Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-15
THE PRIDE OF PIERRE
New St. Charles Hotel at Pierre. Cap;tal
of the State, Elegant and up-to-
Date Affair.

Practically every capital city in the
Northwest, Pierre, S. D.; Bismark,
N. D.; Olympia, Wash: Salem, Ore;
and Cheyenne, Wyo., is being pro-
vided with new, costly and up to date
hotel facilities, which, it is believed
by their inhabitants, will add greatly
to their business and growth.
The new st. Cha rles Hotel at Pierre,
built by Chas. l.. Hyde, leading bank
er of the city and reputed to be the
richest citizen in the state. He is one
of the most enterprising and public
spirited.
The hotel is being completed and
furnished at the present time and
when in Chicago the other day Mr..
Hyde said that they expected to open
it on New Years eve He spent sew
eral days here purchasing equipment
and furnishings, Every piece of fur
niture, every yard of carpet, the hang
ings and bedding. the fixtures and the
kitchen equipment selected by him
are of the best in material and make
and the most modern in style. The
purchases he made would be suitable
for any twentieth century hotel cost
ing as much as half million dollars.
From all descriptions of it's size and
elegance, the st. Charles is considered
the finest hotel in any city of less than
$4,000 population on the continent.
Pierre has between 5000 and 5000.
However, Mr.. Hyde makes it clear
to everybody that he is not providing
for the present only, but for the years
to come when Pierre will, as he firm
ly believes, be capital city of 25,-
600 or more. With hotel accommoda-
tions that will satisfy the most
exacting demands for comfort and
convenience, it is claimed that Pierre
is destined to soon become favorite
rendezvous for commercial travellers
and that it will be designated OH the
map as the place for tourists, health
seekers and people in search of in
vestments.' 1t will draw more visi-
tors during sessions of the legislature
and be the means also of increasing
Pierre's popularity as q convention
city.
The St. Charles is a tive-story
building, constructed of brick, stone
and terra Gotta. 1t is fire proof and
contains $50 guest rooms, single and
in suites of two and three rooms.
There are ninety-two private baths
and eight bath rooms for general use
of guests. Every room has hot and
cold water, lavatory and all toilet
conveniences. Another thing, the
heating system is of the latest steam
vacuum invention the same as the
finest city hotels have. In fact, the
equipment throughout is as modern
as that with which the newest houses
in Chicago, Minneapolis and other
cites are provided. Mr.. Hyde was a
guest of the La Sale during his stay
in Chicago and he Inspected every de-
partment of that great hostelry before
visiting the supply dealers. He is
fitting up a kitchen in the st. Charles
that will not be surpassed by any
similar branch of the hoteldom in
the west. The apartment is large and
commodious and has the advantage
of being located on the ground floor.
In this holiday the resident of South
| Dakota may take stock of his bles-
sings, and be thankful that if he is
not surrounded by evidences of gil
gantic wealth, he at least sees no
sign Of object poverty.