Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-02-15
HOTEL SPONGES.
PROFESSIONALS WHO THRIVE AT THE
EXPENSE OF HOTEG-KEEPERS.
The Tactics They Adopt in Order tn Sue
ccssfuIIy >win,lIc the House i Pc
cuIiar Method of Operating
The Loss.
New York .Ieil Esnress.l

Mr. William D. Garrison proprietor of the
Grand Union hotel and secretary Of the Hotel
association, gave some interesting facts in
relation 10 the professionals who thrive at
the expense Of hotel keeper.
There are iaauierabe modes OF swim
ding u.s. he said. hut since the formation
of oar as ociation we have been able to pro
tcct one another to = very considerable eN-
tent. Tie most respectable style Of impos-
ing on Us is known rs the family mode. \
gentleman with ms wife and daughters will
rn.a-c board and select the most expensive
rooms We have. Hi tastes will he the
mos fa,tidiouS. and tia daughters Will re-
quire attendance danced on them constantly.
Tie hills will bo paid the first week, the Sec
ond. and r-raaps the thiri Next week pay
men; will not Ire made on the regular pay day,
hut few days aficrward, and after that
they VIII shut down altogether and IN
form You that a remittance which Is ex-
ye,tcl from some distant point has not ar
rived ami that Stanl. wife AMI daughters
do not understand what could have hap
Jenc,s. and that they ara panied heyonl
measure at the SUSPENSE. Meantime they
are mremittins IN their demands for extra
attentions. and never appear t. imagine
that hotel manager has feelings that might
possibly he PANIED also and bills that must
he met
"How d. yon deal with such peoile!'
-Wc wouIi SIX their baggage a. security
for bo1rd but professionals who COM T.
your hoaSe for tie purpo>s Of swiailing You
do not bring valuable baggage. and YOU
have really no r1m' y against them. They
seen; trouble ahead. ami when they tint Il
coming they adopt taeties suited T. the oc-
c.siln They lodge 4 complaint al the Office
char..as that valuab.s jewclry has been
stole. from their rooms and thus assume
the aggressive We are compelled q IN
vestigat, tie CHARGES. AMI while dong -
our W .rtGy guests obtain another iesSe OF
life at cur exy.cusc u. cISionally they will
cJnae>ceni u compromise by paying sons
thIn- ,u account, which We are Usually glad
to receive.
~Who conducts the diplomatic work on
leaal, II family gGes;S'
TIE gentleman usually leaves thcss deli
cate affairs IN the hands If TIL ladies, who
uiai.a,e system t.cslly The laiy VIII tell
you tAat her husAanI Is full Of business and
has n time To attend TO thu details OF house
hoii affair. She will generally try - make
ar!an .etncnts ev the month. and il you drop
a hint about security she will grow indignant
aud take from her trunk big bundle Of
mining stocks, which she viii exhibit before
YOUR eyes. II You happen to smile on be
holiiuS these Securities she is liable 10 50
of in iit.
Another class of swlndlers with whom It
IS hard 20 deal continued Mr. Garrison.
"arc members Of the learned professions.
usually brokcn-iown lawyers The limb Of
the law viii register and give you his business
card. He VIII pay his first bill promptly, and
then the trouble commenceS When You pre-
sent the second biii he viii offer
you a worthless note or an indorSei
check drawn by a party whose
existence i, simply mythical He viii
not admit that the person is myth. ami
when the paper Is discovered 10 lie Of no
value he will rave and swear, and insis; that
De himself is the victim Of swindla'
Does the lawyer come out ahead IN the
tranSact;onT
In all cases We hell the baggage, but we
are lnsers all the sane. These mea never
paw their bills because they never intended
t. do -. They VIII a.tea replevy the bag
gage. Rni we usually find il most economical
to grin and bear the los, as i; dos not pay
t. rrtain counsel in al tAess CASES W. ara
not allowll - open tbs baggage sEi a. II
may lie worthless 10 any per-Jn bl: the
owner We let II =. and report the sSipdleE
t. tie hote! frat r.-iiy. who viii be placed