Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-29

that Mr.. Mcguire is conferrlng with
the Hamilton Hotel corporation
owner OF the Alexandria at Los
Angeles and numerous other first
class hostleries, and that the Ham,
ilton interests are desirous OF con-
cluding some arrangement to get a
first class hotel of tneir cnain in
Douglas. 1t was this hotei company
that entered into q contract TO
operate the community hotel in the
event that it is built and while on
a visit to Douglas not long age the
president OF tie company declared
that it was his opinion this is
city ripe for two good hotels. He,
at that time, sought information as
to the property owned by Mr..
Mcguire which is directly in front
of the postoffice across Tenth street.
ccrnering on F avenue, and declared
it to be a most desirable location
for a downtown hotel"
The hotel situation in Douglas has
been somewhat acute since the Gads-
den hotel was destroyed by fire on
Feb. z. That took from the city
the only first class modern hotel
accommodations it possessed ana
since that date there has been gem
eral anxiety on the part OF business
men in particular and people gener-
ally, that some action looking to the
erection OF a modern hotel would
materialize. F. O. Mackey, owner
of the Gadsden site, has been work.
ing earnestly on plans for new
structure and 1t has been expected
now for week that he would an
nounce plans for substantial hotel
Improvement that would meet all
immediate needs. MI. Mackey is now
in FL Paso where he has been con-
ferring with architects and otpers
relative to the problem OF cost Tor
the sort OF hotel that would meet
the need, it is understood.
There have been other partles
making inquiry concerning hotel op-
portunities in Douglas and one such
inquirer sought figures on the corner
occupied and owned by the Kazal
Grocery company. It is understood
that steps are in progress TnaI might
develop into a real hotel project
there
Since the burning of the Gadsden
the city has had to depend upon
the accommodations that may be
found usually in the better type
rooming houses and private rooms
in the better homes which are made
available by the citizens who desire
to make it certain visitors 20 the
city have comfortable quarters. But
with everybody working TO handle the
situation satisfactorily, there still Is
q chorta0e in room. accommodations
at a season when the tourist traffic
is not near the peak and it IS tc
get ready for the fall rush that
steps toward hotel are considered
necessary at this time.
One business man, on learning that
Mr. Mcguire had started a study OF
the hotel situation remarked: That's
fine because Mr. Mcguire will not
require much argument to be con-
yinced that there is a Wonder1ul
opportunity here for a good hotel-
or even for two good hotels. He
has an ideal location and properly
improved, 1t will be a winner as
an investment. And ii the PIGGY
Wiegly interests are the only problem
involved. that ought to prove al
argument because it might easily De
fitted into the building plan 10
provide quarters for sto-e as a
rental return for the ground floor
and basement and leave the re-
minder of the building tc hotel uses.
The upper STORIES would merely add
To the return on the building site
for that portion and add to the
YorctitS"