The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-16


sng down obstacles between tbs
present Ito be thankful for, hui mol
to be proud of and a future struc
ture toward which every honest Rich,
ii,ond heart would warm with pride
The whole scheme was worked ont
Z by MIR. Bryan, Captain Willard and NJ \
1owenberg In twenty 1onr hours, am
x every cent OF tho three hundred thou
sand dollars Subscribed. Jew would have
believed 1t possible But true II =, ai,t
it every cent OF the money could be paid TO
Ii day IL necessary.
DlslspEsT8INTEllsST SHOWN
BY AID THOSE APPROACHED.
~ There was no. one man approached wlit
M ull not respond promptly and cheerf1i!S
i Tic case of Captain Willard, Il large
stuckholder is notable. lie said he was
not seeking means of investment, bu
Joined in the movement because II Awou ld
hep Richmond
What remains TO be done in the Legal
process OF actually getting possession Of
The property Is chiefly detail. The title
of the property Will have to be examined
~ as in case OF every piece Of real estate
purchased, and the subsequent transfer
made. This will be done, in all probabil-
" ity, in the next thirty days. TO the f,l-
1urc then viii the enterprising men turn
s their faces 10 the task of rearing upon
undcstroycd and iinmutablc foundations, a
Erandcr and even more elegant hotel than
Mt first conceived. will they turn their
hands It is cminincntly fitting that this
second memorial TO the public spirit and
patriotism OF Major Lewis Gintcr should
be. erected by mon Who were his intinutc
and trusted friends. His mantle has fallen
ont them. and gladly they take up duty
made necessary By fate, II kindly, at
least, clothed in an impenetrahlc dis
s guise.
The corporation has provided more than
1 $4,000 for the demonstration of the hotel
y Many of tie details have vet 10 be work
y cd out. rs q matter of course. but it was
y reported last night hat AIR. Jeffress had
lin his possession plans fort the new 8struc-
ture, which. may be3folloWed more or less
faithfully. But the new hotel will be
( far moro modern and complete than the
first 5archi;ects conceived it. The portion
I. row III use has one hundred and twenty.
rooms. AT least half OF these have pri-
\ Nate baths. The New fferson will have
r. three hundred additional rooms. every
+ one having n private bath attached. The
dining room of the new hotel will be
larger and more elegant than that of the
II old. This is saying, u great deal but 1t
is true. Possibly there Will be less Of light
Il commentator in the new than in the old.
Il nut the light will give way 10 The aplid
4 and the handsome, for obscrpa. lion taught
that was exceedingly difficult to keep
clean he more SNOWY l,andiwork of the
4 decorate and the modern idea stands
for cleanliness first OF all. In addition
Ito the grand dining room and the cafes
n dining room for anurses aud cnildreps
a will be provided. Il feature too modern to
have found place In the former plan. Tho
Main Street elevation will be different in;
aspect from tho old, TO the extent, at
(. least, that one or more courts WILDE let
lin, giving to every room the pure air and
blessed snnshinc'Sof an outside loca-
4 ton Chief of all, because giving assur-
IS anfe that its elegance and beauty will
endure, the new hotel Will not burn. Mr.
4 BRYAN sought to impress the idea that the
& odifice 10 be reared by himself and 4usso-
$ciatcs would be absolutely firc-proof&from
tcssellatcd floors upward to the highest
point of wrought material.
THE WORK WILL BEGIN
WITH LEAST POSSIBLE DEIAY.
" has not hGcn determined when the
! work of restoring tho hotel c.I be ;c-
tla'i1 begun. Many and tedious details
~ have TO be dealt with perhaps patiently
e and with loss Of time. If Mr.. Jeffrcss
& nus plans for q new hotel, which are
found satisfactory TO the new owners,
matters will be greatly simplifed and
4 work may be begun Il, May, hardly soon
s$g or under any circumstances j is sesti-
s mated that twill take at least fourteen
s months for the completion of the work.
y In this case tho entire hotel Would be
H read Y for reopening In tho SUMMER OF
n l1t6 Mr.; Bryan could not say last night
8 when the hotel would be completed. He
b was eonlidcnt II would be u finished work
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