The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1916-05-27
BIG EXPANSION
OF MEXICAN GULF
At PASS CHRISTIAN
Present Hotel Will Be En-
larged and Novel Features
Added.

Added.
Announcement has ben made OF the
completed arrangements opurchase the
Mexican Gulf Hotel at Pass Christian
Miss, by number of New Orleans and
Chicago capitalists, yrn are organizing
a company to entirely remodel and re-
furnish the famous hostelry. making ii
the most up-to-date all-the-year resort
hotel in the South. The promoters
stated that the unusually heavy tourist
traffic, demanding first-class accommo-
dations during the winser season, assures
the great success of the new hotel, and
the large number of New Orleans
patrons spending the summer on the
gulf coast will be accommodated with
every luxury known. tits contemplated
to install modern electric elevator SER
vice, complete system of steam heat
ing, an automatic sprinkler system,
numerous iron stairways or fire escapes,
electric lighting throughout with read
ing lamps and electric fan sockets in
each room; all rooms will have modern
baths connecting, and the plumbing
will be of the most improved character;
eyery window and door will be screened.
A feature of the improvements will be
modern e-proof kitchen, including
store rooms and pantry, together with
outbuildings OF modern construction.
FINE LIVING ROOM
The new entrance will lead directly
into a homelike living room, the Offices
being concealed from the general room,
vet accessible, and having view of all
entrances. A large open fireplace will
add to the appearance of the living
room, which will be SO furnished that it
will be novel feature for the guests.
On the second and third floors there will
be similar rooms adjoining the new
grand stairway. A large sun parlor for
winter will open from the first floor, and
in summer it will be opened to the gulf
breezes. On the third floor there will
be an cpen-asr sur e,r with attrac-
tive sunshades and comfortable loung;ng
chairs. All of the interior, including
dining rooms, halls, and every bedroom,
will be artistically finished by promi-
nent local decorator, and the entire
furnishings will be of the most attrac-
tive character, according to the state
ments of those interested.
The plans include Sportsmen's
Grill, open at all times for the con-
venience of the great number OF gentle
men making "The Pass' headquarters
for hunting, fishing and boating. There
will be club rooms with billiard and
pool tables, and also bowling alleys.
Several tennis courts will be built on
the grounds, and landscape gardening
effect will be carried out throughout the
grounds, which will be brilliantly light
ed from underground conduits,
CASINO ON THE WATER
The special feature of the hotel will
be the Casino to be erected on the water,
which will be the meeting place for the
elite along the gulf coast. The Casino
will be used for dancing and other social
features. There will be an expanse of
galleries facing the gulf, and roof
garden will furnish further space for the
endowment of the cool breezes in the
summer, and the warm rays of the
Southern sun In the winter. There will
be landings fol. boats. and bathhouses on
the beach will provide facilities for the
enjoyment of the gulf waters. The
Casino will undoubtly be the center of
activity during the regattas for which
the coast is noted.
The comment further explains that
the Country Club will also be
operated by the new company, which
will own the grounds outright. The
golf links, laid out by Tom Bendelow,
the famous golf expert of Chicago, are
already we'll known to the tourists seek
ing this open-air sport. The dinners at
the Country Club are already feature
of the social life of "The Pass" and
with other attractions contemplated, the
Country Club will be the objective point
of the automobilist. The completed
Pass Christian highway from New Or
leans will enable the motorists to make
the trip from New Orleans in very
few hours.
INVOLVES OVER $780, 900
It is reported that the deal involves
upward of S150, 900, Including the en-
tire cost of all the property and i'm
provements. The present owners are
the heirs of the late L, L. Dlckason, OF
Chicago. The trustees OF the estate,
Mrs. +. T. Dickson and M. i. Gould,
of Indianapolis, recently came South to
complete the transaction, the prelimi-
nary negotiations having been arranged
through, Al. B, Lacour, who is prominently
ideatified in local financial circles.
Albert Aschaffenburg, who has success
fully operated apartment hotels and
buildings in New Orleans, has joined
Mr.. Lacour and will be identified with
the company, and it is expected that
the organization and improvements will
| he completed for the coming winter
travel. Rathbone DeBuys has been
selected as architect, and he will have
charge OF all improvements. Al large
number Of residents and owners OF prop
erty at Pass Christian will be interested
| in the enterprise, as well as the local
capitalists.