The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12
RERVEYS LEASE THE RIDDEN HOTEL FOR TWENTY YEARS Are Proprietors of the Cawthon and the San
 Carlos
HAVE MUCH FAITH IN BIRMINGHAM'S FUTURE
Lease Was Signed Yesterday and the PrOprietors Confer With Archi- tects About Minor Inside Spe-
 ifications-AIabam Men

Charles B. Hervey and George II. Hervey of the Hervey Hotel company executed lease yesterday for the Rodin hotel for a term of 20 years An official announcement to this effect was made yesterday by Eugene Fies. president of the Roden Hotel company. At @ conference yesterday between the Herveys and the promoters of the Ro- den hotel 1t was agreed that the lessecs could operate the house for that period of time upon basis of rent that was not announced, but which was entirely agreeable to the owners of the bonds. Charles B. Hervey will be in charge of the local management
 The company to operate the new mill lion dollar Roden hotel now operate tho San Carlos at Pensacola, the Bristol at Houston, Tex, and the Cawthon et Mobile The operators of the company are hotel men of very wide experience and are held in highest terms by hotel homogeneous over the southeast.
 Furnish Building
 The lessees of the Roden hotel will make all necessary installations of fur nishings and will have absolute con trol of the hostelry after it is erected and ready for business.
 The visitors controlling the Hervey company were yesterday engaged m conference with William Weston, the architect. upon the detailed plans of the interior. It is announced that the plans will be gone over thoroughly for the purpose of permitting Mir Hervey and his brother to suggest any altera- tions of the plans that may be to their liking. Other than mere details, no changes will be made, ,i is stated.
 The owners of the Roden hotel ne- gotiated with a large number of hotel arrangements before definitely decided on anyone for the lease. -he Roden was eagerly sought by the wise managers of the country, several representatives having been sent to Birmingham to confer with the local promoters. By letting the Hervey company get the new hostelry the managers believe they have made a splendid deal while MT. Aervey is very much enthused over getting the opening in this city
 Alabama Men
 The lessees Of the Roden hotel are Ala bama men. Charles Hervey having been born in Opelika and George Hervey in Montgomery Their father was Franls A. Heryey. Sr., who at the time of his death two years ago was considered the dean of, southern hotel men.
 Charles B. Hervey. who will be manag ing director for the Roden hotel said the interior of the new hostelry would Joe in keeping with the latest furnishings and would be in every way attractive and ele- gant.
 "I am very much pleased to get a hotel here" said Charles Hervey. Tt rounds out our string of hotels and I say it without trying to hatter Birmingham that we have turned down no less than six good offers recently simply because we wanted to get into this city There can not be any question but what Birmingham will be the biggest city in the south with in few years. We will prosper accord ingly.
 "We have Florida hotel and one in Houston. and by our connections we will over tourists in Birmingham. We will try in every way to ret Birmingham ev- cry possible convention and lend every sistance in furthering the interest of this city"
 Mir Hervey said last night that the Roden hotel would have have 300 rooms. everyone with a bath. and that other de- tails were being worked out that would disclose hotel here on the Roden site of vast proportions.