The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-23

! conev Island excited consle remark in Sara
topa Yesterday afternoon. 1t furnished the chief
topic of after dinner conversation ut the States,
Congress and particularly at the Grand Union Hotel
where Judge Hilton's decided stand the subject
two wears ago was the cause of world wide discus
sion The Union has of course been severely
tabooed by the Hebrews since the seligman
trouble. and ON the part OF the hotel management.
this summer under Mr.. Glars efficient direction,
there has been change of policy toward the Jews
The business necessity which prompted the inno-
walton has maintained to the present time and
certainly the prosperity OF this remarkable house
has not apparently suffered. Judge Hilton is here
as usual with his family for the pur-
pose OF ascertaining definitely the result
of his action two years ago. sent my card to his
room this afternoon and was invited to come up.
found Judge Hilton sitting at large desk covered
with business papers and looking very unlike a
taking his summer leisure. After some pleasant
preliminary remarks inquired of the Judge what
he thought of the Coney Island trouble between
Mr.. Corbin and The Jews. He smiled significantly.
and remarked that he did not see how they could do
anything else than as Mr.. Corbin had done. He had
always understood Mr.. Corbin to be fair minded,
clear headed business man.
''Has the stand which you took here on this same
question injured you your hotel Judge Hilton %
To this he replied emphatically. ''The hotel would
not nave been worth having now but for that very
million dollars and would stand by and see it
go to the dogs.
SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL SUCCESS.
''How has the patronage of the hotel been since
the Seligman trouble. Judge Hilton p
1.-The patronage has been decidedly better than be-
fore. We have had a better class of people, any
one who stops here The disposition OF our
present guests is to make everything pleasant and
agreeable to each other. There is quieter and
agreeable atmosphere. more courtesy and good
feeling among the guests generally than there
before
HAS it hurt the hotel financially" t4
mo, sir. 1t was purely business transaction.
had disposition to ostracise anybody. On the
contrary was forced into the position and events
have proved that the act was wise. There very
many nice people among the Jews, who deprecate all
this trouble. but could not accept them q class
and had to do one thing the other. 1t is a curl
fact that have never yet received word of
disapproval personally from those who not
Jews account of my action on this question.
The patronage of the hotel has improved. We
had good last year and this
summer had about one-thrd
guests, average, than last year. In short it has
been financially and socially 1t has been
still greater The effect the hotel has
been beneficial in every way and have as mat
ter of course no reason to regret my action"
l thanked Judge Hilton for the information and
retired 1t is noticeable fact that there fewer
Jews here than there We're three years ago. gen.
tleman accounted for this fact in this way He said
that the Jews, people, hang together. They
take offence if one of their number is injured. and
generally frequent some particular resort in large
numbers just they came here a few years ago,
and they are focking now to Coney Island and
Long Branch.