The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-20
TUTW|LER HOTEL
EQUIPMENT TO Be
VERY EXPENSIVE
Carpets Will Cost $4,000:
Linen, $4,000; Silver, $20,-
900; Furniture, $4,000
ALL WILL BE OF
SPECIAL DESIGN
Kitchen Will Be in Charge of French
Crew-0nly White People TO BE
Employed in Culinary
Department

VI the thiteu hotels company lessee OF
the Tutwiler hotel. who has been here
for the past few days inspecting the prop
erty, gave out yesterday few details
Of the cost of the silver, draperies and
other items of equipment
He said that two samples of the linen
to be used, arrived here yesterday from
Belfast, Ireland. The linen is being made
to order. The first two pieces Immediate
ly after leaving the looms were cut and
sent here. Mr., johnson gave them to
Robert Jemison. Jr., yesterday as a souve-
nier. The linen VIII bear the crest of Mai
Edward NJ. Tutwiler after whom the
hotel is named, and who is the largest
individual subscriber to the hotel The
linen will cost $4,000 or more. 1t is spe-
cially designed
The hotel has set aside considerable
space at the elevator entrances in the
foyer, inglenooks and elsewhere for pub
lie use. In these places furniture of spe-
oial design will be placed, which Mr.
Johnson says will cost over 10000
The silver will cost above $4,000, It was
stated. Every piece has the crest of
Major Tutwilers family engraved, and is
being made by special order. The de-
signs will all be simple, without any fancy
details hard to keep clean and tiresome
after use several times. The cut glass,
which is to be the most beautiful used in
the south. will cost 5000 or more, and
has been ordered from an American con-
cern. 1t is stated that the carpets alone
will cost $4,000. They are being woven
ha Al
makers specially for the Tu.wiler.
Bedroom Equipment $4,000
The beds and equipment which is to be
part of all bedrooms, will cost in the
reighborhood of $4,000. says Mr.. John
son. The kitchen equipment. that is the
ranbes, bakers, steam tables and all per-
manent fixtures will be placed by the
hotel owners but the aluminium utensils
to be used at the Tutwiler will be pur-
chased by the operating company This
item calls for $500. The equipment is
being made to order after suggestions of
the Frecnh chef in charge of the kitchen
MIR. johnson said yesterday that every
effort would be exerted to give Birming-
ham and those who stop here metropolitan
service. To that end he announced that
all OF the kitchen servants win be
brought here FRONT the east The kitchen
will be in charge of French crew
schooled In the preparation OF food and
they will be augmented oy such addi-
tional expert help as may be required
Mr.. johnson made 1t very plain yester-
day, however, that the culinary depart
ment would employ white people only
almost exclusively French. He thinks
they are the best qualified and he wishes
TO give this community the best that can
be secured
The Servant Problem
The problem of the additional help
has not been worked out. However It
is generally known that rooms for the
maids have been arranged on the ton
floor of the Tutwiler. Only white WON
ell viii be employed as maids. A ma
Jority of them will be brought from the
cast although Mr. Johnson hopes that
he will be able to secure a number in
Birmingham.
1--WE realize" said Mr. Johnson 'the
difficult servant problem here and all
over the south And on that account
We propose to bring here all of the
kitchen crew which will be composed
of Frenchmen. We will also bring some
of the maids from the east. They will
"SHiSt III uIiiiih6 ootnt lOCal white
women in the work necessary. l think
that we Will be able to work out this
problem satisfactorily to everyone We
propose to operate the Tutwiler as no
hotel was ever operated in the south
before and in order to make good on
this promise We want the most efficient
help possible to secure.
In this connection Mr.. Traylor from
the Astor hotel, who will be the local
manager, will be here during the first
part of next month. He will proceed to
organize his forces and get in readiness
for the opening planned during the
first part of May. We are working
steadily to get ready before the sum
mer begins and to open under the best
conditions.
F. A. Wells. the contractor who is en-
gagged in the completion of the Tut
wfler and the Ridgely apartments was
here yesterday from his western offices
looking over the progress of the work
on the two buildings. He was en- route
to Boston, where his forces are COM
pleting the new municipal building in
that city. Mr.. Wells said that he would
turn over completed a few rooms in
the Tutwiler during the next two
weeks. These rooms. he said, may be
locked up by the lessee and not used
until the wall paper men start their
work. He added that the other work
two months and his organization would
be ready to deliver the building COM
pleted for the opening about May 15
Wells In Birmingham
Cunningham should be very proud
OF the Tutw1Ier as well as the Ridge
1y,S said Mr.. Wells. "As for the Tut
wiler that is going to be a hotel of
which this whole state may well be
proud. Its design and equipment Is the
most efficient and sanitary that have
have had the opportunity of working on
these two buildings.
Birmingham is a marvellous city. |
have been here several times and the
oftener come here the more impressed
l am with the greatness OF your city.
The city is spoken of often In the lar
ger cities and / know of no place that
Is more kindly considered than Bir-
mingham. / hope you will get the re-
gional bank. Birmingham Is easily the
corr ect place for the bank and 1t should
be placed here.
Business is looking up 1 have re-
ports that a great many buildings Plans
for which were drawn as far back as
two years ago are being taken up
again. Architects tell me that great
rrany men who caused plans to be
drawn sometime ago are making In
auiries about them. The situation
looks bright 7 believe we are on the
eve of a very marked revival which
will exceed any prosperity enjoyed by
this country In sometime.
Mr. Wells will leave tonight for Bos-
ton He Will return to BirmlnA l,m
In about two or three weeks to - II
the work he is having executed on the