The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07
OUR GREAT HOTEL
NORTH AMERICAN
BUILDS AT ONCE!
American Surety Co. of n. Y.
Guarantees Construction.
Ten Story HOstelry, Best in
State, Ninth and Avenue.
HAS REMARKABLE BACKING
Agreements and Bond of Guar
anty Are Filed Today.
Bank of Topeka and Prudential
Trust Co. Made DepOsitOries.
HAS REMARKABLE BACKING

The rev ten-story modern, fire
proof North American hotel, plans
and preparations for which have been
under way here for six months and
even dating back fo- several years,
will be constructed Immediately
Bios for the wrecking and removal
Of the old buildings on the site COW
ering the four lots at the northeast
corner of Ninth and Kansas avenues
were opened at Omaha yesterday. The
WORK of razing the buildings prepara-
tory to the excavations, foundations
ana superstructure will begin with
the next ten, days.
Representative of the North Amer
ican Hotel company, the Bankers
Realty Investment company, whose
headquarters are at Omaha, and of
the american Surety company of
New York have been in Topeka for
several days making final arrange
ments for the erection of the hotel
build ng.
The plans as now completed are
greatly modified from the first plans
which contemplated an enterprise
covering only three lots and to cost
100000.
Buy More Land.
SO greatly have the projectors of
this hotel been impressed with the
wonderful opportunity and prospects
existing here in the capital city of
Kansas for a hotel similar to the one
the North American Hotel Co. now
owns and operates at Omaha and the
other hotels which they have almost
completed, that the company decided
to purchase 33 per cent additional
ground including the fourth or north
lot on the site; also deciding to spend,
instead of 100000 on the hotel to
build, equip and furnish the Topeka
hotel which they will operate, under
greater plans providing for esti-
mated expenditure of $650,O0O-
The contracts protecting the Topeka
subscribers to the hotel and the bond
executed yesterday by the American
Surety Co. of New York, were filed
today with the Prudential Trust COM
pany of Topeka as trustee.
The bond of the American Surety
company is for 100000 and guaran-
tees the immediate preparation of the
site, the prompt procedure with the
preliminarieS necessary for the con-
Struction and the guaranty by the
surety company that such preparations
shall be begun at once, followed by
quick building operations and the con-
tinued and prompt construction and
completion of the hotel.
The representatives of the Ameri-
can Surety company had been in
structed by the New York headquar-
ters to execute a form of bond salts
factory to the parties interested in
the hOtel mere, guaranteeing lIS SPECIFY
erection and completion.
Depository in Topeka.
After several conferences here in
Topeka this week with some of the
larger subscribers to the North Ameri-
can hotel the contract and bond were
executed as noted. According to the
terms the papers were filed with the
Prudential Trust company today and
the Bank of Topeka made the deposi-
tory for the Topeka stockholders OF
the North American hotel.
Project Has Unusual Strength.
1t was commented upon by bankers
and others in Topeka that the Ameri-
can Surety Co. of New York entered
into the project of the new Topeka
hotel lent unusual strength and sta
bility to the project and absolutely
guarantees that the hotel at Ninth and
Kansas avenue will be built and for
ever settles any doubt in Topeka now
or at any time in the future as to the
erection of the new hotel The fac
that the North American Hotel Co
has procured bond from the American
Surety Co. of New York. one of the
largest surety companies in the world
is a high endorsement and an added
guaranty to the people of Topeka OF
the stability and high standing of the
North American Hotel Co. and sup
plies the proof that the company i:
establishing itself permanently in thi,
city and in the state of Kansas
The plans as drawn contemplate g
very large lobby. There will be foul
stores facing o. Kansas avenue, with
a beautiful hotel entrance on thai
street. There will also be another
large entrance on the Ninth street
side especially for ladies and fol
guests arriving by automobile. Sew
eral small and convenient storeroom:
will also face Ninth street
The main dining room. as we'll as &
lnrge, spacious banquet hall and ball
room, will be located on the SECOND
floor, where there will be ladies' par.
lOrs and quite a number of rooms fol-
club and social purposes.
An Unusual Feature.
An unusual feature of this hotel i.
the construction of portico cover.
ing the entire sidewalk on the Kan
sas avenue side and the Ninth stree
side. This portico will be beautiful,
cons -ructed with large pillars, lighted
above with ornamental chandeliers
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