The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-16
SOON BE .AAlIS sI' OPUIi.AIt
WITH nc UIaISI trIstAN'ElIl

III the days of the first Jefferson, thou
sands Of tourists made their plans to-
stop in; Richmond OH theirsWay5 South in
tile fall and npon$rcturnng north In the
spring.
cBcalsc Of its geographical sitMhticlI
Richmond suited Them for II his .plilposea
as no Sother# city, for the l9caltyAuf$itsi
Ehills and Its islc-dotted river, they lin
gcrcd fli$longer tl,i:i early made plans
| had allowed; for the cult t,rc and refine
mcnt Of its people. for the! charm and
geniuity4of It's social atmosphere, they
We're able to read With new light tho
words of 1'hackcray. that in beauty of
location ;,ndiin5 the5gentlcness and culture
Of it's people he had not found Rich
smonds equal outside of dear old Eng
land. & f5 .S
aBforc tho burning of the Jefferson.
Richmond was fast becoming known as
the convention city of America. Easy
of access from every quarter Of thcellnd
with II climate that for comfort. health
and ioy-giving, there is no superior. with
associations cf surl Ereat historic In =
tcrest that none8ln the land compares
with It. With IL people. open hearted and
hcspitnhle with ample and elegant nc-8
commodatioDs. little wonder that no or
gariZnt ton needed a second bidding to
RichmOnd
The burning of$thc jefferson well nigh
stopped 1t all. Organizations wanted 10
aame any way. Richmond people had,
with shame, to tell them they had no
place for them The General Convention
az tho Episcopal Church, one OF tho most
'distinguishct ,ecclesjast!c;u organizations
lin tho world, as well &fs; one of tho largest
and wealthiest, 8praoHcaliy took thn mai
ter In their own hands and iolu MI.
Bryan at their meeting In Boston last
year that they were coming 10 ken I
inond III 1907. tho wear Of Inc " next
oriental, session The positively ago
nizlng thought Of Whist o&do VIII $50
great body every man of whom wanted
d room to himself and u private balm.
almost drove those mad on WhlH lie
burden of entertaining would latuialis
fall ~.
The clouds have lifted mt last, The
wear of 1895 In big with good thlhfs ior
Richmond, and will tnke It's place Win
those that have past memorable as put
Flew others, by such great enterprises us
tho Doubling Of The city's acreage the
construction Of another free bridge across
lanes River and the rebuilding Of the
Jefferson Hotel.
GLS,T< OH MAJOR GINTER
no THE CITY HE LOWED.
Major Lewis Gintcr loved Richmond
with unseliish devotion. AS The period OF
| his natural me drcW}tO II clQsc, lle ITou-
ably thought much OF the city's needs;
he doubtless pondered how he plght
best use his great wealth for the cltyTs
good When the dream of n magnltlrept
hotel. .sthe superior Of any IN a dozen
States, first passed through his brain
no one knows. InnlS9a he began TO talk
| to close friends Of tho scheme. Rich
mond had everything for tho guest ana
travellers but the place Of accommodation,
| He would in his last years give herlthat.
| Architects We're sent for and told 10 write
| In their characters of brick and marble
an epic. MS bright and airy ass y Lyric,
/ as graceful and beautiful as q SONG, ana
| To call II the Jefferson Hotel HON well
4 their did his bidding all we'll know.
1 The hotel 3wus opened ~ the public Mo-
Nember, 1895. Major Ginter knew 4 was
/ {, new idea being developed, and fore
| saw that It would have 10 build mp Il
| business Of its own, taking lime to do so.
4 How much lie did not know, but he pro-
| yided for II longer than WAS needed,
4 Though II MAS IN operation less than six
| wears. the fire NJ March, 1901, destroyed
AN institution tllat WAS paying 10000
| u year.
/ Richmond people regarded the first
| hotel with fond pride; the second will
(, he an object of n feeling not short ~
] & genuine and sacred affection. so close
! Will 1t be 10 the prosperity and growth
| Of Hiehmphd and the happiness and en-
/ !ightenmcnt of her people.
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