The border vidette., 1929-03-16
will actually open and will be
backed by strong capital.

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| In an interview to the Herald
yesterday afternoon by Mr.. Dill
lingham said that the Esplendor
will be operated as an all year
around hotel of semi tourist
and commercial nature.
The deal has been complet.
ed" MIR. Dillingham; said. THE
Esplendor will be opened within
ten days. I have assumed con.
troll OF the corporation and am
now making arrangements to
swing wide the doors of the ho.
ltel for public patronage.
The entire project has been
refinanced ON the basis of a ten
year bond issue. All obligations
now pending are being taken
care Of and all of the present
contracts are being paid off. The
mortgages held by DR.. P. B..
Clagett will be relieved and the
hotel will be placed on sound
financial basis. A new frat
mortgage bond issue for $500, 600
will be sold which will insure
sufficient capital to operate pro.
fitably.
THE Esplendor will be open
oil the year." continued Mr.. Dill
lingham. 1t will be popular
priced hotel operated on the Eu
ropean plan with rates ranging
lkom $3.50 per day up. The din
ing room will be operated on on
70 Ia carte basis. The directors
of the hotel company have for
mally approved the deal. All
papers have been signed and I
am now. arranging the opening.
All employees will be local except
the manager and chief. Your
directors, headed by President
Harms and r. s. Burns, have
shown me every courtesy. Ma
turally great deal of money
was paid to close the deal"
The operation of the Esplen.
dor will have typical Mexican
atmosphere" said Mr.. DillinR
ham. Every effort will be made
to give that which Is demanded
by tourists coming tosthe border.
The costumes OF the boys and
serving girls will be Mexican.
There will be nothing overlook
ed in making the hotel one OF
the most popular in Arizona.
| Mr.. Dillingham; first saw No
gales in 1921 and has been iden-
titled with several major projects
In this state. He is the presi
dent of the Winter Garden cor.
poration of Phoenix and is now
constructing q 200 room hotel on
the old Joyland location in Van
Buren, avenue. He is also con
| structing 200 new bungalows on
the property adjacent to the
Phoenix hotel project.
Much of this immense under.
taking, costing a million dollars,
has already been completed.
Among the finished items are
swimming pool accommodating
1000 people; q recreation hall ac-
commodating 500 people and an
amusement center and dancing
pavilion accommodating 500 peo
Pile. The finished improvements
amount to 500, 900.
The history of the Hotel Es.
plendor is unique. The project
was q dream. It was started by
Dr.. P. D. Clagett. A. M. Gilles
pie, president of the Nogales
National bank and J.. f.. John
son. Ford dealer. The idea was
EsolG to other interested citizens,
It is reported that $14O, 900 worth
of stock was sold locally and
that DR.. Clagett has a first mort
gage amounting to nearly $l0O,
600 in addition. The hotel WAS
rushed to completion and the
citizens of Nogales happily look
ed forward to the opening.
Finally the hotel was opened
This occurred last March. Do
lores del Rio famous motion pic
ture actress. officiated at tht
opening. Nogales was proud Of
its hotel venture and the stock
holders were pleased. The ho
tel opened. however, too late ir
the season, the rates we're re
ported to be too high. After twt
months of struggling along The
! doors we're closed. The few ere
ditors began pressing and th'
directors CT the hotel and th'
people were downcast.
One of the best appointed no
} tells in Arizona then remaine'
closed for ten months. A nev