The daily sentinel., 1903-10-30
Grand Hotel CHANGES Hands.

business of the Grand hotel. Under
the adminastrati on of Thomas Cham
bers. who now retires, the hotel has
been brought before the public in such
a manner that it has stood as one OF
the popular hostelries along the line
of the Rio Grande road. Mr.. Cham
bers retires now to give place to a ho-
tel man who has had eight years ex-
perience in conducting large hotels
and who will bring to the manage
ment of the Grand. an experience
which fits him to serve the public in
the best possible manner. The name
of the new proprietor is E. W. Jordon
and he comes to this city with the
highest recommendations as an up-to-
date hotel man.
For the pas. six years Mr.. Jordon
has been the proprietor of the leading
hotel at Stuart. Iowa, a division point
on The Rock Island road. There he
enjoyed a patronage which made
his hotel resort for the commercial
trade of central Iowa. His knowledge
of the needs of a first class public in.
stitution were there enlarged and to
his management that town owed its
reputation for having one of the best
conducted hostelries in the state OF
Iowa.
The transfer of the business of the
Grand in this citv will take place
Monday. One of the portions of the
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his purchase of the business. was that
the hotel was to be greatly improved.
His stipulation that there be added to
the accommodations of the hotel a
first class office and dining room has
been agreed to and this improvement
will be made at once.
Besides the above material improve
ment Mr.. Jordon has obtained the
consent of the owners of the building
to add ten more rooms to the build
ing. which will greatly enlarge its
capacity for the accommodation of
guests.
In short talk had with Mr.. Jor-
don todav by Sentinel reporter he
assured him that his desiIe was to
conduct strictly up-to-date hotel in
every feature. His aim will be to
please the public and to afford such
accommodations that this town will
soon be regarded as having unedualled
facilities for the care of the public
and for travellers who desire to re-
main for a short period in the city.
Mr hos 1na n N
up to date progressive young business
man and if we mistake not will prove
u popular boniface in the conduct of
the popular Grand hotel.
Mr.. Jordon is known to large
number of the Iowans who have made
this city and county their home in
the past few years. MANY of these
lave been guests of his at his hotels
at Stuart and Guthrie Centre. Iowa
and they speak in the best terms of
praise of his ability to manage and
conduct first class hotel
They say that Grand Junction is
fortunate in having Mr.. Jordon locate
here. as conducting hotel is a
matter of second nature with him and
that his sole ambition is to give the
people hotel that will bear the
closest inspection in all its depart
ments. Particularly is this so. saw
thev all. of his table. which they say
is always known to contain the best
and most substantial edihles. con-
tanned in any market. As nothing so
popularizes a hotel as first class
table. Mr. Jordon should have easy
work in making the Grand more pop
ular as hotel than it has ever been
before.
The sale of the business of the
Grand was made through j. A. Nc
Lu en-. of the Home Loan and Invest
ment company. Mr.. McLeun has been
endeavoring for some time to bring
MIR. Jordon to this city and he feels
that he has done good service to
the public by securing Mr.. Jordon to
take charge and manage the Grand
hotel.