The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
HOTEL OPENING IS
SET FOR MAY 10
Finally Determined Workmen Cam
not Complete Hostelry Before
Then, Preliminary View
Shows Luxuriousness

Following a conference held yes
terday between ]. Sheehan, Manager
Steve Burns and Chas. ]. Sadlier of
the Hotel Golden at Reno, it was
definitely announced that because
of construction delays the opening
of Winnemucca's new Hotel Hum
boldt will not occur until Thurs
day, May 10. An inspection Of the
building showed that the top floors
are ready for occupancy, the third
floor PRACTICAL so, while on the second
floor a great amount of work re-
mains to be accomplished, including
tile setting, plumbing, carpeting
and furnishing. The ground floor
and basement are practically COM
plete. Work in the banking quar-
ters is progressing rapidly and it
seems certain that the First Ma
tional Bank will be doing business
there not later than May l.
A preliminary inspection of the
building proves that all claims for
elegance have been, to say the
least, conservative, for in no hotel
will appointments be more up to
date and elaborate in nature. In
practically all Of the rooms there
are either private baths or toilets,
the decorative work is beautiful,
and the "feel" underfoot luxurious,
due to heavy carpeting and three
layers of felt padded paper espe-
cially made for underlaying car
pets. In each room are five cleo
tricity outlets, one Of which is for
an elaborate center lighting fixture
Of diffusing glass, beautifully decor
ated in colors, utilizing the indirect
lighting plan. In each clothes
closet is lighting fixture and
others are over the dresser and
cabinet, in which is set a
mirror for shaving and toilet re-
quirements. The fifth electric out
let in each room is near the floor,
so that electrical fixtures may be
attached or a small light placed
upon a little bedside table. The
beds are of hollow steel and in
some instances brass, with foot
thick box springs with hair tops,
covered with an additional forty
pound hair mattress, assuring the
utmost in bed comfort. Some of
the. baths are combination tub and
shower, all "built-in" and solidly
tiled. An unusual thing for hotels
is that in every room in the house
a newspaper may be read from
dawn to dark without the aid of
lighting. On each floor are
chute openings which will permit
the gravity fall of linen and refuse
to the basement, and also leading
from the basement are vacuum clean
ing pipes, operated from a plant
located in the basement. In every
other detail the hotel conyeniences
are ultra-modern.
Plans for the celebration cere-
monies which it has been generally
supposed will take place upon the
opening date have not yet been
made, and it was said yesterday
that they probably will be simple in
nature because of the size Of the
crowd which will be in attendance
It being manifestly impossible to
provide a room large enough for
accommodation of the people and
permit comfort during any sort of
speechmaking or other entertain
ment. So it is probable that the
opening VIII consist of throwing
open Of the house for general in
spection, the serving of a buffet
lunch, and whatever other forms
Of entertainment which may be
worked out, including music, all
turing the evening hours of May 10.
1t is possible that dance will fol-
ow at the Nixon.
Present indications are that the
accommodation capacity of this city
will be taxed heavily upon the night
Of the hotel opening, FOR it is
known that many people will be
ere upon that date EXPIRE ,sly be-
cause of the opening, coming from
all parts Of tuc ita,.
An interesting fact in connection
with the hotel building is that the
total cost will be closer to $780,
BOO than the quarter of a million
dollar figure at first set.