The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-27
ECCLES HOTEL OPENS

After nine months of construction
work the new Eccles hotel was OPEN
ed to the public last Saturday. For
six hours stream of visitors poured
thru the building and enjoyed the
inspiration that always comes at see
ing a good work we'll done. Express
sions of approval were on every
body's lips and satisfaction was in
everybody's hearts, for it is a great
addition to country town to have
modern fireproof structure added to
it. The Eccles is three stories with
full basement, built of brick and
cement We are informed that the
estimated cost was $4,000 for the
hotel and $4,000 for the annex, and
that the actual cost exceeded the
estimate by a substantial amount.
The furnishings added considerable
to the sum expended for building,
and Blackfoot rejoices at the in
creased business activity brought by
the years construction work, and
the increased sojourning of travellers
that is expected to result from the
addition of this new hostelry.
The building was put up by the
Eccles Investment company, OF
Logan, M. S. and Spencer Eccles be-
ing the active representatives who
have appeared in connection with 1t
at Blackfoot Construction work was
conducted by the firm of DAZZLE &
Eccles, contractors, with ]. G. Cox,
Superintendent, and George Bowers,
foreman. The plans for the building
were in the hands of the firm OF
Cannon & Filter, architects, of Salt
Lake City. There are 60 guest
rooms, "a of which have tile-finished
bath rooms.
The furniture of each room is COM
plete and of high quality. The beds
have the deep box spring mattresses,
there is a writing table, telephone,
lavatory with-hot and cold water, a
hook for the shaving strap for the
gentleman guest, and all the little
conveniences and comforts of we'll
ordered home. The building is heat
ed by hot water, and is equipped
with modern electric fixtures. Heavy
carpets cover all the halls, so that
no amount of passing of persons in
the night need disturb the guest.
The transoms over the doors of the
guest rooms are of wood PANEL and
no light shines thru from the hall
lamp to disturb the guest who only
sleeps we'll in the dark. /
The lobby or office is neat and
beautiful, and there is "a mezzanine
floor for reading, writing and Vlsit-
ing. The cafe opens on the right
from the office, and has an outlook
on a busy business street. The kltch-
en- with its modern sanitary arrange
ment for handling everything |
brought forth happy comments from
visitors and especially from the
ladies.
On the ground floor at the corner
of the block is the Blackfoot City |
Bank, soon to be opened; the Dustin
Pharmacy already open, the Black
foot Jewelry company, Miss jack
mans Millinery, the Bundle & kunt-
err company and the Beachy Shoe
store.
The barber shop in the basement
ia finished in marble and enamel so
that it is sanitary in the last degree:
The barber shop, billiard room and
cafe will not be ready for use until
the first of May. The hotel has its
own ice plant in the basement to
make ice and refrigerate it's perish
able supplies.
The hotel was named the Paw-nee
some months ago, and some of the
bear that name, but the
Eccles Hotel company, who operate
his in connection with those at
Logan and Rexburg, have decided to
.alI them all by the name OF Eccles
Ind to drop the individual name OF
oaw-nee.
Some of the out of town guests
who were here for the opening were
N S. Eccles, Lyman Hyde. auditor
md purchasing agent of the Eccles
Hotel company, of Logan; F. A.
)ahle, of the firm of Dahle & Eccles
# Logan; Robert Anderson, general
manager of the firm of Anderson & .
sons company, lumber dealers VINO
AVE yards in Is towns in Utah ana
daho: John Fetzer, of the firm OF
cannon & Fetzer, architects of Salt
AXE City; M. B. Bundle and wife
md their daughter, Mrs. H: F. Kunt- {
r. of the firm of Bundle & Hunter,
Who have stores at Idaho rails,