The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
TUTW|LER HOTEL ID OPEN PROMPTLY 0N SCHEDULED TIME June 15 Will See Formal Opening of Finest
 Place of Kind in
 South

With 10 days remaining before he must open the Tutwiler s1,500,000 ho- tel, George W. Traylor, Jr.. resident manager, announced yesterday that ev- erything would be ready and the open ing would be according to schedule. He was at the hotel yesterday for a few moments with Maj E. NJ. Tutwiler, aft CT whom the hotel Is named, and re- affirmed the prior statement that there would be no delay.
 It was stated h1 MT. Tray1or that there had been unloaded and placed in the hotel up to late hour yester- day over 12 cars of furniture and equip ment. The forces employed are plac- ing the furnishings promptly and the upper part of the hotel is in good shape. The largest force of workmen yet employed at the Tutwiler at one time is now engaged on the finishing touches It Is stated that the entire building will be in shipshape for the opening 10 days from today
 It was stated yesterday that the governor of Alabama and his entire military staff and many prominent of ficials from all over the state had been Invited to attend the opening and were expected. The state suite at the Tut wiler on the second floor will be given to the governor and he will be the guest of the hotel company. The state suite is said to be one of the most gorgeous suites of rooms in the entire south.
 On the night before the opening over 5000 words by telegraph will be sent over the United States telling about the opening In Birmingham of the finest hotel in the southern states. The telegrams will be sent to various hotels and will be posted in con- spicuous place as is custom with ho- tel men when new hostelries are opened. In addition to this it is stated that the hotel management has planned a wide campaign of advertistng of their own to get the hotel before the people of the country.
 Robert E. Meyers. operating the Seminole hotel in Jacksonville, and one of the best informed men on hotels In the south, was here yesterday return ing from New York
 "The Tutwiler is credit to the en- tire south" said M. Meyers 'T have inspected many hotels in my time, but have never seen a plant so we'll eqaipped or so thoroughly capable of taking care of a tremendous business The greatness of the plant cannot be appreciated by the people here because few of the citizens have been given a chance to see it. But venture the opinion that when the people of this city once look at the Tutwiler they will be as proud of that hotel as they are of the Newspaper club and that is say- ing a great deal
 "The Tutwiler is hotel that would lend dignity to any point in New York so far as details and equipment and service possibilities are concerned. Of course, in New York, as In other of the larger cities, great number of rooms are required. But in all essen- tial details, in the laundry equtpm ent the ballroom, dining rooms, private spaces. in furnishings, in details of construction. in elegance and in har- monious arrangements. I cannot be too extravagant in my praise. have been given the opportunity of looking over the Tutwiler and must say that I am as former Birmingham citizen and a property owner here, very deeply ap- preciative of this hotel. It is one of Bir- minGham's biggest assets, and will do as much for Birmingham as any one dgency. 1tuteud to cooperate heartily with tho