Show HOLMESS NEW HOTEL Knutsford Proprietor ells of His Plans t WILL ERECT 800OOO HOUSE I Or S Holmes of the Knutsford Confirms Con-firms tho Rumor That He and His As pciates Are to Build a Hotel in Los Angeles Costing Almost a Million Dollars Thinks City of Angels Has Great Future and That Salt Lake Will Also Improve Hapldly Work to Begin at Once Landlord Gus S Holmes of the Knutsford returned yesterday morning from his southern California trip bringing home his two children to spend Christmas here Relative to the report In Ole San Francisco papers about thc proposition to build a great hotel in Los Angeles Mr Holmes said It was true and the building was now practically under construction lie said Contracts have been signed between myself and others for the construction and equipment of a fine eightstory hotel of approximately 300 rooms to be finished and opened before January 1 1902 In the Yen heart of thc city of Los Angeles at the corner of Fourth and Spring streets My frequent trip to southern California fornia have been In other Interests but I have realized that there was ample opportunity for other hotel ventures and when this proposition came up it was urged upon me by i prominent citizens citi-zens and finally the deal was consummated consum-mated The plant when ready for business will represent an Investment of about SSOOOOO I feel enthusiastic in this matter particularly as Los Angeles has a marvelous mar-velous future on account of highly fa voiable climatic commercial social Industrial and other conditions The oil Industry for Instance is assuming remarkable proportions capital Is pourIng pour-Ing into the city and I do not feel I am exaggerating In claiming that In ten years Los Angeles will have Increased In-creased her population to 250000 or oer and at the same time Salt Lake City should have increased its population popula-tion to 150000 or more I doubt whether Salt Lake people ally realize the great importance of closer relations with Los Angeles I shall In no way relinquish my Interests in Utah Mr Holmes declined to discuss the rumor regarding his being Interested In a series or chain of hotels Including Denver Colorado Springs Salt Lake City San Francisco and Los Angeles but practically denied the rumor However I How-ever the San Francisco Post of December De-cember 20th says I From Denver and Salt Lake there have lately come several stories to tho effect that capitalists there were contemplating con-templating a chan of hotels in the West to Include the Knutsford of Salt Lake the Brown Palace of Denver the New Antlers of Colorado Springs and one of the big establishments in Los Angeles i In view of the fact that Mr Holmes purposes to remain In charge of the Knutsford and ha contracted for the new hotel in Los Angeles In advance of I the promised new railroad connections with the latter city there Is reason to I believe that he Is at the head of the big Western enterprise lie has been making frequent trips to California 0 late andIs known to have strong financial backing In Utah and Colorado where he has mining another < other large interests t 1 Mr Holmes stated he would have a I handsome painting of the new Los Angeles i An-geles hotel completed ih January and I hung up in the Knutsford hotel In I February or March he1 goes East toI I contract for the Interior furnishings for tho new house Mr Holmes heard nothing but expressions of pleasurable anticipation in Los Angeles In reference Ito I I-to the new road and everybody felt sure that it was a go |