New Britain herald., 1924-03-05

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 this country, each of them placed in
 an important city. No other hotel
 organization in the world can com
 pare with this. We have. additional
 ly, reached a working agreement with
 the celebrated European organization
 which bears a name similar to our
 own---that is. the first letters in the
 words Of the rather long name of this European organization form the
 title "C, N. I. T, l." This organiza-
 ton controls over fifty of tho most
 famous hotels in countries on the oth-
 CT side of the Atlantic. So, if any of you people here in New Britain ever
 want to make tour abroad. if you
 will just tell Mir. Damon about it, he
 will sec 10 it that you are fixed up with the best accommodation at the most reasonable terms, You will, in other words, be in the "housc Of l friends" when you visit any United
 Hotel. whether in this country or abroad, and when | say United" in | this connection, | mean, Of course, also "The Colonial Chain" which | forms an integral part Of the entire organization,
 "In return. If you should sec n party of foreign-looking people getting off tho train at New Britain with a lot of baggage marked with strange hieroglyphies, you will know that these are probably some folks that Mir. Silenzi has sent over from Eu- rope to travel in comfort and style in cur hotels. And know that they will | a..t.. the assaults Of guides and taSicab men as you would be anywhere in Europe.
 But the American Hotels corpora ton is even younger than the United Hotels company Of America In fact 1t is just getting under way: that is, the second new hotel. The Colonial hotel at Gardner, got a months start on you and. judging from the reports have looked over, you will have to keep hustling here even to hold your own against that contemplating hotel ID in Massachusetts. But we have no fear of that. We arc familiar with the spirit in which you tackled this hotel proposition: we know how you put it over. And anybody that can put over a big proposition like this with the enthusiasm and thoroughness which marked your work. is not going to lay back. now that the job is done. and let the result Of your work He idle and wasted.
 You will back this hotel 10 tho limit. feel sure of that The very air Of tho city indicates that We have no qnalms or doubts in that con. nection,
 But was talking mainly about youth, and about the great prospects which lie ahead Of this Colonial Chain. To us. it is largely a matter of serv- ice--service 10 the people. am speaking now in the larger broader scnse-not the service that you get from individuals In the hotel, but the service which the hotel itself gives 10 the public. These first-class hotels In small cities fill a need which is even more insistent than the same class Of hotels in the larger cities. It seems that the small cities. as in everything else. Is the last 10 be taken care of. That is where the great future Of the American Hotels corporation lies--to plant these fine, comfortable, modern hotels in cities which need them.
 And 1t is because I see a great op- portunlty for personal service in this work that I am very proud Of the honor of being. associated with the American Hotels corporation, and with Mir. Damon. to whose inspira- ton and enthusiasm we can most just Iy attribute the credit for our achieve ments to date and our plans for the | future"
 Pledges C. Of C. Support
 President Andrews of the Chamber | of Commerce spoke briefly saying: | "l'm glad to be here to help 10 | boost. The Chamber Of Commerce l will do everything in lts power to sup | port the hotel. I'm proud of the l board of directors and we're going to 1 stand right behind this project" NIT. | Andrews complimented Senator John | TrumbulI Of Plain4ilie for his assis- l tance in securing the cooperation of ' the state highway department in , getting a new concrete road to Hart i! ford and said that further improve ments in roads in and out of New Britain would be sought. Watch For H. webb smith
 C. J. Moore. representing the II. l.. | Stevens Co, builders of the hotel. was asked to stand but was excused from speaking. H. Webb Smith. superin- tendent of construction. was intro duced and presented with a watch and chain by Postmaster Black.
 vtce-Przident Niggins Talks
 Horace l.. wiggins, vice-president ], Of both the American and United f