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From: "Delilah" <>
Subject: 1908 Leading Hotels
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 18:40:17 -0400


SOURCE: The Birmingham News, March 4, 1908

LEADING HOTELS IN ALABAMA

MONTGOMERY
Clancey's Hotel - European plan, Corner Bibb and Commerce streets. T.P.A. Headquarters. Large sample rooms. Bathrooms. All outside rooms. Well ventilated. Two blocks from depot and most conveniently located of any hotel in the city. Jack H. Clancey, manager.

OAKMAN, ALA.
Wall Hotel - Traveling men's home. Seventy-five yards (75) from depot; can sit on veranda or in office until train whistles, giving you plenty of time to get to depot before train arrives. Nineteen years' experience handling the boys "Absolutely they knew us". Rates strickly $2. per day. Alex A. Wall, proprietor.

DECATUR, ALA.
Hotel Bismark. Rates $2.00 per day. Located at Union passenger station. The best meals, rooms, and service. Telephones in every room. Free sample rooms. Try us and you will come again. C. ed Albes, proprietor.

POLLARD
Hotel Bonita - Mrs. W.C. Coleman, proprietress; opposite L & N depot; polite atention; excellent meals and beds. Rates $2. per day.

DEMOPOLIS
Cliff Hotel - This hotel has just opened up, and is now ready to give the commercial men the best of service. The rooms are nice and large, with electric lights, hot and cold baths, free sample room, excellent table. Free bus meets all trains. Rates $2.00 per day. Mr and Mrs. E.M. Nelson, proprietors.

EUTAW
Wheeler Hotel - On the American plan; artesian water throughout the house, electric bells and lights in each room. Rates $2.00 per day. M. Joe Wheeler, Sr., proprieter

WINFIELD, ALA
The Duncan Hotel is now prepared to take care of the traveling man. Free sample rooms. Convenient to depot. Meet all trains day and night. Give us a trial.

THOMASVILLE
Hill Hotel, opened September 17, 1906. Rock building with modern equipment. Hot and cold baths. Special service to traveling man. Best rooms on [rest is not printed].

YORK
Curl Hotel - A first-class hotel for the traveling man. Rates $2.00 per day. A.A. Curl, proprieter.

GREENSBORO, ALA.
The Alabama Hotel - Rates $2. per day; the only hotel in Alexander City; up to date in every respect: recently improved; nice sample rooms. Mrs. J.H. Chisolm, proprietress.

LIVINGTON
Artesian Hotel - The favorite hotel of the commercial and traveling public. Situated on the beautiful square of the city. Artesian well water "the finest in the south". Good table and service. Rates $2. per day. W.T. Wallace, proprietor.

Fort Payne, Ala.
The Dekalb Hotel, Rates $2.00 per day. Hot and cold baths free. Fires in all rooms, 125 rooms. Cuisine unsurpassed. Best sample rooms in North Alabama. C. H. McCartney, proprietor.

MOUNDVILLE
Griffin Hotel: 25 rooms. Lighted with gas, heated by furnace. Pure artesian water in every room. Drummers a speciality. Rates $2.00 per day. Livery run in connection with hotel.

ALEXANDER CITY
Hotel Alexander - Rates $2.00 per day. Only first-class house in Heflin. Finest beds in Alabama. Q.E. Hubbard, proprietor.

RUSSELLVILLE
Drake Hotel - The only 'first-class hotel in the city'. A 'homelike' hotel; courteous service; the traveling man's home. Rates $2.00 per day. Mrs. Drake

HEFLIN
Greensboro Hotel - Under new management. Special attention to traveling rooms. Sample room. Charles ????, Margaret B. Wood, proprietress. [printing unreadable]

CALERA, ALA.
Vanderbuilt Hotel - Under new management. Everything first class. Traveling men all stop here. Porter meets all trains. Rates $2. per day. G.W. Neugent, proprietor.

FLORENCE
The New Jefferson - C. W. Negley, proprietor, this hotel is new; the rooms are large, nicely carpeted, good beds, private baths, sample rooms, nice parlors, steam heat, table service first class; in teh hands of an experienced man; situated in the beautiful city of Florence, makes it the place for the traveling men.
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Comments: Winfield probably should be Windfield, Livington probably should be Livingston. Seems some of the hotels are in the wrong city, i.e. ones in Greensboro and Alexander City. Question: What is a Drummer?
delilah

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