The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-22
Five Fine Large Hostelries
Just Finished.
Large Assembly Auditorium
Progressing.
Il Matters Not How Large the Gro I'd
Nay be the "Mile High" City
Believes Il Will be Able to Take
Care Of Il.

Denver, Colo, Feb. 22.-The capa-
city of this city tor hotel accommo-
dations will be tested when the
delegates come to attend the Demo-
cratic national convention here
July 7th. Denver prides herself on
being city of hotels and prepara-
tions are rapidly going forward
for taking care OF the great crowd.
The largest gathering ever convened
In Denver up to this time was when
the Grand Army of the Republic
had its annual reunion here two
years ago. At that time 75,OOo
visitors were within Denvers gates
and every one was well cared Tor
and there was not single instance
OF overcharging at a hotel or res.
taurant.
Denver has more and better ho-
tells in proportion to her population
than any city In the United States
There are 2O0, 900 people here and
according to the estimates of tn:
hotel men there are additional quar-
ters for 100000 in, the hotels OF .he
city. 1t is not expected that SO
large number will come to the
Democratic national convention that
the capacity of the hotels will b."
severely tested, but every care Is
being taken so that there will be
desirable quarters for all. The
Chamber OF Commerce has Suaran-
teed to all who come that prices
for rooms at the hotels will not
be raised and there will be no ad'
ditional charges for meals because
there Is a convention in the city.
Denver has had more than 200
conventions within the past four
years and In no instance has there
been case or overcharginis. One
hundred thusand tourists come
here every year to tind recreation
and hotel men have learned that
dt is best to treat all guests fairly
In order that increasing numbers
may return each year.
Five immense hotels have been
4 built In Denver recently and Others
have been enlarged SO their capac-
ity has more than doubled. The
growth OF the tourists business each
year and the prospect OF an i'm.
mense crowd at the Democratic
national convention has stimulated
the residents of Denver to provide
the best accommodations for theil
visitors.
The chief reasons for believing
that a large crowd viii come :,
the convention In July are tha
each year the summer migration
from the east begins about the mid
die Of June and continues all sum
mer. by the first of July IL is a
its height and thousands of tour
lists are arriving In Denver dali.
to spend the summer. These throng
added to those who come to att'
the convention, will make a recor'
crowd for Denver, to take care oi
hence the extra preparations.
Nearly every hotel in Denve
provides a free convention hall 70
! bodies that meet in this city Il
such small numbers that they ca
be accommodated in moderator
sixel assembly room. Convention
getting is a regular business and
Convention League, with experts a
securing conventions in its emplo,
thrives here. The chief attraction
aside from the GOODNESS OF the al
nosphere in the summer and tn
beauty of the scenery, is the vi
failing attention and courtesy giN
en- all who come as delegates. Th
new auditorium now being COZ
structed at the city's expense wi
be one OF the largest assembly hal
In the United States, seating 1851
people, and will offer still create
attractions for conventions.