The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-13

Grated in connection with it. There
are 1875 guest rooms In the new unit
besides the sample rooms, two din
ing rooms, large lobby and the
mezzanine floor. There is fine obser'
vatory on the top Of the building
where guests can go out and see the
country. The building was designed
by Senator Brady before his death
and his plans incorporated the most
modern construction in the world
The building is of steel and cement
and glass, marble, thing and other
| imperishable materials. At that time
the building could have been erected
at cost of about $500 per guest
room but his sons taking hold Of the
estate after his death and going on
with the construction as soon as they
could get to it, had to stand the tre-
mendous rise in prices and it cost
nearly double that amount to COM
plete the hotel. They carried out the
plans of their father with every inn
provement which the progress Of the
time enabled them to incorporate in
to the plan. In addition to the large
dining room there is a smaller din
! ing room, suitable for banquets and
for the meetings Of lodges and clubs
such as the Rotary and Kiwanis
clubs and for private dinner parties
All Of southeastern Idaho is more or
less interested in Pocatello, having
a fine large hotel and the whole
country was invited to suggest a
suitable name for this dining room.
The name finally adopted was COM
bination of Rotary and Kiwanis,
coming the word, Rowanis. To peo-
pie who are lovers of the best of
buildings, to those who are in touch
with the best of construction, to those
who study efficiency and perfection
Of housekeeping, the Bannock Hotel
furnishes a most interesting study.
Every guest room is built with an
eye to comfort. beauty, utility and
art. Every room has it's telephone,
most of them have their private baths
and shower baths, where hot and cold
water mingle according to the touch
of the hand upon the lever. The fur
niture and draperies are exquisite
commenting themselves to the good
taste of the guests and the service
in every respect is the kind that make
guests feel very much at home. The
erection Of such hotel in Pocatello
enables the public to hold conven-
tions from Salt Lake to Pocatello and
was impossible to handle before and
will draw many meetings and conven-
lions from Salt Lape to Pocatello and
save thousands OF Idahoans travel
ing that distance. 1t means much to
the business interests of this state
and the whole public is benefited. We
are publishing picture Of the build
ing and wherever these pictures go
1t helps to dispel the idea that Idaho
is only frontier country and that
the towns are Of the proverbial row
of shacks, or answer the description
SO commonly given of the frontier
towns in the pioneer days. The press
of the state and travellers going thru
the state and returning to other
parts of the world to tell their story
have made the mistake of telling of
the unique and absurd things and
the frontier things they saw, rather
than the normal and progressive
things, SO that people in other states
have formed mistaken ideas OF the
real Idaho. of today. II the press OF
the state wish to dispel such mis-
taken ideas they can most easily do
SO by publishing the picture Of such
buildings as this one so Idahoans
can RENAL the papers to their friends |
to bear the message of the new Idaho
instead Of the old as they were In |
the habit of doing.
The Banquet and Speeches.
As the guests registered at the llo-
tel, they were informed that Mr..
Trego would like to see them at his |
room and by the time they were all |
assembled they had all been con-
suited as to what they would like to
see presented at the banquet in the
matter Of program.
The first subject that was discus
sed was the question Of how to
handle the public in a country news
paper Office without having them i'm
pose upon the publisher by taking
up his time visiting and loafing and
compelling him as host to loaf with
Them when he was pressed for time
TO do his work. Charles Sumner, Edi-
tor Of the Pocatello Tribune, said
that to wait on them in a business
ike way and expect them to 60 when
hey were finished and to act upon
hat expectation was to secure their
business and command their respect.
The publisher who would tolerate