Putnam patriot., 1925-05-08
yrott Interests Relinquished ,o Veteran Hotel Man,
 Owner and Lessee
nal s.tisfsetory to Both Parties, ,h. Travelling and Local Public

Earl c. Rogers is again landlord of ,ss Putnam Inn. From April 1 to
 Nay 5 inclusive the hotel was under ,bs management of the lessees, from w, Rogers. the Knott Hotel Interests of New York City, operators of a shsin of hotels. The announcement ,hat Mir. Rogers has resumed personal engagement of the hotel which he n,rns and which he has rebuilt and broneht to a high state of efficiency. is ,,,stifying to the travelling public and sbe people of Putnam and surrounding ,oWns. The deal is also satisfactory I'd those directly concerned.
 Several factors were instrumental in bringing about the present situa- tion. One prominent factor was the aestruction by fire of the Croeker Vonse in New London. This was one of the Knott chain of hotels. The fire disrupted the plans made by the com oaug for three hotels in Eastern Con- neetieJt It also somewhat changed tba policy of the company in respect to hotels at distance from New York City. While satisfied with conditions in Putnam. and especially well satis- lied with the hotel as remodeled and added to by Mir Rogers. the company was in a mood, in revamping its policy, 10 dispose of its holding here.
 Everbody Satisfied
 Learning of this Mir. Rogers was himself in a receptive mood. Under these circumstances the parties had no difficulty in getting together and putting themselves in statu quo as before April when the hotel changed hands MT. Rogers is pleased to have his hotel back again and the company is pleased to relinquish it to him. Elm phatically the parties to the deal are both satisfied. and the travelling public and the general public are also we'll pleased.
 Mr Rogers has given to this city hotel that Is an asset and advertise ment 1t is known to transients, to tourists, and to the people of Eastern Connecticut as the best hotel between Boston and Hartford. New London and Worcester, Providence and Springfield, and is the objective of the traveller passing through this terri tory
 Mr Rogers as a citizen k progress sive lie Is an optimist and booster. He went ahead and spent thousands of dollars to improve his hotel when many Of our citizens were prone to lose confidence in their home town. Not 50 Mir Rogers. He has faith in Put nam and emphatically expresses his confidence in the city on every avail able occasion.
 In Public Affairs
 Mir Rogers is member of the com mon council and a vice president and director of the Putnam Chamber of Commerce. He has always given his time energy and financial aid for all civic and philanthropic movements, and fl IS gratifying that he is to re- main in Putnam and that he has again taken place in it's business af- fairs
 A Co the future of the hotel noth- ing need be said. The hotel has been developed by Mir. Rogers and, it is be- ieved. if the truth were known, when he saw the business which he had ere ated by efforts of his best years in the hands of others, he was brought to n realization that something was missing from his life. Be that as it may, he IS again in the hotel business. business he knows thoroughly, catering to a pubic he knows thoroughly, in an at mosphere he enjoys.