Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-18
WILL DO HIS PART
SAYS Mr.. COUNCIL
Hotel Will 6IddIy Welcome
Tourist Travel
Merchants Are Delight
ed With Assurance
Americus VIII Sc
cure Tourist
Rates.

er interest the story in yesterdays
Times-Recorder relative to the will
lingness of the Central Of Georgia
Railway to assist Americus in secur-
ing tourist rates than Mr.. Lee Coun-
ell, the new proprietor of the Wind
sor hotel
Il was naturally very much graft
fled to know that Americus stood so
good a chance of securing tourist
rates" said Mr.. Council to a Times
Recorder representative. 81 realize
fully the great advantage it would be
to the city to secure tourists here
during the winter season, not only in
the direct benefits from their pres
ence, but in the broad advertising the
city would have and the indirect bene-.
fits that might come from later invest
ments from parties becoming interest
ed through a winter visit here.
Il fully appreciate the part a good
hotel, we'll conducted, plays in the
building up of city," continued Mr..
Council, "and am determined to fully
do my part. My plans are being laid
carefully for the renovation and i'm
provement of the Windsor property.
This is matter that cannot be con-
summated in few days. 1t requires
careful deliberation. 1 am in con-
stant correspondence with my archi-
tects in Atlanta, and am pushing them
as much as conditions will permit.
My idea Is to have all the plans care
fully laid in detail before the work is
begun, so there will be as little in
terference with the lessee of the hotel
In the conduct of its business as pos
sible. Then, too, by thorough con-
sideration of the wants of the prop
erty in detail we are likely to be saved
the annoyance of changing the plans
as the work progresses. Just, for in
stance, take the case of the sidewalks
on either side of the property. / was
anxious to get to work on the laying
of the tiling sidewalks Immediately.
| know what an advantage the new
sidewalks would be to the tenants on
the ground floor and to the general
public. But / find that 1t may be
necessary to run more water and gas
pipes into the building, in conformity
with the improvements that are con-
templated. OF course, we don't want
to lay the sidewalks and then begin
tearing them up at once. But just as
soon as the architect advises how
many new water and gas connections
are to be made they will be run In
at once and then the laying of the
sidewalks will be started. In other
words, my policy is to go ahead only
after all plans have been so perfected
that there will be no need of undoing
what we have done.
II am a firm believer in the future
of Americus," continued Mr.. Council,
Il believe that we can make this an
ideal little winter resort. We have
delightful weather here In the winter,
and there are many advantages that
| people from the west, seeking a
| change from the inclement weather
| there will appreciate. When the i'm
| provements on the Windsor hotel are
completed we will have an up-to-date
hundred-room, hotel that will appeal
to this class of travel. With the Ceu-
trail railroad officials helping us, and
with Americus helping itself, see 10
| reason why we should not secure a
good number of tourist travellers.
am certainly delighted with the as
surances from the Central people. 1t
encourages me to push the work on
the hotel and to put that magnificent
property in as fine a shape as possi-
ble"
Business men generally were equal
ly as enthused as Mr.. Council over
the report published yesterday. The
fact that the Central railroad will
practically assure Americus tourist
rates as soon as the hotel is put IN
fine shape, and the fact that this is
also assured in the near future, was
welcomed as auguring decided in.
crease in travel here, and travel of {
class to be desired. The feeling q
local confidence in the future ot
Americus is greatly strengthened by
the recent events in connection witt
the hotel property and by other de-
velopments in a business way.