Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29
over 100000
DURING SUMMER
in HOTEL WORK

More than 100000 will be expended
In Douglas for construction during the
summer months on buildings intended
1or the comfort and endowment of
people see king accommodations in
hotels. If to that may be added the
expenditure on similar enterprises
within period of IL months ending
next September when the Geronimo
Lodge, the major project now about
70 be started is to- be completed it
may quite truthfulIy be stated that
such expenditures for the year at that
date will have exceeded one third OF
million dollars in the strictly Doug
las area.
The last estimate would include the
remodeling at the >Gadsden hotel in
Douglas, and the construction of the
Rancho Manzanita, 60 miles out of the
city, but an enterprise that will gather
business through this city as will the
other places covered by the sum.
Without attempting to state the ap-
proximate amount spent either at the
Gadsden or the Turkey creek resort,
1t may easily be accepted that the
total materially exceeds one-third of
2 million dollars when the furnish
ingS have been included in the esti-
mate.
Geronimo Lodge will cost approx
mately ,$115,OO0 for the construction
alone In addition to that there will
be the furnishings which will run its
total close to 100000 so that it will
be seen that the estimate on the total
is we'll under what probably has been
spent by the other two main features.
In addition to these there is Club
Socials new dining room that will cost
somewhere between $500 and $4,000.
In the Turkey Greek canyon resort
as well as at Geronimo Lodge, and
the Club Social special attention has
been paid to the cuisine feature, the
purpose being to make the places CEN
tiers of attraction because of the ex-
cellent quality of the meals served.
Inspired, perhaps, by the thought that
is portrayed in Byron's couplet from
Don Juan" which runs
'"That happiness for man-the hun
cry sinner; /
Since Eve ate apples, much depends
on dinner
it has been the apparent intent of
those directing the work of the prof.
ectS mentioned to make the cuisine
the best that can be had not only in
Douglas but anywhere. In Geronimo
Lodge, the kitchen is forecasted to be
one of the best to be found in the |
entire southwest Fortified in that /
sort of barracks, truly first-class (
chef will be able to defend his repu
tetion against the assault of hungry I
xryINn ,o1sf Of
earth they may come or how well they /
may be armed with appetite. The
cuisine of Club Social has had a well
grounded reputation for a number Of
years end it is because of the de-
mands thatss--iitssrep reputatie have
brought to it that the enlargement OF
the plant is being made so that the
patronage may be accom-
modated
The construction accounted for in
the features mentioned here does not
include a thing except the four prof.
ectS mentioned Geronimo Lodge, Club
Social dining room, Gadsden hotel and
Rancho Manzanita. But if the field
be enlarged to include other lines of
construction, the total involved quickly
passed the half-million mark, and ii
one or two projects that will unques-
tionably Ce started soon are to be
added, it will run quite. close to
$6OO,OOO. Adding first the new power
plant which has been almost COM
pleted in Aqua Prieta, it is the state
ment of the men interested in that
work that before it he's been long in
operation the investment will exceed
100000. There is almost certainty
that another large cafe will be built
in Aqua Prieta and there are three
houses promised near where the new
hotel is to arise, each of which will
be modern and of the more expensive
type of residence construction. The
building total for the Douglas area
for the year ending next September is
going to make a creditable showing,
it is the opinion of all who have
studied the outlook.