Woman's enterprise., 1921-08-19
A GREATER HOTEL

i Women it must be admitted, take
as lively interest in the upouilding and
beautifying Of this city as do the
most progressive male citizens and it
is therefore with pleasure Woman's
Enterprise greets the proposal Of Mr..
A. c. Glassell to erect modern up
to date hotel of sufficient housing ca
pacity to meet the demands Of the
times; to furnish ample accommoda-
ton to the very large and steadily
growing number of visitors daily ar
irving. True, the proposition is made
with the understanding that bonus
be granted the owner in order to Sc
cure him against loss while awaiting
such patronage as to make the hotel
self supporting and to secure that
bonus a unmber of gentlemen deeply
interested in our city are giving much
of their valuable time and large per-
sonal subscriptions. Whether the OBJ
ject for which they are laboring is
accomplished or not, these gentlemen
are entitled to the gratitude of every
person endowed with the least civic
pride.
That we have excellent we'll con-
Quoted hotels none will gainsay, but
none are of housing capacity sufficient
for the accommodation of the unusual
ly large number Of persons called
here from time to time and not infre-
quently the standing room only sign
is displayed. During State conven-
tions and legislative sessions it be-
comes necessary for the Chamber of
Commerce to call upon owners of pri-
vate homes to meet the demands for
quarters for those hotels cannot house
and it frequently happens that per-
sons having business with state de-
partments during legislative sessions
are compelled to leave on evening
trains to find shelter elsewhere and
there is not session of the legisla-
ture that complaints are not heard of
our lack of hotel facilities.
Of all civic Improvements contem-
plated none are needed more than a
hotel of handsome style Of archi-
lecture and Of ample size for the
comfortable accommodation of large
number of guests and that is just
what Mr.. Glassell proposes to build
if our people feel interested enough in
the undertaking. Not only would such
a hotel be credit to the community
but would most undoubtedly enhance
the value of property throughout al
greater portion of the city and would
be an ornament to the city and sttfie
the everlasting complaint of visitors
of the lack of accommodation in Baton
Rouge.
Our people are greatly elated and
most enthusiastic over the establish
ment of the Greater Agricultural COL
lege and civic pride is aroused over
the prospect Of hotel worthy of a
Capital City and they will mdoubt-
edly contribute to the extent of their
ability towards securing a greater and
more imposing hotel, one made neces-
sary by the municipal growth and
rapidly and steadily increasing stream
of visitors.
All persons who are financially able
to do so should aid the public spirited
| citizens engaged in securing the bonus
demanded. Each and every citizen is
| best Judge for his or her financial
ability to assist this worthy and great
ly needed enterprise, but all who can
| do so should assist promptly and
cheerfully. If our people are wise
| they will rally to the assistance Of
the progressive citizens who have
| started out in the campaign for
Greater Hotel and these gentlemen
are numbered among the leading and
most public spirited of our citizens
as the following names bear testi-
mony:
| Mr.. Joseph Gebelin, chairman; H.
L. Cohn, Welsh & Levy, Scion Farm
| bacher, Farrnbachef's Dry Goods Co.,
C. P. Manship, tate-Times, Col A. T.
Prescott.
The following gentlemen have been
| named as result Of the mass meet
| ing at the City Hall: c. J. Brown,
| President Of the Kiwanis Club; T. L.
Small, President of the Rotary Club;
Jim Amiss, Knox & Amiss; Frank
Flemming, Holmes & Barnes, G. c.
| Everett and A. T. Mcclure, which
| constitutes the Hotel committee at the
present time.