The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-08-05
NOT TO ODELAY OPENING
VIRGINIA DARE HOTEL
Suit Against The Chain Hotel Operators Was
Instituted To Insure Public Against
Delay In Opening

Fears that the pending liti-
cation between the Elizabeth
city Hotel Corporation and the
Associated Hotels. Inc. lessons
and leSSceS respectively OF Eliz-
abeth Citv'S new community
hetcl, The Virginia Dare. will
delay the opening OF the hotel
i'll September are relieved by
!. {. B. EhrinShauS of attor-
news for the hotel company
who declares that the very
purpose OF the litigation is to
insure the hotel stockholders
and the public. against delay in
the opening OF the hotel.
The <uit against the Associated
Hotels. Inc. formerly the William
Tnnr Hotel Operating Corporation.
wa< begun only after the local hotel
company waS convinced that it could
not depend Upon the leasing cor
ruration tN carry out its contract.
II i ALLEGED that the leasing cor
uoratinn had violated detail after
detail of its contract and the hotel
owners had no assurance that the
company would open the hotel when
completed.
Here then waS Elizabeth City in
the prcdicament of completing a
$500 OOG modern hotel with the fin
est and most modern hotel furnish
irg< and equipment obtainable. with
10 manager i'll sight.
There are numerous stores and
offices in the hotel building for
which the leSSeCS We're To find ten
ants. 1t appears that they have
taken no steps Ia find tenants for
any Of the office or store spaces.
The lpSSee> had agreed To give
hand i'm the sum of SD,Wn AZ Il
guarantee of their good faith. They
have steadily refused to give bond,
insisting thar they should give bond
only after the hotel had been turned
over tn them.
After approving the original plans
for the hotel and after failing Tor
months 10 appear upon the scene
and conperatp with the owners Ill
CARRYING out these plans. represent
,riveS of the company walk i'll after
IN. hotel i half completed ANA III
sisr upon unreasonable changes Ill
plans.
Without having put one cent INT"
The enterprise and under no h"hd
70 carry out their contract lhe
IeSSeeS have insisted upon having
,ra;r names STAMPED upon all silver
ware. chinaware. towels. hed linens
.,r and have even presumed 10 dlc-
,,rn where the hotel furnishings
should hp purchased. >"ekln" theF'-
1,,- ro eliminate competition anu
f,r,.e the hotel owners To buy I'm
,urrS. furnishings and supplied Ill
rri,.rs fixed by the le>Scc>. 'haih
hotel operators have Il trick "t hlaN-
i'm" handsome profits ont "t 'he
purchase Of supplies purchased uh-
der their direction.
The Associated Hotels. me h"S
oupIovcd The law firm of Thompson
6 Wilson of Elizabeth City to repre-
sent them and the first move I'll
NI.sSrS Thompson X Wilson l. |"
..rL 10 have rhc case remove" w
l,, EcJ,r,I Court on the "r"'lill>
,b,t the Hii-Hut< are fe>iueli'> VI
,I;fero,r STATES. The effort I" 'hr""
the case into the Federal 'o'''
will hr hutly contested.
! In the meantime the P''>'"'''
.,,,1 directors of the h";"l company
ara. cou>iderin" >c"rc or mt re ~
.,.,ri,.,,inus from likely hotel men
in various parts of the co''h'r! WIZ
ar,. caucr to take over the m''l'n2'-
nn,r of the hotel or lease 1t ""'
ri.bt No difficulty is anliclla.C''
in employing reliable ana cap""''
,,.,or who will be ready To S'ei
into the new hotel early i'll Hep'eii,
l.r with an organization 10 open
and operate it without delay, ,ll' Ln'
hn,d ,,nmpany is prepared I" give
amv required bond t" RESTRAIN INV Nv
t,i,I GENERATING. corporation from III
,.rror;nY with the opening of the
Virginia Dare under other n''ii'='