The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-06


| to whether a receiver had been APP
pointed. or had been asked for. The
| Blue Sky board also has been sent
| newspaper clipping along the line of
Mr.. Castor's statement.
Why Mr.. Stones hotel company
does not ask solely for permission to
sell its stock on its own merits. instead
| of dragging in the North American
! Hotel company is not evident. The
4 North American Hotel company was
last year investigated and given per-
mission to sell its stock; has sold
much stock; has taken over the lots.
| demolished the buildings, almost COM
pleted the excavations. and is waiting
for spring to resume operations.
Mr.. Elvad was today again twice
called up at Omaha, Nebraska. and
talked with over the long distance
| phone and said emphatfcal1y no re-
! ceiver had been appointed or would
be appointed. Evidently some dis
gruntled stakeholder has the same
sort of Crouch toward the North
| American that Robert Stone has
to stop hotels where they are sorely
/ needed.
The editor of the State Journal
knows half a dozen OF the Omaha ho-
| tel people intimately and has known
most of them for two years. He does
not know anywhere OF a finer. more
Straightforward, more intelligent, ac-
tive and enterprising body of men.
| The reeeivership story was circu-
lated industriously in Topeka Wednes-
| IL D.,
unfair and untrue are these reports
and intended to reflect on the North
American Hotel company that the
writer, vitality interested in Topeka's
welfare and the necessity of a hotel
here. is almost afraid to leave town.
He does not leave town without be-
ing almost every hour in immediate
connection and communication with
the State Journal office. On Tuesday
he talked FROM Omaha to Topeka
twice during the day. In the morn
ing he was informed from Topeka of
a large display advertisement carried
in the Topeka Capital, and of it's sub
stance. In the afternoon he was told
over the phone that a man named
Trap had told one of our numerous
reliable reporters, Mr.. Longefiecker,
that he, Trapp, had a telegram from
Omaha saying that a receiver had
been appointed for the North Ameri-
can Hotel company. AS Mr.. MacLen-
nan was at that time in Omaha
all day, discussing with various Off
GERS Of the Hotel company. including
the architect, important changes in
the hotel plans for Topeka. he was in
a position to inform the State Jour
nal. over the phone, that not only
had no receiver been appointed, but
none would be appointed
The original hotel the North Ameri-
can Hotel company proposed to erect
here was to cover three lots on the
corner of Ninth and Kansas avenue,
and to cost. equipped, 100000. Later,
they added a fourth lot, involving a
larger hotel and involving an esti-
mated expenditure of 100000. Still
later, the estimated costs ran up to
nearly 100000.
The North American Hotel COM
pany regards Topeka as one of the
most attractive cities in the whole
United States for the construction and
profitable operation of a new, mod
ern. fireproof hotel. complete in all its
appointments. It thinks the hotel will
be money maker as other good ho-
tells in proper locations are Many
plans were discussed in Omaha Tues
day, to the end of now erecting the
hotel under construction of such an
increased size, capacity and facilities
| t,a ~
100000 and 100000 if the Cham
Der of Commerce and the people OF
, Topeka and Kansas will lend their
assistance, good words and acts to
this end.
Mr.. Elvad Mr.. Fitzpatrick. Mr..
Gross. Mr. Abercrombie. Mr.. Morrison,
Mr.. Mcqueen, Mr.. Turley and others
of the rganization are delighted with
! the city of Topeka and the loyalty of
their many friends here among our
best citizens. They have determined
to make the Topeka hotel a model.
, having ell the latest improvements
) and facilities. one that will take care
OF numerous banauets at the same
time, small or large. that will afford
all sorts of rooms and aceommoda-
tions for convention and commercial
, purposes, for travellers singly or in
: families, for social gatherings, that
: will include the new servidor service,
recently put into effect by the Penn
sylvania hotel in New York City, op-
Grated by the Stattler interests: the
Pennsylvania hotel being one of a ca
paeity OF 2,200 rooms and 1900 baths.
This paper is sorry for Mr.. Craw-
. ford. He is getting along in years
He has recently suffered a great sor-
row. Isn't it unfortunate that he
should spend his money on lawyers
in fighting this paper instead of i'm