New Britain herald., 1922-09-11
Cost Will Be $750,00O and It Will Contain Between
 15O and 200 Rooms
BEGIN AT ONCE WORK
 OF SELLING ITS STOCK
Chamber of Commerce Workers Hope to Finish Up Drive for Sub- scriptions in Month-Headquart Already Open-343 Transients in City Each Day, Figures show-"Do it for New Britain" Slogan.

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 it for New Britain" Slogan.
 The Chamber of Commerce drive to sell $5oo,ooo worth of stock dur ing the next four weeks in order to build new hotel for New Britain, was opened officially today at the regular Monday luncheon of the Chamber directors
 The Hockenbury System incorpor- ated, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, which has just completed thorough survey of this city, this morning opened headquarters in the old St. Marks parish house, in charge of Miss Mary E. Curtin, of the Chamber of Commerce. and the campaign to sell the stock for the proposed new hotel Is on.
 Black Makes Report.
 Isaac Black. chairman of the Chamber of Commerce committee which has been working on this proposition practically all summer reported immediately following the luncheon that the committee was agreed it was sound proposition. Mr. Black said they had gone into the question as to whether or not New Britain wants hotel. whether 1t needs hotel and whether it can sup port a good hotel.
 He added that he never was in town or city in his life which was as badly off for good hotel as New Britain is. He said New Britain can- not be successful. without an up-to- date hotel and it is up to the citizens of the city to shoulder a great deal of the responsibility.
 Campaign Slogan.
 He advocated the slogan, DO It For New Britain" as the campaign war cry. Hotel people, architects and flnanciers have made a thorough survey of the city, according to Mir Black and are satisfied that this is a splendid site. In fact, he said there were no less than 25 applications from firms who wanted to build a hotel here, but the committee wanted to get corporation with a reputation to come here, so did not consider anybody but the American Hotels and the United Hotels corporations, which are practically allied concerns and the largest in the world. The American Hotels corporation will come to New Britain and is interested in furnishing permanent management here, in a hotel to have from 15o to POO rooms.
 Look Over Sites.
 Many building sites were looked over by the Hockenbury Systems, In corporated, of Harrisburg, which made the survey. The present site of the First Congregational church the Y M. c. A. block, the McEnroe block, buildings across from the post office and other places were consid- cred but always it was felt that the most feasible was the site of the old St. Marks church property now owned by the Commercial Trust Co., The company, however, would insist upon having the entire property. he said, in order to have the privilege of building larger in the future
 An elaborate tentative campaign is planned and names will be announced later. in the week New Britain is going to have a hotel, the right kind of a hotel and its management is assured.' said Mir. Black in conclusion. He added that 1t would be 75 per cent an investment and 25 per cent civic pride.
 The hotel will cost approximately 1 $75o,00o of which s500,ooo will have to be raised by the sale of stock at $100 share.
 According to Frank E. Maher, of the Hockenbury concern, which made | the survey and will conduct the cam paign, there are 343 transient hotel | customers, figured at the very lowest | estimate, coming into New Britain every day. He said in | the survey that a2 leading business men were approached and inter- viewed on their attitude towards | hotel. Out of these 42, Al said hotel was needed. When asked if | one would pay, 4o said it would and | two didn't know. All agreed that the | fall was the time to put on the cam paign Forty agreed on the West | Main and Washington streets site, 3S | greed to give their personal services | to help, two couldn't tell and two | were out of town.
 Many Transients
 There are 179 commercial travelling men coming into this city every day |