The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-01
ONEQF.sOUIH'S..'.
Famous { HOTELS II; J
Colonel John Murphy and Ills
SIIostelry Kaow,t If Through
uutstl1c Country.

"a ut,t the Country X
la STORY Or GREAT (. SUCCESS J, l,' I: S;
beginning as Small Concern This
House Stands N To-day Com u
| ${pletc itlHa1l8 Appointments. a;
This famous hosiery enjoys an almost
ideal hotel location In tho city OF Rloh-
imond on the South corners ot Broad and
/ Eighth Streets, and sis conducted upon the
and approved lines, which has contributed,
otis phenomenal growth, popularity and
pntronh &c. Iii 2gy5 " IA M
Is It hns LONG puzzled hotel guests TO de-
phys Hotel that 1,tis made Colonel NJ ur-3
ply famous. I,vye ever, ertain II ~, that,
this popular hos teliy$i s ono OF the leading
denoirlnated Colonel John Murphy as5one5
of tho most succeBsft Ill hot tel men iii tho
country! lSa AS owner and proprieto " OF
Murphy Al Hotel 81 he has mos |. assllredly
manifested y! deed ed talcrl T WI CHI he hus
Icsta blished7 Oh Its present site In 1854, 20
years ago. an ,inpret tent ous nffnir, With
Its thlrty-two rooms, Five years later
5 y was ieq t m sn,as oo
c3tnmoda ton q t Murphy The genial
proprl etor was equal TO the occasion 4 and
built a lric k add II on In the rear 81! and
aaafa pes s sssl
mined tobeither{ run on NJ rphy. 8otG force
Thin to run q large r. hotel. gain tho
pop lnr$ pron ietor a OF n NJ urphy' g proved
paiaea hote and % ar ss' i propsertes ia
Joining the hotel oh p road 8 treat w,ercj
purcfas ed and re mode Led. tn ereby. add 4 g.
for rooms to he old hotel. M 81 Still the
more nom Mt ftrphy,s s. The colonel,
nothing daunted, set HIS tits to work and
| evolve n an Wfli CHI was a. Et,rpris e to-
the nat We and ira ms ent g l1ests. HAY Ing
annex on the opposite corner 81 Eighth,
and Broad at an exp sc Of $3.50 900. This
I'd connected BY an elevte ID II covered cause
sWny. thus adding 140 rooms, and bringing
Pubic is 10 a aed. But ~ res
echoes the cry OF moro room at sNlurphy,s.
olonel ~ ohm NJ urphy. ind isrnnyed Il res
nlizea the 81 tuation. b and ann ounces that
ha rSea SCI! s
world II necessary, III timaEf for tho Ex-g
posi- ton In 10 \ now preparing Is
rise above the }calnol,, Ind As figuring on
OF ISi ghth% and Grace Ctreets,S Ia rear Of
Annex, u OF VIII oh It viii become o part. M
Nfurphy's Hotel Sas Il st ands today Is
ncterize a N odern hot el and ts fur
lfnishifigsf service and ilislne are such az
Eeenominat s3ii $ strictly M frs t-class an and
up late in fese$ essent ials. VA speciality
F{HNFN
Srpmg Is 80 til $50 Il, NJ. At the moderate
price OF 81, wi til full orchestra underline
slsadcr hips rofessor g teln.sf Orchestra
every evening from, 70, clock and az
lsS8 The a 6ca ton of Murphy g otel las the
most central Of any In the q ty. nnd Its.
I{conYent ional prox mi ~ t. churc hes, the
9 g asp9t ~
est, strcot-car lines Il OF q, ma the;
home of Il the business man or pleasure
5seeker.the. sal esn1a or our ISM an
The Annex 81 having been recently built
is not 9nly m odern In ee pms ~ but also
In detail of EaiTnn gem ent Will CHI was look-
ID after IN its Garchitectural features. en-
nblingS dea wal etorst afford
l5vcnenca and conf to- his guests 4 vitll
his lew,f the new bull ding Is $50 ar-
ranged thai TIE cli room has private BATH
eoepssting
also hartdsome y9 turnl she ed A as " q a hal j,
heated and liz ted In such o. manner that
e! blindfo cd gu est ould fread Oily imagine
spacious halls OF tho bull ding. Understlle
continued ownership cot Colonel Murphy,
It Is prob To- that tho Exposition guests
Of 1900 will find this one OF the largest,
Seo oni hotels III tfs country.
Conducted upon the; European plan, lth
5restaurant ct tached t ffords S9a menu
from htcllH the. most fns ious epicurear1
taste cannot fail TO be Statistic ed with. all
the substantial Vinnds and delec cies the
market affords, served In a. style to tempt
the appetite . t: the most rigid u reclus
The hotel restaurant has long ntoyed "a
variety 3thntifhas contributed no little to |
Its rapid strld esSy In the hotel world. In
order nj sup plys the guests with the
proprietor Ut considers bla cost, i,aaS Ind
the hotel supplied wi tesIan water
from a well on he prem, lses.s 460 feet deep;
Owing to the fact that annlaysisy showed
tors IL tic World Uu nn nd that 'y teweI Mas
drilled through 400 feet OF sol ID granite,
III has been christened Granite Llthia
Mater, ',I: and d has prayed 81 specihoi In
Colonel Niurpl,y will awake some morning
and find himself falno Us as the proprietor
&ofa u sanltariu II ;i53 .5 5
Born In Cork Ireland ~ Two years
i
country when eight years old, " located In
Lynchbnrg. Two Years later, he moved
TO Richmond Z and during his hall CEN
most energettoj progressive u ltlzens, be-
Ing identified With, and u 3contrlbutor TO
NEARLY every Slnoyelnentloa l clrlnted "A 10
advance the city Interest S He won his
Etltloilus colonel through outrageous ad7
yleretce to the Lost Causes But his bright
est laurels have been won In tho peaceful
EavO cations O a. civilian, and IN A sue
Jcesaful effort q to feed aud & house tho (
stranger wi hin our gates. Few men of
his ago have attained to Tho same lofty |
the same generosity and 'prlncely liberal
fity which have been prominent charaater-
gistics In the career OF Colonel John Aur-
ply, whose influence hns boen largely |
mani tested In business social and f,'ater-
mai circles. Colonel Murphy is president
Of tho Hotel Mems Association Of VIZ,
gInia, ana has long hoen an active and !
influential member Of the 81 Richmond |
Chnnlber of C3ommerce.fin dlreptorln tho /