The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-08
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HOTEL CAPACITY.
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when compile ted. 4 vii be q very desirable
place for tho hot nights. as the building
will be about 100 feet high and this- por-
ton will always get the southern breczes.s
From this point a splendid view OF the y
james River and surrounding country
can DO had. q 5l{ n It'll u. f5sl
This building rs connected With the
Broad Street Annex By q corridor rum 2
ming through tho present banquet hull
over sydnor and Hundley' s Il store. and 4
tn thu same level with the bridge Which! q
spans Eighth Street. This level lines up
with the third floor OF the Grace Street
building NJ, # " g s3 9s NJ
II The building throughout Will be en-
ttrely ere- proof, ard modern in every
respect S Tho fire proof system used Is
the Kahn REINFORCED trussed concrete
and hollow tile constructions. This Same
system Is used In the Ma T! borough Blen-s,
helm. thousand room hotc4 Just CONF I
petcd In a tlantic City.
55, T he contractor for this work Is Alr. 4
IA. II c. Bedford. d OF Richmond. and from
the progress he has made 30 far, prom
Uses to make record on this Job.
u The plans for the building were made
by Mr.. Charles X. Bryant architect. VINO
lis also the archlrct for Richmond new
High school.
M The New Jefferson. "a
A description OF the new Jefferson as /
II is to be has already been printed In
sthls department OF the Times Dispatch.
Tho Jefferson. rs 1T now stands. 4 has 1lo /
sleeping rooms When the work OF en-S
Slargement and rebuilding now goirg IA p !,
Idly forward shall have been completed, i
the Jefferson III Will " have ~ sleeping
rooms. 81 u sss9$5 j4
ms Among other Improvements that may
be mentioned In this connection will DO 4
the raifskeller. the main ~. for ~ d'ts
and gentlemen, the gentleman's cafe and
smoking room, The numerous private Nh. l
ang-roons, the nn1F and enlarged ihlltard 3
hall for ladies' and ntlemen, thu e2h:ei-
ton rooms he turkish haiti rooms. and ~
distinctly lrew feature. Fl the chldrcn's d
play room. This Will be something de-
cidedly new. No other hotel in the
South has such an adjunct. ,s
Tho convention hall. with a seating
capacity Of 1900. has so recently been
described IN this column It needs only
TO be alluded to now. n
@ Within the past few days the company
has closed the contract for the cafe and
dnlng-room furnishings and for the bed
room furnishings. and Ut is worthy n Of \
mote that they decided to use the came
sklnd and patternxof silverware, the same
table linen and the same bed linens that
were used I'm the old jefferson. Nothing
more need be said.
The New Richmond Addition.
The ne W Ninth Street addition to tho
Richmond Hotel has very recently been
fully described and illustrated In this
paper. This addition will give the Ricn-4
mond exactly two hundred more ,, Sleep
ling rooms, o say nothing OF additional,
IA rlors dining rooms, bathrooms, etc.
With the Ninth Street addition conf
4pleted ( the R!chmond's capacity WILL ne
Tor ono thousand guests.
An extensive addtionsis being made 70
5Gilbert's Hotel. corner OF Eighth ana
E Franklin street, which will give this pop
MAR little hosiery SO more rpo;ps. iuunii.s
tho total about 6oS Mr.. Gilbert, who Is
also tho proprietor OF Ford's Hotel. Is arr \
ranging to have more rooms added TO
that famous hosiery. i Id
4El The Davis Hotel. on East Main street.
opposite the chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way, la also being enlarged, and 60 rooms
are to be added. i. n
and others to be attracted for3 az az :
early date, will increase the hotel capac-B
itv az Richmond a t least 20 rooms, ts. Tx
Taken altogether. when the Improve
1,onts and engagements to no tels ~ t.a'i
CITY are completcd-and all Will pc com
4pleted within the next yea N a''' n.
time for the rush OF Exposition yea the
hotels will be able on any given : aas, d
without any special exertion. 20 9 accom- a,
fm tn1 te 2 900 guests. Should Richmond !
be- called upon 10 hold some great gain IN,
erIne like an international convention .,
ia B hotels, with the many poara.ls &
houses, great and small, and MIN y :, IN, ,ane
help 81 large private houses ready Con on
yerted into temporary poaralns - to1 ere,,
y. lro4 gOn N
40 ooo - $1,000 guests, At least this IS E
he estimate OF a close figurlng, gentle
mp Who has gone over the whole g sltua-
.1nn ana az counted up for himself.