The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-17
TUTW|LER HOTEL SETTLES DOWN ID
 DAILY ROUTINE
Many Who Were Unable to View Hostelry Monday Go Over 1t Tuscaloosa
 Man Is Delighted

Ellis Snow of Tuscaloosa proprietor of the MeLester hotel of that city, wal here yesterday and inspected the Tut, wiler. Mir. Snow was shown over tn, entire plant by Robert Jemison. Jr. and D. NJ Johnson. secretary of tht operating company. He looked over ths huge engine and machine rooms ano electrical plant which he said would run the entire city of Tuscaloosa. and then into the refrigerator corridor leading into a dozen different refrig- erating plants. He was amazed to see the underground operations and the wonderful capacity of the Tntwiler
 This hotel will keep many of our Alabama friends from going 10 New
 York for their vaeations said Mir. Snow. Why should We ride on a hot. dusty train to New York when We can come to the Tutwiler with all it's magnificence and be as comfortable as in New York This city has hotels, clubs. golf links, metropolitan conner eial houses and many attractions of a gay nature, which will fill the wants of any person. so l say that the Tutwiler " tia bS tht ihtohH oA ttipplink lut Sdit- mer crowd to the gay white way.
 "The Tutwiler Is easly the most won derful development of this section in many years. It Is the last word Tn every detail and l am exceptionally proud of this hotel being In close touch with Tuscaloosa.'
 The Tutwiler. after the opening Nor day, settled down to the routine of business. It was stated yesterday by Mr. Johnson, secretary, that the Tut wiler had over $50 employees at this time, practically all of whom were per- manent employees He said that the pay roll would exceed $1s,00o per month, and would continue to climb in the winter season.
 The opening Of the Tutwiler eontin- ued yesterday. During the day large number of local people who were unable to attend the opening Monday were able to go through the hotel Their comments were equally as enthusiastic as those heard on the opening day.
 John L. Raul, who has taken deep interest in the Tutwiler. lunched there yesterday with Robert Jemison, Jr., and others. He said that he had visited every fine hotel from San Francisco to the orient and that the Tutwiler was as magnificent as any he had ever seen with the exception of one in Berlin, which cost s5,000.000, and which was smaller than the Tutwiler He said the hotel in Berlin was operated more as show place and advertisement for the German capital than anything else
 Vice President Frederick Rockwell of the operating company will return to Utica during the next day or two. He has been here nearly a week. Secretary Johnson will remain here until next Monday, assisting in getting things fully shaped up, when he will leave not to return until August 15. Lyman w. Cleveland, the artist who designed the draperies and furniture for the Tut wiler, with Mrs. Cleveland, will leave this morning for New Jersey, where MT. Cleveland is engaged in furnishing the Essex Sussex, a coast hotel in New Jersey
 The opening of the Tutwiler was the talk of the city yesterday. Everyone who spoke of the hotel spoke In the most flattering terms, and IL appears that the citizens of Birmingham are decidedly pleased