The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-12-13
FIRST CLASS HOTEL
IS TO Be ERECTED
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Authorized

The real Texas spirit Of prosper
i't viii be displayed by waysha.
chic In rebuilding the blocks IN
the business section which we're
awept by fire q few weeks ngo
With work already IN progress
ON two buildings the Commercial
Club held meeting Tuesday might
and in lees than five minutes II was
decided to build hotel costing not
less than one hundred thousand
dollars. the building to occupy the
old corner at East Main and Col
lege streets. The building Ia TO be
constructed OF reinforced concrete
and Is to be fircproof. According to
the present plans OF the committee
the building Is to extend the full
length OF the block on
College street, but will
cover only about half OF the block
on the East Main street side. The
remainder OF the block will be oc-
cupled by one-story store build
Ing which will be built in connec-
ton with the hotel and the walls
OF this section will be so constructed
that an addition to the hotel may
be made when necessity demands.
The Commercial Club was called
to meet Tuesday night for two pur-
poses, one to hear the final report
from the Stone & Webster interur-
ban committee and to hear the re-
rrt ~ ,,,ti l<f
proposition Geo. w. Coleman, pres
ident of the club, was reported "a
being quite III at his home In Ea1t
End. and r. A, Ferris occupied the
chair. AS chairman OF the Stone &
Webster committee Mr.. Ferris read
ed that the entire right of way In
Ellis county had been bought AMI
paid for The total cost was St0,-
34f.4b and Waxahachie's part Oh
this was $4,000. The amount OF
cash collected by the committee WAS
$4,751.50. leaving a surplus OF 81
251.50. Tho committee was instruct
cd to pro-rate this among subscrib-
ers who had paid their assessments
In full. Those who made only par
tiai payments or who paid nothing
on their notes will be released from
further obligation.
Mr.. Ferris stated that Rod Oak
citizens gave 1905 in cash toward
the right OF way and in addition
thereto Mr. Il. II. uoodioc OF that
town donated the right Of wa,
through all OF his land. amounting
to about eighteen acres.
Tho interurban matter having
been disposed OF Mr.. Ferris called
for the report on the hotel PROPOSE
ton. The committee appointed at
the meeting last week submitted n
written report which was read by
j. Lee Penn
The report recommended that
the old site be purchased. that n
building costing 100000 be erect
cd and that the necessary commit
tees to take charge OF the work be
appointed. The report was unani-
mously adopted without discussion.
After the adoption OF the report
short talks on the needs OF a mod
ern hotel we're made by Mr.. Ferris,
DR.. 8. l.. Hornbcnk. Robert Harri-
son and J. Lea Cannon. The speak
ers declared the erection OF fra
class hotel was one OF the most I'M
portant problems confronting Wax
ahachie Just now. They expressed
the unanimous opinion that delay
Vas dangerous and urged immedi-
ate action. The fact was not over
looked that the citizens OF Waxa-
hachie have been called upon for
contributions and for the purchase
OF stock In a number OF enterprises
during the year. but Il WAS pointed