The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-10
NEWPORT.


FRIGHTENING UP OF THE BRIGHTON or AMER
IcA-A BRILLIANT SEASON ANTIcIrATED-A
CRYING EVIL RxposEp--ExAcTIoNs OF COACH
MEN AND SERVANTS FROM THE sHoPMEN-
THE COMMISSIONS ASKED AND CONSEQUENT
ExoRBrTANT CHARGES REFORM INITIATED.
NEWPORT, June 0, 1876
No watering place In the country has greater expcc
tations than ths-the Brighton OF Amortization the
season Of 1915 Newport, in great measure, always
has her share OF the prominent people of the country
who can Afford to spend few weeks at the scasnore
and hard times makes but little difference except 10
certain few IL is the resort OF the refined and cul
tured and this bids fair TO equal any OF It's pre-
decessors.
The old town looks as bright q dollar. The streets
and avenues look neat though they belonged to
private party, and the business portion Of tho place
the very essence OF aniiquity-has been brushed up
and many improvements have been made since last
year, all OF which will be appreciated. Thames
street, the principal business OF the place. which
Is nos onc-thrd OF the width of Broadway New York,
begins to show signs Of HE and quite number OF tho
vehicles belonging tho summer folks may be seen
trying TO navigate their way past coal ice, grocery and
every other kind OF cart imaginable week later
and Thames street will be anything but pleasant
thorousharc for the handsome turnous OF the visitors
THE VILLAS
that loom up in every direction also begin 10 show
signs OF life The ugly barrcadcs from the doors and
windows have been removed, anc the gardeners have
placed the grounds connected with many Of
them In complete order The painters have beauti.
Ned many Of their exterors and at this date every
man or boy that can handle paint brush 10 kept
buslly employed Tho lawns in front Of many Of
these places looked beautiful than they do
tlv
work keeping the grass the level where APP
pears to the best advantage
BATHING HOUSES
are being put In order and moved to their proper
places on the beach, But little bathing Is usually done
until after the Fourth Of July and not SO much then as
one would naturally be led TO believe The co'tagers
do not believe In bathing, especially the ladies', for
which will present them selves to the reader
Newport Is supplied with fair bathing facilities and
ono OF the beaches in tho country and one where
drowning accidents seldom occur nom undcrsow so
common at Other places
Many OF tho business men Of this city well as
many Of the cottages have been considerably interested
IN the HERALDs erposs Of private coachmen and ser
wants No place in the country suffers more from the
bribery resorted to in securing the trade OF the villa
ber Of the business men this place INFORM that
they have been Obliged TO
pRIBE coAcnxEy,
and the servants WE'LL order secure the trndo
| OF their masters. The servants actually exact
stated commission before they Will aprcc
| with the merchant with whom they were
| them Tor their supplies. Tho business mon, there
being such competition are or have been in tho past
Obliged to pay them their price, knowing th.t their
rivals IN business would pay the desired price for the
trade Hence the report es abroad that Newporters
arc cxorbitant in their charges The reason Is simply
tnts:-Thc merchants cannot afford to pay tho com
missions asked and SO are obliged TO charge proper
oDa Tor ne ana no nv .nS ., ane
ut the prices charged. And who can blame them for
thinking that Newport Is not ono OF the cheapest
places 70 1.-Two in? Quite number of the leading
| business men inform me that they have "kicked
| against the arrangement for several years, and IN
arrcut measure have remedied the evil, but each
season rolls round tho conchmcn, cooks head
wants 70 them and offer tho trade OF their en-
| ploycrs Tor paying commission There are several
who nav the desired sum- and consequently have a
large OF trade but the visitors are having their
eyes opened and Keep sharp lookout upon their ser
wants Quite numver Of the business men state that
alter the servants thwartcd their efforts dis
nose OF the trade to the best market value and
compelled to trade where they don't want TO- they out
| Of revenge, will make constant complaint
| OF the inferiority OF the goods and find
all manner OF fault, in order 10 induce
their employers make change. In nine out OF
cases they succeed Cooks have been known to mako
the articles which under their care appear IN
such manner as to Indicate that the fault not
theirs but Of the persons who furnished them This
is done very successfully for their employers do not
take trouble 70 descend 10 The Kitchen 10 sec the
goods when thcy are brought In. They do not like TO
lind fault with their servants for lear they Will leave
! them, and it would be difficult task to I'LL their
|
they are Obliged cater TO the whimsical and, in
many cases, malicious notions OF their servants IN
order 10 please them Inc commissions PAID average
ali the way from i've TO fifteen per cent
The horses hoers and grain dealers are obliged to pay
the highest commission. and no one would reio, Q
more than they II they could do their work without
being Obliged to pay anything for securing the
All the coachmcn and servants arc not alike, and there
are 4 large number who would not accept commission
or present oil any kind IN consideration Of the trade
which they the means OF distributing and there
! are also quite number of the business men who
| AfA hytla SAW
incnt summer residents have spoken 70 the writer IN
reference TO this mpo tant matter which they believe
is working serious injury the place. OF this tact
| there Is no doubt In addition TO paying tho SER
wants many OF them obliged TO pay to prominent
citizen, who has great influence with the visitors i've
per cent additional This important individual recon
ncnds" tho visitors to the chest places for the pur-
chase their summers supplies All be is alter is his
com mission, and he gets II every time or II he does
not woe DO TO him or them who tail to make II good.
lie will go law about IT, but he will see to II that
else trades at tho same place again II he can
help IT, Although not respected no is feared by the
business men, and one OF them informed me few days
ago that no would pay him ton per cent willingly Il he
man Informed me that he had got through paying
missions to this prominent individual, and he had
bis action He CLAIMS that he can keep all OF his Gus
that worth Keeping and can afford to do his
business upon less expensive scale, and his customers
viii doubtless receive the benefit
As above stated the HERALDs articles OF late in ref
crenco 70 the brbng OF servants have been read with
peculiar interest and the majority Of the business men
unite In saying that they will have salutary effect
upon the servants who are expected to spend the sum
At Newport They feel grateful 10 the HERALD, and
they took pains TO circulate the articles among those Of
their friends whom they thought might not be likely 10
see them otherwise At the proper timc, they state,
they viii have them rcpubshed in the local papers for
the benefit OF those employing servants who have
pccunlary turn OF mind. II isl great evil and one
which II is hoped will be remedicd At an early date.
PERSONAL
II Is reported that Mr. August Belmont General X
B. Potter, Rev. Henry c. Potter, d. d. Mr. Meredith
Rowland aud H. NJ Cushing will not spend the sum
mer at theif houses at this place.
Walter II. Lewis, OF Philadelphia, has arrived al
George Francis Trains villa and tho Hon. George
Bancroft, Of Washington, at hts own summer resi-
ucnc, Bellevue avenue and the ellis.
Mrs Coioncl A. Van Buren, and John Whipple both
OF New York, have each taken ono Of Halls cottages
near the cIlns Tho hotel connected with these cot
tagcs opened on Thursday.
George c. Robinson Woodruff h Robnson). New
York. has arrived Al his summer residence al Wake
field.
Colonel lawrence r. Kip, OF New York, has rented
the Cook cottage on Kay street.
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