The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-16
regret that 8thol,otcl is not III fun opera

regret that thoSlotcl is not IN fun opera
ton? s
90 10 You think that The hotel. MS for or
mcrly operated, upon that inagtnhccnt
scale, is missed by the travelling mem
~. loo YOU think that the rebuilding Of
| the hotel would be beneficial 70 5Ricii-
lnpnl ~ 1f so,l why?
IS. Ii the hotels restored To its FORMER
ELEGANCE and standard, VIII YOU DO all ~
YOUR powcrgto Influence patronage fort. "
Letters OF inquiry prorounding luettl-
lcujlys tho same euestona were sent VII VII
TO the merchants and business men OF
l3RicimOnd, the Rplirnscnlogy beng ohiY SO
changed as Ito make II appear t llli wy "
letters were addressed 10 inefcii lias y.
Similar letters were sent TO tie Sia al q.
passenger representatives ~ tiils Guy.
Among the business organia ia lions s. .
embraced the great 'irc and sliie insurance
companies, real estate men. Gt.ieptfes.
Observation-Disclosures lawyers and every
class Of business and professional men.
,rlie crcularsto the business men WIS sent
out November 2ad
The Replies Unanimous.
Prompt replies were received from the
great ii,aiorityaof the travelling nell.and
from nlmostsa llsthcsinerchants aud whole
sale men of the city aud the business
men OF every description. The travelling
mon heard FROM travel over many of
the Southern States and many of them
over the entire East and South and
many Of them still further. In their
travels they come in contact with tholl-
sands Of otheritratelng men not mc,n-
4bers of tho post, and thereby got tho
opinions and expressions OF al these, ~
addition to tlieir$own.
II Is indeed 3rcmarkahle With what
5tinanimltS tho travelling men replied 70
tho queries, and what enthusiasm In the
project many Of HON exhibited. Not
one failed to state that praise of tho hotel
as LIT was Originally built was heard
everywhere, !,1d almost all stated that
adverse criticism OF tho failure to re-
build wasaauite AS general, Ilia''y. stating
that 1t WAS regarded asa serious re-
lection upon this city, its business };illd
enterprise that tho structure was not
restored. It was equally universally
I!,tated that tho hotel was great benefit
5t6 Richmond Sin8brlnging here many who
would3not tlicrwise have visit ed 4 he city,
and that III tss Reconstruction would NJ
tract itllousands OF tourists to the city,;
that many large bodies and conventions
would come ito a he city TINT now DO not
come Il was the unanimous expression
that thoillotel isSniissed by travcltnsg mefi
That the hotel Srnstoraton Woul d he bene-
fetal to all the Interests OF Richmond WAS
admitted by ALT many add that at would
be q stand ling epropch TO the city u the;
partially destroyer structure we're y
rebuilt a II state that II the }lintelgis re-
stored they would do NIL in jtheir.ssl,oWcr
5toginfluence spat rDnage for It. }55s II 81
4 The CONFESSIONS Of the gbusine men
and citizens from Mhoni eX pre- ssi e,rls We're
secured -hundradsao f them fliepr esentin g
millions OF cap talwerc quit ma nj
nous FOR, the Building. OF the no al and
In assuring there builders Of the influence
s#fT t is Noteworthy that hanks almost
Sof the writer's 81 in securing III. troi,age
for 1t. n
Endorsed by Banks. "a ,sis
swithol,tEana except ton sea rnSstly endorsed sec
stheircbnilding iilofement. The fol Lowing.