The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-12-28
Ocala'S New and Modern HOStelry is
Now Open to the Travelling
Public
There are Larger Hotels in the Country but None
More Complete Up-tO-Date
i'm Equipment

double doors from the office and a
single door on the Fort King side
opening into the hall that passes thru
from the street to the office and into
which open the little service room and
the check room.
The dining room is indeed a hand
some one. It's floor is tiled in white,
with pretty colored borders and base
boards of marble. The wainscoating,
six feet high, is of mahogany topped
by white ivory plate rail or mould
ing, giving it a beautiful effect The
large columns are finished in white
ivory as are the massive beams over
head, while from the center of each
square formed by columns and beams
is suspended a very handsome electric
light fixture of most exquisite design,
big Venetian glass globes suspend
ed by chains. The deep windows are
paneled to match the walls in ma
hogany and give the room most at
tractive appearance The tables.
chairs and buffets are of fumed oak.
The linen and silver are very neat and
attractive.
a tiled passageway leads through
linen are kept, into the great kitchen.
one of the best things about the house
and a place where anyone's appetite
would be whetted could he but see
how attractive it is in appearance and
arrangement.
The kitchen is we'll lighted on two
sides with large windows. The floor is
of gray promenade tile, in hexagon
blocks instead of square. as are those
in the lobby Its baseboards are con
crete and the floor can be flooded with
water and scrubbed without one drop
ever reaching any woodwork
! The kitchen is one of the best in the
state and has every modern kitchen
equipment. There are huge draining
/ boards and tables for dishes; a Peer
less steam washer that does the work
of dozen pairs of hands. From the
steam washer the plates and dishes go
ITO the steam heater heavy galvaniz-
ed safe, where they are kept warm and
served warm. The butchers block
table and sink are most convenient
and sanitary. The great Seegar syphon
refrigerator with a capacity of 1000
/ pounds of ice, has compartment for
/ general food stuffs and another for
fresh meats, either capable of holding
+, thousands of pounds of provisions
/ The store room opens into the end OF
I the kitchen and this is stocked like a
small but high class grocery. The
great range one of the best in the
state, was made by the Albert Pick
Range Co, who, by the way, supplied
all of the kitchen equipment In front
of the range is the cooks table cover
ed with heavy plate steel Next are
the bakers shelves, sink and sand
Ioven, new device for holding heat
and giving an even baking tempera-
ture, one of the best of the modern
ovens for baking for hotel patronage
Following on around the room are the
lsteaming tables where all of the YES
sells are kept hot as their contents is
fused during a meal a battery of three
largs urns supply the coffee, other
drinks and hot water. There is a big
service refrigerator where all of the
foods for immediate use are kept This
refrigerator has capacity of 40(
pounds of ice and is a most convenient
article.
Reached by descending a short high
of stairs in the court is the basement
where the furnaces are situated TIL,
big furnace, made by the American
cleaning system as we'll, is fired Will
coal This is only used when the steam
heat is necessary, as for heating thu
water in the big. 500 gallon tank 10
Gated in the basement, a small furnac,
is used. the tank being connected witt
both The water system of the hous,
is perfect there being hot and cole
running water in every room and ev
hal Jnt y,
had instantly when the faucet is turn
jed, owing to its splendid circulating
, lsystem. The vacuum cleaner is Iocat
; ed in the basement also and is operat
! ed by an electric motor The system
. has an opening in each room and il
; leach hall of the house with ample host
and fittings so that the entire hous,
. land furniture can be cleaned thorough
ly and rapidly and the dirt and sweep.
Iings from carpets and furniture is tax.
len TO the basement, where it is dispos
; ed of. Every room and every hall il
the house is we'll heated by radiators
placed wherever needed Throughout
the hotel In the basement there j.
. nothing that could catch fire and burr
) by any chance, the floor, walls ant
feelings being solid cement and iron
beams supplying the reinforcement fo-
; the floor or ceiling overhead
The sewage Of the house is HANDLED
. by the hotels own system of sewerag,
and is carried into the great septi
tank in the rear of the building. wher,
. it is purified and then carried off int
the earth through a drainage we'll
On each floor of. the house is pub
lie lavatory with bath and shove
bath for each sex. These shove
) baths are the latest things. befnt
? finished in marble seven feet high an
the water is regulated, giving one no
; or cold water as desired through tn
I mixer. The floors of the baths an
!. toilets are all tiled and the walls ar
: tiled TO the height of ones head Al
: plumbing fixtures are the best an
! most modern in every particular.
2 On the second floor is situated tn
I bridal suite. 1t is finished in birdsey
! maple with brass beds: There is an
!: other handsome suite on this hoo
& furnished in Circassian walnut. Fac
3 bed room in the house has a cIothe
z lcloset or handsome wardrobe. writin
table, baggage rack. waste paper bas
: ket, dresser. comfortable chairs, yer