The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-01
WELL AND FRY SELL
THE HOTEL RYAN
They Convey Lease and Furni.
ture to Messrs. G. II. Love
and A. A. Pocock

Col Fredecik R. Well will retire this
morning from the management Of the
Hotel Ryan, which he has conducted with
notable success for eleven years. AS
the outcome of negotiations that began
five weeks ago Col. Welz sold yesterday
to George H. Love, of Richmond Ind.
and A. A Pocock, of Buffalo, the hotel
lease and furniture. Thus the firm of
Welz & Fry will be succeeded by that OF
Love & Pocook.
Col Welzs lease will expire Dec. ],
1906. But the new managers have also
secured from Dennis Ryan, owner of the
Ryan building. and from the Minneapolis
Trust company. interested with Mr.. Ryan
through mortgage relations, second
lease to begin when the present lease
expires and to run ten years. The con-
sideration received by Col. WelZ for his
lease and furniture approXimated $780,
000.
This is considered moderate price, in
asmuch as the cost of the furniture
when the Ryan was opened some twenty
years ago was reckoned at $165,000, and
new furniture, as well as other improve
ments, have been supplied by Col Welz.
These additions include modern plumbing.
an artesian well plant telephone sys-
tenn tiled floors, marble wainscoting, i'm
proved sample rooms and other details
of high grade hostelry.
Mr.. Pococz, of the new firm, is Buff
falo capitalist Mr. Love is a hotel
manager of experience and success. He
has recently kept the Westcott the lead
ing hotel of Richmond Ind. Both
Messrs. Love and Pocock are now in st.
Paul.
Present Staff to Be Retained
All the well known members of the
Ryan staff will be retained by the new
mo emf OF will
continue to be chief clerk. Edward S.
Bowman, room clerk; F. P. Ingles night
clerk, and Edwin F. Beck. bookkeeper.
In leaving the Ryan Col Welz COM
pletes twentysiX years passed in prof
liable entertainment of the public. Sue
ceeding four earlier landlords whose
combined terms scarcely exceeded seven
years he has enjoyed during eleven
years the good fortune that began when
he opened his first hotel. the Circle
house, at Indianapolis, Ind, in 1875. Five
years later he came to ST. Paul to as
sumo charge of the Clarendon hotel.
After a second five years he took the
Merchants hotel. and, after a third pc
Rod of the same length, he carried his
mascot to the Hotel Ryan. He was as
eociated there with his son-in-law, DIR.
Christian Fry. since influential as mem
Der of the city school board
I'm seventy-one years old now said
Col. Welz last night, "and I'm going to
take a rest"
He will retire from all business as will
DR.. Fry. They are living at the Welz
cottage. White Bear lake. This fall Col
Well will go to Mount Clemens, Mich,
TO take the waters. and thence to Phla-
delphia, He may revisit next year his
old home in Germany.
Col. Well Has Prospered
Col Welz has made profitable invest
nents in st. Paul. Besides his interests in
the wholesale liquor firm of Welz &
Wangler, he owns wholly. or in partnership
with DR.. Fry, the Valentine block on Wa
basha street, two fiat buildings on Col
lege avenue. three large buildings on
st. Peter street and other real estate well
situated
DR.. and Mrs. Fry will occupy next year
the fine brick residence at 1895 Summit
avenue. bought last fall by Col Well as
a gift for his daughter. The house was
built two years ago by Jacob Danz and is
now leased to William O'Brien.