River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-06-24
NEW BUSINESS PRINCIPLE"
Exclusion of Jews from summer Ho-
tells.

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Both of the large hotels at New Brigh-
ton, Staten island, have decided not to
receive Hebrews as guests.
James r. Sangster, proprietor Of the
Pavilion hotel, which is the largest ho-
tel on the island, said to reporter of
the San, last evening, that he had re-
fused to take Jews as guests last sum-
mer; that it proved to be good step,
financially, and that the proprietor of
the St. Marks hotel had followed suit.
Il came from the Windsor in New
York, said Mr. Sangster. II saw that
something prevented the hotel from
paying as | knew it ought to pay. Be
fore | took the hotel, it was kept by Mr.
Pettler, and nearly all his guests were
Jews. He now keeps hotel at South
Beach, and | am proprietor of the old
Pavilion hotel When Mr. Pettler kept
this hotel his guests were almost all Jews,
and it didn't pay. You see, the Jews
nearly all go home during the first week
in September, and a great many Ameri-
can families will not stop at hotel
where persons of the Hebrew persua-
sion predominant. As for myself, |
will not say that / have anything
against the Jews, but for some reason
or other, the Americans do not like to
associate with them. Upon my word
don't know why it is. Ny hotel exper-
fence has been in the city, where such
thing as a persons religion or national
ity is never thought of. Here, however
it is different"
Mr. Lackmeier, proprietor of the
other hotel, the St Marks, said: Il
have had about eighteen years exper-
fence in the hotel business. | sold out
my interests in the St. James hotel in
New York, and invested about 100000
down here. | kept this hotel about a
year, and then for two years | man
aged the Grand hotel in New York.
Then my health ran down and spent
several years in Europe When | came
here there was scarcely anybody but
Hebrews in this hotel. | did fair bust
ness last year, but not such business
as / ought to have done. Last year |
had scarcely anybody but Hebrews, and
the false report that Christians were
excluded was circulated to my injury.
1t was only on pure business principles
that decided this year to refuse to take
Jews as guests. would not attempt to
say why it is that Americans do not
wish to associate with Jews, and yet |
think ] could state it in very few
words. have had good many fine
Jewish families as boarders, but | find
that even among the Jews the higher
classes will leave hotel when they find
that it is monopolized by persons of
their own race This is very curious
and significant fact, and is really what
led me to make the rule excluding all
Jews. 1t was very delicate thing, and
at first | was dreadfully embarrassed.
When a certain lady applied for rooms
here hardly knew what to do. Imade
all sorts of excuses, 5but she wasanxiousto
secure rooms before leaving, and finally
| was obliged to tell her about the rule.
did it as gently as POSSIBLY could and
| would have explained further to her,
but she got in passion, called me an
impertinent scoundrel, and left the
house in great hurry" The lady re-
ferred to is Mrs jacob, wife of Dr. Jacob.
She is the daughter of Geo p Putnam,
and is 4 Christian. Her husband, al
though of Jewish decent, does not at
tend the synagogue.
Il have noticed one thing, and
that is the Hebrews generally bring
more children than other people do,
and they always insist ON the best things
for their children. 1t is a rule of the
house that children should not be adj
mitted to the diningroom, they will
smuggle them in some way before the
meal is over. Then the children roam
about the parlors which seems to be a
source of annoyance to the other guests.
The Jews think a great deal of their
children, as no doubt they ought to do,
and they will pay good price for hay-
ing them well cared for. They will pay
the regular price the first year but after
they have been guests of house for one
season they will dictate their own terms.
1t has been very sad affair for me, and
yet, as a business man, was required TO
take the step have taken. The posi-
tive rule now is that no Hebrews are to
be admitted as guests to my hotel dur
ing the coming season"