The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-11-27
ELIZABETH CITY WILL
HAVE MODERN HOTEL,
Campaign For Actual Subscriptions TO Stock
To Be Started at Once With Wealthy I.
Citizens Behind 1t

A campaign, for the subecrip-
ton of stock to build a hotelin
Elizabeth City, with at least 100
rooms, and to cost from $4OO,-
600 to $5OO,OOO, is to begin in a
few days. The campaign has
been guaranteed by a number
of Elizabeth City business men,
whose support and enthusiasm
may be depended on to carry
the project over. 5..e
The campaign to build the hotel
was agreed upon Monday night at
meeting in--ttr Chamber Of Com
merce rooms attended by repre-
sentatives of the HOckenburg Sys-
TEN, of Harrisburg, Pa, who have
recently made survey of Elizabeth
City's hotel needs and found that
Elizabeth City needs hotel of 15O
rooms. But the Hockenbury people
are conservative. and they discount
their estimate by one third.
Elizabeth City's hotel facilities,
including the smaller places, num-
ber less than so rooms at the pre-
sent time. 1t takes no big occasion
to crowd all the rooms in Elizabeth
City, and q thorO survey of tho
town, showed that many more
rooms are needed. - @e'
But Elizabeth City's present bOtei
needs are small compared to what
is anticipated when the Chowan
bridge is completed and traffic be-
gins over route 30 via this city.
Thousands of tourists are expected
to make this town annually, and
hundreds of commercial travellers
who now shy at Elizabeth City be-
cause of its poor hotel facilities.
will make ii convenient to stop over
here.
And so the HOckenbury represent
atiye believe a 100-room hotel Is
conservative estimate.
The United Hotels Corp. operai-
ing hotels in the principal cities
.nf the United S,ates. Is sald ttsis.
ready to lease the hotel when built.
The lease would be ut figure Civ
ing the investors n return on their
money. And ii can he depended
upon. that whenever the United
Hotel Corp. looks into town they
consider it Il good one.
Encouraging Factors
1t has been often said that there
are four men In Elizabeth City'who
could buiid hetel and not miss II.
1t is true. hut hotel project should
have the whole town behind 1t. and
no four men should be depended
upon to build IT. But there. are n
few men among the guarantors OF
the campaign. who represent the
bulk of the towns wealth, and their
/ interest in the campaign is an en-
couraging factor.
1t is.perhaps to e. O. Robinson.
that the credit for starting the CAM
paign is due. When glarantOrs were
I invited to underwritc $1,000, to In
sure the expense OF the compaign.
7 Mr. Robinson with several others.
were the first TO step mp and sigh.
Among the signcrs are A. Is. Houtz,
DR.. A. l.. PcndletOn. W. q. Gather,
! c. W. Gather. j. &. Sawyer, u. u.
AIorriscttc. .. r. Gilbert, L. c.
Blades. J W. Foreman. l.. X. Fore
man. &. II. Pugh and W. ]. .Wo0d-
ley.
And Now For Site
Several sites are being consider
ed for the proposed hotel. Among
them is the property Of Mrs. {. h.
Kramer. fronting on Main Street
and extending along Martin fo
I Fearing. and facing OH that street.
Another site suggested is the land
occupied by the Hinton Stables, now
owned by the Carolina Banking q
Trust Company. which face on Nat
thcws. Martin and McAIOrrlnc SITS.
Both of these sites have the disad-
vantage of northern and eastern
exposure.
Another site, somewhat more at
tractive. which Is being considered,
and which offers southern ana
eastern exposure, with u frontage
overlooking the courthouse lawn, IL
the properties occupied by the q.
+. Derrickson, and the L. V. Scott
homes, OH Elliott Street, and cX'
lending. from Main to Matthews
| The e. ii. Robinson home place OH
Main ST. has also been suggested.
! This property faces on three
streets, and has northern, eastern
and southern exposure. ~.