1675-11 Flamingo Hotel FLORIDA'S FINEST RESORT HOTEL
The F'1arnino
MIAMI 61141,12)v ', FLORIDA
BEACH 11 East 32nd St. ,
C.S.KROM
New York City,N.Y.
July 19 1920.
Mr. Carl G. Fisher,
Indianapolis, Ind.
My dear Er. Fisher:
Floyd wrote me recently that you had authorized the
building of rooms over the Laundry for Chauffeurs use. At first
I felt that this might not be a good idea as a bunch of chau-
ffeurs around a resort hotel usually have too much idle time on
their hands which might have an evil influence on our employees
if they were so close together. Naturally the chauffeurs would
be devoting some time to entertaining our waitresses but perhaps
this will help make them contented. Then too a crowd of chauffe-
urs are usually great gamblers and this influence would not be
too good but Floyd writes that there would only be 19 rooms so
I don't think there will be enough of them to trouble very much'
I am going ahead and ordering furnishings fob these rooms
as soon as I get the plans from Floyd. Will order something like
we are getting for the dormitory and it will not cost over 0 125
per room including bed linen towels etc.
I can' t begin to tell you the details there have been in
connection with all the furnishings and equipment for the Flamingo -
but have practically everything cleaned up now and I am glad to
say that I feel certain we gave bept within the estimate. Our
entire order at Wanamaker's will run about 0165000. This includes
all furniture for the hotel,dormitory and bungalows. It includes
all linens, silver,glassware, carpets,window shades, curtains, all
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Porch chairs, Tea Garden tables, chairs etc,all dining room chairs
serving tables etc, all furniture for various public rooms and
also includes all lighting fixtures for all bungalows,for lobby,
dining rooms, sun parlor, club room,lower lobby and porches. In
fact practically everything for the complete furnishing of the
hotel,bungalows,dormitory etc is covered in our Wanamaker contract
even to Koken Barber Shop and Manicure Parlor equipment. The only
other outside contracts are for China $5000. Kitchen Layout .$13500
Laundry Layout $24000.
I am sure you are going to be pleased with the wonder-
fully attractive furnishings for all public ,rooms as well as the
lighting fixtures. And the tea garden with a dance floor and the
gaily painted chairs and tables and china with the waitresses in
stunning Jap costumes I really think will be a big hit'
The thing now is to keep right after them to get the
stuff shipped and this I am doing,. All the bed room furniture
will be ready in three weeks time. Kitchen equipment is promised
for shipment next week. They all require a lot of following up
though.
Will write you more fully in another letter about the
Lincoln goods . This is running higher than I had expected and
will come close to $40000 I think. Some of it however is ti take
care of their shortage on linen,china etc from last year. The big
item is carpets for the immense amount of corridor space.
With kind regards;: