The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-08
ENTIRE HOUSE
RENOVATED and
ROOMSPANTED
Many Changes in Poll
cy Decided Upon
by New Man
agement.

w. B. Harbeson, owner of the
San Carlos, his son, K. r. Har-
beson, general manager of all
OF the Harbeson hotel properties
in West Florida, and w. H.
Packard, general manager of the
Bagdad Land and Lumber COM
pany, and very closely allied
with all of the Harbeson inter-
ests, spent the day in Pensacola
yesterday for the purpose Of
holding a general conference
with Harry Driver, manager of
the San Carlos, with reference
to the new policies which will be
pursued in the hotels manage
ment in the future; also for the
purpose of meeting an engage
ment with Hugo Spitz, a repre-
sentative of Simmons Bed COM
pany of Atlanta.
AS a result CT the conference with Mr..
SpitZ, an order was placed for 1863 double
and &c single beds of the most modern
type OF the Simmons hotel bed manu-
featured, together with new box mat
rcsses Of the best quality that money
will buy, with which to equip the new
beds purchased. And after the order was
placed for this new bed room equipment
which is to be shipped at once. Mr.. Spitz
stated to a representative OF The Journal
that there is no hotel in the South which
is equipped with as high quality Of beds
as those which he sold to the San Carlos
yesterday
Many Policy Changes
At the conference of the owner of the
hotel with his lieutenants. many changes
in the policies Of management Of the
hotel, heretofore pursued, were decided
upon.
After the conference, announcement
was made by Manager Driver that the
services Of A. C. MUIR for five years
chef of the st. Charles hotel, New Or
leans; also for several years connected
with tho culinary department of Luzianne
Cafe in New Orleans, has been secured
by the San Carlos, and that he will as
sumo his duties in the hotel kitchen to-
morrow morning.
Mr.. MUIR comes to Pensacola with the
most flattering recommendations Of his
former employees.
Announcement was also made that the
main dining room of the house will be
reopened on Saturday morning, and that, |
commencing Saturday evening. dinner
dances will be held in the main dining
room every Saturday evening. Also that
other entertainments for Saturday eve
nings are now under consideration by !
the management, among which will be !
entertainments sponsored by the high |
school set.
Whole Building Renovated.
Every piece Of furniture in the San |
Carlos has been renovated, the walls and |
wood work Of all of the rooms reprinted. !
seventy-five percent of the entire house |
recarpeted: indeed, altogether, the San
Carlos is now a very much more attrac- |
tive and inviting place to stop than it
has been in several years.
And even more interesting to the
travelling public than the renovations
which have been made, is the fact that
Mr.. Harbeson has insisted uon a reduc-
ton of from so cents to 81 in the price !
Cf every room in the house. and Mr..
Harbeson's ukase is, in the very nature
OF things, law at the San Carlos, so here
after rooms will be priced to travellers
at from $3.50 per day up. Nor is this the
only reduction in prices heretofore OBJ
tanning a. the San Carlos, insisted upon
by Mr.. Harbeson.
Hereafter. shaves in the hotel barber
shop will be 20 cents, the price charged
in all of the other first class city shops,
instead of % cents.