The Detroit times., 1915-03-02


from twice-fltered and sterilized
water. The rofrigerating plant IL
very complete and has capacity
OF Ave tons OF cake ice per day. and
refrigerating capacity Of 90 tons.
The vacuum cleaning equipment
Is n six-sweeper plan (ten-inch
sweepers) OF high etiid ncy.
Windows are equipped with q re-
versible device whereby they may
be set at an angle when left open
during a rain or wind storm. or
may be turned inside out for clean
ing.
The hotel has a surgery In
charge OF a competent physician
and fully equipped to take care OF
emergency and other cases.
The print shop. tailor shop, car
pentry shop. paint shop. etc. etc.
are all characterized by complete
equipment for any demands that
may be laid upon them and are In
every case manned by thoroughly
competent workmen.
There is a sub-station OF the Edi-
son Illuminating Co. in the base
ment. supplying electric current for
light and power.
Every bedroom door Is provided
with automatic signals. visible from
outside. which indicate TO employees
quests would never notice theml
whether or not the room Is occu-
pied. Maids do not have TO rap on
or try the door-and incidentally
disturb the guest---when they want
to know whether the room is occu-
pied.
Bedroom doors are provided with
electric switches in the bolts: when
the door Is locked. from the outside
by the guests key. the electric
lights in the room are automatical-
~ turned out. when the door is
opened the lights are switched on
again, automatically.
An elaborate series OF time re-
corders and time stamps generally
operated from master clocks) gov
ern operations and transactions OF
almost every nature throughout the
hotel, serving as preventive
against possible carelessness, for
getfulriess or heedlessness.
| The vault equipment for storage
OF guests jewelry and valuables Is
very complete. There are 1916 steel
safe deposit boxes OF various sizes
each opening only To two different
I keys. one operated by the vatfft cts
todian and the other by the guest
Each box has removable metal
case. There Is also six-compart-
ment, steel jewelry safe Of the same
heavy construction.
Metal chutes for linen and for
waste run from top to bottom OF
the building; they are equipped
with ingenious safety doors of the
best type yet devised.
IL Is interesting 10 know that as
many as eleven connecting rooms
may be had en- suite on any floor.
The new Statler In the largest OF
the. Statler chain. and has 500 rooms
each with private bath. There are
$4,000 yards OF carpets In the
house. All bathrooms have white
steel equipment. absolutely sanitary
and most attractive. and every
bathroom is equipped with an auto
matte hot and cold water mixer.
Ground was broken for the build
ing on August 1, 1918. by Mayor
Marx. During the following fall
and winter excavation. foundations
and steel grillage were completed.
The erection OF steel began April
IL, 1914: the first floor columns
were erected on May 10 and the
building was under roof August g.
Just four months from the time
steel construction began.
This hotel and the Statler hotels
in Cleveland and Buffalo are operat-
cd by the Hotels statler Co.. Inc. a
New York corporation with a cap.
ital OF $4,000 shares OF preferred
stock OF the par value OF $4,000
900. and $4,000 shares OF common
stock. The executive offices are In
Buffalo. Officers OF the company
are: PRESIDENT Il. NJ. statler.
vice-president. Charles Mosier: sec
rotary and treasurer. Frank w
4 Hinkley.
The Detroit Statler Is under the
management OF F. w Bergman
! who comes here from the new
Olympia hotel. Winnipeg, which he
organized Before taking charge OF
the Olympia he was manager Of all
the hotels OF the Grand Trunk rail
road. and previous 10 that he had
been connected with some OF the
best known hotels In the country
including the Belmont and the
Murray Hill in New York city. His
earliest experience was In London,
England. where his father was In
the hotel business.