The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-20
THE HOTEL JACKSON.
Sumter's Handsome New Hotel Opened to
the PuhIic---!t is Gem of Comfort and
Convenience.

The Hotel Jackson was opened to
the public Thursday afternoon, and
during the afternoon and evening
there was continued stream of visi-
tors going in and out, hundreds hav-
ing accepted the invitation of Mr.. A.
J. Moses, the proprietor, to inspect
his handsome new hostelry. During
the evening the Second Regiment Band
gave one Of its enjoyable concerts in
the lobby Of the hotel.
The Jackson is model modern hotel
in all it's appointments, and, while not
as large as many others in this State,
it is the equal of any in point of COM
fort and convenience and the superior
Of most hotels in which travelling men
spend SO much of their time. Mr..
Moses has succeeded admirably in his
effort to build and equip a hotel that
will be a credit to Sumter and joy
forever to his many friends among the
travelling men.
The building is handsome architec-
turally and presents an imposing ap-
pearance, having a frontage of s. feet
on Main street and is three stories IN
height, with a Mansard roof. The
wide balcony extending across the
pavement at the entrance to the lobby,
the open balconies at the second floor
ard the smaller balcony on the third
floor add much to the appearance Of
the building as we'll as to the comfort
of the rooms.
The main lobby. which opens on the
pavement and extends back to the
Office, is large, comfortable and
we'll lighted. The floor is laid in
Roman mosaic tiling, as are the floors
in the halls. the ladies entrance and
writing room. The lobby and all the
hall are papered uniformly with
handsome deep red and gold paper
while the embossed steel ceiling is
painted in shades that afford pleas
ing contrast to the walls and wood
work. From the lobby the main stir
way ascends to the second floor, and
from it Railways lead to the dining,
room, writing room and sample rooms.
The parlor is on the second floor,
above the lobby, with broad balcony
in front and an open court at the rear
from which it is separated by series
of arches, grille work and heavy
portieres. This open court extends
upward to a skylight and supplies
ample light for the lobby and to the
halls on the second and third floors, as
we'll. The parlor is an especially
handsome apartment and the paperlng.
carpet and furniture were selected
with discrimination and taste.
The dining room occupies nearly the
entire first floor of the rear wing of
the house and comfortably seats one
hundred persons. It has a polished
and waxed floor of selected yellow
pine and an embossed. steel ceiling,
while the walls are pcpered in dull,
soft shade Of green, the general effect
being striking and pleasing. The
room is we'll lighted by g number OF
large, broad windows in either side,
and is as bright and cheerful dining
room as one could wish to see. The
pantries kitchen adioin the dining
room an1 re fitted with every con-
venience requisite to this important
department. of hotel.
There are fifty bed rooms in the
house, every one OF which is an out
side'' room, we'll lighted and ventilat-
ed. The rooms are all papered, carpet
ed and neatly furnished. All are
supplied with electric lights and con-
nected With the Office by telephone, a
complete telephone system having been
built expressly for this hotel by the
Sumter Telephone Manufacturing Go.
This system not only gives each room
connection with this office, but can be
connected, at will, with the lines Of
the local exchange and a guest can
call up any one in the city without
leaving his room. Most OF the rooms,
are provided with private bath rooms
or open into a bath room placed be-
tween two rooms. Besides these bath
rooms there are two public bath rooms
and toilet on each floor. All of the
bath rooms are fitted up with porcelain
tubs.
The entire house is thoroughly heat
ed by modern steam heating system,
which was installed by expert work
ing brought to the city for the purpose
by Mr.. ". H. Epperson, who had the
contract for the plumbing and steam
fitting. The house is fitted with every
sanitary convenience and the work.
manship is the best that experienced
plumbers could do, no expense or time
being spared to make the work perfect.
In addition to all the other convent
ences and comforts, there are four
large and we'll lighted sample rooms
on the first floor foc the use of travel
ing salesmen. and adjoining the lobby
there are a barber shop and reading
room, both fronting on Main street
The plans for the hotel were drawn
by Mr.. D. G. Zeigler, our local archi-
tect, and during the construction Of the
building he gave the work the most
careful and painstaking supervision,
to the end that his designs might be
worked out accurately and every detail
made perfect. The building speaks
for itself and is credit to the city
and to it's designer.
Mr.. A. j. Moses, the proprietor and
manager of The Jackson, succeeded at
the cost of much time and trouble, as
we'll as by the outlay of large sum
of money, in producing thoroughly
modern hotel and now that be has
thrown it open to the public be should
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