Mountainair Hotel 9" Plate

Description

Mountainair Hotel 9" Plate
Back Marked:  Santone Warwick China 1940
Notes from Mountainair Hotel website:
During this first half of the 20th century, billions of tons of coal flowed in and out of Mingo County by rail. To this day, Norfolk Southern Railroad maintains one of the largest train yards and shops on its system in Williamson, with over one hundred miles of track running through the city. In 1925 alone, the coal field produced in excess of 8,000,000 tons of "black gold."
With the booming coal industry and rapid population growth that led to other commerce, it became essential for Williamson to have a place to meet both economic and social needs. The desire to accommodate these needs resulted in the construction of The Mountaineer Hotel.
The Mountaineer Hotel was built in 1925 as a community project. In order to raise the necessary capital, stock was sold in the hotel corporation. The majority of stock was sold to the residents of Williamson. Final construction costs totaled 0,000 (calculating for inflation, that is greater than ,000,000 today).