Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
CITY CAN ACCOMMODATE
FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE
Hotels and Boarding Houses Have
Made Great Preparations for
Exposition Period.
CHARGES WILL De MODERATE
Every Available Room In Community
Fitted Up for Entertainment of
Visitors Who Are Coming to Ter.
Centenniai-Llst of the Hotels,
Their Capacity and Charges

Owing to It's close proximity of the
jamestown Exposition, the excellent
transportation facilities offered TO and
from the Tercentennlal site and be-
cause of the fact that II Is the term-
nal of the great Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad, which will bring thousands
and thousands of people out of the
west, Newport News will be called
llpon to accommodate enormous
crowds of visitors during the James
town Exposition.
1t Is utterly impossible for anyone
to say just how many visitors will
make their headquarters in Newport
News while attending the Tercenten-
NAL, but II is certain that this city
will have its share of the great
throng of people that will daily flock
to Tidewater Virginia from the north.
south. east and west from April 26,
the opening date, to November go.
when the gates of the exposition will
be closed and the great show will
pass into history.
5000 Visitors Daily.
Preparations have already been
made for entertaining about 5000 Wis
itors daily. The sixteen hotels of the
city Will accommodate about 5000 of
this number and about 500 more will
be taken care Of in the dormitorics
now being arranged In buildings on
Washington avenue, in the Young
Mems Christian Association and pri-
vate houses. While 1t is almost i'm.
possible to ascertain the exact num-
Der OF people that can he cared for
In the numerous boardinghouses In
all sections of the city, 1t is believed
that nearly 1900 people can find nc.
commodations in those houses and in
the homes of private families.
In addition to these accommoda.
tions, n number of we'll known local
business men propose establishing n
tented city" on the Casino grounds
for the accommodation of visitors
during the exposition period. This
tention from visitors stopping here
this summer No limit has been set
to the size of the village and It Is
understood that the promoters of the
scheme will provide as many tents at
the Casino as the crowds justify.
Although the hotel rates have been
almost doubled at most Of the hotels
on the other side of Hampton Roads,
II Is said that the managers of
the local hotels do not propose maxi
Ing any material increase In their
rates this summer. Most of the no.
tells will he conducted on the Euro
pean plan during the exposition.
List of Hotels.
Following is complete list of the
hotels of the city, with the number
OF persons each can accommodate and
the minimum rates charged by cacn:
Hotel Warwick. corner of Twenty
fourth street anu West avenue con.
Quoted on European plan. Accom-
modations for $50 people. Rates from
$l.50 up
Hotel annex, corner of West ave.
nue. and, Twenty-fourth street, CON
Quoted In conjunction with Hotel
Warwick. Accommodations for ESQ
people.
Hotel Pocahontas, corner Washing
ton avenue and Thir.yfourth street
conducted on both American and
European plans. Accommodations
for 200 people. Rates, American
plan 81 up; European plan. 81 IN.
Hotel Coferton, Twenty.nighth
street, between Washington and
Huntington avenues, conducted on
European plan. Accommodations for
800 people. Rates $3.50 up.
Hotel Lexington, corner Washing.
ton avenue and Thirty-first street,
conducted on European plan. Accom-.
modations with annex for 400 people.
Rates 81 up
Hotel Newport corner washington