The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-25
. BROADG AUCED POSITION

: a result Of the recent visit of Ford Harvey. head of the Harvey
a hotel system. 1t is learned that delay in going forward with con
n stmction of the addition TO the Alvarado hotel, approved some
time ago. has not been due to amy question aS TO the need Tor the at
driou. but to the anxiety ON the part of the heads ct the Harvey HS
tenn that no enterprise of their own should interfere with tn" sue
cc,>ful carrying out of a home community rntGrrrs" o WIN the sue
cc,>ful operation of that enterprise When Mr. Harvey became as
surcd that enlargement of the AyaradoS capacity would not ml'
tate against the success of the Albuquerque community h"''l p"' Nv
determined to go ahead with the enlargement, and not until Their.
Thi, spri, of careful consideration for the interests Of the com
,u,ri,ic. thcy serve a, an incident "a the service to the passenger
traffic of the Santa Fc railroad. is a fundamental part of the broad
gagged business policy which ho, made the Harvey system the 'p''"
dill hotel service u rs
II has been made clear to the head, Of the Harvey system. as it
has been clear in the minds of some business men. that Their" Is urgent
need of the enlargement proposed for the Alyarado. as well as for the
new hotel There is imperative demand for all of the Motel space
that both can provide.
After all Is said the Ayarado hotel is part of a great railroad
hotel service stretching across the continent. the purpose OF which l.
to serve the travelling public first. During til" past Nv" years oi
ovcr-crowdcd hotels the Alvarado has not turned away guests he.
cause they were not wanted. hut because It's business Is to serve tran
sicntS and it was necessary To make room for them even though guests
desiring to remain IN Albuquerque a. week or a month must Il" diNcon.
roicd. Thus the Ayarado will always be a transient hotel. for the
accommodation of people who are moving ON, and not for those "h"
are remaining 10 rest and visit for prolonged periods
Albuquerque needs more hotel room for tran',entN TINS wul hr
new Albuquerque hotel But Albuquerque needs even moro, AIDE
quatc. modern hotel capacity for pcopic who wish to pay thus cil
more than am overnight visit. The greatest need Is for just what we
understand the AhuqW"rl"" lot"l company proposes :" lr"'"ir =
thoroughly comfortable high class hotel service for visitors who wish
to STAY a week. u month or q year We are concerned, of course,
about the comfort Of the purely transient ho'', patronage THY IRE
likely To protest when denied comfortable hotel accommodations
Their discomfort is reflected back in what they say about Us when
But our principal concern is about those people who want to
stop in Albuquerque; who are not tran,icntS, bat visitors, and VIII"
VIZ have been forced to send ON to other places dlrmg me past TWO
year, because we have not had hotel room available These, ana not
the trauSicut> are the people it Is important to serve"
mediate demand for all the hotel accommodation made available both
by the enlargement of the Mvarado and by the building OF IA" new
hotel There is more danger that the latter will be too small than
too large Nevertheless it is a fine spirit of consideration which
prompted the Harvey system To delay It's own construction plans I'M
M it was made certain that they would not discourage or defer tn"
CARRYING ont Of a needed home cntgrrr'" # IS the same spirit %nlyG IN
has made the Harvey system a welcome and highly '''tW member d
ever! community u has entered.