The Washington herald., 1907-09-08
CHANGE HOTELPLANS
Randolph Promoters Modify
Their A Arrangements.
FIND COST IS TOO GREAT
Meeting to BE Held Wednesday
when Definite Decision May Ee
Reached-An Elaborate Restaurant
May BE Erected Instead of Hos
teIry First suggested-Loan Made.

According 20 rumors waich could not
be fully confirmed last night, the di-
rectors of the Hotel Randolph Company
may entirely change their plans regard
ing the lew hostelry.
The directors held meeting yesterday
at the offices OF Leon Tobriner, attorney
for the company, and talked over their
arrangements al some length.
After this meeting a guarded statement
was made that the committee having in
charge the raising of a loan upon the
property Tor building purposes had been
successful and had placed the desired
loan. Il was also stated that a de-
termination had been reached to 90 for
ward with the construction OF the build
ing. and that the award of the contract
would be given 20 the George A. Fuller
Company. which was the lowest bidder
upon the advertised specifications.
It was also stated that the details OF
the plans would first be submitted 70
Christian Heurich, the major stockholder
IN the enterprise. at a meeting OF the di-
rectors 10 be held next Wednesday, II
being understood that Mr.. Heurich would
reach Washington by that time
Seek 20 Reduce Cost.
From another source it was learned last
night that since the plans of the directors
were held up last spring by a kink in the
financial arrangements, and particularly
after borings had been made and It was
learned that the project would involve
much larger expense than anticipated, the
directors had been considering a change
Of plans in regard TO the structure. which
would greatly reduce the cost OF construc-
ton and leave a considerable portion Of
the site for other Improvements Of bust
ness nature.
1t was stated that a high-Class restau-
rant and hotel, 70 be called the Randolph.
might be erected on the corner of Four
teenth street and Pennsylvania avenue. to
occupy the site of the building on the
corner and extending along Fourteenth
street 10 the lunchrOom. This building, il
was said, would be erected upon a much
less ambitious plan being neither so high
nor so large as the original design. With
in the new structure. according to report.
is 10 be constructed a bar and dining
room, I'm which r. T. Warwick will be
Mine Host
In other words. the elaborate hotel. it Is
said. is TO be abandoned for an equally
fine restaurant. bar. and dining house,
such as Washington has never had, thus
reducing the cost several hundred thou
sand dollars.
Mr. Heurieh TO Decide.
Some OF those In position to know the
facts said last night that it was this
change that would be definitely passed
upon by Mr. Heurich at the meeting next
Wednesday. i was also thought he would
probably fan In with the amended plans
and sanction the smaller and cheaper
structure.
II has been known for some time that
the directors OF the Hotel Randolph were
meeting with some difficulties in financ-
ing the enterprise. and 1t was said several
weeks ago that a committee had been ap-
pointed to place q loan upon the property
sufficiently large to pay the cost Of the
construction, when the ground and build
ing would be bonded and paid for out Of
the revenues Of the hotel
The announcement yesterday that the
committee has been successful IN finding
the money would seem TO indicate that
the directors have before them the option
of going ahead with the larger or the
smaller proposition, as they may deter
mine az the meeting next week.