The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-23
(FARGo FoRUM.)
(May 7, 1857

The past week marked an import
ant event in hotel circles Of North
Dakota and the Great West in the
opening Of the Hotel Lewis s. Clark
at Mandan, the complete cost Of the
building and the furnishings being
Approximately $25o,000. Announce
ment of the formal opening Is yet
to be made by Keller & Boyd, prop
rietors Of the Waldorf hotel OF Far
80. who have assumed management
OF the new hotel at Mandan.
The structure, which occupies a
site 150x75 feet, is located on the
site Of the old Inter-Ocean hotel,
and was erected by L B. Hanna. OF
Fargo, who has held great faith In
the development OF the western part
Of North Dakota, especially that ter
rttory west Of the Missouri river, and
the cftN OF Mandan, alone, which
some day seems destined to become
one >of the big railroad points in the
west. The sum Of 100000 would
have been spent in shop and add,
tional yardage facilities there this
year but for the outbreak of the war.
KredIer Resident Manager.
In taking over the management OF
the new hostelry, Keller & Boyd OF
Fargo, known far and wide to the
travelling fraternity Of the United
States, picked for their resident
manager, Arthur KEedler. r. K. Kel-
Ter and W. b. Boyd have been in the
hotel business in Fargo for the last
ten years. They were formerly In
the hotel business at points in Min
nesota-
The Mandan building was CON
strNcted from the plans Of w. J.
Gage. Jr., architect Of Argo. The
general contract was handled by the
MetneclSe Building company OF Far
go. T. ?. Ridley. Of Fargo, was in
charge OF the wiring and the FIX
lures; the firm OF Grimes & Peat OF
Bismarck, the plumbing and the
decorations in charge OF the North
Dakota Decorating company Of Far
go, and George w. Turner OF the
Herbst department store Of Fargo,
was the consulting director on the
bank, lobby and the dining room, the
decorations of the walls and ceilings
and the draping OF the windows.
According to Mr.. Boyd, all the
available space in the building has
been ntthzsd. Tho Merchants Ma
t1onal bank OF Mandan occupies
corner quarters OF the building on
the first floor. The floor In the bank
lobby Is q beautiful Norman dash
tile OF warm rose shade. The floors
In the working space in the bank are
carpeted with a noiselass Nnolealn
tile. Greek black and gold marble
and Alaskan 1oaseen marble were
used for the wa&ngOottng and COL
unnns for the banking room. The Az
NJ ~ n
all made OF imported South Ameri-
can mahogany
Two mercantile stores have leased
ground floor space, also an fng1r-
ance agency and a billiard firm. A
barber shop Is located in the base /
menG. The stores occupy the south
west part OF the building and be-
tween these and the lobby of the
hotel is the cafeteria. The cafeteria
has been worked out on plans for
most sanitary conditions. Marble and
the are used in the equipment. The
Kitchen or cuisine, has also been
worked out on these modern lines
with the best equipment In ranges,
gas stoves and other essentials. One
Of the noticeable features is the sys-
tenn OF ventilation
Lobby Center OF Building.
1IL0 HODpy Is 4QCaLSQ III the center
of the big structure, Is very spacious
and is beautifully decorated and
lighted. The lobby decorations are
Of maroon with massive leather
chairs and q coy iounging room A
Mechanic writing floor overloolzS the
lobby. The lobby walls and ceilings
have been decorated in shades OF old
ivory Inside panels OF side walls
are blended with old ivory suggestive
OF mulberry color, which tones In
with the marble base and the hang
dngs to be used over the lobby win
dows. The lobby and dining room
have a bases OF Verde antique marble,
and q wafnscote and dado OF pink
Tennessee marble. The floors OF
both rooms are OF tile. George w.
Turner presented a special painted
panel for the lobby The furniture
FOR the lobby consists OF heavy up
holshered leather chairs and setteas.
Dining Room Decorations.
The decorations in the dining room
are the same as the lobby with the
exception of the color tone. stone
grays have been used with Belgian
blue blended into side wall panels.
The cornice pilaster relic is furnish
ed in French gray tipped with silver
Antique silver brackets for lighting
are finished with opalescent shades.
Small table lamps are also shaded
with opalescent glass. The hangings
consist OF Holland shades In soft
cream colors. Over these ars hung
lace panels with oyerdraperiss made
OF Belgian blue silk repp.
The hotel Is four stories IN height
and has 100 rooms. so rooms being
with bath, There are two elevators,
passenger and freight
One OF the modern up-1o-date fea-
lures are the iocker-rooms, one on
each floor, each containing q nuSn-
Der OF commodious steel lockers Tor
the gaSekeeping OF the belongings OF