The Dickinson press., 1909-01-09
MODERN IN
every Way

New St. Charles Annex Fine
Structure. Will be Occupied
Within Few Days. Thirty
Additional Rooms Provided.
No factor is more potent in the wide
spread advertising of city and its
advantages than the opinions Of the
travelling public, and particularly the
commercial traveller. He derives his
likes and dislikes largely from the
hotels. Consequently if a city has
good hotels, it is usually true that the
reputation Of that city in other parts of
the country, is good one and the tran
sient public always speak good word
for the place.
which have been made at the St.
Charles hotel during the fall and winter,
and which are now practically COM
pleted, rank as the most important i'm
provement which has been made in
Dickinson the past year. When all
the plans of the managers, Reichert
& Ray, have been carried out, the
annex will represent an outlay of be-
tween SIS. 600 and $4,000.
Architecturlly the new building is
one of the finest in the city, greatly
improving the appearance of the main
business street. From the standpoint
Of q hotel, the new part represents all
the latest ideas and conveniences in
American hostelry.
The exterior of the annex conforms
as mach as possible with the style of the
old hotel. 1t is built Of Dickinson light
brick. with sandstone. ornaments and
trimmings, and is three stories in
height. The shape is that of the
letter L. The frontage is about IS feet
in length, while the section at right
angle extends back 400 feet. This part
of the new building joins the old hotel.
forming court yard between the two
parts The entire structure :. encloses
on two sides, the building used as an
opera house, to which entrance is gained
from the facade.
Both the old and the new portions
of the hotel communicate with each other
by means of stairways and halls. The
main stair case leading from the Office
branches off at the first landing, one
flight of stairs leading to the old hotel
and the other to the annex. This is
also true ON all the floors.
The changes in the hotel will give 80
additional rooms on the two upper
floors. At the head of the staircase on
each floor is good sized hall with two
long corridors, branching off at right
angles with each other. The building
has been erected in such way that
should the need ever arise by removing
the opera house, another similar L
shaped building could be erected on the
other two sides and two rows of rooms
added on the opposite sides Of the corri-
does, making q quadrangle, with an
other court in the center. This would
dive a hotel which would meet the re-
auirements of city Of 10, 600 people.
All Of the 80 new rooms are outside
rooms. well lighted and of good size.
They are finished alike in cherry and
the walls of each room are tinted in
two harmonizine colors with cherry
moulding. three quarters of the way up.
In every room there is hot and cold
water. Ten of the rooms have commo-
dious bathrooms and the other 20 have
marble lavatories, with open plumbing,
in one corner.
On the second floor are several very
pleasant suites Of one or two rooms,
bath and large closet These have big
windows, facing the south. and are
very bright and sunny. On each floor
is large linen closet with sink and
hot and cold water. The stairways are
all finished in quartored oak and are
very handsome.
The MANAGEMENT has purchased en-
tirely new furnishings for the annex.
Each room will have comfortable furni-
ture, with every piece new and up to
date.
A portion of the new building on the
street floor has been added to the Office.
improving its appearance 100 per cent
and giving much additional room The
furnishings will all be new. including
letter rack, desks. etc. The desk is
separated from the rest Of the office by
two heavy quartered oak columns and
arches. highly finished. with a roomy
counter IL two of the openings. The
other opening leads into that part OF
the Office which will be used for coats,
hats and hadrate. where It will be out