Semi-weekly herald., 1907-11-11
TELEGRAPH NEWS

compa iv, IN statement today salu
that the statement by an officer of the
teleg.apners' union that a 1uce OF
agreement had been entered iato Dy
the telegraph companies and he strik-
ers is untrue The returning strikers
will only be employed on their in
dividual application and but small
pcrcoliage of them can be given en-
pioyment Following the official eli
ing of of the telegraphers' strike by
the local union the officers OF the
Western Union were crowded With ap-
plicants who sought to regain their
old positions. None We're accepted.
however the company. according to
lts statement. having brought its force
j.p To the original quota BY 10 O'Clock
this morning the waiting list was full
ana no more names We're taRen.
New Orleans. La, Nov. Tn re
sponse to cali issued by w. %. Rob
inson of this city. many policyholdess
OF the Mutual Reserve Life insurance
company and the Mutual Reserve
Fund Life association In Louisiana
and Mississippi met here today 20 s.
cuss the management OF the concerns,
1t is announced that such steps wilt
be taken as may be necessary ior the
protection of the interests and the
legal rights of the policyholde:s.
New York, Nov. 7.-Altholgh it Las
been open less than three weeks. the
new Mills hotel, at Seventh ayegue ami
Thirty-sixth street, has already attain
ed greater measure of success thaI
It's two predecessors, II was built to
meet the demand for accommodations
for men Of small means in the uptown
section Of the city. That such a de
mand existed is evidence by tine mum
ber OF applicants for rooms. exceeding
the capacity OF the big hotel
Practical philanthropy is the Key
note OF the Mills hotel project orig
rated and put into execution by Z. q.
Mills, The banker. and fnancler, WI
the assistance ana counsel of his
daughter, Mrs Whitelaw Reid. wife
o. the American ambassador to Grea
Britain.
The first Mills hotel was opened a
decade ago in Bleecker street witt
l,j5i rooms. and the second opened
with 600 rooms in 1898. Both have
been filled almost constantly, and. al
though no public statement OF receipt
and expenditures has been given out
ny Mr.. Mills, it is understood that
the hostelries have not only paid thei
own way, but have returned between
and > per cent Interest on tire orig
Nal Investment. 1t has been Mr.
Mills plan. not to dispense charity.
but to provide comfortable aud cvea
luxurious accommodations Tor men OIL
small means at actual cost.
The new Mills hotel occupies an
advantageous and convenient location.
about a minutes walk from Broadway
at Herald Square. 1t is fifteen stories
In height. has a frontage OF 100 feet
in Seventh avenue and 200 feet in
Thirty-siXth street, and contains 1910
rooms. being much larger than the
other Mills institutions. 1t is OF steel
construction, faced with limestone,
light brick and terra Gotta. and is as
dlgnified and elegant in its interior
us any hotel in the metropolis Three
capacious elevators are provided for
the convenience of the guests. The
foyer ana main floor are trimmed in
marble, as are the large ioungins
rooms. The latter have glass floors,
and are in reality courts. covered at
the top of the main story with glass
skylights, supported by marble pillars
Above this floor the courts furnish
ligH and air to the rooms opening
upon them. From these courts open
four sitting rooms, fitted with a well
assorted library, completely appoint
ed writing room md various games
for the free use Df the guests.
The courts an sitting rooms are
furnished IN oak and decorated with
palms. IN the basement Is the kitchen
and restaurant. where meals. either
simple or elaborate. are served tc
guests at cost price. The bath rooms,
with thirty shower baths. and a laun-
dry and barber shop. are also located
in the basement
All but a few of the 1875 bedrooms
are 6xS feet in size. Each Is neatly
and cleanly furnished. lighted by elec.
tricity and heated by steam. The en-
tire building has been rendered as
nearly fireproof as possible.
Chicago. Nov. THE Chicago Teie.
phone company franchise extension or
dinance was passed by the city cuun-
oil early today. After continuous ses-
sion lasting nearly seventeen hourr
the measure giving the telephone com.
pany franchise for twenty years vas
approved at 4 O'Clock a. m.
Denver, Colo, Nov, One of the
first labor organizations in the city to
take action which will permit is mer