New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-28
HIGH CHARGES AT HOTELS.
VHYLANDLORDS MAINTAIN THEN.
VIEWS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RENTS
AND EXTRAVAGANT TASTES.

! ham, VII
buffer for Fin fact before the war had created an
normal values for almost every comnodityhc wealthy
soutlrons and others coming 10 New-lork on business
or pleasure thought they were liberal when they pnld
81 80 or 81 day at their hotels Times have changed
The same peopc nowadays chcrrfully pay 81 and up
ward for the same accommodation The prices dd not
thus rise al single bound. even by steady progress
sim For the first year or two the they remained
about the same. them like everything else they almost
doubled I'm the course of few months When pair OF
boots cost $50 81 day for hotel board did not seem cA
| orbitant.
But when the prices OF other commodities fell hotel
uropcfnrs held their ground and held II successfully
that in S3 or thcrcab0ut - day stu represented he
average charge the trst-cla,S hOn~eS Ihen came
dgop. Competition kccner; panic was shaking us
dark wing, in the commercial air ana th" fI'h Avenue
Hotel M that time Incidentally tine leading hotel OF the
cy received H. guests at compensation les by one
0ffh than formerly 50 matters stood till about three
years ago BY that time the position OF hotel analf3 hl
changed somewhat The value of real estate had IN
! creased ill hgh-watcr mark seemed TO he reached
Most of the hotels being held 10y the proprtctorS ~
lc,scr the lessons advanced the rent each lease e1
plrcd; the demands of the public for increased luxury
and more adv anccd art in fitting, aud decorations CAUSED
the sums laid for Improvements to bc excessive anu
q variety Of other made the pr0pctorS feel just
flied In returning to their high charges prevalent
decade before These charges have been maintained
ever since. though whether they will be much longer
maintained Is pcrhap, doubtful considering the present
state Of business and affairs generally For the past
twelve months the mOncycd classes have either ad less
money 10 spend have felt less disposed to spend WHat
they POSSESS than AT any time since the panic Failures
In many OF the great trades frequent the prices of
provisions have fallen and falling. the yalne Of real
estate il not decreasing at any rate stationary salaries
are lower than they have been for years in every depart
mrnt apartment and elaborate flats are taking to
themselves majority Of former resident hotel guests
and it seems ~ fall in hotel rates only question
Lac ~,
leading hotel proprictoro on this question TRIBUNE
rcportrr la, week called uppn several Of them and the
| following conversation, were held.
THE PUnIIc's SHARE n THE RESPONSIBILITY
Mcs,r, Hitchcock Darling have for very man years
been the owners of the FIRM Avenue H"tel Ihcy gave
| their Joint view ~ follows:
The two reason, which make hotr! charges In New
York SO high are. hI,t. the enormous rents which we
have To pay houses; and second the tnd-puiahe
fact that more j. required by the guests nj New York
hotel Than in any other city ia the country. They come
to Ncw-York and not only expect 10 have hut are pro
yidcd with better accommodations more iuyuiiou- food
and more complete service than they elsewhere
throughout the length ANA hr cadth Of the land We re
| uuirc nowadays twice many servants 10 ia" same
| number of guest, ~ We did twenty years ago. our
guests are now dissatisfied unless each each small
party IA, the exclusive service, OF walter In other
cite, one man can serve three four tables. and II
used ~ lee York We pay more fnr help. too.
! besides being compelled 10 have 81" much more ~ a.
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or apartment hun-"~ III lhi- CIT, i0 luuI'" 'H' '"'i
trnlr very considerably our resident families Inv"
ill.,. ,,, It'll liz. ,,J ,r, ,v,.rirrrftp0 with ,t,trt.
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mcnt ne .! course Tue Udh>"H' u"i' HIS Ih'I''""
| slightly. for u keep. pace with the growth ~ the
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! '''"'E' '"' 81 '''' "'' ''' ' "
would coupcu.itc IN" Jos, o' regular fImi",
Tint many hotel, iu NrH York .rr running with too
Large "a p-rrcut'Sr 81 vacant room feel satisfied
This j. d1' on "ciiir &" hr reasons nave stated ami
also Ia the uudouhto fact TINT There ~" 10" many hotels
az li. ola. t,trr, T,,f f,. b,t.iur.. Will event
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g." b. nIi bro tHc meantime hot. rr'I"'i"s' "ul nav"
g., no, cl..f.i, and rIrt,.l..
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