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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-12-26

tractor to the men who mixed
the concrete. 1t is a building
well worth going through, as
only by personal inspection
can any one fully understand
The immense amount of labor
that has been required in put
ting it together, or the i'm
mense amount Of material that
has been required for rounding
out such a building. The de
scrlption as given above is
rather crude, hasty and imper-
feet, but it will give the reader
at least a slight insight into the
complicated interior with it's
multltudinous rooms, halls, en-
frances and exits that altogeth-
er constitute the perfect whole,
and some idea Of the enormous
amount of material and labor
necessary to put up a building
with such numerous ramifica-
tons. The hotel is still in an
unfinished condition, owing to
unavoidable delays in securing
material and fixtures, and will
barely be ready for use until
in January. Under the circum-
stances, and in the haste of pre-
pairing for the holiday number,
one could not do the subject
full justice. AS the building
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-12-26

experience in the business that
his enterprise will meet with
ample support from the public
to reimburse him handsomely
on the outlay.
The Grubb hotel was planned
by Harvey Smith, of Spokane,
an architect who during his
many years. residence in that
city has furnished the plans
and specifications for many of
the important private and pub
lie buildings that ornament the
streets Of Spokane. His plans
were selected from a number
submitted at the time Mr..
Grubb decided to build. That
Mr.. Smith is an expert in his
profession this big hotel bears
ample evidence, and so long as
it stands it will be a recon-
mendation for the designer.
Mr.. Smith has visited Oroville
frequently during construction
to see that the specifications
were followed out, and he is
well satisfied with the result
since the building has assumed
shape and form.
Charles Jasper, the Spokane
contractor, was the successful
bidder for construction, and
the character of the workman
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-12-26
OROVILLE, WASHINGTON DECEMBER %. 1913

Win Il large pantry and cold
storage room fronting on Main
street, at the northwest corner
OF the hotel, is a store room
2SX4O feet and a real estate
Office adjoining to the south
ioX22 feet, There are three
store rooms on the First av-
enue front 21X30 feet. These
rooms are finished in curly fir
and oak.
y wide, easy stairway leads
from the hallway off the lobby
to the second floor, with shaft
along the stairway which is
eventually to accommodate an
elevator. There are GA guest
rooms on the second and third
floors single and en- suite, eight
OF which have baths. There
IL Q two public bath rooms and
IL ur public lavatories and toll
G, 5 on each floor. There are
W de corridors and halls on
ca Ell floor, and roomy parlors
at the head Of the stairs on the
second and third floors, with
windows looking out on Main
street. Almost every room has
a closet. The halls are finished
in curly fir and burch, set out
from the wall so that all parts
can be reached and cleaned.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-12-26

street and First avenue. The
trimmings are in terra Gotta
with metal cornice. The com,
blnation is strikingly attract
I'VE ~. without garish showiness.
There is a light court in the
center OF the building, extend
ing above the first floor. which
permits of all the upper an
partments having the advant-
age of being outside rooms.
There are no dark rooms in the
building. The basement is en-
tered from the First avenue
side, walk extending from the
front to the rear under the side
walk. The entire basement has
cement floors, with plaster fin
lsh, and iron doors from side
walk entrance. At the west
end of the basement will be a
large billiard room and barber
shop. There are four sample
rooms, six storage rooms. five
servent rooms, -four bath rooms,
three toilets, a large fire proof
boiler room for the heating
plant, a complete laundry, sup.
pied with every modern equip
ment for doing laundry work,
a drying room, besides halls,
closets, passage ways, chutes
and elevators in the basement.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-12-26

ert block are recommendations
enough for him in this BALI
wick.
Mr.Jasper's right hand man,
the man upon whom the re
sponsibility Of having the work
done right primarily rests; the
man who is onto the work at
all times and all the time; the
man who has to do the worry
ing when material is slow com
ing; the man who has to know
how every detail should be car
ried out, and see to it that those
details are carried out proper
ly, and that is Charles p. Stan
ley, must not be overlooked in
summing up the story of the
Grubb hotel. Mr.. Stanley is
not a novice in this building
game. Much Of his life was
spent welding saw and ham
mer, and from the immediate
handling Of tools he graduated
to supervision of construction,
and has been a valuable asst
ant Of Mr.. Jasper for years.
That is a position that his early
training prominently fits him
for. The superintendent Of a
building Of the magnitude of
the new hotel must be thor
oughly conversant with the
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There are hot and cold water III
every room, and telephone con
nections with the office. The
building is steam heated, with
a generous distribution Of cleo
tric lights. There are fire
plugs and hose on every tloor,
and fire escapes on the outside
easy of access. a dumb waiter
extends from the basement to
the top floor. There is moth
inc that is needed for the con
yenience and accommodation OF
guests to be found in a first
class city hotel that is lacking
in the new Grubb hotel. Even
fine roof is of the very best ma
tcrial. guaranteed for twenty
wears under a surity bond.
Along the south and west sides
of the hotel extend broad CON
crete sidewalks. There Is
strength and stability, charm
and attraction i'll every part OF
the building from the concrete
floor at the bottom to the guar
anteed roof at the top.
From foundation to cornlce
the construction is faultleSS, &
communication and recommen
dation for every man connect
ed with the job, from the con
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-12-26

minutia of construction. Of
course he has competent bosses
over the various lines of handi-
craft employed upon a large
building, but without personal
knowledge and familiarity with
the various branches entering
into construction the superin-
tendent would not know when
the work was done according to
specifications. Mr.. Stanley
has that familiarity to a high
degree, and has only to cast
his eyes over any portion of the
work under way to know if it
i, in compliance with the plans
and in accord with good work
manship. He has neglected
none Of his responsibilities dur
ing his supervision of the
Grubb hotel, and the superior
work apparent upon that ele
giant building is owing to his
vigilence and omnipresence
during every working hour
since the building began.
A word at closing in refer
ence to the brick work in the
new hotel. It is a mastery
piece of work, because prof
cient and expert masons were
employed laying those bricl
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The wood work is all in coast
fir. The heating plant is fire
proof so far as protection can
be provided against fire. The
iron doors are self-closing hay
ing fusible connecting Inks
that melt at a certain tempera-
ture, permitting the doors to
close automatically. The base
ment is lighted with windows
above the walk, and glass pat
ems let into the sidewalk.
The lobby and main office Is
at the southwest corner OF the
building, on the first floor, will
entrance from Main street. 1t
is 3Ox4O feet, lighted by large
plate glass windows, and I'm
ished in white oak. The fur
rishings will be in keeping win
the wood work finishing OF the
lobby. The dining room Is IL
the center of the building, Oh
the north side, 34x42 feet, nm n
;shed in white enamel and gil
trimmings. There is a private
dining room off the mann re
fectory 15x1S feet, and a serv
ants dining room Okla feet
both finished to conform w.t.
the public dining room. In th'
rear is a kitchen 2Ox2o teet
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-12-26

expiring Mr.. and Mrs. Grubb
secured the Peerless hotel, and
the same prosperity in business
followed them 10 their new
quarters. They understand
Che hotel business thoroughly.
l hey know what the public
wants and they aim to meet
that want. They have made
OrovilIc known far and wide as
At town with hotels worthy OF
patronage.
Mr.. Grubb was hardly set
tied in the Peerless until he
commenced laying plans for
the erection Of the magnificent
hotel which he will take pos
session of on the list day of
January, 1914. 1t is hardly
necessary to add that Mr.. and
Mrs. Grubb will bend every eff
fort to make the new hotel so
popular with the travelling pub
lie that people will travel a
long distance just for the pleas
ure Of enjoying its home-like
comforts. That they will make
the hotel success from every
point of view goes without say
ing.
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ship demonstrates that it was
fortunate for Mr.. Grubb that
the job fell into the hands of
Mr.. Jasper. Mr.. Jasper is not
Il novice in the contracting bus
mess. He has for years been
in competition with the
shreWdest and most dominant
contractors in the west, and
from the fact that he has made
IL success and a fortune in that
field Of endeavor shows that
he stands among the leaders
III that line of effort. Under
the circumstances it is not sur
prising that the Grub hotel is
so we'll constructed. Jasper no
more neglects a contract in a
smaller town than he would in
the largest city. He is jealous
of his reputation, as any man
is who does his work well, and
is in it to stay, and the Oroville
contract got the best he knows
in the matter of building. He
has satisfied the people Of this
place that he is on to his job,
and if he is a competing bidder
for Orovilel buildings in the flu
ture he will stand a mighty
good chance Of winning out
The Grub hotel and the Gov.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-12-26

- HE most extensive
Il most expensive and
most important i'm
~ proVcment that has
- marked the pro
gress of building operations
in Oroville during the past
wear is the Grubb hotel a
magnificent pile Of concrete
and brick that decorates the
northeast corner Of Main street
and First avenue, in the very
heart of the business section,
overshadowing all surrounding
buildings as Il mountain over
shadows a mole hill. 1t is a
monument to civic loyalty and
enterprise on the part of the
owner that calls forth the
praise of every stranger arriv-
ing in town, and is the pride of
the residents of the place, not
only on account of its general
architectural appearance, but
because of the superior work
manship apparent in it's every
detail. Expense has not been
spared on the part of the own
er, and the contractor, superin-
tendent and workmen have
given the owner full value for
every dollar expended. The
hotel is the realization of the
dream of Mr.. and Mrs. e. N.
Grubb, who have conducted no.
tells in Oroville for several
years, and by the manner OF
conducting them have given
OrOville reputation far and
wide as possessing the best no.
tel accommodations in the
northwest.
Many people entertained the
impression, when the extensive
plan of the hotel became gen
orally known, that Mr.. Grubb
was making a serious mistake
in erecting so large a hotel at
such a heavy cost in so small
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-12-26

a place, but that is altogether
a faIlacy. The very presence
of the new hotel, in its attrac
tive and inviting appearance,
its elegant furnishings, its con
vcnicnt and comfortable ap-
pointmcnts, its central location
will tend to make business. 1t
will draw people to town, 1t Will
be the general meeting place
for business men, and within a
year the patronage will grow
to such proportions that Mr..
Grubb will commence feeling
that he had not been liberal
enough in his plans, and that
the building should be four
story, covering much more
ground space.
The house is going to pay
and pay well. 1t is going to be
amost potential advertisement
for Oroville, as a first-class no.
tel always is for any town. 1t
is going to be for Oroville what
the grand new Davenport hotel
is to be for Spokane, in a more
modest way, yet none the less
effective in inviting attention
to Oroville, drawing people to
the town, and thereby promot-
ing every line of business. No
private or public building could
be erected that would have a
more far reaching influence in
the upbuilding Of Oroville.
The hotel is a thing of beau
ty from the outside, and the
beauty is not only brick wal
deep, for it is even more come
ly on the inside. 1t is practl
cally four stories, counting the
basement, which is a very I'M
Portant part Of this big host
lery. The building covers
ground space S0x110 feet. The
basement is Of concrete, anC
the main structure of brick
supplied by the local brick yart
Of Williams & Finnie, with rec
pressed brick fronts on Mail
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-12-26

The additions to the town in
the way of buildings during the
past season were not many, but
few were of a better sort, and
the aggregate amount spent in
Improvements will reach fully
100000. Among the number
that should be mentioned are
the Covert brick block and the
Odd Fellows hall. The latter
is Of frame, but is a very neat
two-story building. 1t is the
intention of the Odd Fellows
to replace it with a brick build
ing within the next few years.
The Covert block, while only
one story, is substantial and
really attractive addition to
the town.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-12-26

stands when finished it repre-
sents an expenditure of fully
$4,000. The furnishing Of the
house will cost several thous-
and more. Ii will thus be seen
that Mr.. Grubb has every con-
fidence in the future of Orc
vile, and is satisfied from his
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-12-26

Thanking the big cut of the
new hotel on this page are the
pictures Of Mr.. and Mrs. e. N.
Grubb, through whose enter
prise and nerve Oroville came
to possess such a beautiful
modern structure. The wife is
just as much entitled to promi
nent position in any commend
atory mention of the establish
ment as the husband, for it
has been largely through her
admirable management, un-
dauntable energy and clear
Judgment that Mr.. Grub has
made such a marked success
in catering to the public.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grub leased
the Radbourne hotel Of this
place some six years ago, and
were the first tenants of that
hostelry, the building having
remained unoccupied from the
time of it's completion until
taken over by the Grubbs. The
new candidates for favor in
the hotel business entered a
field already pretty well ex-
plotted, but by conducting a
first-class house, treating the
public with every courtesy, and
providing a table service that
could not be eXcelled among the
smaller towns of the country,
Mr.. and Mrs. Grubb built up a
Furnishing business. The
house could not accommodate
all who sought shelter under
it's roof, and the proprietors
prospered. About two years
ago the lease on the Radbourne
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into place. That feature of
the hotel cannot be excelled
anywhere. And the fact that
the walls are so well built is
due very largely to that master
mason who had charge of the
gang, Henry 7. Rhoeder, of
Spokane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-03
.LEGARE FUNERAL
IN CHARLOTTE, S. c.
Congressman From South
Carolina Who Died On
Thursday Is Buried

Charleston, s. c., February 2.-Funeral
services over the body of Congressman
George S. LeGare of South Carolina, VINO
died at his home here Thursday night,
today were held at the Second Presby-
terian church of this city. The seating
caapcity of the church was taxed to the
utmost.
Rev. J. X Frazer, pastor of the church.
conducted the ceremony. Interment took
place at Magnolia cemetery.
Among the prominent men who attend
ed the funeral we're Senators B. R. Till
man, South Carolina; Gronna, North Da-
kota MARITIME, New Jersey: Crawford.
South Dakota; Representatives Davidson.
wisconsin; Loud. Michigan; Wilson, Illi-
nois: Andrus. New York; Broussard,
Louisiana; Laughlin. Michigan; Booher,
Missouri; Byrnes, Finley, Aiken, johnson.
Lever and Elerbe, South Carolina; Ser
geant at Arms Riddell of the House, and
Joseph H. Johnson, representing the SER
geant at arms of the Senate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-03
GREENV|LLE GIRL
ATTACKED BY BLACK
Two Negroes Hurried to
Montgomery to Avert
Lynching

Montgomery, February 1.-TWO negroes,
Albert Zegler and Green Donton. who
are suspected of having assaulted Miss
Lizzie Creech of Greenville were brought
to Montgomery tonight by the sheriff OF
Butler county and Is members of the
state militia to avert a possible lynching.
Miss Creech was attacked last night while
oil her way home after days work in
the telephone exchange at tirecnville. Her
SCI cams frightened the negro away before
he had accomplished his purpose, and
posse was soon organized to hunt him
down.
Bloodhounds were sent from Montgom-
cry to aid in the chase, and the trail FIR
ally led TO the negroes being arrested in
Fort Deposit. Miss Creeeh partially iden-
f'cting stories they were both placed in
the Jail at Greenvlle A mob soon formed
and call was sent in to Governor o'Neal
scr state aid. The militia company at
creenvile and Fort Deposit were ordered
out. and as a further precaution the me-
sroes were brought here. ss4
According to the Jail authorities
Donton confessed late tonight that he
was the negro that attempted to as
sault Miss Creech. In his story of the
crime, Donton claimed that he had Just
been paid off at lumber mill near
Greenville and that he was employed
and had been drinking. He claimed
that he did not -calize what he was
doing at the time and afterward caught
a freight train for Fort Deposit, where
he was arrested, n an effort to escape
detection. Zeigler is still being held
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-03
MOTHERS HELD FOR
DEATHOF TWO OBOYS
Youths Were Discovered As
phyxiated in the
Same Bed

East st. Louis. February Mrs.
Pearl Bell Stebbins and Mrs. Nell Car
penter, mothers of two boys who were
found dead of gas asphyxiation in the
same bed early today are under arrest
here.
The boys. George stebbins, 10, and
Ralph Carpenter, G, were discovered
dead when Mrs. Carpenter returned to
her home this morning in the company
of a man, it was testified at the coro-
ner's inquest. The other woman was
away from home all night, being found
By the police shortly before noon,
A three-fourth inch gas pipe in a
bedroom adjoining that occupied by the
boys. which at one time had been con-
nected to a gas range was the source
of the fumes which caused the boys
death There was no cap on the pipe
and none was found on the floor. There
were no other gas fixtures in the house.
AT the inquest tonight it was tes-
titled that late last night Mrs. Steb-
bins was seen to enter the house in
which the boys were sleeping and that
a man and woman waited her reap
pearance on the sidewalk in front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-03
TRADE bETWEENU.S s.
AND ORIENT IS GOOD
Both Imports and Exports
Exceed All Former
Years

Washington, February 2.-Never
was trade between the United States
and the orient as great as it was dur
ing 1912. Imports from Asia and Ocea-
MIA combined amounted to $3.50, 600, 100
in 1912 as against $160,OOO,OOO in 1902;
and the exports to Asia and Oceania
for the last year aggregated $3.50, ,00O,-
600 against s96.OOo,OO0 10 years ago.
One feature was the sending of raw
cotton to India and China Despite
the fact that both the latter countries
are producers of cotton, the United
states sent to India during 1912 35.-
100000 pounds OF raw cotton and to
CHINA l4,00G,000 pounds. The exports
or cotton to those countries prior to
1911 amounted to practically nothing
Japan received from the United States
during the last year 209 900 900 pounds
of raw cotton
The increase in exports to the orient
was confined to the trade between
the United states. Japan, the Philip-
pines and India
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-03
REAL WORK OF FRAMING
TARIFF BEGINS TODAY Y

The committee is confronted with the
problem of raising from S325, 10000 to $3.50,
W0,o00 from the customs duties, coupled
with a pledge of lowering the tariff bars
on necessities. OF this total figure, the
plan is to provide between SS5,OO0,000 and
slo0,o00,0000 by an income tax, now lacking
but one state for ratification of the pro-
posed constitutional amendment. The in
come tax in turn would embrace the cor
poration tax, which bids fair to yield $780,
100000 revenue during this year.
A fairly well determined programme is
already indicated. In the main, according
to the democrats, the chemical, iron and
steel, wool, cotton, and free list bills will
be like the previous ones, but there viii
be numerous changes dictated by new
light thrown On individual articles The
democratic majority already is strongly
committed to an income tax and its partial
offsetf the free sugar plan. 1t Is estimated
that free sugar would deplete the revenues
by $53,000000. and that the free list would
cut out approximately s17,O00,00o more.
There will be reductions in the cotton,
wool and other schedules that may cause
material loss though in some of the
cases the democrats count upon increased
importations to offset the cut in duties