Arizona republican., 1915-07-15

taken, and the management will at once open the third and fourth floors to accommodate the constantly in- creasing business.
 The arriving guo~t is met at the curb by uniformed porter, is re
 iieved of his baggage and escorted to the office located in the main lobby little to the left Of the elevator entrance The first impression is one of richness and completeness Here
 Is found the throbbing heart of the big institution The bookkeeping ar engagements the telephone exchange giving service to all the rooms and connecting all the telephones of the Mountain States Telephone company
 system. the messenger service call boxes. and tine hundred and one other lesser arrangements that are to be
 found at or behind the clerks desk
 in the moderuiy appointed hotel are
 all here. This Is a veritable infor-
 nation bureau. the one place where
 all that IS necessary is to say the
 word and the thing desired -Will be
 carried out.
 With the guest properly registered
 and his wishes expressed as To ac-
 commodations desired. the uniformed
 attendant appears at his side ascorts
 him to the elevator and moment later he finds himself in room more
 pleasiuslr decorated and more elab-
 orately furnished than he might ex- peet in even the best hotels He ma.
 have loom with bath. or he may find that one of the few rooms with ou, bath iS quite suited to his needs.
 He will -tin be impressed with the .-sa ..e
 nishiug
 There are letters to write or busi- ness acquaintances to meet. and the guest returns to the main floor There he finds great leather upholstered chairs waiting for his occupancy. He has his choice of resting in the office lobby or partaking of a little more seclusiou in the rest room south Of the main entrance. He may even avail himself of the larger rest room and writing section situated in the i northwest corner of the building Here the same class of comfortable. ! leathcT-uuhol chairs and rockers 1 are Co be found Broad plate glass windows and another entrance from | The street give him opportunity to | watch the passing throng or make ! his way to the street without em- | pI"Ninc the main entrance. Ar ! ranged along the inside wall with l excellent sunlight in the daytime or | nicely shaded electric dropIights in | the evening. a series Of rich. double ! sided mahogany writing desks with | abundance of paper pens and ink | afford every convenience for the talk ing care of correspondence or the | tlling out of orders
 The decorations of the entire first ! floor are Of rich marble or marble effects. with gold and buff outlining the carvings Of the big columns sup porting the upper floors. Genuine mahoEaiN was employed in the door ana window casiugs. The floors are Of tastefully arranged designed tiling
 From the main floor leading to the mczzanine floor over the office sec
 ion. broad marble stair lends ad- ditional luNuricusnesS to the general l appearance On the mezzanine floor are also located writing desks of the same type as those in the big lobby on the first floor There is more se- clusion here. and vet the guest Is not so far removed from the life of the ficol below but that he may observe | without being observed. that he may enjoy seclUsiOn without being isolated
 lt is not even necessary to employ 1 the marble stairway in reaching the mezzanine floor. for the elevator gives service. to and from this point the