. Wilmington up-to-date : the metropolis of North Carolina graphically portrayed . any friendsand patrons among shipmasters who come to this port. He is agenthere for the North and South Carolina small coastwise fleet, also forthe U. S. Cutter service in this district. Patrons realize that nowhere THE CITY OF WILMINGTON 89 can they receive fairer treatment and more courteous attention. It isgratifying to have to record here the marked success and advancementof this enterprise, reflective of the business of North Carolinas metrop-olis. THE ORTON,R* W, Wallace & Co., Proprietors, North Front Str
. Wilmington up-to-date : the metropolis of North Carolina graphically portrayed . any friendsand patrons among shipmasters who come to this port. He is agenthere for the North and South Carolina small coastwise fleet, also forthe U. S. Cutter service in this district. Patrons realize that nowhere THE CITY OF WILMINGTON 89 can they receive fairer treatment and more courteous attention. It isgratifying to have to record here the marked success and advancementof this enterprise, reflective of the business of North Carolinas metrop-olis. THE ORTON,R* W, Wallace & Co., Proprietors, North Front Street* The Orton was built by Mr. K. M. Murchison in 1S88 andit was carried on under management until 1806, when it was leased bythe firm of R. W. Wallace & Co. The hotel is an imposing structure,along the line of the main thoroughfare of the city. It contains aboutone hundred guest chambers, light, airy and well furnished, some fittedwith baths and private toilets, and steam heated. Spacious halls andcorridors, with windows opening upon the street, assure a constant cur-. rent of air in the summer, and during the few cold days of winter thesehalls and corridors are steam heated. Every modern convenience is pro-vided, such as electric bells, telephones, newspaper stand, billiardroom, bar room, card room, spacious parlors, barber shop, modernplumbing, bath rooms, etc. Convenient sample rooms are also at thedisposal of commercial travellers. The rates are $, $ and $ day, according to accommodations. The tables are well spreadwith all the delicacies of the season. The employees number betweenfifty and sixty, and are well trained and organized. Three gentlemenofficiate as clerks, and help to welcome the coming and speed the part-ing guest. Hotel accommodation generally, within a days ride is notvery desirable, and the advantage of spending Saturday to Monday ina good hotel is not lost sight of by travellers. Wilmington also haspleasant summer resorts on the ocean, but
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