The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-30
NEW IMPERIAL
OPENS THURSDAY
John w. Duffy's Place tie
Last Word in Modern
Construction.

Preparations have been made to
open Clarksburg's new hotel. the
New Imperial, on West Main street,
near Fourth, Thursday and to that
lend large force of workmen is
busily engaged in putting the finish
] ing touches on the place. v
The hotel is new establishment
Throughout, being housed in a mod
ern building just completed. It IS
CONSTRUCTED of steel, reinforced con-
crete and fnter1ocking tile, is two
| stories high with full basement and
has two large store rooms on the
! first floor, the second being devoted
to rooming quarters. The building
| is strictly frepoof. John w. Duffey,
who was in business on the same site
| for years In building that was torn
down to make room for the present
one, is the owner and proprietor OF
the building the hotel and a magnifi-.
Gently equipped cigar and billiard
room.
Modernly Equipped.
The front of the building is buill
of pretty gray brick trimmed with
cut stone. The store frontage is Of
copper and plate glass surmounted
with prism glass. which aids in
lighting. There are also large glass
windows in the rear surmounted with
prism glass. The building is wired
throughout for electricity and mod
ern steam heating planti In the base
ment provides an equable tempera-
ture. A vacuum cleaning system is
also installed in the walls with con-
nections that allow of reaching every
h. n ~
The system is operated In the base
ment and all the dirt is taken thither5
through pipes concealed in the walls
Shower Bath in Each. 4 s
All the latest conveniences are
contained in the twenty rooms. of the
hotel. There is private shower
bath and a large Du11t-in wardrobe
in each; while the furnishings are
! the best that money can buy. Each.
room has an elegant brass bedstead,
which is equipped with the very best
springs and mattresses manufactured.
There is a combinatfoneWritin desk
and table, a dresser and several chairs
all mahogany. in each room. A pri-
5ivate branch of the Bell telephone sys-
[ tenn has been installed which con
! city exchange and provides communf-i
cation not only with all the other
telephones in the building, but with
/ all other Bell telephones In the Uni
ted States, SO that a guest will not
have to run to the Office. or to a
booth, in ord rs to send a telephone
message.
Among the comfortable features OF
the rooms may be mentioned a Frigt-E
dor ice water pitcher. This is a. new
invention having a glass pitcher en-
,I,,.~ a+.,S%
with a cap and when the cap is put
lin place fee will keep IN the water.
during the entire night.
| All Outside Rooms.
The woodwork OF the entire build
ing is a flat finish mahogany and
the walls are finished in the rough
plaster. A wide allway runs through
the center of the rooming floor and
the rooms open to the right and left
from it. all being outside rooms; with
windows. at the front OF the hail
way is an office and writing room
and the rear opens on a vide porch
conf ortably fitted with mos ernE porch
furniture and swings. I:
The eastern store room is TO bel
rented by Mr.. Duffy for a. business
location. The other store room, asi
mentioned contains the new Imperiall
cigar and billiard hall. This is ele-i
5gantly and elaborateIY equipped Ina
the front are a beautiful sanitary
soda fountain Of marble and mahog-t
any and large plate glass and ma-i
hogany show cases for the tobacco.E
In the rear are six magnificent NAL
hogany inlald pocket billiard tables.
each lighted by four suspended elec7
trio lights.
"a 8? New Features.
"A feature or this department is 4
series of combination cue racks and
coat lockers in which patrons may
place their coats and other wearing
apparel away from dirt. dust ana d.sssa
turbance by Others a boo tblack
stand has e vacuum clothes cleaning
apparatus. 3s m
Altogether the new building and
its equipment, exclusive OF the reaIl
estate. represents an investment of
about s6e. g0 90: Il Dufey has
aimed to have everything the best
Eobtafnable and the most convenient.
Tint he has admirabl ~ succeeded in
his efforts everyone who Nj cal d and
Hess Ca ia EFHaG fesfffYg