The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-09

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vision. and took shape nd materialixed
under his personal guidance. He was
the pioneer OF modern keeping, and he
taught the world new standards in his
welt beloved profession.
AS Mfr. Boldt may be SAID to connect
l the cid aud new in hotel operation, 50
the Waldorf-Astoria links the old time
small hotels with the monumental en-
terprises which today number thous-
ands Of rooms and count their guests
in millions.
To- quote statistics: in the one grOup
OF Ave New Fork hotels which we OPP
|erate--but one unit Of the hotel In
dustry Of the city-one million five
hundred guests were registered in the
year 1920. A somewhat parallel or
ganisaticn. known as the "Pershiug
Square Hotels comprises five large
establishments also, and contains, like
our own organization, one OF the three
largest hotels in the world. The Penn
sylvania hotel. at present the largest
one Of all, numbers more than two
thousand loOms.
The New York hotel system is the
OtAAGAuA AVSS Va AAAC W~1Au Aor AAutSIbC0s
II condenses the comfort ana advant-
ages of long experience in catering to
countless millions over the centuries.
Our hotels must aud do fulfil the ex-
acting functions of welcoming and car
ing Tor the people Of every land. under
conditions adapted to their individual
requirements. A series of highly Orr
ganized departments of hotel service
H,x, {.o%n f.s1~1 ;,,
frequent occurrence, for instance. to
find an entire floor reserved exclusive
~ for nom English speaking guests of
la particular ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS all at
PENDANTS. from the clerk at the reg
istraticn, to the maid, telephone oper-
ator, and waiter who serves his spe-
cial "nationalized" dishes---are either
Of the same nationality or speak the
language fluently.
Many Of the New York hotels main.
tain in foreign countries special rep
|resentatives and facilities to take care
|Cf the guest before he leaves his own
country--book his hotel accommoda-
lions, arrange his itineraries. supply
information, and help in planning ar
engagements in the greatest detail.
This foreign service Is vice versa. at
the disposal Of the hotel guest leaving
New York for foreign countries. for in
the hotels themselves are established
foreign clubs. reading rooms, special
banking service. and many other high
|ly specialized facilities.
New York City hotels have long been
models for construction and manage
mcnt Of hotel operations everywhere
and no protector Of the modern hotel
in the United States or Europe would
think of beginning his work without
first making careful study TO our
monumental hCstelries.
In most of our hotels the visitor
will find that his every wish may be
fulfilled without leaving the building.
lady with children may be assigned
to 'woman's floor" on which men
are never roCmed There she will find
a playground and nursery for the chill
dren, where they may romp and play
or enjoy a quiet story hour with the
attendant. ON the "wOman's floor
the guest will find n hairdressing sa-
lon library, reception rooms. and
many other special services.
There are house physicians always
subject to call---even a dental office in
fsome hotefs. Brokers offices, travel
and information bureaus. drug stores.
barber shops. Turkish baths, swim
ming pools. etc. are quite ordinary ad-
juncts to the hotel operation. as we'll
as speciality shops for ladies. hahcr-
dasheres, and innumerable other con-
veniences.
Aesthetically. our hotels rank high
IN fer their teautifu! architecture.
their wonderful tapestries, paintings
aud furnishings. and 1t is no uncom-
mon occurrence, for instance, to have
classes of art students request the
privilege of being guided through the
hotel and learning of the various
treasures on display there. Our music
is also an interesting feature and or
chestras Of the highest type. often di-
rected by world famous artists. are
included in the hotel organizations.
Likewise in the kitchens--our chefs
and stewards are frequently called
upon to lecture to- agricultural and
home economics classes. who visit
these departments because of their
Interesting and remarkable facilities
for the study Of culinary art.
! In the business operation of the ho-
| tel every economic condition is a
source of constant study: as an ex-
ample Of the careful analysis made in