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f ugene Hotel Section Ten Pages Eugene Hotel Section Ten Pages EUGENE, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 1025. NO. 137 Mew tuition Marked of big Enterprise by Local Citizens plendid new Hostelry Held by all who Have Inspected it to be of Class Commensurate . With Eugene's Splendid Growth. Conceived by Eugene men with ;Dited faith in. their home city. B who have the confidence to back fir business juuguicui. win. umpiu Iiorts, the new ami modern Hotel Ljfne stands as a monument to Itir desire to provide not enly for present needs of this community : to mt the ever 'increasing de- Lad that they envision for the fu- With more than two years of plan- Lin order to build a hostelry that be on a plane with any uf the cific Northwest, with the bet :ipment obtainable for a building li class and entailing a total out 1b excess of $500,000, these men o have put time nud effort into , nirnris are readr to formally pi the hotel tonight and leave it tie judgment of the expected r?Bgs as to whether they have ched their announced goal of erect ly a hotel that will be fln r.sset to the a building thnt Is in keeping the development of the past tw. lin ami the certain progress now :niDg as the result of present nds. Oovclopment Is Plan The new Eugene hotel under the nsgement of Hutton and Clark is culmination of the belief held by s group of citizens that Eugene mid have such an establishment as n.in( Tfat-S0 who have had the 011- step in the big development plan purtuiiify 0f inspecrion of tbe new the upbuilding of the city. The building Bin:o. the furnishings have ard of directors who were mainly 0),n j n m 1 1 i'cl mid particularly tho-c trumental in the financing of the i wjH, j1)U.e Drtl glle!it8 ,,f tie jl0t,,i fnr ject is composed of Bird Hose, XIV p,lst tlTt!e ,i,ivs are lavish in their mund Pierre, and the steward. James Eck, have been on duty in order to have every detail complete before a greeting was extruded to the public to judge of their training and know ledge in management of these essential departments of hotel operation. Every need that the1 most critical guest could desire has been met and the 1S3 rooms are equipped with the best of furnishings, providing a home like and comfortable atmosphere, and denoting the care and personal a: tention of the management for the accomodation of their p.itrons. The ruoms are arranged singly and in suites of two and three rooms caon. the latter all with private lavatory and baths. With every convlence in the v,iy uf private telephone service in each room, modern lighting sys tems, furniture of beauty as well as meeting the rcpiirments of useful ness, picking decorations and a feel ing of b' me comforts pervading eu'.,;i room there has teen left nothing un done that modern hotel managing can provide for its guests. Lobby Is Spacious From the spacious and beautiful lobby, the three diuing rooms and on up through the seven stories of the reinforced concrete, fire-proof struc ture this keynote of desire to pro vide of the best is evident on every -nest It. (Jilstrnp. F. N. McAlister. It. Tiffany nnd John Ilunzicker. it is their idea thnt is represented the handsome structure offered for inspection of the public tonight. Plates for IttO diners will he laid the opening banquet and these have been reserved, according to nn- 'uncemcnt of the management to- Fnun (1 to T p. m. the officials tbe Ktigcne hotel company and Mr. ittnn nud Mr. Clark will greet the itrs ami personally conduct them r'8h the hotel giving an oppor- of n thorough inspection of the he building.. At 7 p. m. the han 't will start and music by Mc- roy's orchestra 'nnd nets from the pheuin vaudeville time are prom d as features of this event. From n. to midnight dancing will be en- H by the hotel guests. The pro l am for the opening h" been tinned with care and discrimination I" provide nn entertainment in keep :with the importance of the event. Site Is Selected during the preliminary discussion "' plans for the new hotel Fevernl praise, nf the accomodations offered and higli'y commend the group -f pub lic Kpiritcd Eugene citizens who have marie t!irm possible. The main lobby with two entrances, one on Ninth avenue east and the other n Pearl street, brings to the entering guest n sense of welcome with its soft c loring, large and coin fnrtanle lounging chairs and sofas and its broad expanse of plate ghi.-s windows giving an uiioSstrucfd view of both street. The wide commodi ous dek with facilities for takilU' Another Forward Step in Eugene's History NOTHER forward step in Eugene is signalized today in the opening of the splendid new Eugene hotel. The enterprise is one that reflects credit alike upon the city and district and up on its chief promoters, the Messrs. Bird Rose, president of the hotel corporation; Ernest R. Gilstrap, John Hunzicker, A. R. Tiffany and F. N. McAlister, directors. In the concep tion of the project and in its carrying through they have demonstrated the vision that builds cities. So, too, have the citizens who sub scribed to stock ni the enterprise demon strated that vision. That a project of the magnitude of this one could be and was fi nanced wholly at home is eloquent testimony to home faith in the common destiny. The people of Eugene are proud of their hew hotel and of the spirit of achievement which its building represents. To its lessees and managers, the Messrs. Harry Hutton and F. A. Clark, who are newcomers here, the community extends its welcome and well wishes. Adequacy of hotel facilities is highly im portant to any city that seeks to become bet ter known to the world at large. Good hotels make a city popular with tourists and with visitors from neighboring places. After knowledge has gone abroad that a city is well equipped with hotels, access of visitors follows. People come to such a city who would not come without the advance know ledge as to what they may expect in regard to hotel service. Eugene now has two hotels of the first class as good as the best, besides a number of others, smaller but nevertheless well fit ted and served. With such an equipment, this city will hereafter be in position to in vite conventions and gatherings of various -kinds to come here. They will come if in vited, because Eugene's hospitality is known and people like to come here. No upstate city of Oregon has a finer or more up to date hotel than the Eugene hotel, opened today. In design, construction, equip ment and service it will be a credit to all concerned. EUGENE HOTEL IS OPENED 10 Guc3t Rooms Number 183; All Modern Equipment and Features Found New Structuro One of Kost Beautiful and Best Equipped on Coast I has been busy for days preparing tlw banquet that is to be spread tonight. lie has a force of several experts In the kit'-heu, and in the modern bnke I shop below, and every shelf is groun ding unih'r the weight of the dvKciou ! edibles. "Hut I'll see to it that those shrJvcs are toon emptied," declares John Eck, - head waiter, who also has nmrshaile.I his forces to care f"r the cprniiu ' (crowd. Mr. Eck has spent the pai The organization of the new Eu- few diys in supervising the final 'ui- IB TO GREET GUESTS1 IIS HOTEL ERECTED! I care of the reiteration f gu.es is will be presided over by Harry .Shaw and "Andy Anderson, greeters of e.t peiicncf and tact in meeting the tri veiins puM'c. Dining Rtnm Attractive The plan for the dining room profile- tor space the full sweep of the mi' u,,fi v u.rl ws on tne 1 e.in or v lo th- s gene hotel is now completed .ami a full force of employees are i n hand to welcome guests today. The de-k will he provided over by genial "Andy" Anderson, who is al ready known up and down the Paci fic coast f r his jolly manners, and in ndHtion. for his unusual efficiency .ind kna. k of making hoiel gursts f at home. He worked in various rapacities nroiind Portland for i3, years, and during that time he thoroughly Hcarucd every angle of the hotel biisiti's. Andy Is Pcpular tiiieM never ask f t Mr. "Ander- nishing of the dining room, and in assign ng his help their places. Every employe under him now knwi ex actly what to do, and every one U experienced in his or her duties. Mrs. Raybourn Engaged Mrs, Iliiyb.urn has been appointed to the important position of home keeper. Tj her will fall many of the important details of the rimiiiiu of the hotel, and she comes to fir new place fully prepared to lukc charge in an efficient manner. X man cf long experience, II. M. Coombs, of Portland, has b-en se lected ns head porter, hile I.iirl mm." they always call for 'Andy,' and Wnugb will direri :he force of mil he in :e!nys ready for them, wheth -r ! formed bell boys. Nine young men. :-,rv tinve a wish they want fulf.ll"!. I all fat nnd snappy, have already hether, ns is often the cusp, they i been engaged, nnd they wi: work in .. ... w ii ns fac rg the rnr1 j,t want I., sftp and talk a while. I shifts or fir during tn ly i ..i I ..... ,t,rt ...... Th ' i.-,,r. r.i.o has a it!eannl word for I nt night. This force will be in The story of the new Eugene, hotel j is full of IlirilU flud hardMhips ,c- j cording to the versi n of several j workmen wiio were imbued with ihej spirit of the massixe project. About ( a year ago a large crew of men wafa , hired by 1 lurgravcti nnd I.imUny to . start coii'trurtion work In a large hoi" : he'ow the level of 1Mb and Pearl ' street. j According to one man who started . with the project a a mere shovel tiaudbr and finished Inst Ritunlay nn experienced carpenter, the work on the building wns edm-nting as well an iiti.rutriir "I U M. MiiSLiliff H lull 2 ' Pearl street Inst June out of work of my life, one which I hardly dreamed of before, was opened fore my ryes. 1 stood on the roof, towering seven stories nhoe the mreet below, and looked out over the top of the smaller buildings which house the business of Eugene tndiy. "A feeling of perfect satisfaction of work well done overcome nit thmntbts tut I sat thinking of t':if work nnd hnrdxliips I hnd conquered in gaining this' o'.jectlve. However. 1 realized then thnt my work was si I nipleted as the roiiuh Hiriiciiin .. ... i.. I.f i..nrti Into fl hllildillft which would win f' r its self a mime as one of the finest structures of its kind on the c sst. "As I Mo -d there contemplating 1 realized what I had gone through. 1 had started ns n slwvekr thm worhnl IIM a enrpenfr helper, covering the part as flunky nnd nail chnser. I s (Men carried waier io hip uhm-i I rrs -n the job, helped In plac ng the steel reinforcements, worked into tht f rxpericiiced car"'ntrr, ran " ; new elevator first and even ncrubneil ; the newly pidiihed floors. T gu-s- 1 I. scud working here, n U divided into three separate tbis smiling fellow, which may nc- rrease.i ns ti.e note: nunness grow,, y large French plate ghisv counr for his go d nature nnd ready . it :s stated. r.very employe in nSout the new hotel. cinted IHrry Shaw, hue of the Hotel Osborn", nn efficient and expert man. who has studied the art of hostelry in .it it hranches. Van Pentty, -if .. l,;..li n il . , ,,' . i , giiiiicd n reguhr workiuen' innssiie ho e wit hlnrge sticks of Iiiml.t-p entwined and thrown with in. ,,.) tl Vhi I mil,l fin.I w.,rk." h-' i " "; nni.t. "I wnlkr.1 ... ni.n. I 1 "'' I'1' -"""nl tn.i.y t.ili.'.l !trr (mm. I.. W 11.11 lienor, nn l finrr ..r Ihmnl, whil. lmrn..., I ilrlv.. kr,l him !!... I hi- .r..l f'T ' "' 1 ' 'lk" 1 It t'T KO'U nouie nieni nun Today murks the culmination of one year of intensive nnd extremely sat isfying building. The new Eugene hotel, (totiNtrucled hy the firm of llarKinves and I.iuday, 1 cul '.n. Iractnrs and home buflders, w ho in conjunction with the Head )oiiHlrnc tion compHiiv wni the inspiration nud force behind the minnive ninl beau tiful structure which slnndn on the corner of HI nud Pe.irl street, an nounce that their work is t-omplered. One year ago n'mot lo n day the local firm took over the contract for Today the new Eugene hotel, con taining IKl guot r om, a Urge, beautifully decorated lobby, a lnrg main diuing room, a dainty t"a ro:m, and nu unhiuv and spichms hall room, a modern, electrically equipped kit chen, a well furiiMied hidim parlor, several sample room, and a myriad of up-to-date eMuii'inent, is opened to the public, j Tb claim that the new tnuturo : it one of the m st beautiful ami noMt j completely equipped on the c a t ; Is justified, in the np niou of all who have been Inside. The lobby itself is one of the finest ever c untrut-ted, and together with the dMiirj room, the ground f.oor space exceed hat of any other hotel in the Northwett. i Lobby Is Ideal I Everything making for comfort a;U , convenience is provided in (he lobby, 'Huge lights, in inverted urn, cut a beautiful (low for rcadiug or any other purpose. Tnis has bwti finished in dull m iloii)ii,, with furniture tu match, l.aig.1 v;li dows me ou two ! sidi'K, and the nhixt itself used her a I is tme of h- hK feiiturea uf tho i hotel. J The ilinhi; rnoiii, il vi-lid fr lit thu tea room anil tmtlro by atlrtietit) 1 FmmicIi doors, ti::i t with mirrors, is' ; fuiiiisheu In wmitheixl y.ik, u uioit. i ejsiii Hcheiue, The reatltn iiipac ; Ity nf Ibis room h .'iOII p'rsoiis. l cii be added to when ifce -wiry, It ' is said. j Tw t w'fl l icval ir co;iv-y tin) I guests up slairs, where there arc -IS ; floors of hnurio'i-h cip' ji'ied ro tin. The muji' room-, of wuicli there ivo a majority, me (tto !c.m o( row ft: t and r nn in lire. Ev iy .tie It hei-viiy 'citpi'ti'd. nud ii'imit'uiMtly fu: ai lv I 'with s ft bed, bhi'-k walnut '!ri"4ei, ' i er-st uf f I'd c'lairw. i im1;i'., and ; -v-j eral liuhlx. A Itrht U n- cd on t Ninall tdhle licir lite b d, ro:iveui't for rnd 114. wuile anoiber b 'cier tlie mirror, JimI r ulit foi sh.tv.ir;. Piivate buthiooiiiH ate tutJii lt'd I T mtiny chamber-, whib- suitci C lwi the erection of one of tiir Inrg-si ; i,,,,,, lirit BVl,iiul,l... p.til ns h mirrored panels that enn be quickly j ambition to please n'l. nut Into nlace or removed lo meet the! With Mr. Anihron will he asso enthus nt.c and all nr" enger for the opening day," said M- Clark this morning. Spanish Courts of t's w.rp rnnpidrro'd nnd no iWinitp lw (onanl construction work or I varied nf-U of Ikuioi.hI parties or n- npWf.1 plans was made until ri- ! dividual giifsls. in iras reached for the ounrter- I Tnr main rommerri.il din'nj ro- ra kirk .1.. .....1..... r. o.-cuniei. the tbilllnvist corner of th' '"f Ninth avenue nnd Pearl street. J buildin, and h; M..l, .rcomod,-! the B.rtel. hotel ,n . ..- -.." . Tk' K..en, hotel compnnv orgnnl- I 'ions fr 15 "er, with nm,.le room ; .ill al.o .ork heh.nd the de.k .,11. ptrhed the sale of stock in the ! I.ei.ee.i nil lahles. The center mom j "And," and "Hrrv and nil thro-. -'Tn.. and practically the entire of the three, to b u.ed princip.llr as ; And. . Harry """ '' t-wm nce.,,ry to start ronstrnr- j h" room and banquet hall. ha , are reany to m ' '"rk ... suhscribed before ei- is-at.ns .apuM;. ot more man !" u ' '"tion narted March 1. 1W4. Al- when needed. The imllr Aimnt ; e?t Hotel. l-.nn.K .... u..:,..: ' . . ,.n the tniiihea.t corner of the! Chef III Charge , , npr"Sr"" L..,,.. .. .t...d foe .mailer ban- Kdmund Pierre, rhef. ha. .'.ready Mirround.n. country a. expected ow.nff to fl num- : inniuiuft . t - ..... i i. of di,ruHi. in obtaining neces- .,uet, or d.nre, and .hen occi ,n ken rh.r. of the k.tehen. and he, ry material an, ,iver,e weather j require, can he opened in ronneruo , 'ion. during the past winter with the larger hail room or the three a steady pushing ahead of i d irni rooms cn be all opened int . early in the present j one lag P Hrger bnmuets cr r the opening date was set for th takinj care of lsrge crowds of 1 bt later changed in order to! diners. work '; tne in with a shovel. My first jolt was to make a groove in the enttb which wss used to run streamers n"otig to brm-e nnd level the forms t r the first floor. From this I gradually worked up uuiil I found I was helping rsrpenter second fl ooi a r if I Just ind best hoteln on the coast and to day iheir work is finished. Tliis h'- . tel irut r h m iituMh-r super lructiire of beauty in the islory nf Eugene. "The uijreive einiupU of ar hiteeiural iiemiiy will attest to the ability of er-il Kpecial Htlltet Hie pr Videil, anil one uf the finest fcaturcx of the hoiel nre tbe "parlor, b-di..o:ii md hat!i." iiUiles (hot a i found on eiery floo.'. New Style In llnom An iitowiti'in in hotel f tt.ng are the Ilntnl Arn A 11 II r 111 fT , brscea f. r the 11WI,VI4 " j carrying u round a hammer and a pu. f sp ke nnd hiving ti One of the finest features "f the entire new Eugen hotel are the two count on ei-h floor, from which sn in a few weeia I found mtself work-, excellfnt view nf Eugene ind the ing on the fourth fl or, I thought I an be hnd. be-, was getting up in the world. j lieves "Andy" Anderson, head clerk.' "Finally "nc g'" nirn.M T.i .iin.n. he started llon rei ffirfnttle to-'l, wnen 11 itih-h - iiuhln'l take ,,ne more ntp Spirit Is Praised "line of (be ouiitiinding reaoii I kept St the w rk wns ber.njfie nf the spirit "f the men I worked wtlh md P"1 'd the man I w rk-d for. Hill wa ni I w ns ready to blp in ne I was con- ftonied with a Job tiint I rmtldn quits understand. II" spen? many an j irftilg , 0 ust rtK t i hour in giving me pointers and in Irt- tl(, ,.,,mnin ibe men wlio had the foresight to combination sample m-uhh wiih di oiidertuki. a project of this niiigul- ' ajipettring bed. Ample space is thus allow etl for diday of good without going below to the Inrgi-r room. E.ery f"ot cf the flour apace . .aip-ted, and fie different pattern, t'itt h 11 It nnd lii'uvy, hid used ill vnri' us phx eg tli roii jfji.ui the build ing. Uther Spcil.il frjtute of the hotel ket full timea of my life to 'bit the hammer wifh the nail held.' Hut hn. witli LOCAL BUSINESS MEN BACKING NEW EUGENE HOTEL r.v. tition. 1h. 'rervthing complete before dedi- Decoration It Pl.l"0 The dining room, are iplendidiy ! her service and tali.e : untieing ot tne project was , h j japieted with the rote of the hotel , ,jn(,n ,1(,ins ,lf ,,,, b,.,, ,),, bill ro m ny to iu $l7r..W0 In 0'3 b,,n pr',ided .itb wi. kr rh.irs ... interest bonds. These bonds , , , ,i. attractive decor.-i !tion of the ari!i"d fling. nd. wills, 'anil ."lumn.. The ligMirg .j-.tr in in; the dining f-tw -on'Ming of lrg . 'ceiling cluster, a .r!l as mt!i'r 1 lishls on the columns gi.e. a ."ft nd . Inttrncti.e glow over the white w. ei'ed tahies and is pleasing feature' of th.e .irt -f the hotel building. Tho entrances to the dining room .1. kitthen as.ure ouick and 'D'i until everything wa. in . . rrir, gi,. One "s to provide all the ronveni- i i,i, .he main com- . entran-' r.Mi . ' "'fd'rn accomodations that mfr(-:il rnm in(1 ,(,, other "pening dat. was postpone.. center ball room. Holt, en- It " i-m.d early in January, were -!n.r.ttcn by tbe Wyth. Witter Mr.y of Porltand and when plared ule .,re ,0,j quickiy, the mi h'lr.g held now in Eugene and r men firm in the belief ti,e nurchase is a sound husiness nt. Ev.rythin( n Rrdlnint Hi. "li.E the determination not to open 'ling public demand the first trances have ide ..irgitig V -or. I lLvr Yi( -i, : r- ...... ia : - ' i v- Wm 4m Pv; Igli.-.,,r.',i.-ftl'?t- XUI1JawtM, . .:rTr - -r t???PTCO:Li;jP"tJ. Li i " -iL ""' ..r.. t r"o.o'.- Jh"r. Hiingicktr. A. R -trntii n. vmumwt - . - - ( I tilde. Their namen will be pla.e.l the reror'l of farHighted and able ac complice ,f the men wh are utrlvlng o make Kugene a more beautiful atul liettrr plne for peonle of a peine lovinj and American nature," declar ed it e ow n'-ra today. The history gt.ea bik three ears ao. A mill. n former resident of Include large Hamp: rooms in Hi Kugcne, rf turned looking for w -rk. 'basement, ampl'' clonet space on each He aooii found a small place, tint of fl""r- ""'I ,l"'"'ti,' courts ou home. KoI- r"'"'' f1""1' 'r"MI were an rxceiicut f thia build- ,f,v c,l tan "btftimd. ng to intetest mo in m) nrK. i j,,, h entere.i i partneraMp with! 1 h " "h ,e " '1ni,ete "His interest In his men Is one of j his Mlow-worker, the outcome of n'1 P ' date, and every visitor hi the qualities which has helped himjwliirh it the llir,;ra.es and lin Uay ! dec ared that it is In keeping In pro- ;c,,Mr.ieiioii roiimanT. Will ia in IUr. iressienea w.th the spirit of E4- gravea, former builder of 1'orlland IF,lr- ind Itoaeburg was (he returned re. Ideiit of Kugene Hl1i Yrrt .in,tv wnn In first fallow worker. The two in n began (he firm whi- h brought together this new well-known lo tr of local contractor and hvU- H'ontinued on psvje two) New Bus Provided for Hotel (iuests Start Wat Small 1 Their first ronlracts called inre!f ( for i he bu.idini of amail homte and pcoitrtge) tbroii.l on' the city. I'reteut ly n nniomncement w ss mide that j Kngene woiihl be faiored with a Ter . unnsl h'lte, Tiieoe men were- railed ' U('oii to tflke (ner the r"li(! ruction l.fiesi of the new Kugena hot si ill glide lo anil from their com fort able itiisrteM in s comfort able, eay r duu bus, the very latest pro ihi't of .in. ha ui Itrotlier. special b;u maiiufa' Hirers, it i nniioi.nc - J. The hiiitl me coneyene wa uJt .n use for the first time yeMerdty, and it i in perfect condition for Its first passengers tidy. It wdl roatfoitabty seat ,'Mi guests, and larg ha Moon tire ruiiinment. shen'k ao- ork "f tins hotel, w In. h mark their nothtrWt nm Mfry modem pdlaih j first gret a-hlevetnent n a lrge (iff M,y rill;nf h-v been added. sen I building. Kolhiwing the com ; pletion of this and due to tl cir fast ; ami effi. irnt work they ere sue- The hrge Imdr of the car is a limy Mick, w.fh tht name, "Ku ene II tel" In gold letters. In 1 r U past month the cbvf, td- iCoatiaued on psge two . . . .. Haiti CDmoiny: from left to r; um bos r a or icrttieii I.. r Tiffany and F. N. McAbtter. s cep-ful In gtining the contract for tha ; ft( ,(tractnene-, it la on nt construction f another msik in tha ( ,inlt appearing buses on tho eiry'a history. ! et, It Is declared. Tae two e .ntra- tors. w rkmg nndrr rh, h , wj) be t (ie disposal of the genersl suprvisiitn of the Hed I j,,,,.,, whenever necestary. It l U onn'rit' thiti company, railed for men MtnXr,t m nn espert driver will rt'ontioucd oo o.gt tbrw) j pilot U Ihruutfi th Kugena traffic. , 1 I J I' I . - ' : 'I : f ' I i i ' ! I 1 t J . U : h A
