Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1925-01-01
BOONE'SFINENEW
TOURIST HOTEL
Herewith is Published an Interesting
Story Taken from the Wilkes Pa
triot, Dealing With the Possibilities
of Our City as a Tourists Mecca.

The Patriot in recent issue pub
lished a story of the Boone Trai
Highway and the possibilities it of
fers for a tourist hotel in North Viii
kesboro. Our people are beginning t,
think and definite steps are beins
made toward interesting capital il
this great Improvement
A trip through the unfinished Da
MEL Boone Hotel a few weeks ago
proved revelation to US, and in or
der that the public may be enlighten
ed as to the completeness of thi.
tourist hostelry, we offer an expla
nation of how the company was or
ganized and a description of the place
as it will look when opened May /.
The building of brick stands on
the Judge Council property just east
of the court house, the property hav-
ing been purchased some years ago
for a consideration of ten thousand
dollars. This money, mind you, was
raised by a group of business men
IN this town of less than two thou
sand population.
Soon after the purchase of the
beautiful plot of ground, the hotel
building committee, being unable to
raise the needed capital in outside
cities, conceived the idea that Boone
and Watauga county could subscribe
enough money to at least start the
walls of the building.
An issue of stock was offered for
sale, which found ready buyers and
work was begun. AS the hotel grew
into shape, the imaginations of the
people began to grasp the possibili-
ties which this new development of
fered their town and county. Money
loosened up and every man and wo-
man began to take an interest in
the work of the hotel company.
Today the building is nearing COM
pletion and the one hundred thou
sand dollars invested has been rails
ed by local men.
A lobby that will make the leading
tourist hotels of the country turn
green with envy greets the eye of
the visitor when he enters. Open fire
places add comfort and cheer to its
beauty. All modern conveniences-
lights, tub and shower baths, tele-
phones steam heat etc. are being in
stalled throughout. Of the "a rooms
35 have private baths. Suites ranging
from two to four rooms each have
been arranged to care for the wants
of the higher class tade. A roof gar
den facing the mountain range is
another feature of this modern re
sort. Two dining rooms, public and
private, with all silver service, will ad
a distinctiveness to the place, unex-
celled outside the larger cities. The
spacious kitchen mas every conven-
ience known to man with which to
facilitite the preparation of food.
Refrigerator rooms, laundry, bar
Der shop, pressing parlor, etc, in the
full basement, affords the service Of
fered only by metropolitan hotels.
Everything is modern and the guest
who spends week or stops for the
night can easily forget that he is in
a country town.
The grounds have been laid out by
landscape gardener and the building
committee taking great care that
nothing be neglected on the exterior
that might cast reflection on the in
terror. A swimming pool, tennis court
and other amusement features are
embodied in the plans.
The property has been leased to a
company which operates a chain Of
tourist hotels throughout the south,
and the rents received on the five
year contracts have proven very sat-
isfactory as an investment. The man.
agement guarantees to put men in
charge of the work who understand
the business and to furnish all minor
necessities that will offer additional
comfort to the guest.
This has been a stupendous under
taking for small town, but the spir-
it these men have manifested in the
work will surely prove wonderful
asset to the future of their county.
bob" HONEYCUTT INJURED
WHILE HAULING LUMBER
r T. Honevcutt. well known about