Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-01-22
ADAMS HOTEL TAKES CARE Of
EVERYONE IN SPITE Of CROWD

We have plenty of room for every
one. We have not turned more than
five people away this winter" said j.
c. Adams, proprietor of the Adams
hotel, last evening Our hotel is like
a street car there is always room for
one more, and what is more we have
not advanced our prices, and do not
intend to-"
The fact that all of the three large
hotels now in operation in Phoenix
have been crowded beyond capacity for
several months, has led to any amount
of wild rumors regarding new hotels,
additions to the old ones, and the eX-
tremes to which the managers were
going in order to house the constant
influx of visitors
There has been talk in Phoenix for
some time, that the Adams hotel was
about to add at least three more stories
to its building. This is untrue, accord
ing to Mr.. Adams
conditions at present are abnormal
he continued. There are three rea-
sons for this: first, a copper boom;
second, the legislature is in session.
and, thirdly, there is a cotton boom on
in the Salt River valley. These three
influences have served to bring a record
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This condition cannot and will not
keep Up We have plenty of rooms to
house everyone when conditions are
normal and l can see no reason why
we should build at this time. If con-
ditions ever become such that we, as
business men, think the Adams hotel
needs more rooms, it will take COM
paratlvely no time at all to tear off
the roof and add from one to five
stories, The building was planned with
the intention of some time adding five
more stories. The floor for the sixth
floor is all laid, and the roof over the
building is only temporary to say the
least. We can add three stories to the
hotel while anyone else is eXcavating
the cellar for new hotel.
"Of course we have been crowded.
and perhaps we have not given the
accommodations to some people which
they desired. This could not be helped
If one of the hotels in the city were
not at present OUT of commission there
would be no crowding in Phoenix.
There is plenty of business for four
houses and as soon as the other one
opens up things will settle back closer
to normal.
The average change of rooms at the
Adams averages forty day That is.
we empty forty rooms and fill them
again every twenty -four hours The
incoming trains all arrive in Phoenix
in the morning and the outgoing trains
all leave at night. For this reason
hundreds of people come in here in the
morning and register but we are not
able to give them a room. We cannot
ask those people who are going out that
night to give up their rooms When
they do leave at train time, why we
have plenty of room for everyone.
When man comes in and asks for
a room and bath we are sometimes
forced to assign him to a room with
someone else. We put in cots, and take
care of everyone. In fact, we don't
care how many come nor how long the
inflow keeps up.
Several nights we have opened UT
some Of our large parlors and filled
them with cots. 1t was the best we
could do, and the people who slept in
them would rather stay under those
circumstances than go anywhere else
They know that the Adams is in the
center of everything going on, that
most of the legislators and copper men
stay here, and they will put up with
almost anything in order 20 stay.
I'VE have not advanced our prices
and do not intend to. OF course. being
as crowded as we have been, perhap.