The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-05-28
EVERY COMFORT
Of CITY HOTEL
N new BUILDING
Nothing More Attrac-
tive in West. Ex-
perienced Travellers
Say.

In the mos, picturesque spot In
the Jemez canyon. fairly Ia tile
shadow OF the ruined towers OF the
jemeE mii 1lOn. now o than
three centuries old. Mr.. ana Ars.
Ciaries n. clay. OF Albuquerque.
hnve built n modern hotel which
meets every demand of modern
comfort and convenience, and thus
have pioneered effectively in OPEN
Ing n new aud rlnrulariy attractive
Summer playground for the peo-
pts Of Albuquerque ana the south
west.
have long been known. by contact
aud Inspection 90 a few: 10y n.nr-
ray to many. The virtues or 10
mineral springs have been well Or-
derstood for many years. Mr. and
Mrs ciny did not discover Janicx
canyon. its beauties and beneficial
waters. hut to them viii 20 tho
considerable credit of having ssatie
poEf ibie O visit for health or sum
mer outing In jemcz canyon. with
bait the r~ougbness removed from
Coughing II and with all the com
forts and convenl.nces folks Ue-
mnnd these days In their vacation
tripping.
IL required no little courage 20
launch and carry out unnecessarily
his modern hotel construction
ixty miles from the nearest rrll-
Dad point. II was necessary 10
haul every pound NJ Iron and steel.
f modern plumbing aud healing
quipment. Of fixtures and rurnl-
. over that sixty miles, aud
most Of the hauling was lone Ia
cad OF winter when the ro1d to
rmez was by no means AZ pleas
NJ as II II at the end of May.
II was necessary To disc yer and
.egclop n domestic water supply.
be-. az tho mineral content which
found IN nenriy all Of the I.iany
waters that bubble TO the surface
throughout the Jcnex region. ~
sns necessary 10 develop a dairy
herd. n truck farm. n dozen es-
|.ntial details Ia modern rerort
lotcl conduct. These have al
b.cn accomplished successfully.
nd when la Espera nza" hotel
formally opened on June I e
vii be with as complete appoint-
nents and service as can be found
n any summer resort ~ the iioeKy
fountain region That ~ Snyias
lot. II II not mying too much.
nr this hotel enterprise has leen
|one Ia IL completion as thorough
as enterprise and careful plan
Ing and liberal Investment could
o the work.
Ml-sisn-r'ucbio Architecture
John d. Hughes. who planned
nd supervised the construction OF
La E~spersnza'' has produced an
[xeeIleni example OF the comnina-
on OF Pueblo Indian and spanish
lts- m architecture. The founda-
on of the new hotel was the Old
hi~lds homestead. a substantial
one house that has done duty
b. many years No trace OF the
III building IN left save In the APP
earanee here aud there OF pot-
ohs OF the rock walls Of the orig
sul structure.
THE whole front Of the building
occupied by a spacious lobby.
nply lighted, with attractive fire
lace and iounglng hooks. Above
also across the front OF the
aiding, ~ a deep veranda, wbica
a. IT, special attractions. An
her deep. coal-and carefully
,reencd verandn extends across
b. whole side % the bll.1sng.
oking down the canyon. Tower
y NNDHNtANaNN NV w WHY INV
be Jcmex river a be heard
ON the veranda A. u tumr'es
bwn the canyon, scarce n stones
row from the hotel,
Pheasant interior Arrnnxcmcm
Directly behind the Libby. with
frances from the vcrandn. - tho
ming room, with seating capacity
y sixty and ~ many as eighty IN
pinch, ~ u a lnrEe. airy room.
IN windows on two sidrH. sLf-
he'd with dignity and lnyitingiy
oil. Behind " IL an equally
omy kitchen which ~ the last
prd In modern hotel kitchen Of
riency. finished in spot'ess waite.
room that efficient housekeepcIs
u view with respect. II opens
40 a deep rea porch onto which
10 open the stofr roorne. fefrig-
htion plant. living quarters for
W, etc.
Below stairs a roomy basement.
eathed In solid concrete. houses
powerful steam heating plant.