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The New Plan Of Hotel Rates, Introduced By The Grand Central Hotel, New York

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Day
22
Month
August
Year
1873
Copyright
Public Domain
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A trip to'ew York not man y ycnrs ago was considerad 0:10 of greai 1 aá by the oíd mcthwl of travo! i.. , n;h inconvenlonce. Oí lato years, however, all fchis i Tho " Palace Sleeping Car," through oonn and the modera palatial hotel have now i ed, Rutes of travel havo long BÍuce cheapeneá but a reduotion in hotel charges has been ot moro reoant 1 The moet important in) 1 hotel ratea began with the o] ' rand Central Hotel on Bi I ' ' ■ Tte Grand Central was built under tho direct sup irrisión of the proprietor, Mr. IL L. Powi t ouly step in this matter, but with raro foresight and busiu neither pense, in the perlection of hia plans, h;:s 11. 1. u'tion of Incent house spoken of ns.not only the largest in ;t one of the fineat in the world. But, oven, the ui pnse would have been of les importance had thn fliingof new ratea been neglected. Jvsi here was Bhown the ultima titule of íiil business enterpriees, that is, to give tho best and most destruida tor the least tiiont ;. Iustead of eharging more, na would havo been reasonably expeored, tlio prices were tixed it from one to two dollars less per day than the cheapeat rooma at other firstclass hotels in New York. An elegant room, tuxuriouB meals at all houra of tho day, the uee of a grand parlor-elevator running oontinually from one ñoor to another aro sume of the privileges enjoyed by tho gaeata of the (i-rand Central at the very moderate prioe of SI to$4 per day, secording to tho looation of room. Anything better than this, 'm the way of hotel management, could hardly bed esired. Al tha lato animal mei ting of llio Belief Park Association the tollowing offlcera were ulectod íor tha enBuiug yéar: President- Fred. Bchmid, Jr. Vice-Presiáent - Jacob Laubengayer. Secrataiy - G. F. Ha Treasurer-J. G. Miller. Trwtet i Fred. Wurater, J. G. Grosamaiui Christiau Eberbaoh.. An alnrni oí fire S.iturday evening caused a jingle of the triangle, and tho Babcock Firo Engine to gct out. The ñre was at Jolm T. MoGregor'a house, but the engiiie soon extinguished it. - Mildland Time}, Aurj.ú.

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Michigan Argus