The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06

President D. r. Francis of the Worlds
Fair and the officials OF the Real Estate
Exchange, who have canvassed the situa-
uon AMI prospects, state that st. Louis
will be well able to care for from 10000 to
10000 visitors daily without crowding, and
at reasonable hotel rates. during the Elk
position period.
Hotel construction has advanced at q
phenomenal pace the last year. In addi-
ton to the many regular hostelries. per-
manent and temporary. thousands Of pri-
transient guests.
Most important of the new hotels of the
highest class Is the Jefferson. at Twelfth
and Locust streets. which will soon be
completed at q cost of $2,090 900. This great
enterprise WAS promoted and is being suc-
Sessfuliy carried through by Festus J:
the Mercantile Trust Company.
The building, n handsome structure,
twelve stories high. will accommodate 1.000
guests and Is to be one OF the very finest
early in the spring.
The Washington Hotel. Kings highway
and Washington boulevard. was opened
recently and is taking care Of 400 persons
lsS capacity may be greater during the
Fair. and the place Is an acquisition to the
list of excellent houses
Hamilton. at Hamilton and AfapIe ave-
nues, where 800 guests may find good serv-
The Lorraine Apartments likewise af-
or the same type Is the Eugenia, COM
pieted a short time ago, at Euclid and
Berlin avenues.
BUILDING THE BUCKINGHAM.
Construction Of the Buckingham at
Kings highway and West Pine boulevard
has been started. and the hotel is to be
completed BY the time the Exposition
opens. 1t will house about $40 guests and
take rank among the handsomest houses
In the country.
Work has hpeD co,u manned IN Z, fo,,r
story hotel at the southeast corner of Pine
ana Eighth streets. e. W. Wall il the
owner. and the establishment is designed
In the vicinity Of Union Station several
hotels have been completed within the
lest few months. while others are being
At Nineteenth and Market are two new
houses. one controlled by tine Lincoln
Trust Company and the other by the STILL
wen Catering Company. each hotel having
capacity OF $50 guests.
The Hotel Milton is being erected at the
southeast corner of Eighteenth and Chest
nut streets. and will he finished in Janu-
airy. Rooms are provided for about 200
persons
The old Loretto Academy building at
Jeherson avenue and Pine street has been
made into an attractive hotel. under the
pany. and will give good accommodations
to several hundred guests.
r KeSentiy the ;,, Merchant Hotel. at
and reOpened. 1t has room for $50 guests.
Five big temporary hotels, with a COM
bined capacity OF 1900 are being built ON
or near the Worlds Fair site.
The only one within the grounds is the
Inside Inn. which Is to have 1850 rooms,
and VIII be ready for occupancy in April.
OF similar size. and practically as COM
fortably appointed az the average first
class permanent hotel. are the Napoleon
Bonaparte Grand View or Fraternai Hotel,
the Christian Endeavor Hotel on Oakland
avenue. avenue. and the Publishers Hotel at Uni
In addition to these Is the Forest Park
Hotel promoted by A. H. Frederick. at
Clayton and Skinker roads. 1t will soon
guests daily.
TEMPORARY QUARTERS.
Other hotels In course of construction.
forming chain around the Exposition
and which will have a combined
capacity OF fully 5000 guests are as fol-
The Oakland. at Clayton and Oakland
capacity a00 guests.
The States Hotel. near the Plateau Of
States: 200 guests.
iowa Hotel at Clayton and Billion ave-
lues; 20d guests.
West Park Cottage. Tamm and West
Park avenues: 100 perscns.
The Kenilworth. at West Park and Bill
on av6rues; lUo guests.
chautauQua Hotel. skinker road: 1,UN
,uests.
FAIk view anu OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10 %
,uilt by the Park View Realty Company,
north OF the Exposition
probably will have n total ca
,acity of 5000
The Visitors Fair Hotel at Kings high
ray and Audubon avenue. will accommo-
late 500 per5OLs.
Many other temporary hotels are pro-
ected. and. since 1t IL possible to COM
'lete them In q f-w months. there Is no
reliability of scarcity Of such places near
he Fair grounds. They are to be finished
nth stan, equipped with electric lights
8 the ordinary permanent houses.
The standard Of these hotels Is mpph
igher than the type which existed at
hicago during the Columbian Exposition
nd competition promises to be so strong
INIT the service must be kept on a high
lane and the rates reasonable In order
D secure custom,
Forty-one hotels already have agreed
18th the Exposition management not to
aise their prices while the Fair Is IN
rogress. and 1t Is believed that this
greement will be extended to include the
.veral hundred hotels in the city. No
ouging Of visitors will be possible.