The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-21
JAY ooULD's LUNCH ROOM.
Three Restaurants in the Western
Union Building in New York.


From the Boston Herald.
New YoRK, July H.-Jay Gould has
opened lunch room in a sufficiently fine
style to deserve the title Of restaurant IN
the main building of the Western Union
telegraph company at Broadway and Dey
streets. 1t is his own idea, and he has spared
no expense in carrying it out. 1t IS solely
for Topographic employees, and is managed
by Charles L. Smith, a well-known teleg-
rapher. Besides being a steward he
is an electrician, n chemist and the
oldest living telegraph operator, hay
ing being employed on Inventor Morses
original telegraph line. President Noryin
Green, Russell Sage, Jay Gould and the
other directors and executive officers pay
more than double what the employees are
charged foI the same dishes The only DIFF
ference lies in the service. The kitchen is
on the ninth floor of the building. 1t is
large, and contains every modern appliance
known to caterers Jay Goud's last after
noon down town since his present re ire
ment to Iryngton was spent in practical
examination Of this kitchen and its products.
oar correspondent saw II to-day
in fun operation. Everything looked
clean and appetizing. An immense
quantity of large fish-balls were
just going into the ovens, and big
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In the patent rooster were several enormous
joints. Beautifully bro ~ned chickens were
on dishes which the walters were prepar
ing to take down TO the dining rooms
There are three of these dining rOOms-one
for the general employees one for the
superintendent and one for the executive
officers. The first is on the floor below the
kitchen. 1t i divided into two sections for
the women and for the men In the former
mr. tall tnI /, Ia tla ti.ts ana
table extends the leagth of TIE ROOM
A more delightful place to dine
could not be imagined. The rooms
are on the north side Of the
building, and light and air stream in
through half dozen large windows. On
the hottest day pleasant breeze is to be
found here. St Paups churchyard, one OF
the landmarks of the city, lies just across
the way, and everything seems as peaceful
and quiet as though it were not the center
of the busiest spot in New York. Spotless
white spreads covered the tables, and all
the silver and glassware was brightly
polished. A white napkin lay beside each
place The bill of fare WAS writ
ten in chalk on a blackboard in
each room. There was n choice of two
soups at 10 cents. WeAkfsh and Goldfish
cakes were ID cents. Roast and boiled
meats were 10 cents, and a choice of all the
5 cents. Watermelon, berries and pies
were cents. Better or more appetiZing
dishes could not be found at Demonico's
They were served by bright-loOking
young women.
Six hundred of the 400 employees in the
building are served at the same time Two
meals a day are provided. Mr.. Gould him
self fixed these particulars. The dinner is
ready from II 80 O'Clock in the morning
until K O,plnHk in fhp aftprnnnn Snnnar
begins at O'Clock, and lasts until 10 o'clock.
Every day the bill of fare is changed. 1t
costs the company a considerable sum every
month to make up the deficiency it has to
meet in running this restaurant The in
come does not approach the expense. The
employees are at liberty to take their meals
where they please with the exception of
the night workers, who have shorter hours
and must economic their time The saving
to those who patronize this restaurant is
considerable.
On the fifth floor is the dining place of
the superintendent. Until recently they
paid, in room set apart for them, higher
prices than those in the new restaurant, but
now 6he charges are identical On the third
floor, on which are the executive Offices is
the private restaurant of the nabobs as be-
fore. Here, Sage, Gould, Green and the
others hold forth. The silver is a little
brighter, the glasses are engraved, and
there are finger bowls on the handsome in
laid sidebOard. The floor is of hard wood
and brightly polished. But the apartJnent
is not 50 light and cheerful as that OF the
employees, and there certainly is not nearly
SO much good health and jollity here as at
the tables of the poorer and humber mem
berS OF the great corporation. About ten
persons sit down to the table here every
day, including Gould when he is at bust
ness