Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04


thy with the aspirations Of young men
who are striving to equip themselves
for lifes obligations and their one pur-
pose is to make the industry a high
| ly effective auxiliary Of the college.
| A splendid array Of business build
ings have been erected during the year
which not only reflect the prosperity Of
| the city. but proclaim it's progress
siveness and enduring stability to
all who behold them. Foremost among
these important buildings are the Cal.
| zacarta building and the Dewey
Davis buildings erected by the Dewey
Davis estate. The former involved
an expenditure Of approximately $780,
000.. The cost Of the latter Is not
known, but the buildings are Of COM
mensulate proportions and reflect
credit upon the city and serve to fore
cast its future greatness.
RE-oPENlNo OF DEWEY PALACE
Through the commendable progress
sive spirit Of Robert Davis. Jr., the
manager of the Dewey Davis estate,
plans were consummated In the early
| part OF the summer for the open
| ing of the Dewey Palace hotel, and
| at the present juncture It is being
operated along strictly modern lines,
the European plan being In vogue. T.
| n. Kerr, the manager OF the hotel, Is
of wide experience In the hotel bust
ness, having operated hotels in the
| more important cities of the east and
under his highly efficient supervision,
this popular hosiery has established
itself in favor throughout the west,
and Is widely recognizes as one Of the
most modern hotels between Chicago
and Portland. improvements made in
| the hotel previous to its re-opening
involved an expenditure approximate
| ing $1,000. In harmony with the plans
| Of Mr.. Davis. this magnificent hotel
viii continue to rank as one of the
| very best in the west. Most assured
| ly, It's re-opening was IN suspicious
| event for the city. Business men took
it as an omen of continued progress,
development and growth for the city,
| and it served to give an impetus to
| all phases of business. No event of
the year more strikingly evidenced the
| faith of capital in the permanency of
! the growth progress and prosperity of
| the city. and the present trend of de-
, vclopment justfies the belief that the
| implicit confidence evidenced in the
| future of the city by Mr.. Davis through
re- opening the hotel, was the exercise
Of good business judgment, and the
city is profuse In its praise of him for
restoring to 1t the popular hostelry
which has given it so much favorable
publicity. The Dewey Palace hotel
grill Is operated separately from the
! hotel and iG under the nj
and control of Lee Nockelby. who
leased it some months since. Through
the modern and pnexce1led service il
is giving It's patrons under his eff
cient management. It's already great
popularity is being materially increas-
ed and the multiplicity of good words
which are spoken for the girl by al
who chance to be it's guests, are prov
ing highly effective advertisements for
1t. The palatial building stands as d
! towering monument to the progressive
! courage and state loyalty of E. II
! Dewey Of this city and his father. the
( late Colonel w. II. Dewey, who buIl'
/ it. In 1901 at n cost in excess OF q
quarter OF a million dollars In 1908
it was opened on a lavish scale, and
because of it's splendid apartments
i soon became the fayorite stopping
place of travelling men, After the death
Of Colonel w. VI. Dewey. some 10 years
ago, 1t was operated under the super
vision of j.. II. Dewey, under who's
efficient direction. 1t attained an envi.
able reputation throughout the Pa.
cific northwest. In the division of the
estate some months ago. it became
the property Of the Dewey Davis es-
tate, OF which Robert A. Davis, Jr.
is the manager. That 1t will continue
to maintain it's enviable reputation is
/ generally conceded.