Arizona republican., 1917-02-10

venience of the guests and for the hotels patronage, Miss Miriam King a public stenographer who is we'll known in the city, will have her desk. She will take her place in the hotel before the middle of February.
 M. Green, who for several years has been in the cigar business in Phoenix, and who recently has had charge of a cigar stand for the Ford hotel, will in stall and operate a cigar stand in the lobby of the Commercial. In addition Green will have charge of the light drink room, in the rear of the broker age office and just off the lobby. where tables will be installed for guests who wish to pass their time in quiet con- versation.
 Install WiIlys Accounting
 The John Willys system of hotel ac- counting will be used in the Conner cial for keeping track of guests ac- counts. their rooms removal addresses etc This system is generally in use in the smaller hostelries of the coun- try and is said to be the most eff cient system for hotels of less than 900 rooms. Safety deposit boxes and a check room for the use of guests where coats. grips. valuables and oth- CT smaller articles may be left will also be provided.
 For the benefit of guests who make headquarters at the hotel frequently and who have surplus baggage which they desire to store in the city dur ing their absences the hotel has sup piled store rooms on each of the three floors where such baggage may be left until called for or demanded
 The lobby. in evening and night, will be one of the most comfortable loung- ing and reading spots in the hotel The indirect system of lighting so soothing to the eyes of the reader, has been installed. Comfortable chairs. reading tables and writing tables and lounges have been placed, and every convenience has been arranged. In the winter additional light will be fur nished by three large electric sockets which in the summer will afford socket room for additional electric fans Special care has been taken to arrange for the cooling of the entire building. especially the lobby. during the hot months. In many of the rooms, also, electric sockets for the installa- tion of fans for the hot months have been arranged. These will assure guests degree of comfort which they will not find in many other hotels in the southwest.
 A drinking fountain in the lobby will be cared for equally as well as the other minute matters which go to the comfort of the guests. A special sys- tenn of cooling the drinking water which flows through this fountain will be installed immediately, so that dur i ing the months when a cold swallow | of spring water is most appreciated, 1 such cold water will be readily at hand.
 Tn the back of the lobby three large | desks for the convenience of guests | who wish to attend to their corre- | spondence will be arranged. On each | of the floors, also, in a small parlor | writing tables and equipment will be | kept for the benefit of guests on these | floors
 Public lavatories have been ar | ranged on each floor. In these, as throughout the building, every care | has been taken for the comfort of the guests. Sanitary and modern equip ment has been installed. Instead of [ the old bar soap guests will be af- forded liquid soap in special contain CTS. Instead of the old linen towels, paper towels in sanitary containeds will be at the demand of the guests. One of the public lavatories is situ- ated just off the rear of the main lobby. The others are situated one on each floor of the building.
 Care for Valuabes of Guests
 For the storing of the guests valu- ables and for the safety of the hotels papers and other valuables a large and fire. proofed safe has been in- stalled in the rear of the lobby in a small inner office which will be used as the main office of the manager and where MT. Luhrs will conduct his pri- vate affairs. This vault was installed by the Arizona Hardware and Supply company of this city.
 Ample employees will be on hand to assure the guests of speedy and eff cient service. At least four bell boys and two elevator men will be on hand whenever needed, and q large number of chamber maids and other hands will be constantly in employment on the various floors of the building.
 On each floor for the benefit of the chambermaids a linen room has been installed. In each of these rooms suf- ficient bedding and other materials ( Cx... 1