The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28
TWO GOOD HOTELS ARE NOW ASSURED Fifth Avenue Projects Are
 in Excellent Shape WORK ON THE DETAILS Jemison and McDavid Discuss the Propositions Which Have Aroused
 so Much Interest in
 Birmingham
WORK ON THE DETAILS

The return to Birmingham of Otto Marx, who handled the bonds of the Roden hotel his reaffirmation of the financial deal, a statement from Robert Jemison, Jr.. indicating how the Fifth avenue hotel would be operated and a growing conviction that Birmingham will secure more than one hotel, constituted the developments yesterday in the local hotel projects. The rapidity of the hotel of the week locally.
 Mir. Marx, when he arrived at his offices said he was unacquainted with all of tho hotel developments here during the week. but he said the announcement by so many prominent and influential men indicated firmly that the hotel needs of Birmingham would soon be solved and that fact was sufficient to cause Bir- mingham to be warmly congratulated. He said the arrangements relative to the bonds of the Roden Hotel company Beatty and himself in New York the lat ter part of last week.
 q am glad Birmingham is to get the hotels" said MT. Marx. "The whole coun- try is familiar with how pressing are our requirements in that connection and the time is ripe, if it ever will be, for sufficient accommodations"
 Robert Jemison, Jr., of the Jemison company. which concern, with Brown Bros & Co.,, is to erect the hotel at the corner of Fifth avenue and Twentieth ;,, Id |.
 There cannot be anything new from day to day on that matter except the arrangement of details. We are working right along getting the details in shape. We have several applications for the lease. Right here I wish to say is where the promoters of the hotel at the corner of Fifth avenue and Twentieth street place the greatest stress. The prominent men of this city who worked out the problem that was announced by MT. Brown and myself realize the absolute imperativeness of proper operation of any hotel. To that end we arranged before we began to finance the proposition to deal with competent. well established hotel men and we will have that hotel operated up to the very highest stand ard. On that account, and because of our belief that time should be taken in the arrangement of the lease, we have not closed with a lessee. We have some under advsement, but as the man who operates the hotel is to come in contact with the people of this city and the visitors we propose to. have the very best man obtainable.
 ''As the days pass we will have ar ranged details and everything will pro- gross smoothly
 Robert MeDavid, who acted as spokes- man for the Roden hotel, to be erected at the corner of Eighteenth street and Fifth avenue, said that everything was running smoothly in connection with their plans. He said there was absolutely nothing standing in the way of the erec- ton of the Roden hotel and he added:
 "I am of the opinion that Birmingham such as the Roden hotel and that of the Jemison- Brown interests, because the best people of this city demand that once and for all the facilities become aus- quate. The hotel wants here now are something imperative and with first class places we will bring patrons such as would not think of coming to Birmingham under the present facilities"
 Hotel architects are being consulted by the promoters of the hotels, and 1t is probable that some definite statements of plans will be authorized during the week.