Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10
ANOTHER HOTEL.
|. F. Haase Building Will Be Occupied
as Such by September.

D. F. Haase Building Will Be Occupied
 as Such by September.
 One of the biggest deals that has been made in some years in this city was about consummated to-day and Dy the terms of the deal a new hotel Will be in operation in Waterbury by Sep tember and business firm Wh1cn has been in existence for twenty years will retire from the field, after very successful career. Before the nre which swept over this city one year ago last February. several hotel pro- moters were in Waterbury looking over available sites for big hostelry. At that time, the deal now about to be closed. was almost completed, but the fire knocked all plans in the air and matters have been lying dormant until within a few months when the parties interested got together once more and the project Is now an assured fact
 The business firm which will retire as soon as practicable is the l.. F.. Haase company now conducting a house furnishing emporium on Center street and the building now occupied by that firm will be turned into com- modious hotel Louis E. Haase the president of the l.. F. Haase company and one of Waterbury's best known business men started in the paint and oil business on Bank street twenty years ago with Dennis Blakesley, one of the old veteran painters of this city MT Haase was successful almost from the beginning of his business career and when the opportunity afforded it he started in business on much larger l- fr.k-.1 Ocscs of painting and paperhanging was added to by the addition of big sup ply of carpets. So thriving was the firm that after few years plans were made for the erection a big building on the new street which was cut through from Bank street to Leaven- worth street now known as Center street. This has been the home of the L.. F. Haase company ever since that time and the firm has been dealing in house furnishing supplies alone. The painting and decorating had been cut out and the six floors of the building were filled at all times with the best goods in the house furnishing line.
 The hotel promoters looked with long ing eyes on that building and after many consultations with the owners entered into an agreement for long lease of the same. The man who was mostly interested was George o. Pat tee, at present conducting the Hotel Russwin in New Britain and also the proprietor of the largest hotel called the Hotel Brandon, in Brandon. Vt. MT Pattee will be one of the lessees and also manager of the hotel The name of the hotel has not vet been. given out, but will in all propability when MT Pattee arrives here which will be some day this week. The building in which the new hotel will be started has a frontage of forty-two feet on Center street, and is one hun dred feet deep. Three sides of the building are entirely open and the fourth side partially so. There are six floors and these will be converted Into eighty rooms above the lower floor. besides the servants quarters and th1rty-six private bath rooms. The lower floor will be made into lobby, office, cafe and dining room The whole building will be entirely remod- eled and the front will be all stained glass. The whole interior of the build Ing will be furnished with the best of everything and will be a hotel which will reflect credit on the city. MT dLtCC, LhC AudlidSGIs lS we'll kLOW0 dS hotel proprietor and has been sue cessful in all his ventures. He under stands just what Waterbury needs and proposes to accommodate the public and the travelling fraternity in man. ner equal to the best conducted hotels in New York or elsewhere With him will be associated others who are we'll known in the hotel business. but whose names cannot now be diVulged. They are not residents of this city but will be a valuable addition to the popula- ton.
 In the building with the IL. F. Haase company at the present time is the firm of Reid 6 Hughes who have been there ever since the big fire which de- stroyed their plant. They will be in their new building within a few months. Mir Haase will at once begin to close out his stock and work will also commence on the top floors to com plete the alterations in time for the opening of the hotel on September I. He employs at the present time some twenty or twenty-five clerks who will be forced to seek other positions. While he retires from the present busi ness he conducts MT Haase doesn't in tend to stay retired merchant. What business he will enter into he does not care to say at present He has the satisfaction of knowing that he retires from his present business after twenty years of active mercantile life, having the confidence and respect alike of the. public and his brother merchants.
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