The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-01-08
HOTEL SITUATION IS
GETTING INTERESTING
Aydlett's Latest Move Calculated To Cool
Many Local Capitalists; But New Hotel Com
mittee Proceeds Confidently at Its Work

T. T. Nelson, proprietor OF
the Southern Hotel in this city
claiming a five year lease on
the property from its owner f.
+. Aydlctt, is wondering where
he is at" Walter Derrick
son, proprietor of the CASTOR
Hotel in New Bern writes to
friends in this city that Mr.,
.Aydlett has offered to lease him
the Southern.
Mr.. pcrrickson has not only
written to all his friends and fam
lily connections. but hns sent copies
of letters from Z. F. Aydlett TO
verify his statements. He seems
to have had q lot of letters from
Mr.. Aydlctt, because at least two OF
AyG,@tt'S letters have been sent
back here by Mr.. DerricksOn.>
Mr.. Derrickson says that il he
leases the Southern Mr.. Aydlett will
obligatc to build 4 fifty room an
hex to the hotel and Mr.. Derrickson
implies that that will be ali the
hotel Improvement Elizabeth City
needs for some time TO come,
1t is significant that Mr.. Der
riCkSon'S letters are addressed 10
his wealthy family connections In
this city who are interested in the
promotion of new and modern
hotel fer Elizabeth City. Some
suspicious souls are aroused to in
quirc if Mr.. Aydlett isn't using Mr..
DerrickSon down in New Bern TO
cool the enthusiasm Of the Fore
uian. Blades Derricks0n-RohinSOn in
terestS in the new hotel project: If
that's the scheme il is entirely
worthy Of the genius of Mr.. Aydlett
who is determined To block any new
hotel project that will leave him
with his antiquatcd old Southern
on his hands.
VIM. FOOr Himself Coming
- u, ts,. riucrlai rt..n .i,., Cont RAJ i,tei
Committee is going ahead with its
plans with assurance that no diff
ficulty will be found in locating and
financing a new and modern hotel
a. soon as Il profitable lease is as,
Surcd. Two big hotel corporations
are eager for the lease Of the pro-
rOSed hotel. One of these is the
United States Hotel Corporation,
opera ting Il chain of great hotels
Including the Benjamin Franklin in
philadelphia. the Roosevelt in New
York. the Mount Royal in Montreal
and others equally we'll known.
But the Unitcd States Hotel con
Germ offers Il contract that is all fol
its company, leaving little for the
Stockholders in the hotel itself. The
Vim. Foor Hotels Corporation, with
1 headquarters in Richmond, Va. and
, Wilmington. Del. is equally anxious
/ fer the lease and makes more at
tractivC proposition. The VIM. Fool
= concern will lease for Il period 0i
! 15 to 20 years on terms that vii
appeal to local investors.
I The VIM. Foor Hotel Corporation
( operates Chain Of about tweut!
first class hotels in the south ant
! East. including the Charlotte. n
I Charlotte y. C.; the q. Henry n
/ Greensboro the Sheraton at liigf
! Point: the Washington Duke q
! Durham and the George ". Wander
bilt at Ashcvilie. They have Il high
/ ly efficient hotel organization AnC
are recommended 10 the hotel com
mittcC here by the Chambers o.
! Commerce aud business Interests il
every city in which they operate.
Mr.. Win. FOor himself, head OF
the corporation has been invited Il
Elizabeth City for II conference Will
the hotel committee aud will come
to Elizabeth City at an early date
If he closes IL deal with the com
mittec. Il site will be selected Will
his approval immediately and tn,
campaign started for subscription:
to the hotel.
| Mr.. AydIctt will have every Op
iportuuity to come in on the new
hotel project if he will offer hi:
Southern Hotel site at what the
hCOmmittcc considers Il fair figure
which will be somewhere betwcel
the valuation he swore TO the ta2
aSSessorS and the price he privately
Claims it is worth.