The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-15
IMPROVEMENT OF
HOTEL IS BEGUN
Work of RedecOrating the Will
son Hotel Cafe Has Been
Started.
AFTER THIS WILL COME
ENLARGING OF LOBBY
Mr.. Wey to Spend $4,000 to
Make Place One of Biggest
and Best Here.

Tic Wilson hotel when the improve
mcnts already begun there arc com
pletcd viii be IN a position 10 take
care of several more guests and 10 do
moro business in every detail than
has heretofore been the case. As eX-
clusivcly stated in The Tribune of 4
week ago, these Improvements arc TO
cost no less than $2j 900, and work on
them will be pushed to completion as
rapidly as possible
Work was started in rcdecorating the
cafe MondaN. lit is not believed that
this will be finished before Friday.
when the workmcn will begin tearing
out the rooms surrounding tho office
with view OF charging the lobby.
Al the present The lobby is occupied
by the coat and check room, the book
keeper s sssofficc, writing room, stem
cgraphcrs Office and ono or two addl-
tional small Offices. All these are to
be done away with and placed else
where. BY the removal of these rooms
the lobby viii he made twice lis pres
ent size, and can then more readily
meet tho demands made upon ii.
To Add German Room
No definite change is TO be made in
the present dining room. aside from re
the cafe will present decidedly at
traciivc appearance. But there Is 10
be an additional feature in connection
with this In the rear Of the building,
back of where the private Office of Pro
prictor y. Fred Wey is now located,
there will be built handsome German
room. This viii have n seating capacity
of eighty persons, and Will be made TO
represent Il German lunch room III
every respect. \ hallway, running from
the main cafe, viii be extended TO the
entrance 10 this room, and there will
also he an entrance from the Office.
Where the present cont and check
room is now located messaninc floor
viii be built. and upon this the writ.
ing.ro viii he placed. y stairway
leading from the office 10 the MESA
nine floor VIII he constructed of ma
rprial that VIII he an added attraction
TO he lobby.
y ladies reception room viii DC in.
stalled on The first floor. and this viii
hr so appointed as to provide every
puSSinlc convenience. New Jayatorics
Will he placed there. and The room Will
bc handsomely furnished in the form Of
Il rest as well rs u reception room.
Every room and hall above the FIRST
ooT will not only bc reIccorgtcd, but
viii also he rcfurnishcd The furnish
iugs win be costly and in Keeping with
the lcnhd ndct OF Inc mousse.
New check rooms VIII he Installed.
aud large fire and burglar proof vault
will be placed in the Office. Mi Wcy
will change his private office from Its
present location. and the bookkccpcr :
room and other offices on the ground
floor viii al hc removed, too. The
stcnoeraphcr viii have her desk in the
writing room on the mcssanine floor.
New Cleaning Plant.
\ new electrical cleaning and re.
frigcratine plant viii also he IN.
stalled, aud revolving doors viii he
placed at the entrance TO the lobby
VI. Wcy also plans the installation Of
n new aud up.to.datc telephone sys
1cm. not only for the rooms. but
for the house proper. The present
switch board will bc done away with.
aud one of the newest aud most mod.
telephone. booths will all he moved
from their present location and booths
of different character viii replace
Them in another part Of tho lobby
In speaking of these changes. Mr
Wer says: .'Wheu all the improve
mcHis are done VIC viii he better able
10 take care Of our guests than ever
bciorc. My aim j. not oulY 10 make
my hotel thoroughly modern and up
to.datc. but also 10 insure the comfort
aud pleasure of the guests stopping
nero ! shall spend at least $2J,00O in
making these improvements. and if |
find that an additional sum is needed
20 make other changes which | have
not yet planned, the money Will be
expended and the changes made. /
propose. so far as my ability permits.
10 make the Wilson as fine a hotel as
this city can possibly boast Of. -