Cañon City record., 1910-03-10

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Canon, like Atlantic. has had much
done for 1t by nature, its sheltered
location, its entrance into business
tor the sake of health and travellers
pleasure suggest it, first, must be
known by physicians nurses, persons
Of leisure and wealth who like to go.
A few capitalists who know how to
promote" not only their own pocket
books, but who have the comfort
pleasure and profit of others in mind
and at heart. "Give the people what
they want" was one motto of hotel
builders, leasers. owners, clerks, trav-
cling advistisers, cook. walters and
every employe about a hotel, from the
men and women who helped to plan
a hostelry to each one who decorated
or planned the smallest detail. Trav-
elers ought to be comfortable after
they get of the train. even more so.
IL possible, than in their own homes.
Each year new devices were sought
sut; IL a sanitarium hotel. all the best
and most up-to-date appliances, meth
eds, and people to run" them were
secured-"quite," above everything
else, was demanded of every depart
nent and worker. Noiselessness in
Service" too at hotels. not samitaria.
Many commenced on a small scale,
but cleanliness, even to using a tooth
brush in corners for eradicating dust,
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who was also the wife OF the proprie-
tor of famous and profitable hotel.
The cleaners and every day chamber
maids were taught this.
Ways of securing the attention Of
travellers and many who might go to
a healthful or pleasure resort were
varied. Individual hotel proprietors
advertised in leading papers of large
OF lesser cities and towns. their ho-
tel at the big resort. during the quiet
he. would be at the leading stopping
place in that city in whose newspa-
pers they published their ad.
In this ad would be an invitation
for any to call. at certain hours. who
were at all interested in the resort
Tin this instance Atlantic City,. or
an office would be secured on a prin-
cipal thoroughfare. business of all
kinds around. and the props or his
agent or secretary would have liter
ature views, etc. of his hotel and vari-
Gus places of interest in Atlantic City,
an invitation to enter. where proper
facilities were arranged for answering
all sorts of wise or foolish questions
about the resort. rates in printed
form given, of rooms and board at his
hotel. also others, with various ad-
vantages. Sometimes several hotels
combined and sent out one or a batch
of messengers" Booklets were sent
TO hotels in various mountain resorts,
or places like the Brooklyn Eagles
Free Information Bureau. They tell
one almost anything and go 10 no end
OF trouble. with the utmost courtesy
mapping out routes. telephoning about
trains, prices of railroad tickets,
changes. etc.
Many building and land or zeal es-
tate companies were formed TO secure
sites, then capital for hotels aid
boarding house erecting. Sometimes
local capital-retired merchants from
other cities living quietly but willing
to invest after seeing the natural ad-
vantages and the push and energy of
the workers or intending hotel men.
Low interest rates on good big
mortgages were made customary.
long terms of credit secured on fur
nishings and decorators, competition
on bids for all stages of operations
and kinds and departments of work.
A bureau of publicity was established.
hotel mems association formed. a
business league, an office on a promi-
nent corner near the best depot, not
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necessarily the largest, but the one
that bro't the most people, all the
year around. A good business man,
once a newspaper and advertising
man, put at the head of the bureau
who knew all about Atlantic City, not
only the hotels and houses he was
paid by, but everything connected with
the history Of the place, one or good
clerks or assistants, wide-awake TO
see business" or general courtesy
opportunities to aseist travellers, free
phone, when the general manager
was off trying TO secure conventions
or doing advertising. lecturing. show
ing views, steropticon and others, of
points OF the big resort. telling its
pleasures, comforts. advantages, ma
liiral and alnHa manila .un Il