Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-14

find accommodations on almost any
scale desired
Tho committee made a searching
inquiry into convention hotel rates
and its formal report was to he e.
feet that these rates were by no
means exorbiiant ana amply justified
70 meet the increased demand the
hotels have been Obliged practically
10 double their forces Of employees
for the convention week and. in or
der 10 pct them trained. put them at
work "a week Lcfore the convention
opens. IN addition, the hotel mana
gers have nearly duplicated their
equipment OF linen and tableware
The rate plan agreed upon is as fol
lows. One of the FIRST class hotels.
for instance where the normal
charge for q room and bath varies
from 50 TO 81 day. viii charge as
many persons as occupy a 50 room
50 each and those ia a 81 room 81
each hut no one will be charged more
Than 81 q day even though he be one
OF the occupants of a Sc or s. room.
The Hotel Managers association
claim this IL a fair arrangement.
since Otherwise n guest might eN-
Bect to hire a So room and put in il
as many persons as he saw Iit pay
ing only nominal service charge
tor each additional person. Such a
service charge, the hotel men say,
would not compensate them for the
outlay for extra equipment and help
necessitated by the convention
Hotel Rates Reasonable
The local committee reports that
none OF the hotels has raised cafe
rates and that room rates viii run
as low as $50 a day IL declares
that a comparison with prices OF cit
les that have taken care Of previous
cuny ention crowds and with the rates
scheduled in Chicago Tor the republi-
can convention this year shows .hat
hotel charges here are as low as
any and in many instances lower.
4 booklet issued Tor the conyen-
fence of convention visitors contains
the following paragraph regarding
this subject of food and lodgings:
Baltimore is prepared TO handle a
large crowd u will be well 20 make
reservations in advance. No one need
feel disturbed, however, il resgrVa-
tions have not been secured in ad-
vance. very effective plan has
been developed whereby persons ar
irving without having made re5erva-
lions, viii b. able TO secure comfort
abel quarters at no inconvenience 70
themselves. All that is needed after
reaching the city. is 10 make appliCa-
ton at the official headquarters. These
headquarters are down town on the
first floor OF the Equitable building
Calvert and Fayettc streets. 4 com
plete register is on file there OF all
the various gradations on quarters
and accommodations from the dollar
room to the more pretentious suites
If notice is sent in adyane &C to the
time visitors expect 10 arrive in Bal
timore an effort viii be made TO have
some OF the reception committee al
the particular place of arrival so as
to look after those who may come.
/ Any and an information about seats
and accommodations can be obtained
4 by writing 10 Mir Robert Grain gen
eral chairman. Calvert Building. Bal
{ timore'
Baltimore LAS been putting her
{ house in ordNr for the past three
/ months and today she is spick and
! span and ready fer callers. Many
| of the. streets leading from the con
vention hall 10 the railroad station
( have been repaved. The street rail
way company has laid special tracks
and loops 20 handle the crowds and
/ ordered 60 new cars at cost OF
( 5000. 600
4. When the city first began to pre-
! pare for the convention plans were
! suggested for the erection OF street
arches and for dccoratOng the public
/ buildings with coiored bunting. Later
| this idea was rejected because the
/ committee on decorations concluded
/ that il would attain better results by
combining its decorations almost en-