Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-10-04
SOME COMPROMISE
VERY DESIRABLE.
Litigation In Windsor Case
Must Stop.
OR DEPREcIArE THE PROPERTY.
Suggested That Some Compromise
Between the Two Claimants to the
Property Be Reached to the End
That 1t May Be Saved.

Property Be Reached to the End
That 1t May Be Saved.
When, dozen years ago the enter
prising and public spirited citizens OF
Americas freely contributed the
princely sum of $3.50 600 for the build
ing of a modern, up-to-date hotel,
they were inspired more by civic pride
than by the hope of realizing divi-
dends upon the investment. Their
motives were unseIfish and patriotic.
They desired to see Americus grow
and in that way reap the benefit of
their investment.
In the building of the Hotel Wind
sor AmerIcus was given hostelry the
equal of any in Georgia at that time.
And every citizen of Americus was
proud in the possession of the Hotel
Windsor.
Financially it did not prove the sue
cess expected, and after a lapse of
years this then magnificent property
was sold for the indebtedness due
upon it by the company owning 1t.
Trouble grew out OF the sale, and the
courts were appealed to for the pur-
pose of deciding the question of title
between claimants.
These were the Amer1cus Manufac.
turing and Improvement Co, builders
and owners of the hotel, and the
northern syndicate supplying the pur-
chase money at the final sale.
Pending the weary dragging of this
case in the courts neither claimant to
the property feels disposed to expend
any money upon the hotel ia the way
of improvements, while even much
needed repairs cannot be made, the
purchasers at the sale having been en-.
joined to that end by the original own
ers of the property.
Such, in brief, is the sad history of
the pride of Americus- Windsor
and such in truth is its sad physical
condition today.
Thousands of dollars should be tx
pended upon it at once.
The house is conducted and man.
aged to the best extent that circum-
stances will permit, but the lessee,
Mr.. McCleskey, is more or less handi-
capped by conditions which he cannot
control. These lie in the physical COL
dit1ons of the house, long so greatly
In need of extensive improvements.
We're these supplied; the house
renovated and refurnished, it would
attract hundreds of guests who go to
Florida and elsewhere because of this
lack of improvement here.
But which of the contestants will
make this outlay of expense?
Certainly not the purchasers, for they
are epioined therefrom by the former
company. Certainly not the old COM
pany, for the title has passed from it.
And while they contest in the courts
this splendid property continues to de-
teriorate. It cannot remain lopg with
out repairs, and who is to make them?
In the light of past events it may yet
be years ere the fight in the courts is
decided, and In the meantime the
property continues to depreciate.
Cannot something be done to bring
order out of chaos?
Will not one side or the other recede;
give or take, sell or buy, in order that
something can be doue to save this
property ere it is too late. Another
delay OF year might prove fatal.
The Times Recorder feels a deep
and abiding public interest in this
matter and speaking. for the good of
Americus, as it does upon all meas
ures, it would be glad to see some set
Element effected. The difference at
issue is only small sum, comparative.
ly, perhaps s., OC0 or $4,000, the pur-
chasers state.
If clear title is thus given them
they would, no doubt, make extensive
improvements and, in short time re-
store the Hotel Windsor to its former
pristine beauty and glory.
The people of Americas are weary OF
existing differences, which may never
be settled, and everyone here would
hail with delight any compromise
agreement which would tend to the
betterment of this splendid property.
Let movement to this end be made
so that someone can legally claim full
title.
Do this now, gentlemen ;what Ameri-
Gus wants is hotel rehabiliiated and
restored: by whom. il makes little