Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-10
LONG BEACH

Forty or the leading real estate deal
ers of Long Beach met Thursday night
at the Offices of Townsend g. Dayman
for the purpose Of considering plans
to organize a local realty board. Ste
phen Townsend presided and G. w.
Lybarger acted as temporary secretary
It was generally conceded that such an
organization was much needed and II
was argued that benefits would accrue
to the city similar to those which have
come to Los Angeles because of the
realty board 1t was determined to Sc
lect q committee with power to draft
constitution and by-laws for the pro-
posed organization. The committee was
not appointed, but the chairman an
nounced that it would be within few
days.
Another large hotel for Long Beach
is now assured. Plans and specifications
are now In the hands of contractors for
bids for the construction of n $65,OOO
hotel on East Second street. The
structure Is to- be built by r. ID. McAfee
on lots between Pine and Locust ave-
nues. The plans were drawn under
the direction of Mrs. Emma Lamphere,
who will become lessee of the hotel
when completed. The building Will
have frontage of 66 feet and will be 150
feet deep, six stories high, and Will
contain sixty-five guest rooms. Dining
room, kitchen and billiard room VIII
be located on the basement floor. A
large sun parlor and reading room VIII
occupy the sixth floor. The building Is
to be flreproQf and well lighted and
ventilated. Work will begin as soon as
the contract is awarded. The contract
as drawn calls for the completion of the
structure by November I. Negotiations
are said to be in progress that may re-
suit in the enlargement of the struc-
ture to cover the ground between the
proposed site and Locust avenue, so as
to provide a frontage on Doth SECOND
street and Locust avenue.
Word has been received from j. A.
Rominger of the American Real Estate
company that he will return from Iowa
in two weeks, bringing with him several
men who will invest in Long Beach
property. One man, he writes, Will in
vest 100000 in this city,
The owner of the northeast corner OF
First street and American avenue Is
planning to erect a three-story brick
on the property and extending from
First street to the alley and running
back 100 feet. The proposed building
includes five store rooms on the ground
floor and eighty apartments above.
"The commercial future of Long
Beach will grow, to large extent, out
Arnett, a Boston wool dealer, Friday,
after a trip to where the two dredgers
are at work 1.-The unceasing efforts OF
the Los Angeles Dock and Terminai
company to hasten to completion the
costly free inner harbor are attracting
the notice of manufacturers thousands
of miles away" 1t is generally re-
garded that the progress of work on the
new harbor is accompanied by a grow
ing feeling of security in this city'e
future. During last week it became
known that the Craig Shipbuilding
company of Toledo, o.. the LleWellyn
Iron Works company of Los Angeles
and at least one railroad are seeking
sites near the harbor.
Only few more days remain untll
the Majestic skating rink at Long
Beach will be opened. The roof of the
rink will be covered with rubber to
insure it against leaking. large
force of men is working early and late
to complete everything by next Satur-
day, when it is the Intention of the
management to have the opening. The
Majestic rink will be the most prop
erly modelled skating rink on the "a
cifc coast Although it is second In
size. the largest being in Portland, Ore,
ii is first in architecture and its erect
srrpasses any other rink west of Den
yer. the equipment being perfect III
every detail. Two thousand of the lat
est patent ball bearing skates Will be
at the disposal of the patrons to glide
over the 10000 square feet of the
snoothest. vertical grain silver maple
floor in existence This floor viii be
built in triplicate. The last hoor was
finished up yesterday.
A staff of professional skaters has
been engaged to teach and assist be-
ginners. The Majestic band has been
organized and selected from the best
musicians available and the manage
ment promises an excellent program
each day In fact, the management Of
the Majestic rink has spent nelther
pains nor expense in making this the
most ostentatious of all. and the pa
irons will have every comfort and at
tention an up-to-date, well equipped
rink has to offer.
Colonel Fay Butler has accepted the
general management of the Majestic
skating rink. Mr.. Butler is widely
known as Il theatrical manager OF rare
ability having for the past twenty
two years devoted his time to such en-
terprises as managing the Grand op-
era house in Washington, ID. G., the
Holiday street theater of Baltimore,
the TiVoli theater of Chicago, the
Roof Garden theater of st. Louis ana
opened the Orpheum in Denver in 1873,
as director general of the Orpheum cir
cult, besides handling a number of road
companies successfully. His largest
venture was the combining of Haver-
Lewis and Charlie Reeds Ministries in
1899 making n total in number of "a
blaN; cork artists. In 1885 he built the
caxAmaple floor roller skating rink in
oakland which at that time was the
largest one in the west.
The decorations of the Majestic viii
be something different from anything
ever seen in Long Beach. Mr.. Butler
has secured the services of the gentle
men who did much of the decorating
at Chicago. st. Louis and Portland
worlds fairs. They are skilled artists,
and when they have finished the pa