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Show DON H. PORTER'S BIG VENTURE IN THE NORTHWEST II Popular Salt Lake Hotel Man I Takes Charge of Finest J House on the Coast Some I Points of Interest About I , the Hotel Washington of I Seattle, I -x ESIDBNTS of Salt Lake and trav-I trav-I Ira elers through Utah "who have I m -watched the successful career of I Don H. Porter as proprietor of I both the Templeton and Kenyon hotels l', have no doubt that -equal success awaits ' him In tho management of the magnifl- cent Hotel Washington at Seattle which I ho has leased for a term ot ten years. I The site of tho Washington Is on an I 'elevation 300 feet above tho lovel of the 'sea, one of the highest points in Seattle. J 1 .It occupies four and a half acres of ground, which has been laid olt In all the taste of landscape art. Broad drlvc-' drlvc-' iways surround It and dlvldo off the great lawns Into parks of beauty, which nro reset hero and thcro with an abundance abun-dance of flower frardonn. In short. It Is one of tho ffrand sightly spots on the ! sound, The rotunda of the hotel Is one of the i largest and most elegant of any hotel In tho West and the effects of the splendid furnishings, combined with the Interior Don H. Porter, Proprietor of Hotel Washington, Seattle. I hardwood finishings and spacious construction con-struction gives a most beautiful effect I The are 250 well-lighted rooms, 150 of which are furnished with baths. Each 1 room faces some magnificent view of tho mountains, lakes, bay or city. Tho main dining-room Is spacious with large windows opening up on some of tho magnificent panoramic scenes. The parlors par-lors are charmingly furnished and In taste. In all, everything Is In accord and within tho whole of the building there Is not a single dull spot. Not a Year Old. It will not be a year until May ICth Flhce the Washington was first opened, yet within that time tho house has pained a national reputation. The occasion occa-sion of tho opening was made a gala day, which continued until the visit of PrPJllflfMlh Ttnngfvflf nn fnv 99nl Al- though It was but sixty days prior to that date that James A. Moore secured the property, a force of men was put to work In earnest. The committee ap-pointed ap-pointed by the Chamber of Commerce to select a hotel began Its work thirty days after Mr. Mooro announced his purchase of the property. They were j ( all of one mind as to tho advantage of H the Washington from a scenic stand-point, stand-point, but expressed little hope that the 1 place could be opened In time. Other hotels, including the Lincoln, Ilalnler-Grand and Butler, were care- j fully looked over and It was then that Mr. Moore gave the committee to under-stand under-stand that if thev would hold off their selection of a Presidential suit for a few days ho would, In plenty of time, be f able to show them something which 1 would meet all the requirements. While fearing he would notf be able to do so, tho committee decided to wait, and on May 10th, thirteen days before tho Prcs-ldent Prcs-ldent arrived, he threw open tho doors of tho Washington to the committee and asked them to enter. Hi It Is true that at the lime tho whole of the work to be done was not com-pleted, com-pleted, but one glance was enough for the committee. They were shown the j' suit on the main floor to the left of tho grand stairway as tho private appart-ments appart-ments offered. Next they were conducted Bf to the private dining-room and after ward to the nuites offered to tho other Hj' members of the President's party. Hj The Washington Selected. Hj The committee wa3 satisfied and de- j lighted. The Washington was selected 1 and from that hour forth until tho ar- j rival of tho President in tho forenoon of H la-y 23rd, all efforts were bent to put the house In order. So well directed were ij theso efforts that by S o'clock on the evening of May lGth the doors of the ho-Hf ho-Hf tel swung i pen to the public and have fj been open ever since, receiving a pat- ronago which has Included some of the lij fnost notable persons In the country, from the President down. Hli Has Notable Guests. HFi Frpm among this number a few, such f as Secretary of the Navy Moody, ex-l ex-l Secretary Bliss, Assistant Secretary of i tho Treasury Armstrong, Gov. Odell of MM- New York, Baron Rothschild, Mme. MM Pattl, B. H. Southern, Nat Goodwin and 1 ; a host of others might be selected. All I went away feeling that In the Washlng-, Washlng-, ton they had received accomodations Buch as they had not expected in the Ml newly-settled West, a hotel on a site 1 from which tho scenic view was not to be surpassed anywhere in the country. I From the broad verandas they were allowed a sun shaded picture of the snow-capped mountain ranges with the peaceful waters of the. sound nestling at their base. To the East, as far as the horizon line, the great city of Scat-tie Scat-tie with its multitude of flno homes and manufactories was brought to view in T contrast with tho effects of nature, presenting a panorama which is not coon to be forgotten, for back from the East have come expressions, private and public, regarding the hotel. Mr. Moore, tho lessor of the Washlng-ton, Washlng-ton, has announced that ho will spend 5600,000 in building a theater and two n new wings on the Second avenue side of the hotel, within the next two years. Lawn Will Cover Roof. The proposed building on tho Second BJ' avenue sldo will be at such a height t f tho roof of it will be level with the H TMfMMMMITfTI I ITT H I I I I' t T TTTtVTTTtTTTTTTTI I I I I TTT tt t t t i tttttttttttiifiiii j -- HOTEL WASHINGTON", SEATTLE. '"- - - 1 1 1 1 I 11111 lllllllllillllll-A.-l.llll-lllii'''ilttiiiiiiilllillllllllliiiillllllli lawn now around the Washington. The lawn will be extended on over the npw building until it will appear much the same as at present except that It will be level clear to the property line, whereas at this time terraces and bulkheads bulk-heads are necessary to hold up the high lot. New Wings Fireproof. The new wings will be fireproof In every regard. They will be built of pressed brick and steel. The floors will be of cement and the partitions of tiling. til-ing. To tho hotel building will be added two wings. Those will each be 119 feet long and will extend to Virginia sljrect on the north side of the lot. The height will correspond to the present building. On the Virginia street end of these wings the structure will be ten stories hlch. The new wings will furnish space for 300 additional rooms. There will also be added 150 more baths. When completed com-pleted the Washington will be the largest hotel on the Pacific coast with the exception of the Potter in California. In the basement of one of the wings will be constructed magnificent Turkish baths and a swimming pool for men. In the' basement of the other wing similar improvements will be mado for the exclusive use of women. The swimming swim-ming pools are to be 40x100 feet in dimensions di-mensions and will be among the largest on the coast. In addition fine bowling alleys will be constructed In the basement. base-ment. On Second avenue, for an entire distance dis-tance of one block, running from Stewart Stew-art to Virginia streets, will be erected a four-story fireproof brick and steel building. The building will be 360 feet loiur and 120 feet deep. Don I-L Porter states that he will continue to make Salt Lake City his home, notwithstanding his interest In the new Seattle venture. |