the transients
the ermlna hauled 1000 more passenger
cars than it did the year before, and the
increase in persons Is estimated at fully 200
a day. This year will show even a greater
In Boston. which may be compared with |
ST. Louis in point OF population and gener-
tel. on the order of the Planter or South
ern, to every 10000 population. In st, Louis |
the proportion. says Mr.. Hayward. Is one to
Olive AND LOCUST SCHEMES.
David 2. Leahy of the Lincoln Trust Com
buildings at the southeast corner of Jeffer-
son avenue and Olive street will soon be
Tre &c r. to 6u give bp pia sbe e DIVE 4 neg str note' R @alf9
Company. composed OF trust company ell
ents.
about 100 rooms, all well arranged. The
will cover a lot 65xll1 feet. which
secured recently under a ninety-nine-
year lease.
The Locust Street Improvement, Associa-
ton has been organized. principally among
clients of the Mercantile Trust Company.
and an Executive Committee was appoint
consisting. of Lorenzo E. Anderson. H.
S. Ames. c. H. Evans, J. Il. Shepley, E. II.
Semple and Edwin S.. Austin.
1t is the plan of the association to event.
lally make Locust street a beautiful thor
and to this end the cooperation
Of all the property owners Is being enlisted. |
The replacing of old structures with mod
ern buildings is included in the general
scope.
The association will seek to induce the
Post Office Department to make the Locust
street side of the Federal building a pub
lie entrance. instead Of a rear approach for
va CONS.
Another plan is to have the Public Libra
y Board. which controls the Exposition
open Locust street through that
lite when the Carnegie Library is erected.
Real Estate Transfers.
3ACON-2 fl. W. s., bet. MONTGOMERY
and North Market; Thos. Moran to Nei-
IT.. g. g., bet. Vandeventer
and WarDe. n L Stehhfpa Ia II L