▁credit ▁available , ▁but ▁maintained ▁positive ▁c ash ▁flow ▁and ▁Stat ler ▁never ▁used ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁credit . ▁ ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁subsequent ▁Stat ler ▁Hot els ▁built ▁upon ▁this ▁formula ▁for ▁success . ▁Ref lect ing ▁the ▁era ' s ▁enthus ias m ▁for ▁scientific ▁management , ▁Stat ler ▁took ▁pride ▁in ▁how ▁he ▁standard ized ▁questions ▁of ▁room ▁design . ▁His ▁hot els ▁had ▁minimal ▁was ted ▁space , ▁particularly ▁on ▁the ▁guest room ▁flo ors , ▁and ▁he ▁stro ve ▁to ▁have ▁room ▁layout s ▁that ▁would ▁maxim ize ▁efficiency ▁and ▁profit ability . ▁ ▁After ▁Stat ler ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁the ▁company ▁built ▁hot els ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California , ▁Hart ford , ▁Connecticut , ▁and ▁Dallas , ▁Texas . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁hot els ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁architect ural ▁firm ▁of ▁George ▁Post ▁& ▁S ons , ▁the ▁successor ▁firm ▁of ▁George ▁B . ▁Post . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Hot els ▁Stat ler ▁Company , ▁Inc ., ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Con rad ▁Hil ton ' s ▁Hil ton ▁Hot els ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁for ▁$ 1 1 1 ▁million , ▁then ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁real ▁estate ▁transaction . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁hot els ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁tall est ▁buildings ▁in ▁Buff alo ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Stat ler ▁Hotel / B uff alo ▁Hotel ▁E . M . ▁Stat ler , ▁F org