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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1915)
4 C THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 21, WIS. WHEN RDHJMR STAND Westerner to Diipenie the Smokei ni JTcw to Quest at the Hotel Cattle. . MISS FEY IS THE PROPRIETOR Speaking Of th ornament and object of beauty In th lobby of the Castle, Miss Clara Frr and Mini Pegy Flaherty pre side at the cigar stand. Miss Fry Is the proprietress and li a young woman of extraordinary buMnesa scumen. She came here from tha Plslns hotel, Cheyenne. Wyo., where aha was owner of the elgar stand. Eh It at 111 owner of that cigar and and will retain Ha proprietorship whlla devoting moat of her tlmo to developing the business In the new field here. "How did I happen to come here?" said Mlsa Fry. "Well, Mr. Cattle was an old friend of my brother-in-law, Uoyd Klco demus, one of the proprietors of tha Bsvoy hotel In Cheyenne, and while Mr. Castle was there during the celebration of Frontier day, he and my brother-in-law and I all agreed that this would be a good addition to my business. Likes Omaha. "So. hare I am and although 1 have only been In Omaha a week t must say that I have fallen In love with It I know I ahall be quite happy here. "I ahall have to go out to Cheyenne one In a whila to look after my Inter est there and can also visit ray sister, Mrs. Nlcodemua." Miss Fry received her training In tha art of dispensing cigars, tobacco and news under the Fred Harrsy eating house system and news service which operates on the Santa Ft railroad and In Its stations and ha an enviable reputa tion for efficiency and op-to-dnteneas. .For a time she had charge of the cigar end newsstand at the fianta Fe etatlon In Topefca, Kan. Miss Flaherty, who will he Mies Fry's assistant, come here from tha Bavoy hotel. Denver, and It also a finished ar tist In cigar and news dispensing. Both the young women expressed great delight at the beauty of the cigar and newsstand which Mr. Castle has provided and which Is one of tha beauty spot ef tha lobby. . Besides cigars, tobacco and new there will be a line of candles on sale, which will make tha stand attractive to the feminine guests, also. One of Omaha's Old' Established Firms To Supply Pickles Vinegar, pickles, olivet, sauerkraut, ketchup and the like will be supplied to the new Castle by the Haarmann Vine gar and rtckle company, 1914 South Twentieth street. This la decidedly an Omaha firm, built up from the bottom by an Omaha pio neer, O. It Haarmann, and there are many people now In Omaha who claim to "remember the time whtn Haarmann had nly one pickle." Now It la one of the big concerns of Ita kind. Tha elder Siearmann was auoceeded In the business In list by his sons, F. Haarmann, Charles Haarmann and John Haarmann, who conduct It at present Tha concern has seven salting station In Minnesota, from which It reeelvea a large part of its supply of pickles and. sauerkraut Name Castle Hotel - Quite Impressive When yon analyse tha two words ''Cst tl hotel" yaw find quite an Impressive etymology. Castle la Itself suggests medieval lords and ladles and rulers over tbo people and leaders In great wars. "Hotel" cornea from the French and originally mean! a paler or residency for lords and great personages. It fre quently Is used In Franoe to indloat a private city dwelling or a large town mansion -and even ocaasaloMlly to Indi cate an Inn of extraordinary style and pretensions. The name of the city hall In French jcltlea la "hotel de vllle" or man sion of the city. In Thackeray'a "Keweomee" la a, passage Indicating this old meaning of Hie word hotel, that of a city dwelling of som pretensions: . "This venerable peMeman. tl Comta da Florae, had bU chambers looking out Into tba garden of his hotel The rest of the hotel he give up to hie sob, the Vlcomte de Florae and Madame la Prin cess de Montcontour, his daughter-in-law.", House of Safety , Slogan of Castle Tijt slogan, watchword and talisman of tha new Castle hotel Is to le "Tha House Of Safety." Safety la to be first, seooud, third and last Safety ia to' be most Important at all times and at all places within the aU of the new hostlery. a says Manager Fred Caatls, and he t iik at gseater satisfaction la this feature of his bU hotel than In any of Ita other attractive; features. The absolutely rireproof quality of the building la. perhaps, the biggest evidence of this safety first Ideal. But there or alee many others, auoh, for Instance as the solf-cloalng elevstor doors. "The pub? will soon find the Castle 1 right In tfie very lead with all the comforts and luxuries of total accommo dation," Sold Mr. Castle, "but back of these comforts and above (ham aad be yond them 1 the safety element which ere making the most important of all"- Eich and Beautiful Are Carpets for the New Castle Hotel Delightful to the foot aa well aa te the eye are the floor coverings of the Castls hotel. Deep, thick carpets and ruga of especially pleasing colors and designs are found everywhere! Beautiful Hartford Axmlnster oarpets cover the floors of rooms and halls. la the rooms the carpets cover tha entire floors, close up to tba walla, while In the halls an elghteen-tnch margin la left be tween the wall and tha edge of the car pet on each side. The prevailing colors In tha carpets In the bedrooms are brown and a bronse green. In the h alia there la an especially at tractive floor covering, being a copy of the original Oahak Turkish ruga, la whlan tha color motif to a bright red with navy blue.' In the women's rooms and tha lobby there will be a plenitude of Saxony rugs In which the blue and red colore pre dominate These rugs will be laid aftet all other work Is dona and just before the opening, which Is scheduled for Satur day, March 20. Quaker lace curtains are hung at all windows. They are of extraordinary duality, being made of tha highest qual ity of Egyptian yarns, and tha best Ger man dyes are uzed on those that are ot white., One of the Castle's Single Bed Rooms r ' ; r I : i ; ; . i ,1 j fv...T'. - ; ' : . vr r- ' . ' t - 1 . ' i t ' , - J , , ' ' ' f ' i . r , ' " i . .. . ,:' : . ' - " ! '. . .,. . ?...,..'......" ' " ' i f - 1 . : Jit v;;- . ' ' ' V 7,: .r- -iStttJ . Sample Bath Boom at the Castle '' f.fj vmn sr fy, I , .'4 . ' 4. i I 4 VW. ft ' I 1 ! 1 i tv Mi f li r p. 1 A"'1 I isaajww thrtW VA,: &v4J ( 1 Llii" LIJi '. it1 111 iiBltWnffslBsaaMaMSMasad) J PLASTERERS HAVE LONG LIST TO THEIR CREDIT Anderaoa Croa., who did the plastering of the Castle hotel, have done similar work on some of the most prominent bul'.dlnat In Omaha, the most recent of which was the Fontenelie hotel. This oon cm has been In business here conUnu ously for twenty-seven yeara. Following are some of the buildings they hava plas tered! rt. Jpsrph's hoapital. i I ':rat ) cnrU ilan tiurch. I!nj.fiw hotel. ) HutelCcatie. 1in.n l National bank. ' Krt,t thie. raui r era-Kennedy building. ., 1 be J intirun buiiiMna. Y f, c. A. building V'lM) &lcmurla.l tioni'tial. ifimn t u'j.oran ciiurch )i;il Jyal. v i lo ek, ri tenlle. Klto Lvik. ,f' - Attir1ci theAf.. 1 ' 'J lie kaoiue apartmtnta. ' HOOSE OF MANY ELEYATORS Fauenger LifU of Latett Type and Poiseiied of STarrelout Speed. FREIGHT ELEVATORS . ' SLOWER The elevators of the Castle hotel are of the same type as those In suoh build ings as tha Singer building, "New York City, and the Metropolitan Ufa Insurance building. New York City. Tha passenger elevator at tha Castle has a speed of 175 feet per minute, being the fsstest passenger elevator In the city, with the exoeptlon of those In tha Fonte nelie hotel. It la operated by eleetrtrlty, haa auto matic, aelf-closlng doors, automatlo an nunciators at each floor and steel guldea. The motor which lifts and lowers the cage Is located at the top of the shaft Instead of In the cellar, aa wat the cus tom in the eld types af elevators. - Tha elevator Is said to embody tha greatest slmplUUty of construction with riaxtmum economy and tha highest poa slbls degree of safety. They "ride" easily and smoothly, at tha same time Impress ing one with a feeling of perfect solidity and security. Direct Drtre. This elevator Is run by tha direct drive e-nd u Intermediate gearing between the motor and the driving member la elimi nated. Tha use of a alow speed motor, together with a carefully designed con troller, givee starting, accelerating, re tarding and stopping effects unequalled by hydraulic elevators. The driving cablea front one aad of which the car Is supported and from the other end of hlch the counterweights are hung, paas partly around tha traotkm driving sheath, then around aa "Idler Dd agala around the driving sheath, thereby forming a complete loop around these two sheaves. Tha controller la so designed In Uon with the motor that the Initial retard ing of tha car In bringing It to atop la Independent of tha jraka, the latter being used to bring the car to a final positive tlop and; hold It at tendings. Ceveraed ty Eleeirlelty. The motor la also governed la auoh a nay electrically as te prevent Its attain ing any excessive speed with the car, aa matter what the load may be. la view of the high speed at which tha car runs the automatlo retarding of Its spaed to Important, at la als tha automatlo floaj .topping of the car at tha upper and luaer ends of tha elevator shaft. This automatlo stopping Is seoured by the In stallation In the elevator hatchway af two groups of switches located reapee t'tely at the top and bottom of the shaft, each switch In tha series being opened eoa after another aa tha car paasea, re sulting l a reduction, of speed until the cpenlng of the final switch brings tha car to a positive stop, applying the brskes. Other safety devices on the car Include speed governors, wedge clamp safety de vices for gripping the rails in case the ar attaint excessive speed, and f4tn tlal switches. Economy of space la another feats 'ef the elevator, tha placing of- tha motor at the top of the shaft, where the apace 1 worth nothing, rather than In the cel lar, where It la valuable, being only on of Its epaee economies. The Castle baggage and freight elevator is of almllar construction, but slower, having a speed ef 100 feet per minute. There are numerous ash lifts, baggage lift and dumb waiter that are operated by hand power. Latest Designs of Light Fixtures All Over New Hotel asaMsssase-stai Exceptionally beautiful aad In good taste are the eieotrlo light fixtures which wera supplied by tha Burgess-Oranden OOUIlwu. In that main lobby are flva chandelier with light pendant from chain, seven lights to each chandelier. These are In old gold and bronse effects. All tha bulbs are or tne siexda type and illuminate tha lobby with a brilliance that to at the tarn tint pleasing and restful to tha eye. Thar to nowhere any glare and over tne wnoie big pao to a soft, restful light i The tight la tha cafe are almllar to the In type but tha ehaadelter are further elaborated with prism glaea. The old gbtd part of the chandeliers here to heavily embossed with representations of fruits of various kind. In addition there are light coming out of the walla apd then hanging down on over each table. Theee are also ef a rich, old gold effect The bedrooms af the Caatle hotel are plentifully aupplled with light, far In eg oee of tha light found la most hotel rooms. Hera all the bulb Masda's too and even tha smallest rooms hava three lights, one In the center of the celling wrtch to switched on by mean of a buttoei at the door: another near .tha dyeeser and a third at tha head of the bed so that guest can enjoy tha luxury ef reading- la bed. Tha celling light I coyored with a freeted glaaa glob to diffuse and soften tha light. In tha hell light are placed at Inter val la the celling. SYRACUSE CHINA SUPPLIED . BY AN OMAHA CONCERN The Omaha crockery company supplied the crockery and china to the Castle hotel. By recuse china was also supplied by this firm ta the Fontenelie and It la u(plyiiig ths tame to the CesUe. Well chosen shape and decoration make Syracus clilaa of o specially pleas ing character. Its pattern are also de lightfully likeable aad exclusive, it la said to hava quelittea which, mak It "a yy forever," the eye neve txrtnf af H. "Syraona china haa mora than the usual flat quail Uee of atari r&tty good chiaaware.M aald a member of the firm. "Though fine grained and high luatered It ta remarkably tough. It will prove the superior-durability of this hard, tough china body, vttnfled all through." "Anneuncemeata" ada bring good re-suite HAS A NOYELJNING ROOM Castle Hotel to Hare Outside En trance to Cater to the Gen eral Public. ENTRANCE FROM LOBBY, TOO X novel dlnlnc room Idaa. wilt ha rait la operation at, the Castle hotel. This dining room will not be a plac shut up within tha hotel and concealed, a It Were, from tha nutalita nuhlln Th.t ha been tha hotel Idea of a dining- room to long. . . Why Should tha BroortatA of & nuvi.a- ate priced hotel confine tha possible patron or dm dining room to tha people who have room at hi hotel? Why ahould ha not make a hid tnr patronage from the Outside a well? Es pecially, aa this can be done without ad ditional expense, except that which may he kavolved In constructing a street entrance Thl type of dining room la nrovided the Castle. It haa an entrance from tha lobby of the hotel. But It ha' also an entrance from tha street and from tha tract It look Just like any other res taurant and lunch counter. "And what la the whynasa of this thus near Manager Castle was asked. "Just this," was his reply, "tha fact that at least 76 per oent of your guests will walk out of the front door and go to some popular Priced restaurant for their meaj unless there to some attrac tion to keep them at your hotel to do their eating. "Tba solution to this problem to very simple. Just have a popular prtcad. a la carte restaurant In connection with your hotel. That keeps them at home. They Can eat when they please and pay Just aa much, or aa little aa they please and pay aa they go and know lust what it'a costing them. "Manager Richard ef tha IJnanln v.,-i In Uooola turned a deficit Into a yearly profit of IS, W9 just by thla very means. We"ra going to have a profit here, be cause w are going to furnish rood food at popular prices. The waitresses will be wnoreo. Thera win be a lunch counter and a number of tables, the latter with opalescent glaaa top ana all the arrange ments will be moat up to data and strictly sanitary." The same a oh erne to beln follows -ts regard ta th bar. Thla to located la the storeroom south from tha restaurant. A small door leada dlrectl v from tha r- taurant Into th bar. la th latter place J. Jarvta and T. B. Potter preside among the bottlea and da canter and glaseaa behind the mahogany bar. Here. too. all tha atDolntmt - of tha lateat BILLY AND HIS BUTTER BUSY ragaaeJoaa Goat Vpeete aalleaasa aad Drive Crew4 Owt ( Market. A largo goat of the type euphemistically known aa William was taken into custody by Policeman Fallon of the Last liMth street station. New Tork City, who pre ferred charge of disorderly conduct dis turbing the peace and resitting arrest ralloa was ataadlng In tha middle of First avenue, near Ninety-eighth street when the goat slipped up from the rear and made an unprovoked attack on him, unsettling him completely. The goat then charged on Into the Harlem market overturning peddlers' carts and driving people out of that, flourishing mart In a headlong dash for cover. Fallon pursued undauntedly, oo roe red the goat at Second avenue and 100th street and got a rope around hi horns but th goat contumaciously refused to aocompany him. and Policeman Oowan had to be summoned to aealat In the re moval of th prisoner to th station. Lisa- tenant Shavlln ordered the goat taken to the pound at Twenty-fourth street and Aivenut A. New Tork Bun. . The choice of exacting smokers at the Hotel Castle Cigar Stand will be EEY (Clear Havana) MURI IF (Mild Havana Blend) ROYA (Seed and Havana) DISTRIBUTED BY Harle Haas Drug Co. .Council Bluffs, Iowa.. J e The Leading Cigars at the Castle Hotel Cigar Stand will be: Flor De Lovera . An all Havana cigar manufactured in bond. Mozart A new cigar whoso wonderful flavor is the talk of Omaha. McCORD-BRADY CO. DISTRIBUTORS OMAHA, NEBRASKA ea. Hotel Castle Cigar Stand .AT YOUR SERVICE FOfi..-. High Grade Cigars Newspapers and Periodicals Candies and Novelties Plains Hotel MISS CLARA FRY Hotel Castle Cheyenne, Wyo. Proprietrtu Cigar Stand Omaha, Neb, READ THE BEE 171 0 LINING AND EVENING ON SALE HOTEL CASTLE" CIGAR STAND S88