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Quotes From The Directors At The Opening Of The Hotel In 1894

"For beauty of situation, for salubrity of climate, and for general convenience, they thought they could challenge comparison with any site in the whole of England."

"However beautiful this place may become because of its external beauties, it will not be sustained unless some homelike comforts are introduced and sustained (applause). The place will become really popular or otherwise just as the manager or manageress is famed for making it like a home away from home (applause)."

"We have been fortunate, I think, in having carved out of this lovely coast one of the most eligible and, in some respects, most beautiful sites for such a building as this."

"...Where the land was unproductive, the tourist traffic prospered, and was a splendid means of support to those who inhabited such parts. He did not see why they should not utilise this coast there in the same way (applause) and with equally satisfactory results."

"He hoped it would be conducive to strength and stability, and that the hotel would remain there as an emblem of it for many a year (applause)."