New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-28

have something cheerful and artistic whether they
find it in hotel or apartment house That's all there
is about it, and think have reduced my theory TO
practice and shown its efficiency"
The Leland family has perhaps larger number Of Its
members engaged in the hotel business than any other IN
the world Lelands hotels all over the continent
and the stureyant this city has for many
been under their management One of the brothers
speaking for them all said It's no Disgusting the
truh going have perilous times for the next
two years and OF the business would keep
out for the next three years At any rate should
not lease house for any considerable term o. years
are going To witness very considerable drop IN the
yane OF real estate. according to my way OF thinking,
au norI pol"Ig VIII De among lho lSt 10 20
Rents Tor buildings Of this nature are absIdy out or
proportion 10 those asked for other property ana the
reason OF II fail to understand Business Is far from
brisk, there Il tendency among all classes both com
business suffering aCcoriinciy can assure you that we
made more money when rates 81 80 nnd So
sums Then a man would ask friend to dinner az a
matter OF course aud equally as matter of course drink
tateS about asking his friend, hut he drinks bottle OF
cheap rarr when he dimes by himself for there Is ever
which IL quite enough at itself. Provisions Ger
taiuy little cheaper hut not enough 10 make a fuss
about, aud taking everything into account think you
Will find that il would be ont Of the question for us to
lilies leaving and yingin fate apartment
houses ana altogether shall have to sail with closely
reccd sails for The next few years but In the end think
shall ont all right aS the country Is really
imagine. Is solidy prosperous IA 1t ever was
HIGH CHARGES BRINGING BETTER PATRONS
since "Plungcr" Walton removed himself and
as much of his property he could conveniently
carry from the St. James Hotel his place has been taken
by William VI. Conner. who, besides his active manage
nent of the hotel is also the business manager for John
Mccullough Mr. Conner IL a brisk goodlooking man OF
carly middle age He had Just returned from trip IN the
West when seen by The TRIBUNE reporter Its the rent
that does H. said he; you pay per square foot for
ground In anything like business situation In NewYOrk
than In any other city In the world Look ut my
The lpgsOrs claUppd IN additional when
the lease expired last spring and that the Mr.
Walton gave for relinqui,hing the management got 1t
cheaper than any else could for the
ished with my financial backing. pay more here for
everything than I'm the West and yet my house IL full.
why Well bccaTsc any house I'm this situation
aged fairly well would be full a reasonable rate. We
may not make large profits and do not considering
the capital that has 10 be snkbut make them quickly,
and readily turn money over"
Would you reduce your rates If you could in justice to
your interested"
" No. sir and IL they honest all leading hotel pro
prlctors will answer You in the same way. We have
double object In keeping up high rates long
command them We for ourselves thereby good
class Of customers and for guests immunity from the
Inconvenience attending the meeting at table and In the
corridors 81 objectionable persons. do not mean To say
that the only respectable people, or the only wccOn-
Quoted people those able To pay big price for their
but think You will find greater percentage Of
wclbrcd people among them than among those who fire.
qucnt cheaper hotels People now pay for The right
20 be exclusive"
"Do you think oycrcompctI'ion Is hurting the bust
ncssF
Far from It Think there IA room for more we'll
conducted hotels In York, for prop" are com
Ing the city every day than the day before"
." Have the apartment house, done sou any harm"
lido not think have my house ;ull of tran
s.rnt guests that could hardly afford to give my best
rooms to families at reduced rate II they desired
when turn away people every day FOR Lack OF
accommodation. must confess that fail 10 see how |
.hould gain by reducing my rates. Walt I'LL me TRADE he
gins tl or and then yoa can talk With force ON
the subject At present feel more Inclined to pat prices
up than down"
Nc--r, J4nyrin & walter are tn. present lr.,'c- OF
thu Alhrmarlr Hot L. aud were sr"u together by the
TWn,SE reporter. An can say H." SAID Mr.. JInyriu
that We have or house f al the time and guests
pay Whatever AK them admit that people Ia gone
r ar, ccoupw1us hIt that fact docs not to hurt
our hr-ur4- iu h. least. A. long people pay u' what
,., AK. WIN fast 80 long vll keep prices zap high
We can. How lon, 90. present phenomena prosperity
Will l. c,auut say bat there Is uo doubt that q Is
phenomenal aaJ unaccouuiahlc."
DO the apartment house, cause You any apgrohcn-
-!onf"
Apartment ,ol.c,l Why didn't know there were
such thing, ia existence. Did YOU, waItcrl"
Well" replied Mr. walter tn f1't is mat The people
thrt live IN apartment houses cannot Afford 20 live IN
ho,c- aud tho-c arc Jii ~. PCor W. don't want. 10
-ttI t4uh ia. grown OF apart
mcut houses h'> changed and modified our business 'u
set has caused Ca, IccniaH los, and ma fact has
,..o Won See, fhS i6rniaric was sort Of largo
boarding house. "" h'd regular families
VINO stayed with all winter ard then rushed or to the
v- that iyr upuiu, of thc year oar house
yrr We Keen o. ~ room, o-.up.d woc in aad week out
aud by EIot' Who pay u- uI i!l rates; Ike M iran
names o or r.,,rr mud every who f. pl,ltrd
away lud recommend, OH house 10 a MS friends, Viii"
i-ncd The fewer people there Wcrr IN thc hotel
10 what Il, son attribute tlc high prices /"
TN, iiru fcI'4 il tac Gr.t place We have just pod
- 400 taxes oH ON, little h' Of place. In"l. every
inGs we t D , I J., N iagn % o amy, r ~
do object tO paving ~ more for th' adNiuiuE" OF
m inc IL, n tr. , Lou.c vs. here The, meet no ulplcas.
ami people and Spu easily that we ARE not Inclined
w mn T. W w., m ed, NOR, none, at ,r,r hy ong So"
Irah Wclcn na, been the proprietor 81 Nicholas
Hot. number OF years Though the house has been
let rlr down by the upward movements sl does
u llrg. bu-inc-- am afraid you have made mistake
In asking n can reduce prices" said Mr. Wclch,
them down to the lowest point possible. have
found The plan works proh'ahy. but should not
have been able 10 carry II MIC ehgct
had not secured the house very favorable terms The
popIicor would rather 1t kept mp ~ good hoel
than converted into business premises "lch mght ltlhS
In considerably n the way of rent un convinced
that the high rent, alone which cause IA" uptown
near hardly think the bushes, Is prosperous IA II
might be- think there Il not nucn to be feared for the
luuc, "a the principal cause oil the rlnioia!S u''lno y,
/ convinced, the mushroom growth oi apartment
houses Now, am That IN few years n th0-" VINO
have given up hotel HE TO 1--we III HATS VIII ictulhtO th'lr
former system after giving the new plan tIll.
! can speak without prejudice, Tor | myself
do alto gcthrr transient business, but maintain that In
no other way person family of Whatever position
obtain the same ,aluc FOR their money 10y living Ia
nrst-clus, hotel like the Firth Avenue or Brunswick
Whatever hcy pay, be il $1,000 ar T25OOp yoar they
uct value Tor their money and more freedom from
care than thcy would they were Keeping up their own
csitus mnnt"
DO yod think competition IA aiding this decline OF
bu -ucs- p
80. | think we want more good hotels than We have.
Tho Heating population OF New Nnrk is attaining immense
proportions. The city is becoming metropolitan In every
SENSE Of the wurl and must OF necessity have an
abundance of accommodation Tor the cNerincrc1oins
tLIOng OF travellers"
TRINITY CHURCH CUSTOMS.
the ASCENT TO THE srIRE SOW RARE ACHIEVE
MTNI-PEW SAILS 100 YEARS AGO.