Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18


United Hotels Company which will
operate the hotel under a thirty-year
lease and on terms favorable alike to
the stockholders and the operating
company-particular in view of the
fact that there had been some doubt
expressed here and there as to the
ability of the local interests to secure
experienced management
Under the agreement with the
operating company the stockholders
will receive upon their investment q
minimum of four per cent. and six
per cent. annually for the first five
years, if earned, and seven per cent.
thereafter without any condition. In
addition the hotel company stock
holders will participate in the earn
ings of the operating company to the
extent of practically one-half. Upon
the preferred stock of $4,000 the
operating company will receive six
per cent. and upon the amount
of s150,000, which covers the
furniture and furnishings, the stock
holders of the Harrisburg Hotel Com
pany will receive three per cent. an
nually for the first three years, four
per cent. for the succeeding two years
and five per cent. thereafter. The
United Hotels Company will pay all
taxes and other expenses, including
replacement OF furniture and equip
ment. AS to the common stock of the
operating company forty-nine per
cent of the earnings will go TO the
stockholders of the hotel company and
fifty-one per cent. to the United Hotels
Company. These are regarded as
equitable and reasonable provisions
and eminently satisfactory to the local
investors
nary rate of interest
The deed for the Opera House cor
ner, 1rst payment on which was made
some weeks ago, will be transferred
to the Harrisburg Hotel Company on
the 18th OF January. 1t is expected
that soon thereafter the architects,
William Lee Stoddart of New York
and Esenwein & Johnson of Buffalo.
who are collaborating in the making
of plans, will be ready for the esti-
mates of builders. If all goes well.
the new building should be opened
for the holidays of 1917.
Modern and Comfortable
Owing to the large experience of
the United Hotels Company no doubt
is felt anywhere that the Penn-Harris
viii be one of the most modern and
comfortable hotels in the United
States. Every provision will be made
for the pleasure and comfort of guests
including grille room in Walnut
street; lounging room with a 'front.'
age of SO feet in Walnut street and
S4 feet in Third street, which will be
a part of the main lobby, but over
looking the same as mezzanine floor.
1t Is expected that the main dining
room 42X60 feet will be on the same
level as the lounging room and ac-
cessible from the lobby level by a wide
marble stairway. There will also be
a
hall and provision for a large assembly
hall or ball room.
There will be q number of store
rooms in Third street and entrances
on both Walnut and Third streets
which will lead to the hotel lobby and
grille room: Arrangement of the main
lobby on the first floor is similar to
that of the Blackstone Hotel of Chi
cago and Is located at a level of about
five feet above Walnut street and
reached by broad flights of marble
stairs from both the Walnut and Third
street entrances.
The main lobby facing Walnut
street is 36xS4 feet in the clear with
the office and check room convenient
~ located nearest the Third street
entrance and also with direct COM
munication to the service portion of
the building Two passenger eleva-
tors will be conveniently located he
viding an elevator corridor and lobby.
congestion and interference with the
comfort of the guests in the main
lobby and lounging rooms is prevent
ed.
Provision has been made for in
creasing the size of the main dining
room by arrangement of a partition
between it and the lounging room as
a decorative movable screen. The
rear wing of the property on the main
floor is arranged for direct Kitchen
service to the main dining room grille
on the ground floor and also wide
stairs to pantry on the second floor for
service required by private dining
room and lounging hall.
Bath and shower toilet rooms are
connected with every bedroom and
every bedroom as designed in the pre-
liminary sketch will have outside
light. The corridors are lighted and