The Republican journal., 1905-03-23

the enquirer is told that if the wings
were stretched in one continuous line
they would equal in distance seven New
York city blocks, and that the hotel
has 1,0e6 rooms for guests, and that
there are 400 baths. The building is
seven stories in height. The main din
ing room has 2s,3sa square feet, cover
ing about two-thirds of an acre, and
will seat over 1000 people. The kitchen
and pantrles cover 1915 square feet.
The halls and corridors in the guest
portion of the hotel measure 10, 800 feet,
or little over two miles. To conduct
this great hotel over 1900 employees
are required. The average daily pay
roll is 81, 800 and the daily cost of pro-
visions is $500. Twenty-Five tons of
coal are consumed each day and there
are over 10000 electric lights in the
Royal Poinciana alone. When one con-
and that no more rooms could be had
this season, one can imagine the guests
they were handling, because many of
the rooms contain more than one in
mate. The European and American
plan are both used The house en-
ployes about dozen police and detec-
tives on the grounds, and if anything is
lost, or there are suspicious persons
around in the corridors, they are imme-
diately looked after.
MI Charles ". Frederick and Mrs. J.
". Frederick who have been here for
four months at the Narcissus cottage,
will leave this week for Daytona, where
they will be pleasantly located at The
Oaks for a limited stay and will then go
north At Daytona they will see Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. r. knowlton, who have
been at Sea Breeze, near there, all WIN
ter
The other day received a gift of fine
New England gum in box from the
north, and it was very welcome treat.
/ shared my gift with a friend who
lives in Florida, who had never before
seen any, and was very much interested
in its appearance, but was of a very
strong opinion that it was turpentine
and aftera little while would chew it
no longer. insisting it was Il joke of some
nature l found others were of the same
opinion and that those who live here
and have never tested Maine gum from
the good old spruce trees are very sus-
picious of it and can find no enjoyment
in the sprucy flavor.
The past week Meba was at the
Royal Poinciana with her concert COM
pany on southern concert tour. The
seats sold at S. each and she certainly
had large house. 1t was the first time
that | had the pleasure of listening to
the great singer and it was surely a
great treat. The prima donna was in
superb voice and her numbers, careful
Iy selected, were rendered with such
skill that it was almost impossible to
say which one was best, although some
how among them all the rendering of
Coming Thro' The Rye seemed to ap-
peal to me, and the closing with that
sweet Dorothy May seemed fitting
end.
Mr.. J. C. Showers of Stockton
Springs, Me-, who is the manager and
owner of The Palms hotel here, and
also the postmaster, is soon to begin
the erection of stone block which will
be a modern building in every way. 1t
will be situated On Clematis Avenue,
and will be finished in the early sum-
mer. MI. Showers is very popular and
has many friends, and he has surely
done many favors for the Maine con-
tingent who have stopped here this
winter.
Golf, tennis and base ball still occupy
tie attention of the visitors and we are
yet having some very interesting events.
The most humiliating thing which resi-
dents have faced in some time in sports
here occurred last week when white
team from Ormond played colored
team here and was defeated. The hate
which southern people have for the
negroes would hardly permit their
playing ball, and then to cap the climax
the colored team won, which was GER
tainly hard blow. The Hotel Royal
Poinciana and The Breakers both have
colored teams and the games, three in
number, during the week are played
between these two teams on the fine
diamond between the two hotels and
they are always largely attended.
The Dade County Fair, given the
past week at Miami, drew large num-
Der of people from here and the events