The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-25
PENSACOlAHAS
DRAWING CARD
IN SAN. CARLOS
Many Visitors Are Stopping
Here Who Otherwise
r. Would Not.
HOTEL HAS SUPPORT OF LOCAL
PEOPLE As WELL As TRAVEL.
ING PUeLic-Is CREDIT TO THE
TOWN AND A FINANCIAL sue.
CESS.

CESS.
Speaking of the handsome and well
equipped hotel, San Carlos, a travel
ins man said few days ago:
According to my thought Of progress
siveness, modern hotel is the first
important step that should be seri.
olsly considered.
A city may be wonderfully attrac
tive in its natural location, may have
Natures blessings thick upon 1t, the.
climate may be all that one could
dream of but does the outside world
believe all these ttings when you
tell them SO? Unfortunately, no. Pos.
sibly because SO many have learned
the saying Of the man from Missouri"
who says you will have to show me.
Could this be done without adequate
hotel accommodations for him upon
arrival? | wish to lay stress upon the
last two words--upon arrival, because
IT is very true that our first impress
si'h of most everything in life has
a sreat deal to do with our future in
vestigations on the subject. If this be
excepted as a reasonable fact then
we must confess that If we have in
Our city the most desirable conditions
of living in order that We might con-
vince those who wish to be shown.
our first effort must be to prepars
our reception in a way that the first
iIup1 ession will be a good one. A
modern hotel with efficient manage
ment will surely take care of the first
im7l@ ssion to better advantage than
even If you were so hospitable as
IT, invite the stranger to your con-
Portable home, at the hotel he would
realize that he was in no way obligat-
ed, whereas, If guest at your home,
lie would feel certain obligation
which Is needless to try to express.
The enterprising citizens of Pensa-
cola have thoroughly realized these
points and have brought out not alone
in thought, far more than that, they
nave backed up their belief and have
erected hotel which would do cred
it TO any city that has ten times the
reputation.
Wien the San Carlos opened, it
!neJea sed your population " several
Hundred people. as 1t was necessary
to bring the majority At the employees
from other points. The hotel does
not employ as many people as men.
u ed above, the estimate of increase
is based upon the fact that nearly
all of the hotel employees have FAM
lies; these employees have, as rule,
a better income than most Of the
people realize and the majority Of
them live we'll and spend their earn
ings in the town which they are
employed in.
Great Advertising Medium.
How often have we heard the trav-
cling public say: II am hurrying to
get 10 such and such a place as the
hotel there is very comfortable" You
might ask how long the speaker in
tends stopping at that place and the
reply will invariably came: Just as
long as possible" II you ask the same
party II he makes town where the
hotel comforts are lacking you viii!
get a reply similar to this: Yes, I
just as quickly as 1t Is possible
Pensacola is in the first class men-
toned and the outside world is in
terested to know that the beautiful
San Carlos hotel was not built by one
man or corporation, but that all Of
the stock and bonds were placed in
and around Pensacola AMI thai -
construction OF this modern building
was entrusted to a local firm who
did their work very we'll indeed. When
the writer left your town a few nights
ago. he drifted into the smoking COM
rartment Of the sleeper, there were
four occupants when he entered
Three of the party he had met before
and was promptly introduced to the
fourth; this gentleman was from New
York. After having acknowledged the
introduction. he said: II have avoided
Pensacola for q number of years;
this trip, however, stopped of to
see the San Carlos Hotel which is
being SO much talked about by the
boys on the road. The hotel is all
that they say of it and in the future
II hope 10 stop there every four
months One of the party was from
st. Louis, he said: Il had no idea
that Pensa cola had such hotel and
wife, who is travelling with me, is
now planning to put in part of her
winters in Pensacola" One of the
party was from a small town in Flor
ida and he said: Gentlemen, live
in a small town where We have plenty
of chickens, eggs and good vegetables
TO eat but just give me an excuse
and | am of to Pensacola, booked for
the San Carlos for a COOL steak"
The other gentleman has his head
quarters at New Orleans. He said
For years I have been gong to Pen
sacois. arriving on the early morning
train and leaving the same afternoon,
since the San Carlos opened | have
been very haoDy TO remain there lust
as long as business would permit. -
We all then began to talk very loud
and enthusiastically about Pensacola
ard the San Carlos Hotel: and as
We were about to adjourn for the
night a gentleman who bar; ro.;roi