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Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28
Everything Experience Anticipation Suggest for the Con-
Comfort of the People Who Will Use It, and Is Beautiful
in All Its Lines and Appointments
Features of the NetD HoteLthot ShoSO
How Carefully 1t Hos Been Planned

philosopher euogzing the human
accomplished
first accomplished the mind of man
before he did in fact
a of and left
city marble in his mind before he did
so ..... ,r-. -r'-rl.
British yoke his mind before
lie
telephone his mind before he ever succeeded IN
a working model Z .
dreamed machines that would talk ana pictures tna "ou
ove illumination long before he
unhead things and them "
And SO it with the magnificent Fontenelle hotel
-...Aat --.- ..- -.-.-.
Has Convenience t...
inventive genius OF man has devised
construction, Of course
braces women such convenience has
een installed in the Fontenele -..
First hole In the GROUND
with and teams 1hen h
rising by story to the TOP
seemingly endless task OF finish
ing decorating installing plumbing installing $50 bathrooms carpet
mtless walls electric wiring ana es
ard .
And [ stands complete ready for its guests
Blu stop think-What is it?
mass of steel concrete tile brick marble and
polished woods?
=
Blu il is more that, far
tn o idea
Emb a
~ &c er other worthwhile thing embodiment
Of an idea an that mysterious realm the h
O
And this great prophetic vision the Fontenee
the rains OF hope ana
nn Of ptms and of the future OF the
of the west omob. n.or. and
That's the that everything in Omaha grew ana
eyerythin ~ & = #. 4
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

in the eentei@likc balcony is the meg
canine floor" or half floor.
A beautiful. semi-priyatc place 10
promenade this will be with its outlook
on the busy lobby below.
tFrom this floor open off two musi-
clans galleries which are for the use OF
tile orchestras that will play in the din
ing rooms.
on the west side OF this floor and on the
same level are the large and small ban
quoting rooms which can be thrown into
one when large affairs require 1t. These
will also be used for giving great balls
and receptions
Several private dining Tooms for small
parties are also found on this floor.
The executive offices are on this level,
being reached through small corridor.
They are located in the southwest corner
OF the building.
Dirrctc- General.
William II. Burbank, the manager and
president Of the leasing company, has
his office here with a reception room
adjoining. There is also a large book
keeping office with u big vault.
The office Of Assistant Manager Abra-
ham Burbank is ON the main floor ad-
joining the main desk in close touch with
the operat ting end, the clerks. etc.
Now up another floor we go and have
only just arrived at the first floor" SO
called.
The naming of floors thus follows the
European and continental style. What
we eau the second floor, that is, the next
! floor above the street floor they call the
first floor. So 1t is In the Fontenelle
There arc three floors below the first
floor"
This floor 10 the first one given over
to rooms for guests. II is like all the
| floors above It until the tenth floor. ex.
cept that the upper part Of the banquet
rooms, which are located on the mez.
canine floor. project this high up.
Coming to the next floor above. we have
a typical floor. 1t is just like all the
floors above it until the tenth floor Ii
/ reached.
All the rooms are outside rooms with
abundance Of daylight pouring in through
ample windows.
Tho rooms ON the outer tiers face on
the streets and alley. The rooms on tn,
inner tiers face the inner reetangie o.
the hotel.
But every room Is an outside room
communicating with the healthful whole
some. life-giWng. disease-kiIling daylight
And every one OF them has bath,
private bath OF most delightful plumbing
and porcelain directly attached to IT.
Telephone In Every Room.
4 And in every room there is a telephon
through which the guest can-ialk 4
almost any place In the United States.
And there's ice water and ordinar!
water and hot water galore.
And there are pretty pictures on tn
walls, and deep. soft carpets on tn
floors.
And the furniture is rich.
!, And there are double doors between
communicating rooms 10 be closed whel
the rooms are not rented ensuite
And the transoms above the doors ar
opaque 30 that the guest who wants L
sleep won't be disturbed by light shlnin
In from the hall
And some OF the rooms are built .
they can be thrown into suites Of thre
or four rooms sitting room. bedroom
private bath and private hallway
There Is one superfine suite that wi
be known either as the royal suite
or the presidents suite
/ What is that o. skeptic7 You sa
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

steady arithmctieai procession on each
floor.
From No up to No. 1s not a number
Is missing.
But tho fatal numeral Is missing, de-
cldedly missing
No guest of the F'ontenele shall ever
be exposed to the dread influence OF "lS."
Never shall IL be said that the owners,
managers or anyone else connected with
the famed hotel left that assassinator OF
happiness, that assaulter OF peace, that
murderer OF Joy and contentment TO prey
upon its guests.
Not while there are plenty OF other
numbers Just waiting and anxious to be
placed upon these beautiful rooms.
It's a nightly wise bit OF foresight In
little things. And plenty OF people there
are who wouldn't call this little thing.
either.
Sample Rooms.
The eleventh and twelfth floors arc
sample room" floors. They are de-
signed especially for the use OF travelling
men. The rooms here are even larger
than the large rooms OF the floors below.
Some of them seem like dining halls for
size.
| Most OF these rooms are arranged IN
suites of two with communication both
through the bath room and through a
direct door. Some Of the rooms on the
inner side Of the corridor are smaller
ami intended for single bedrooms.
There will be Joy among the travelling
men who come up 20 these rooms, so
big, 80 light, 80 pleasantly overlooking
/ the beautiful view. Sample rooms
couldn't be more beautiful or more suited
for their purpose.
On the eleventh floor is also an added
feature intended for men. namely the
lounge a space 14x21 feet just opposite
the passenger elevators. There will be
a cigar stand and easy chairs for bust
ness men TO talk over business affairs
Also clerks and bellboys.
Arriving now at the thirteenth floor
we enter again the realms Of the EN-
ployes.
BEHIND the scenes.
Here we are, as IT we're, again behind
the scenes"
Here we see what makes the wheels
60 round" what helps TO keep this great
bee hive Of luxury and comfort in opera
ton.
This Is the laundry where washing
machines, drying machines. ironing ma
chimes and an army of skilled men and
women fight dirt and drive 1t from
thousands OF pieces Of linen every day.
SO perfectly organized and 30 wei
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

there'll be no use for such a suite here
in Omaha.
And why not, oh. doubter; oh. icono-
clast?
Study your history and try to make up
foc your youth and callow inexperience
Did you know that the Grand Duke
Alexis, brother OF the car of Russia
visited Omaha?
Did you know that King Kalakana Wis
tied here not only once but twice?
Did you know that Don Pedro once
visited in Omaha? And the Marquis Of
Lorne?
Presidents Visit Here.
Probably you didn't know that Presi-
dent Grant was here twice. and President
Hayes, and President Harrison. and Pres
ident Cleveland. and President Mckinley.
And in more recent years the various
presidents have visited here repeatedly.
Henry NJ. Stanley was also one of the
guests of Omaha in the earlier days OF
the city.
Yes. there will be use for this suite for
presidents and members OF royal families
OF course it won't be kept closed and
locked when there are none of these ex.
allied mortals here to occupy IT,
Its various rooms will be open for 90.
cupancy separately and Individually, And
II anyone comes along who wants to pay
the price, OF course such person will b.
quite welcome to occupy the royal suite
as long as he wishes to pay the price
and Is able to do SO.
Now. returning to our corridors, one
thing that will delightfully."- surprise tn,
visitor and guest is the width of tn,
halls. which varies between six and
half and seven feet.
At q certain spot in each hall you will
observe a brass tub about three inches
in diameter protruding in an uprigh
direction, as Hashimuro Togo would say
This Is one OF those little refinement
Of convenience found In this up-to-the
minute hoted-it Il chute into, which
you can drop your key whom you arr
going out.
save embarrassment.
This will save you the trouble ana tn
embarrassment. especially u you al
numed Mary or Priscilla instead Of wa
liam or Oscar-the embarrassment o.
stepping up 10 the desk where that win
salesman from Moo York and the. olga
drummer from Saint Looey are talkins
and Mrs r. Van Hyphen Eyeringham
and Mrs. Millionaire Boggs- harrington
Boggs are chattering, and half dozel
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

eouipped Is this army that guests laundry
sent n, before a. m. will be returned
all fresh and clean the same day
Every piece OF machinery here Is the
latest tyne. Some machines are OF iater
typo thnn found elsewhere in the west
FOR example, there Is power darner
which can do a powerful lot OF oarnins
and do Il powerful quick"
Typically large and light and airy quar-
ters are provided also on this floor TOT
the women employees. two being assigned
10 each room. There is also a recreailon
ana rest room for them and a laundry
for their own linen. where they nave
plenty OF hot water. stationary TUBS
electric irons. etc.
Fuller description OF this floor Is given
in another part Of this section.
The workshops.
I'm another floor and We come to the
topmost. the fourteenth. This Is given
over to the carpenter shop. the paint
shop and the upholstery shop
These will be busy places with a staff
OF employees who will be constantly EN-
ployed In making such repairs as are In
continual demand in q large hotel.
Thus the top two floors and the bottom
two floors-the latter underground--ars
used for operations connected with run
ming the hotel
below Ground.
The activities that go on in the bottom
two floors, the basement and subbase-
ment. are described elsewhere in this
section. They have principally to do
with steam and vacuum cleaner machines
and refrlgerating machines and air COM
pressing machines. and many other kinds
of machines.
These lower regions are inhabited by a
grimy-faced and greasy-handed tribe OF
men who are skilled In the arcapa Of
machines and boilers and wheels and cyl
inders and the like. Without these men
the hotel could not operate. II would be
big, cold place and most Of the refine
ments of convenience and luxury wouldn't
operate We must give credit to the men
in the lower regions.
There is faint idea OF the fair Fon-
tcnelle.
And now. perhaps a few figures. which
are homely things, but Informative. via
be Interesting.
As TO the stAe.
Ire Fontenelle building has ~ -
frontage on Douglas street and Ia feet
or Eighteenth street
1Contin,,ed on PaRe rwenty-Col. Your
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

method Of turning on their steam. ~
turning off the same All steam radiators
known up to the present have been
turned ON or off by valve lOcatel near
the floor. a valve. moreover, that had
TO be turned like any crude valve down
in tho engine room. Ono mad to EtoCp
over and turn and turn for quito a
while
Not SO at the Fontenelle. Here. at the
top OF the radiators so that one need not
stoop down. is a small and well-bred
handle which has an indicator and DIAL
attached. One just pushes this handle
around In a semi-cirole and turns the
heat on or off or half ON or half off.
You can do It with your little finger.
Well. this covers most OF the delights
OF the second floor.
Many Floors Alike.
And every floor above the second is
like TO 1t until the eleventh floor IL
reached.
Second. third, fourth. fifth. sixth, sew
enth. eighth. ninth, tenth-nine floors
that are Identical. with the exception that
carpets and wall papers differ somewhat
IN color.
Otherwise they are as like as nine pesl
In a pod.
Room 800 is exactly like room 500 and
room &c., Room us differs IN no respect
from room 6ls and room 9lS.
II you come TO the FontenelIe and re
member that On previous visit you hat
room 600 and were pleased with Il anG
ask the clerk to give you room coo again
and the clerk replies:
Very sorry. sir. but 600 is occupied b,
w. J. Bryan, a statesman of Washington
ID. c., who will speak at the Bellevu,
chautauqua tomorrow" do not be angry
For the gentlemanly clerk will, per
haps. be able to accommodate you with
one Of the eight other rooms that ar,
Identical with room 800. Clever idea
isn't it7''
Comfort of Guests
And right Incorporating OF refinement
and care for the comfort and contentmen
Of guests-there is a little bit OF thought
fulness that strikes one looking over thu
big hosiery.
There is no room No. u In the FOn
tenelle.
There is no room Sls. nor ais, nor 81
nor any other combination Of the fata
number. the hoodoo. the nemesis.
Search as you will, It cannot be found
because It Is not.
The numbers otherwise go along 4
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

FFOm Nhe beHNuutBNs
''As far back as the summer of 1912. to
my special knowledge. the name Fonte-
nellie had been proposed for the hotel
that Il was planned TO build in Omaha.
and as the aspiring architect who trusted
that the projectors of that hotel would
be wise enough to choose him to do the
building. had formulated the scheme
OF design that l hoped would some day
express In brick and stone an appropri-
ate monument 70 one who has been called
Nebraska's foremost citizen.
THE Mathematician palace hotel IL n
creature of our own time. II Is only
within the last twenty years that any
thing OF the kind has ever been projected
IN the history OF mankind. and Il Is a
wonderful fact that our people have so
promptly acquired the milion-dollar hotel
habit. Most of these hotels have strong
family likeness In plan, construction, and
even design. The Fonteneile, the latest
of the group, presents some striking In
novations, II has been built without
graft, and without even the suggestion
Of II. The owners money has bought
more dollar for dollar than ever before
in hotel Without sacrificing any of
the essentials of u million-dollar hotel,
the Fontenelle will be turned over to It's
| owners at lower cost per guest room
and per cubic foot than that OF any other
hotel OF It's class,
NO TinIe Wasted itll Ef
I'm point OF time II has been built as
fast rs has ever before been accom-
plished. and a little too fast. on the
18th day of January. 1914. the contract
had not been signed, and today. one year
one month and five days after the letting
OF the contract the Fontenelle Will be
open TO the public.
In the feature of entertainment Hote
Fontenelle gives a greater proportions
area and more floors proportionally e
public entertainment than does any Other
hotel In the United States, The $50 guess
rooms are provided each with its owl
bath room.
THE usual telegraph. telephone. pneu
matte tube and other equipment is 20 b,
found In the Fontenele. the Same as II
other prominent hotels. while its specia
features OF telautograph, key return serv
ice and quadrupie control hardware arr
only to be found In the hotels built within
very recent years Another idea of which
the Fontenelle is proud Is the considers
tion II has given It's help In their quarter
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

The names of tho men who had this
dream that came grandly true are men
toned elsewhere. They are 50 well known
anyway that naming them in print again
is scarcely necessary.
The big thing is that the idea that
existed in the mind has taken FORM III the
material and that the Fontenelle STANDS
a monument to Omaha enterprise
They Called IL FOnteReilc.
And horc in the twentieth century the
white man who has built great city
anil named 1t in honor of the tribe or
red mon known as the "OmawhaWs' or
Omabas has dedicated and named the
finest or the hotels in the city OF Omaha
after tho greatest of the chiefs OF the
Omaha tribe, Logan Fontenelle
Iftthe spirits of the red men walk ana
haunt the happy hunting grounds they
niuN surely view with approving uhs
ths magnificent hosiery which is named
after their great and beloved chief.
Ugh. heap fine teepee. Good teepee
nanco after Big Chief Fontenelle," they
say.
Descriptions of the hotel itself are found
I'm Jctn In other rarts of this section.
Every apartment and feature is taken
up separately and its wonderful features
tu;d about.
Here Aill he given a general view OF
the Srcat hostclry.
One scarcely knows whore to start. II
is all so fine.
Since we must start some where let II
be the bottom. There arc two floors en-
tered directly from the street. Here the
hotel starts off with an advantage right
at once This is possible because of tho
grade Of the two streets on which Il
faces. Eighteenth being considerable
lower that Douglas Is at point severa
yards 20 the westward of Eighteenth
where the main entrance is.
RE Eighteenth street entrance lead
int the ground floor" so called, which
is exclusively the abgde Of the men.
This is a region that ordinarily is no
10 DO invaded by wives, mothers, sisters
sweethearts nor any of the gentler sex.
In this masculine region are found sucl
things as the mems lounge, the billiar'
room. tile barber shop. the grill with 10
life saving station, popularity known a
the bar.
Bat let US so to the upper region
where we can get glimpse of sometime
more interesting than mere men.
Let us enter by the main entrance u
Douglas street. This leads up a few
steps directly TO the main floor" s
called. where is the lobby.
And here and in all floors above me
and women are on the same footing
Nothing above the ground floor is re
served for mans view alone. And no
where does a woman need TO feel out Q
place. The bar and such things are con
fined to the ground floor.
Lobby f. Busy spot.
The lobby is on this floor with its bus
clerks, its busy switchboard for lOcs
service, its other busy switchboard 70
long distance service, its cigar and new
stand, its telephone booths, its writln
rooms and It's flower stand.
Here are pleasant hooks and comfort
able seats.
Opening off to the left Is . delightf'
room with the most dainty decorating an
furnishing. This is the ladies' reeeptio
, room.
Opening off the other side and faein
on Eighteenth street and running the fu
H. feet that the hotel faces on that stre'
is the great dining room which can
divided mo two sections for smaller pa
ties
Above the main floor and overlooking
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

Ire FonteneIe building has ~ 30
frontage on Douglas street and isA feet
or Eighteenth street.
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CONTINUED on Page rwenty-cOl. -Four
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-01
FINANCIAL.
COTTON MARKET.


NV DIRK, Aug. 3i.-Cotton future.
eepshea STEADY; october $3.50: Dccgmbe
Aay 1901.
Trading became more active AS the
market worked higher with MANY III
gsstefua|s aclclcra rc-buyinr while ont
soc demand again seemed 90 b. broaa4u-
nlt ana prices worked about fg 10 20
POINTS net higher shortly after rnid-dat.
suinors that q foreign government had
tt3iht orders IN the markets FOR 600. 0O0
4als- 4or delivery al stated infer,l q
luE tnc season could not be confirm
~. euo Tire market seemed % b. chfefl,-
lnl iuenced BY the more buiiish Wow ~
crop prospects.
The market showed continued firm
ness during The early nftprunnn sin,
Nt."nlr contracts working up 10 a. M
BIO January Co f1o.af or ~ % 20 points
anphc last night on continued cnvorfnr
Ing "''
SPOT cotton steady. middiinr upiands
$3.50, sales seas
Cotton futures closed firm. Drfrb-r
Alh5. December tIU.rs. Innunre ffn III.
March gio.57. May giO.1s.
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sues.
FINANCIAL AMERICA There is a
great deal OF shifting In stocks by the
trading element with absence or de-
mand from big operators
JOURNAL Oh COMMERCE. The
iarse saving OF money In the United
States Is providing a reserve buying
power.
CARPENTER 4 McCLAvE:-w con-
tlnue 10 feel very bullish on stocks and
believe IL is time to have some raiiroads
and coppers among holdings
CHISHOLM a. CHAPMAN: - Coco
buying has been noted in the traction
issues and the purchase OF either Inter-
profitable.
HARRIS. w. a Co:-whiie We feel
optimistic for the long pull we believe
that stocks will swing both ways tenn
porarily.
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MONEY MARKEr.

WV lOHk. Aug so -Wrr.rrfTa
paper = W8h per cent sterling 30
gay DIS 1880. demand sass. rnhfUa
Nfatfa. Francs. demand fE0g. rrff.-
ftNI Marks. demand snar. fnhfrr
tntc Ilrca. demand o. 81. cablra al s1
silver 90 &c Mexican dollars afr Gov
eminent bonds steady. Haliroad bnnda
lrfcrular Time loans steady. 60 DAYS
cent SIX months 2n8tt Der crnf rtn
money steady hiEh per cent. low 4 II
Der cent. ruling rate 2 per cent. iaef fer.
per cent, ciosinE bid . q per cent. or
Tered &c per cent.
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WOOL MARKET

The wool market remains practic
ally unchanged Last weeks prices.
OIL "a rule. hold good. and the market
has varied but slightly
Fine dolaino Ia quoted on the Bos.
ton market at 29c Co soc.
Local price Tor nnc unwashed wool
Dol stu ltc. Fine washed wool. soc.
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WALL STREET. sUnzs1ARx

Copper strong at Is cents.
due September l.
wolverine Copper Mining declared
aaINldend OF IS against 81 last April and
" a year ago.
Kaiser and his ministers believed 10
nave agreed on conciliatory stems in
issue with United States
Twelve industrials IS 90 on Os1C
Twenty railroads 94.O3. up O.iOTs-
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HnwaPArnn oPrrrorn

FINANCtAL NTWF SAYS "A com
Nianre N fHr rrHrflnnHr. frnfrnrIrn
~ Ine general linf rDlrrifrnf u.Ifn hnII.
.pe raUons ln 1prcIaifirs ard Issues
i.f-ign selling and fr Inn1.er rss
..ahfInf. nut there lr strong
~ til'u ~ buy OH the declines. ra.
peciallr eastern trunk limos rrare,rr
nul ruuurr shares
WALL 81 JOURNAL close ahrert.
'ff Say rev short interest I'M Iu urs.
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INITIAL MARrnr.

NEW YORK. Aug Sf.-Tho metal az
change quotes lead $500 asked enrffrr
not quoted a. London lead f11 r. ed
-NeLer t.t Copper steady. oiorfrurvfir
$500. Iron steady and urrhare-.l
Mrl1l chchanFc quotes tln quiet gaa Ii Il
.tit AZ london spot copper ffF nos.
futures 900 1as. cirrtrolvfIr faa fn.t
SPOT un ttt0 1885 futures rfa AM
munF lIal
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day ana AZ noon prices were q point
above last nights closing.
Trading WAS quiet and featurelcs1
during the Afternoon. The closing vas
quiet. points higher TO d lower. sales
400 tons. september 1885, Decembar
&3.22 March f3.0e. May ta11
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Butter, Eggs and Cheese.

NEW YORK. Aug. sf-Butter firm
creamery thigher scoringD ga aTtSc.
hrsts 2fi1 a &c. seconds 22tk a -
EEEs-steady. fresh gathered extra :
~ n g &c, extra hrsts 25m 26tsc. arsfq
20 zflzc. seconds 22m 22t4c: nearby
hennery white fine 20 fancy SEA 35c:
nearby hennery. browns 29n3tc
theese-hrm. state whole milk
fresh flats. white and coiored. specials
l3A q l3A do. average fancy 18HIsHc.
Flour-irreRular.
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roRnTaH EEoauor

LONDON. Aus af-Bar silver aad
per ounce Money p ID nf per cent uia-
count rates short hilIr and Tine rnorfr-
e. ni per cent.
PARIS. Aus 1feapriccs were STEADY
y. wy M".irU TO-DAY. Three Der cent
rentfa % francs GO coutfmra Tor cash.
tNchanEo on London ll francs 60 cen-
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WHEAT

CHICAGO. Aug. 7i-Wheat sold
Town 10 new low prices Tor the crop to-
GAY on liquidation and ideal weather
S9nditions Closing prices were a TO
nc net lower with September at SSA G.
wheat on general selling by local trad
ers and underwent a net loss OF = to
= ~ = G. oats closed strong at a net
gular. DC lower at FAC higher.