The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-01
A NEW H0TEL-wHAT?
I. M. A. Nanias and and A. Pril Phule
Are Back Of This Project

Architects from Spuyten Duyvil, \. Y.
were in the city to-day making final
arrangements for Barres new hotel and
business building 10 be erected the com.
/ ing summer 1t is understood that a
| local man is at the head Of the project
capital for which is to be furnished by
/ Ypsilanti, Mich, fnaneiers. Details OF
! the scheme to exploit this city's hotel
possibilities have been withheld from
/ the public until to-day although prep
arations to launch the project have been
under way since party of Michigan
I lumber magnates passed through Barre
/ last summer on an automobile tour.
The structure is to be located midway
between the city hall and the railroad
! station, according TO options already Sc
cured on property. The four lower sto.
ries Of the building will be occupied as
hotel. with rathskeller connected.
Specifications for developing this part
of the project are already in the hands
of the contractors, although an exheus-
tive description could not be obtained
to-day. Agents of the men who are
promoting the enterprise. however, as
| sured Times man that in its appoint
ments the new hosiery would be the
equal of anything in the state.
Perhaps the chief claim which the
building will have to prominence viii be
its height. The contractors stated to-
day that the structure would be pushed
up to six and one-half stories this sum-
mer, with provisions made for the subse-
quent addition of two more, Reared in
the center of the business section. the
building will establish a new sky line for
Barre. 1t will be by far the loftiest
structure along the street and other
blocks will pale into insignifcance. The
three upper stories will be finished into
offices, unless the present plans msearrv,
and it is understood that much of The
floor space in the second section has al
ready been leased by local people. Two
elevators will be installed to transport
the occupants from the ground to the
last story. When questioned to-day the
contractors said that the material used
would be Indiana oolithc stone with
trimmings of Barre granite.
The browning feature of the structure
will be the location of an up-to-date
seismograph on the roof The demand
for such an instrument has long been
felt and the promoters are said TO feel
that its establishment Will not only sup
ply crying need, but that it will also
be remunerative. The building is to be
so feet long, with a street frontage of
65 feet, so that the roof will be large
enough to house a seismograph and all
of the intricate machines attending its
successful operation. 4 monster magnet
will connect the seismograph with
clock and the minutes will be marked
off on huge record sheet for the benefit
of the passing pedestrian below. As
the building will tower far, above its
neighboring structures, the records OF
seismographic disturbances may be read
at great distance
When pressed for statement as to
the identity of the men behind the prof.
ect, the Spuyten Duyyil men to-day
baked at first, but later admitted rather
reluctantly that l. NJ. A. Nanias and
\. Pril Phule are supplying funds for
the scheme.