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New Santa Fe R. R, depot and Harfeey hotel opened in Gallup January 31.The most modernly equipped Harvey house on the Santa Fe railread system.‘was’ opened .in; this ci I y Thursday : niorni ng.El Navajo, the most modernly ^quipped Harvey House on the Santa Fe railroad system, was opened. Thursday morning to the public and all day was: thronged with, visitors from town who wefeffiesiribUs“of looliTngKiover he handsomest: building in Gallup.The. new Harvey; hous.e and station, while not the largest on the system,' is the last word - in station construction and has a number of improvements found in no other house of the system..The dining 'fOom, and lunch counter were opened for business Thursday but the rooms ir the hotel were not quite ready' although there Was a number of,applicants for quarters. The.lunch’counter and dining room I did a big busines all day, many j people from town taking their j meals there. . •There will be.25 guest room's,! probably opened for use by the first of . the week. ..The guest j roams are light, well furnished: and ventilated, and cleaned by j the vacuum process. The fur-1 piture. beds, and bedding, is I manufactured on lines that are I strictly sanitary,.. ' [The” ■ cooking arrangements!, make quite a machine shop, 'every-! thing that’can be done, even to 1 the cutting of the ice for the ! glasses. Thee kitchen itself is! lined sides and ceiling with ai material easily cleaned and the floor is' of a pulp- and cement combination. When cleaning the kitchen hot water and a hosewill do'the work. The bigrange is Id feet long and .equipped with a broder, a big steani serving and dish heating, table occupies the center of the kitchen while ample table room is provided for making up the trays and keeping the food at the desired temperature. This kitchen has every -possible convenience for prepar-;:ing and serving food, 1 .■' .Connected directly with the kitchen is a machinery room where there are several machines including an ice cream freezer, -ice cutter, food chopper and other devices.' A large room.for storage and preparation of vegetables adjoins the kitchen, tips room is eqquipped with' a special’ device: for cleaning vegetables for coofpng. The-. bakery is equipped with a large oven which is constructed on the most modern plan for bake ovens of large capacity.. This bakery is well worth a visit, it'is so well equip-ed with every possible device that can be used, in producing baked foods? Besides the invert there is a large steamcooker' in this department,.The refrigerators will be operated by a refrigerating plant the compressor of which is driven by an electric- motor. This plant is'extensive and reaches several parts of the building with the cold producing pipes.One of the featured of the new hotel-is the vacuum cleaning-, system. The air pumps-are in the, basement and the pipes through ! which the (lift is drawn.are built | into dll parts of,„the building, i All ’’dirt picked up.by the clean-j ers is conducted to the basement! from where it is carried out do'5TsT'*'Another feature., of the i basement equipment is the large j humidor for keeping cigars. in'|■stationery tubs,, ejectric. irons lift’dother, modern appliances for I cleaning clothes. The women have access to. this laundry,at all times, it having been intalled for their convenience.The.lobby lunch room and dining room have been made particularly attractive. The furnishings of the dining room and lobfrom their present sites and... ev-(q entually a fine reading room and recreation dial), will be built about whe«e t-lie temporary Harvey house was hui.Ug. ’/tlie rest of the grouud will be jfarked. The old station will be moWd/to the rear of the . freight house and used for offices for the time being.It was the intention to open'the..... new- station and Harvey j1 by being in oak',. Flemish oak for!heue-with a ceremonv, .hiif befj)uuu;. * I ' L . * . * 1the lobby. The dining room is considered by many the finest rbom'in the house, it being large well lighted,and beautifuly decorated and.furnished. The decorations, the designs of Miss Colter a student of Indian art and design, are typical of the country. The walls are paneled and decorated with Indian- signs-and symbols among which is the Navajo water sign. The Indiancause of the wav conditions' this: f'1plan was- abandoned. ' J. T. Jacobsen, who is in charge of the Harvey system from Albuquerque to San Frrncisco and Mr Reid whd has, a division from San Bernardino to Gallup, were here to Superintendent the - opening of the new house, Botji gentlemen were more than....gratified; ;wi(h the.QP.enmg and Mr,_ Jacobsen,wtcfi'lt;inPithpitnW(who' man'ftged the. Harvey house j re scheme of decoration is carried l.hefe more than 20 years ago, wv-j fQ to the lighting fixtures and is-pressed the - hope that. Gallup-tnmore distinctive,' in fact no better ! people would avail.themselves of design for .decoration could have i the conveniences offered by! the been chosen fora hotel in this. new'house.oupathpart'of the country, it is absolute-!Gallup has wanted a now strf-ji’se:l.y typical o1 the Navajo-Puebloj £j0p and Harvey house Tbr-manv i land, qncl will -be most pleasing to y?ars' the old station was incon- ]011 the traveling* and touri.st.public., yenient aud uncoin fur table;; but !an■ Anotherfeature ot’the hotel is i by waiting until this time Gallup j11(3 an emergency room equipped with j has .pile • of the finest stations on’a 1 appliances ior treating;, the in- the system. Had a new station jured or.those taken suddenly ill. been built a few years ago it in fact this hotel has everythii\g,J.vt'ould not4H.ived.ieen builLas eln-desired bv the traveling public.: borate as the'one just finished..okinI istThe station part is now in use, The building ofJhis fine . station 11.perfect condition?, it is built of• those who are obliged to spend■ some, time at the station waitingby. a part of the force and wih all's an inTportant event for Gallup ai, be in use in the near' future. 1-ha, and will ..unjftnibterily be a'.means! j-j, waiting i'oonis have peen built'; of ■ attracting- -more -tourists to wiUr the- id.c-u of cOmfort for i this part of the country.liftThcement.The-- quarters Tor the large force of help are furnished withan 'eygdQgpjwfort, the rooms are large and pleasant, steam heated with individual wagh stands. A laundry for the use of the women, employes' has been fitep- with(5 eor Ere-Cul v er—r ecr n i ti ri n f,fm* trains. Two floors are used' •by. the station -force and -the Western Union has its-olfice-oji the second floor.Mr, Purdy hs office will b'e the .Iasi! to occupy the new- • quarters. The old building will be movedWhile the new station-will be a j q,. good investment. lindNiiis been ,wideserved by this city, still' thei j people of Gallup have p vilify rea-! D( I son to be greatefui to'-the-com-1 ; pany for putting such a fine mo- lt;^dern building in the city. It js j one of the , things that assures iGaliups future.-Mrs.—Walker—has—written—I«i4— Palmer-Ketner-cOibifv— schools-lin/v— sfibthifei
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The Gallup Herald
Gallup, New Mexico, US
Sat, Feb 02, 1918
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