The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-19
Waterhouse Tells Star Readers Just Where
The Community Hotel Project Stands Today
Selection of Architect and Choice OF
Name Await Decision as to Operat-
ing Concern to Whom Lease Will Go;
Stockholders Meeting Later

Edisor The Star;
Replying to the editorial which ep'
peared In your issue % August ~;
u. What architects are 20 worN
GU, tho plans--an imported firm, OF
one OF cur ownf"
II 4 impossible Tor me 10 an
xwer this question definitely ~
prr<ent. for the following rca-
son.. The Community Hotel cor.
poratlon Is now endeasoring TO
lease the new hotel TO some first
class hotel operating company
on a basis 81 rent which wiz
guarantee the regular payments
Of Interest to the stoekhoiasr~
and the bondhoidcrs. or with
regular payments u Interest TO
the bondhoiders, piu~ the sink
inr fund requirements 10 retire
the bonds In IS years, plus tho
ground rent 20 tho Metropolitan
building company. plus the taxes
and any other obligation that the
Hotel company would have 10
meet In its lease with the Metro
poiitan Building company IN any
connection with the construction
cf the hotel
Immediately after tho campaign
was closed a leasing committee was
erno,nted. consisting % W. II. Par
sons. c. u. stirnscn. w. l., Rhodes
ID. r. Frederick. c. w. Wiley. J. r.
Douglas and Frank Wasrrhousr'
This leasing committee immediately
went 70 work and IL now Negotiating
with responsible parties In New YORK
hacking 20 the lease Of the hotel as
above.
The directors Of the Community
Hotel corporation have been wen ad'
sised that no attempt 70 prepare
plans for the hotel should be ssiaoe
unsii after this lease Is cffectesi. TOT
the reason that leasing company.
from its experience. viii desire 70
hay. the hotel constructed In the
most modern and practical manner
hat will be satisfactory 10 u. IN
ether words. we might SO ahead and
eonstruc, this hotel. or definitely 90
eide upon plans now for Us con
struction witch might prove entirety
unacceptable TO any hotel operating
rornranv with whom we might de-
sire or be abls 20 effect a lease
HOTEL PLANNING
Is A SPECIALITY
Tho responsible hotel operating
companies In this country all hAvs
very definite IDEAS Of their own
regarding the construction and ar
ranr.nsnt OF the hotels they take
over. ana We have ascsrtAtned INA,
10 a great or less extent they al
have their own particular ideas ~
plans that they want carried out
FOR example. plans which might %
p~rfecsly acceptable 20 tho Bowman
company In New York would not az
an suit the statler company or the
United Hotels Corporation
Our first duty IL 20 make salts
factory lease Of this hotel 20 thcro
~ responsible parties and on such
terms ms win guarantees the pay
ment OF the interest and return o.
the principal. Furthermore. Seattle
warts this hotel 20 be operated 10
a thoroiy high class way ~ exper'
fenced hotel operators so that u
NAV be a credit to the city and
reaisre the hopes that we have IN
acquiring II. So the question Of
what architsc; we ars to employ
what class Of building we are e
construct, what the interior arrange
rnent Of the same % 70 be viii ncces
saray have 20 be delayed until ths
question as 70 who Is 10 lease and
operate the hotel has first beer
settled
This should also be remembered
that the making Of plans for
large modern hotel Is a speciality
II the hotel II to be a success. onlJ
the most experienced hotel architec'
should be employed.
NORTHWEST
PRODUCTS?
-. what materials are 20 be usee
lis the Pacific Northwest products
idea 70 be held uppermostg"
My answer 10 this Il most
emphafically yes. Every pref
srence win be given to the prod
ucts Of the Northwest and to
Seattle supplies and contractors
In constructing this hotel. pro
viding. Of course, that the quail
lily OF work and material and