odel , ▁adding ▁one ▁or ▁even ▁two ▁flo ors ▁and ▁an ▁elev ator , ▁but ▁this ▁never ▁fully ▁came ▁to ▁pass . ▁With ▁a ▁scale d - back ▁interior ▁rem od eling ▁complete , ▁the ▁hotel ▁re open ed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁tout ing ▁a ▁new ▁European ▁Plan . ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁visited ▁by ▁another ▁president ▁when ▁William ▁Howard ▁T aft ▁made ▁his ▁visit ▁to ▁Wal la ▁Wal la ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁many ▁other ▁larger ▁and ▁more ▁modern ▁hot els ▁were ▁opening ▁in ▁town , ▁and ▁the ▁D ac res ▁settled ▁in ▁as ▁a ▁mid - range ▁travel er ' s ▁hotel , ▁housing ▁road ▁and ▁rail road ▁cre ws ▁and ▁it iner ant ▁farm ▁workers . ▁The ▁hotel ▁officially ▁left ▁the ▁D ac res ▁family ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁E . C . ▁Davis , ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁run ▁the ▁Re vere ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Pom ero y , ▁Washington . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁Eug ene ▁T aus ick , ▁a ▁leading ▁business man ▁and ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁rival ▁Grand ▁Hotel , ▁purchased ▁the ▁hotel ▁from ▁Davis . ▁While ▁various ▁up gr ades ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁interior ▁and ▁the ▁store front s ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁and ▁while ▁several ▁ped iments ▁and ▁fin ial s ▁were ▁removed ▁or ▁lost ▁from ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁building ,