Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-30
LOCAL HOSTELRY
SOLD BY VAUGHN
TO VALLEY MAN
New Owner Has Been
Manager for Several
Years
| VALLEY BOOS T E Il
Plans to Build Fine Ad-
ditiOn on Lot
Adjoining

Negotiations were ccncluded to-
day between w. r. Conway, propri-
etor of the Barbara Worth Hotel,
and b. l.. Vaughn, of San Diego,
owner of the hotel building, where
by the former becomes owner of the
entire property at the corner of
Seventh and Main streets. The deal
has been pending for several weeks
and was finally closed today,
through the agency of Thomas Bee
man. real estate broker.
Mr.. Conway has managed the
hotel for several years past, and
some months ago, purchased the
hotel furnishings and obtained a
long lease on the building. Being
a firm believer in the future Of I'm
perial Valley and FL Centre, Mr..
to own the property outright, and
decided to make the purchase, il Mr..
Vaughn could be induced to sell.
7 he latter was loathe to rclinquish
the property, considering it splen.
did investment, but business inter
ests i'll San Diego and Jacumba
made him decide to accept Mr.. Con-
ways offer.
/ Active Local Worker
The new owner is well known in
FL Centro. and has been consis-.
tent worker for any movement tends
ing toward the progress and better
ment of this city. He has been ac-
lively identified with the chamber
of commerce and other civic organ !
izations, and was largely instru-
mental in getting the Bureau Of
Markets of the United States De-4l
partment located in this eitv8 during
the recent lettuce season, by 0{fe y
ing space in the hotel for tkAk
duct OF the government $ bii3(
While no. changes are a.
platc5~at the present time
Conway, atimated that MI
to build an addition to tbd
some future data on thSs
ing the hotel to We
space is provided 6H 4 x3]
q substantial additiSS
ness of the hotel, MI
extremely heavy daff
/ "i"n'Hs, taxes the pfeA22
and the addition may -
built sooner than xpqxt
way stated. Even HI
the hotel acconmpd n!
patronized, ;thopgh y kf &
SON usually ends abnnf 4 ~ 8 &
June. >ls 2Isj &. .
The barbara WBttl7 " !; II N,
1914 by the Bell 'l,eyelo1 y \ \ e
pany and was desighe.f 4 4
Taylor. It is considered onc xSf tkc
finest hotels IN tllr sSskasf xcsf. antf
in sections more tlaifly Toisflated
than Imperial yolify. sllS frfpfta :.
tion, built up thr6sig years bv;
ansever increasing l5an5 6fs III tonr
lists, is known throus: nm the coun.
try. During the toprisk season, trav-
elcrs are often hcavd ia. express
their surprise at f4ainr such a
wonderful hotel in. a country thcy
believed to be lacking insthis first
essential of the tourist.
The lobby, adorned with beautiful
scenes from Harold Ben S3okt 4
book, This Winning ~ 1lrssI
WORTH is favoritc 4 shlcr1 = ~ x " Ig' ~
for the leading citirAas " n - i f
Valley, and travS xtaaifn WIN
delight at its beaVt S1l homellls
atmosphere.
Cuisine Il III
The dining room,s ksii1F SllIsl for
its excellent cuisine. ~ q Hher-
ing place for all the n0@) llt <as.
ions in the political and aocfxI lifc
of FL Centre and under NJ. Con.
ways supervision has establishcd
itself as the equal, If. not the super.
ior, of any hotel dining roam on the
coast.
Doubtless the people "a. FL Ccntro
will he glad to learn that the fam.
ons hotel il now the sole property
of ono Of its citizens. who y con.
stantly working for the proerew OF
this community, and will wish him
well in his latest business venture,
which is bound TO be n great sue.
cess. While no price Is reported. II
IL understood that considerable
s,fu, ehanuaI borI. y = an. l~..l