The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-06
Hotel Ardmore Is Handsome Structure
Modern Throug hout: Perfect Sanitation
Valuable Asset To City's Commercial
AndSocial Stains; Formal Opening Soon
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perfect in modernity. is the stamp
that visitors who have had the op.
'portunity Of inspecting the new Ard
more Hotel have placed upon that
structure. Sanitation without a flaw
prevails throughout the entire edifice.
The building is monument to a
capable promoter, the late John R
Sharp, and Is q valuable asset to the
commercial and social status Of the
city of Ardmore.
Citizens Of Ardmore win be given
the opportunity to personally inspect
the palace Of surprises" in the near
ruture, and there Is no doubt but
that all who view it will take pride
in the fact that Ardmore can boast
Of hotel such as this
The Coffee House" which Man
ager Clopton expects to throw open
for patronage by the 18th of this
month, is the most completely equip
ped and serviceable eating place in
the southwest. The counter Is Of
genuine marble, 4 feet high, and sur
rounded by stools, highly polished
and of excellent material and work
manship. The service trays and
equipment is OF the beet,
Kitchen is Modern Throughout
The kitchen contains every modern
invention TO maintain the highest de-
gree Of sanitation. Vegetable peel
ers, egg boilers, consomme vessels
of solid aluminium. etc. An auto
matte dishwashlng machine does away
with the use OF less sanitary towels.
Coal. gas and steam ranges are pro-
vided.
The basement contains a huge ice
box, with four compartments, each
of which Is large enough to permit
the entry of several people at the
same time. The bake-shop is up-to-
date in every respect 1t has a stove
with capacity of 200 loaves baking
at the same time: q steam table cabi.
net, where the bread Is kept in a
fresh condition: huge dugh mixer.
and everything else that goes to make
UP q modern bakery.
Shower Baths for Cooks
Shower baths are provided in Il
special room for the use OF the
cooks.
Water to 30 Filtered
The engine room contains q huge
filter. through which 10000 gallons
I OF water can run daily. Every drop
OF water used in the hotel is filtered
before it reaches the various fixtures.
The water enters the filter direct
from the city mains.
Three huge tanks. each with q ca
pacity of 5000 barrels hold the reserve
supply of water for the hotel.
The hotel has its own incinerator
plant where all the refuse is dis
posed OF.
Another room In the basement
which has not as yet been fitted up,
Is suitable for use as a billiard hall.
or grille. No definite decision has as
yet been made by the hotel manage.
ment as to what use this room win
be put.
The barbershop in the basement
IS now furnished with the most mod.
ern fixtures available. In connection
with Il will be a room containing
three baths.
Roof Garden
Another pleasing feature of the
hotel is the Roof Garden" This
will be fitted mp very soon with white
enamcled chairs and tables. The
roof IS divided into three distinct
sections. Two OF them Will be used
as eating gardens and will accommo-
cate 90 tables each. The third section
IS floored with special tiling,. to per
A ~ Al ,ss.y, .,f ha
city Is presented from the roof OF
the hotel and this combined with
the dancing and cabaret" rcstaur.
ant. and cooling breeze, Is bound TO
make the 'roof" the most sought
Tor place OF recreation in the vicn-
fly.
The top floor Of the hotel contains
two large sample rooms for use OF
travelling men. Here also are the
doors leading TO the compartments
containing wires and plumbing, all Of
which are easily accessible IN ease Of
defects In either.
The mezzaninc floor IL In keeping
with the high standard maintained in
the rest OF the building Expensive
carpets and rugs cover the tiled
flooring. and comfortable furniture Is
humcnlously placed an around the
walls.
one ot the rugs on the meszazlno
floor Is no placed that It can he
easily removed TO permit dancing
Two parlors adioin the meZZanlne
floor. one OF which will accommodate
90 guests and the other 80. Serving
rooms adioin the parlors
The guests dining room will be NJ.
ted up with the best fixtures avail.
able, and expensive draperies viii
adorn the walls and windows
No Expense Spared
No expense has been spared 20
kmake Hotel Ardmore one Of the finest
oe the best obtaiuabls and its service
Is beyond compare.
Experienced Man In Charge
AeG. c. C1opton. manager OF tho hotel.
,nnd the man who ia experimenting
lfhc work on the finishing touches ~
sfhs fine structure. has had over
100 years experience In the hotel buai.
,ness. He has mana-ci the Terminal
metropolitan. and worth Hotels at
Fort Worth and ht'1s high place
In the esteem OF his associates.
Mr.. Clopton ia nis stranger In
Ardmore, for he spent his boyhood
DAYS "a "huddy" of many of our
lcading citizens. These men arc
very gratificd 10 know that Mr..
sClopton has been engaged as manager
o. the hotel. and assert that under
his supervision the Ardmore Hotel
viii be conducted along most success.
f,il lines.
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