Arizona republican., 1904-06-12

The Hotel Lafayette, which is one of the most perfectly appointed and mag nificent hotels either in this country or Europe, was formally opened to the public on Wednesday, June l, the affair proving a red letter event in the pro- gressive and queenly city by the lake.
 In the opening of this handsome and substantial addition to the many beau tiful attractions at Buffalo. her citi- zens and the travelling public are in debted to the enterprise of MT. Walter B. Duffy, one of the leading capitalists of Rochester. N. Y. who built and equipped the hotel at a cast of over S1. .0O0, ,000.
 The hotel las been leased by Mr. Duffy to the Lafayette Hotel Com pany for a term of q years, and it will be operated under the supervision of MT. George w. Sweeney, the president Of the company. who is also the pro- prietor of the Hotel Victoria. New York city.
 For over a year seventy contractors and hundreds of artisans and firms have laboIed in the construction Of the Hctel Lafayette and completing it's interior decorations and furnishings.
 
 standing forth as one of the most pa lstial, imposing and perfectly appoint ed hotel structures to be found any where.
 Tn the first place. the Hotel L2Iay- cite is absolutely fireprcof, and the plans of the architects, who visited the leading hotels in the country, include every desirable feature Of modern ho- 411 .i,,,, hot are new.
 The hotel will be conducted on the European plan. Messrs. Spaulding and Oaks. the managers, intend that it shall be first-class in every particular. No labor or expense has been spared in constructing and equipping the ho- tel-the appointments combining every comfort, luxury and convenience that experience, refined taste and enlght- ened methods in the art of catering could sUggest-aId none will be spared in it's operation.
 The Hotel Lafayette is located at Washington and Clinton streets, over looking Lafayette square, in the heart of Bufalos business and theater dis trict
 l. is seven stories in height, French Renaissance in style, with an exterior of dark red vitreous brick and semi glazed ivory white, terra cotta trim mings. the marquiSe carriage porch and window balconies being of ornament al wrought iron. The hotel contains 283 rooms. of which lO5 are provided with tub and shower baths. and every room in the house has hot and cold running water and long distance tele- phones. Special provision has been made for commercial travellers by the equipment of IS large. well lighted sample rooms.
 The magnificent lobby 72xs4 feet in dimensions, is finished in red Numi- dian marble, scagliola and Fronterra mahogany. It contains the hotel off ces. news. cigar. telephone booths writing rooms, etc. The carriage en- trance opens cn the main lobby anc 1 the women's reception. cloak and toilet rooms. and it leads to the three res 1 tauIants, which will be located in the ! brown and green room, the red and gold room and the palm rom. | What is regarded as the climax oi | exquisite hotel decorating is to be ] found in the beatutifuI suites of room. on each corner of each floor of the ho- tel. These are fitted in the Louis KY. ] Louis XVI, the Marie Antoinette and | the Empire style. These are also ! golden and beautiful bridal suites Thf l Transportation club Of Buffalo has re | tained the entire seventh floor of tho
 hotel. which has been fitted up i. splendid manner and constitutes one O.
 the finest club homes in the city O ! Buffalo.
 1 A special car bearing prominent New i York newspaper and hotel men went tc Buffalo over the New York Central anC Hudson Hiver railroad to attend thu 1 opening.