Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-14
MAGAZINE HIGH
in PRAISE OF
CADSDEN HOTEL

High praise for both the quality of
the ,Gadsden hotel of this city and
for the efficiency of it's management
is contained in the following article
written by A. L. Barnard, travelling
representative of THE Western Hotel
Reporter" which appeared in the
April 10 number of that magazine.
The writer entities his article
s'HoteI Gadsden Is Gem of Desert
and it occupies two columns in the
magazine which is devoted to hotel
and catering interests and published
monthly in San Francisco.
Barnards article states, in full:
Travellers in the desert are always
looking for water and cool place
to lie down. They think of clouds
and cool breezes as the pitiless sun
scorches their backs and they trudge
on, mile after mile, on the loose
shifting sands.
I thought of caravans of camels
on the great Sahara desert; I thought
of Death valley and the great Amer
lean desert and of many other things
on my journey from Tucson to
Douglas, Ariz.
TO make long story short,
arrived at Douglas and the Gadsden
and marveled at the splendor of this
gem hotel of the desert My first
view inside the hotel was of the
magnificent lobby, that would put in
the shade many hotels in larger cities.
Artists Contribute to Ensemble
On the walls of the mezzanine of
the Gadsden hang some paintings of
the masters. Among these are prod
ucts of F. Fort, James G. Tyler, W.
Bruce, P. Pascal, ]. Won Stoopendaal
and others. Midway between Sthe
main lobby and the mezzanine at
the head of the grand stairway is a
work of the great sculptor, Rosa
Bonheur, in a study done IN bronze,
and called "The Steeplechase."
There are one hundred rooms in
the Gadsden, with large percentage
of shower and tub baths. Most of
the rooms are 12x14 feet in size and
well furnished with the best of every
thing. Although it cost when built
one half million dollars, it is said
that the same structure, if erected
today, would cost nearer two mill
lions. For it's presence in Douglas a
tribute is due it's owner and builder
James S. Douglas.
J. c. Faulkner has been the man.
ager for the past eight years. When
President Frank A. Dudley of the
United Hotels company of America
was guest of Manager Faulkner
with the hotel and the way it was
al
glad he had come all the way from
New York to see the beautiful Gads
den and that he had learned son1e-
thing by his visit there.
= Know 1 learned something at the
Gadsden. I have been visiting hotels
for 20 years and I know the methods
of those managers who succeed and
why some fail 1t is pleasure to
meet the big men of the southwest.
They are all courteous and quiet In
speech. But you must shoot
straight to get along with them.
Gadsden Is Culture Hub
Faulkner's friends call him Jack,
which is good name. He has a
good organization and good hotel
and everyone likes him, because he
with real quality in personality and
good common horse sense.
The Gadsden is the hub of cultured
and refined Douglas and the country
side. 1t sets the example for all
the social affairs. 1t is the social,
commercial and political headquart-
ers of that portion of Arizona, which
has products unrivaled The climate
of Douglas is invigorating, salubrious
and healthful The surrounding
country is beautiful and the people
who live there are interesting and
delightful.
Douglas is on the border and is