Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-20

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the composition floors have been laid
/ 20 insure absolute sanitary conditions.
THE Guest ROOMS.
/ From the second floor up are the
guest rooms, 10 in all, each one hav-
ing hot and cold running water and
telephone. All of the outside rooms
are finished in birch and mahogany,
while the inside rooms which open
on the court are finished in oak. All
partitions are uncomfortable, brick,
steel and plaster being utilized in
their construction. The electrical
wiring is of the most modern type.
The building is also piped for vacuum
cleaner
! On the second floor is the psrlor
which, although small, is cOiy and
comfortable On each floor public
bath and toilet rooms have been in
stalled, tile flooring being used. Most
of the large guest rooms have private
/ baths, and there are numerous attrac-
tive suites throughout.
/ In the outside rooms the furniture
/ is of solid colonial mahogany, each
/ guest chamber being equipped with
mahogany dresser, writing table and
chairs. both straight and rocker.
Administer rugs of beautiful tone,
have been placed in every room, while
special imported draperies have been
hung at the windows. The beds are
all of the massive brass type, with
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desks have been placed electric lights
with art glass shades in harmonious
colors. One point upon which Mr..
| Reece has insisted is the placing of
grip stand in every room.
The inside rooms have been
equipped with oak furniture, the heavy
brass beds being used. BY a special
system of ventilation, these inside
rooms are much cooler than the outer
ones in summer, and there is a per
petual breeze.
SAMPLE ROOMS.
There are in all Is large display or sam
pie rooms, a feature which will appeal
to the knights of the grip. The bridal
chamber. located on the second floor
is a spacious compartment which for
elegance of furnishings would be hard
to surpass. The rug is of velvet
The furniture is Of mahogany. and tn,
old-fashioned colonial style has beer
carried throughout
On each floor the corridors
open onto step fire escapes, tbs
exit doors being equipped with panic
. Ls,1s $50 . So
regulations. When a person place:
/ his hands on these bolts. the door!
= are automatically thrown open. Mrs
Ruth Forester is housekeeper.
In the basement are the store rooms
/, boiler rooms, compartments for bag
gage and trunks and the wine cellar
which has been heavily laden will
the choicest imported wines ant
, liquors. At the northeast corner O
the basement, and directly under tn
lobby is a public iavatory and wasl
room, which is reached by a fight o
stairs leading down from the lobby
The building throughout is luxur
iously furnished. no pains or expens
= having been spared in an effort L
make it a real haven of refuge 70
the transient public.
TIN: MANAGER.
1 The manager, G. H. Reece, is
5 man with years Of experience. H
i was formerly the lessee of the Chez
I okee hotel and the Third avenu
g hotels at Rome, Ga. Mr.. Reece is
! southerner. and is imbued with tina
( good old fashioned southern hospita
/. ity. His genial disposition and eve
V ready smile have already made hin
3 innumerable friends in Rock Islant
Y and it goes without saying that tn
d Colonial hotel, under his manag
2 ment, will become one of the mo:
/ popular in the state.
Q The architect is O. z. Cervin, tn
\ general contractor being Henry |
I Paulsen. Ward & Mcmahon havin
A installed the plumbing. the Rock /
:, land Electrical Construction compa1
the electrical work. Strecker & Lew
having the contract for the paintin