The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07
Rueger's Comes Next in
Line, -StoryHouse,
at Ninth and Bank.
CONVENTION CITY
IS BIG RICHMOND
Famous Restaurant to Become
Great Hotel-Ornament to
City-Ten- Story Building to
Cost More Than a Quarter
Million Dollars-Three
Generations at Helm.

W Hl4c the Democratic National Con-
ven,ion vas in session in Baltimore
there was grea, zeal OF compis 1t
about tho lack OF hotel fac!i,ie-. and
Western delegate who had recently
attended a business convention in
Richmond remarked to Il rural Virgil
MIA delegate that ne wished the con-
vention had been held in this city.
and added, ~ IN going TO vote Tor Ricn-
mond as the seat Of the next na,iona.
convention. The Virginia man re-
piled about as follows Il am afraid
Richmond could not hold so large
gathering just nov. but tho way that
OLD town is pushing ahead insp.reA
in ne the heller thai she VIII be
ready for YOU -FOUR years from now"
The Virginia man. who was not a
kichmondcr. evidently had beea here
looking around a. the building oper.
atons now go!ng on in every direc.
,ion. especially In the lire OF hotels
y few years ago Richmond could no,
bid for any ot the large meetings o.
business men because Of the sparcity
Of hotel room. bG, to-day II is known
all over the country as the convention
city. and 1t Is matter Of record that
within the past TWO years i, mas en-
te'tained more business gatherings
than any city in tho south. and 1t is
also matter OF record thu, every
time such q convention IS held here
the delegates want TO repeat the ex-
per.ence the ne&t year
Biz Money In Hotels
There IS now being expended In no.
tel buildings and hotel enlargement in
Richmond vast sum ~ money. more
than in any city Of twice It's dlmcns-
ions in the whole corntry The An
.sh!ns touches are being put on the
enlarged Hotel Klchmona. IN enlarge
ment that more than doubles Its for
mei capacity. Nlrphy's is being made
over again. and within the mex, year
Tho immense structure described In me
Indus u-isl Section feW weeks aeo
VIII be an established fact Already
Stumpf has found that tho magma
cent mems hosiery he erected at
Eighth and Main just a year ago isn't
half large enough. and he has acquired
the ground and j. plnnins for the
doubling OF It's capacity The Jefer-
son corporation is expanding some
$1,000 10 make the now famous JEFF
fefsoa auditorium larger and better
and more attractive Tor the conven-
t!ons that are 10 come and do busi-
ness in Richmond and 1t may BE- tina;
II they can md the ground to ~,
them on some additional rooms Will
be added 70 the other accommodations.
conneli & Miller arc building a nt,y-
room hotel ct Third and Broad
The Coming Rucgcr's.
Already there is talk Of an out ana
out new hote! that is to be as big IS
the biggest but this is a union de-
pot contingency. and when that union
depot comes. as come II must. there
Will be big hotel close oy And so
II goes. Richmond is going to have
hotels all right. but the most pleas
tag announcement just now Is tnat
the plans have all been made and
the contracts have all been signed FOR
the erection OF the new Rueger Ho-
tel Everybody in Virginia and every
body in the South and thousands of
people beyond those limits know all
about "Ruegers.' For sixty.six years
Richmond people and visitors to Ricn-
mond have known about Ruegers, ana
the indications are tina; for mucn
more than siXty-six years to come
they will keep on knowing about it.
Away back yonder in 1916 Louis
RueSer established cafe and restau-
rant a the corner OF Ninth and Ban!,
streets, and that corner has been known
as Rutgers ever since. the business
being now with the third generation.
tha ho,,sa -, 30, ~ "en" OF
more $50 $500" .No o'
ditions j., Pfcnn,o,,a .'sr ne" .on.
call e.. ,nora So,.I - ''"'
tima ahn,,, !, ~ 'VoN mo
rirh, and III. -, -, 80 .'e We
con,rac.s go ,,.a ny me
The upshot Of IL ali is that on, OF tn.
~ go a." "ithih
~ MAJ ga Ra,,i, $500. vac
from, naa ~ r.5'.'., =" me