Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-10-10
Progress Is Being Made With Our
100000 Hotel.

The new Montgomery County Hotel Com
pany has been formed with the purpose in
view of erecting new, modern and up
to-date hotel upon the site of the old Mont
eomery House in Rockville. This is a
much-needed improvement in Montsom-
cry county.
Automobile traffic over the Lincoln High
way and the Old Trail is becoming greater
every day and the demand for hotel in
Rockville is increasing from day to day.
This trade is now being turned away and
has to 90 to some other city because of no
accommodations here. Not only will there
be new accommodations for travel, but also
accommodations for the people of Mont
eomery county.
1t is the plan of the Company to tear
down the old Montgomery House and erect
new hotel on this site. The old Mont
gomery House has been purchased and
work should start on the new hotel about
the 30th of October. The plans of the
new hotel call for a hotel to meet the needs
of the automobile trade and also the Rock
vile trade and the trade of the county.
There will be 38 modern, up-to-date rooms,
all with bath connections Furthermore,
there will be single rooms without bath
connections, but with bath accessory. The
first floor will contain large dining room
where it is planned to serve meals at a set
time and set price. There will also be
large cigar and magazine counter. billiard
hall. and ice-cream and soda parlor.
On the first floor is provided large au-
ditorium for meetings, dances and recep-
tons. 1t is the plan Of the directors to,
give motion-picture exhibitions from time
to time in this large auditorium.
James J. Palmer. former Assistant
General Counsel of the Treasury Depart
ment, is the organizer, and the hotel will
be managed by William H. Hager Mr.
Hager is one of the oldest and most expe-
rienced hotel men in the country. He has
managed a number of large hotels, in
Guiding the Belvedere in Baltimore, but
has now retired and has signed an agree
ment to stay for a period of years in run
ming this new Montgomery hotel.
The new Hotel Company is incorporated
for 100000. all being in 8 per cent
cumulative preferred stock, which is to be
sold throughout Montgomery county. Eu-
gene W. Cissel. of Rockville, is a director,
and also has been granted by the directors
the exclusive right to dispose Of the stock.
The people of Montgomery county are
to be congratulated in entering into this
project for two reasons: First. the great
benefit which a new hotel will bring to
Rockville should increase the civic pride
Of all the people of Montgomery county.
Second, it is one of the best investments
which have ever come to Rockville since
this county was formed. This is the first
enterprise Of public nature which the
people of Rockville have undertaken, and
the careful estimates of experienced hotel
men show that the stock will, without
doubt, pay over 8 per cent. on the money
invested and at the same time increase the
business and accommodations of the town
The good wishes of all the people in
Montgomery county 60 out to the new en-
terprise and we congratulate the Organiz-
ers and directors On the interest they have
shown in organizing the new corporation.