The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-27
100000 HOTEL
FOR BACLEY SITE
NOW ASSURED
Arrangements Completed for
Building of history Structure
by Local Capitalists
HANNAH, WARREN AND
FLEMING IN THE DEAL
New HOstelry Will BE Operated
by United Hotels Co., In
der 40-Year Lease

The long-talked-of hotel on the Bag
ley site. at Washington-blvd., Bagley-
ave. and Grand Circus park is soon to
become a reality. final arrangements
for the erection OF History, modern.
hreproof hotel upon that property
having been made. Monday morning.
The new hotel Will be erected BY
a syndicate OF local capitalists, OF
which w. w. Hannah, Homer Warren
and Arthur ii. Fleming will be the
head and Will be operated by the Uni
ted Hotel Co, New York company
which has a chain OF hotels across
New York state anu others located In
various cities in the east and south.
fttAtfF II Fleming, the ewner-e of
the land which will be used for the
new hotel. has signed an agreement
te-leaSe- the property To the building
company for 90 years, and as soon as
the building can be erected, the Uni
ted Hotel Co will take lease OF the
hotel for 40 years and will furnish all
the equipment necessary for a modern
hotel
The land upon which the hotel Is
70 be built is an Irregular piece con
tanning about $4,000 square feet. IL
has frontage OF about $50 feet on
Washington-blvd, and similar front
age on Bagley-ave. The building will
contain 700 rooms, all with bath ad.
Joining The four lower stories will
be OF stone and the remainder OF
brick. The cost will be 81 900 600, and
| the money will be raised chiefly In De
| troit
Frank A. Dudley, OF New York,
president of the United Hotel Co. rep.
| resented that concern In the negotia-
| tons. Monday morning
! Detroit while progressive in all
other ways, has been sadly lacking in
hotel facilities" said Mr. Dudley. 1T
! has been necessary for travellers 70
LenRaRe he+E-FeeFHs- ee+s- In advance
In order TO get accommodations This
! has undoubtedly had retarding in
! huence upon business in the city"
| We plan TO make our hotel the
social center OF Detroit and we have
/ always succeeded in doing so in the
other cities where we are operating.
There will be a large banquet and
ball room and convention hall. and
these features Will add a great deal
to the popularity OF Detroit as n con-
vention city. The lack OF hotel room
has frequently kept large conventions
away from Detroit In spite OF the
I great natural attractions of the city.
\ I'VE have always worked with au-
ltomobile men In the other cities
where we have hotels and our Detroit
hotel Will be one OF the stops on the
automobile route between Buffalo and
Chicago We have plans under way
for a fine hotel for Hamilton. Ont,
which will be called the Royal Con
naught. Wherever we go we have
been able to get the representative
men Of the city interested with us.
and that has helped us greatly In
making our hotels the leaders In the
cities where they are located. The
people OF Detroit must give the credit
TO w w Hannah and Homer Warren
for attracting us TO Detroit and we
are going to give the city hotel that
will be as good as any in the coun-
try"
The architects for the new hotel
will be EssenWein & Johnson, OF Buff
falo. August Essenwein took part in
the conferences, Monday morning
The firm has prepared for many
modern hotels for tn Hotels
Co.. and others in thr years.
and is thoroughly E.. tn the
requirements OF MOI g.. MOTEL con-
struction. Work will be- started as
soon as the building syndicate has
completed its plans.
The United Hotels Co. has invested
Sl5,0G0,O00 In hotels throughout the
east, south and central west within
the past few years, and its connection
with the project is taken as assurance
that the hotel is finally to be erected