Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-14
SANTA FE NEEDS
TOURIST HOTEL
Declares Felix Sullivan, World
Famed Embalmer, Lecturer
and Tourist
TALKS OF QUEEN VICTORIA
Man Who Embalmed the EN-
press Tells Interesting Story
of Her Life.


| City where standing room is almost
at a premium where three gigantic
hotels now are being erected and
where apartment houses galore are
being built, | can say with all sim
cerity that | believe the one great
spring to put Santa Fe up in the busi-
ness world is fine, modern, thor
oughly up-to-date tourist hotel, where
one need not freeze in winter nor
starye when the oxygen has put
keen edge on the Appetite
So said Felix A. Sullivan, world
famed embalmer and who enjoys the
unique distinction of being the father
of James Sullivan who is said TO be
the only American boy kissed by the
present Queen of England and EN-
press of India.
Mr.. Sullivan was in the city this
morning on business and was the
guest of j. D. Mullgan. Seated in
the Office of DR.. Mccarthy, adjoining
that of Mr.. Mulligan, he talked of
many interesting matters. Il have
just left Salt Lake City" he said
"and it is astonishing to note that the
headquarters of MormOnism is also
the headquarters of the tourist. So it
seems. and the people can hardly take
care of them. 1t is true there were
some splendid looking hotels there,
but they are not sufficiently up-to-date.
The tourist spends his S. a day or
more and he wants the comforts of
| life. Otherwise he would not leave
! home where he has them. Hence the
Old hotels are being turned into room
/ ing houses and handsome modern
structions are being built TO satisfy
the wants created by the tourist.
| 81 have been coming to Santa Fe
for years and | can see the same
thing is needed here. The tourist must
be better provided for; he must have
great modern comfortable hotel,
where he will not freeze to death if
he should forget to feed the stove in
his room. He must have the best of
delicacies on the table if he is to have
a good time in your city. If you
haven't these hotel facilities, and we
know you haven't them, just as Salt
Lake found she didn't have them, then
you have got TO put them up or do
without progress.
Good hotels undoubtedly do wond-
fo. al oil
ample for you TO follow As a tourist
and as man who has to come to this
city on business | sincerely hope that
a great hotel will be erected at an
early date. You have everything else
; here"
EmbaImed Queen Victoria.
Mr.. Sullivan then talked of his so
journ in England. Before Queen Vic
toria's death, Professor Sullivan as he
:. was then known, had conducted a
large school for the teaching of en-
went to England he found that the art
there Was scarcely known. 1t was an
other case of Doctor Evans, the dent
ist, going to Paris. Mr.. Sullivan lee
tured all over the United Kingdom
and when Queen Victoria died he was
sent for by King Edward and EN-
halmed the dead empress-queen. His
little boy, James, ran around the pal
! ace and Queen Alexander took fancy
to the little American and kissed hin
on both cheeks. Il have the highes
regard for King Edward as king ant
as man." said Mr. Sullivan, "hi:
t democratic manner and his splendit
personality at once win even Ameri
cans who are accustomed to the ldet
that a king is a humbug. And as TO
the queen she is a most lovable per
, son and any one who has met her cal
+ readily understand why England is de
voted to this good woman. Queen Vic
toria was in very poor health for man.
h weeks before her death and she wa
kept barely alive by liquid foods.
do not know just how much trutl
there is in the report that before he
death the queen called King Edwar,
r and Emperor William of Germany 4
J. her side and begged them to promis
/; her that they would never allow Eng
land and Germany to go to war. Cel
= tain it is, however, that Queen Vic
II toria was lover of peace and no on
s regretted more than she the necessit
e for the Boer war.
Q "In death as in life Queen Victoria
i expression was Of the great and goo
d woman, lover of peace and kint
n hearted sovereign.
2 England's Climate.
1t Professor Sullivan declared tina
e the climate of England is simply in
d possible and that four years of it CAV