The Colonial Hotel.
Just opposite the courthouse within
two blocks of the very heart of our
business center, and yet far enough
away to free it from the disagreeable
noises and sounds which accompany
the rush of trade and traffic is the
Colonial Hotel, a hostelry of which our
citizens are justly proud, and which is
famous from Maine to California, and
from the Great Lakes to the Gulf.
The building is a three story substantial
brick structure, built in the old
colonial style and is one of the handsomest
edifices in the city. The first
floor is utilized for office and sample
rooms, kitchen and dining rooms while
he upper floors are for guests. The
rooms are furnished in the most
modern manner and are bright, cheerful
and airy. A large corps of maids
are employed and the bed linen is
changed daily. The house affords all
modern conveniences being lighted by
gas, heated by steam, and has baths
and lavatories on every floor. It is
operated strictly on the American
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The Colonial Hotel.
plan and the prices range from $2 to $3
per day, rooms being rented single or
en suite and with or without private
baths. The cuisine cannot be excelled
by any hotel in the South, and the
dining room service is as near perfection
as it is possible to make it. The
kitchen is fitted with all modern appliances
for cooking and a chef of many
years experience arranges the menus
and presides over the force of cooks
which prepares them. The hygienic
conditions are perfect, and a cleaner
place is not to be found. The building
was erected in 1854, and was for many
years known as the Farrish House.
Three years ago Mr. J. L. Veal, one of
the most experienced hotel men in the
United States purchased the place and
changed the name to its present one
He thoroughly refurnished and renovated
the place, and today it is one of
the most modern in the South. Mr.
Veal was born in 1854 in Atlantic
County New Jersey, and after completing
his education entered the hotel
line with his father who had been engaged
in it for years. For a long time
he conducted the Prospect hotel at
Atlantic City, New Jersey, and was
one of the most popular bonifaces in
that place. Under his management
the Colonial's trade has been almost
trebled and has been brought up to a
high standard. Mr. Veal is prominent
fraternally, being a member of the
Improved Order of Red Men, Brotherhood
of the Union and the Orders of
United America Mechanics.
