Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-24
New Hotel for Eagle
River is Vital Subject
WALTER SCHROEDER OF HOTEL
FAME MAY BE INDUCED TO
BUILD HERE

Walter Schroeder, of Milwaukee,
head OF the company owning and oper-
ating the hotels Wisconsin and Atlas,
in Milwaukee; the Retlaw of Fond du
Lac; and who have within the past
year built and opened to the public
large new modern hotels in Green Bay
and Madison; and who now have un-
der construction, new hotels in Duluth
and Wausau; was in town last week
enroute from his summer lone on Lac
Vieux Desert, to Milwaukee on bust
ness trip. We met him for the first
time and embraced the opportunity, to
ask why he could not also build a
hotel in Eagle River of the type need
ed to handle the year round and sum-
mer trade here. He replied that he
could and had seriously considered the
proposition and that some two years
back he tried to arrange meeting
with Eagle River business men for the
purpose of talking the project over.
For some reason, proper notice was
not given and when he arrived in
town, there was no sign of a meeting
20 indicate that Eagle River felt any
interest in the matter. Asked if he
would still consider such project he
5aid that he would and that as soon
rs he returned from his trip he would
be glad to meet the people in refer
ence to a new hotel
From his rrcord Of activity in build
ing hotels in Wisconsin and in which
he has been very successful, combined
with the fact that he spends his sum
ners within half hours drive from
Eagle River and is interested in the
vicinity by reason of large invest
nents made in the locality, there is
considerable reason to believe that he
could be induced to put up hotel
lere, providing the townspeople mani
'est some sort of interest in one.
It is unreasonable to suppose that
Mr.. Schroeder or any other man with
he necessary means will ever invest
s100000.00 or more, probably more in
building and furnishing hotel that
will mean an actual increase in value
to every piece Of property in the vii
'age without certain amount Of fl
lancial aid from the town. It is more
han likely that knowing quite well,
he possibilities Of revenue that the
1lace would receive from the minute
ssings hat Slagle River would not
Ne obliged to subscribe as large por-
portion as places like Green Bay, Madi
son, Duluth or Wausau
It would be well for Eagle River
people to bear in mind that in raising
it's share toward the project, that they
could depend upon considerable assis-
lance from not only the resort and
summer home owners of the vicinity,
but some help could be secured from
residents farther away who find Eagle
River convenient point to meet
friends arriving by train or who de-
part from here. All Of those people
would appreciate modern hotels con
veniences and many of them are in a
positio to help out such project and
would join with us in cooperating
in such an expression Of civic pride.
Personally, we are much more deep
ly interested in a new hotel for Eagle
River than we are in the results of
the presidential and state elections,
and as soon as Mr.. Schroeder returns
to Lac Vieux Desert, we shall make it
point to see him and do what is
necessary toward arranging a time
and place when he can outline his
plan of financing and building hotel
here.