Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-11-29
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH OUR
HOTELS7

numerous Indu Oucoo O't'O" ""N
hotels, because a great many other
hotels, not in these towns, are
trotted out into competition. we
are said to have five hotels 10 this
county that stand at the top in
everything bat rates. Those and
these come IN for a full share OF
compliment and otherwise, accord
ing as the crowd may be made up
of Travelling Men with favorites.
The discussions We hear are
always at home OF course. But we
never hear much reference to
Woodstock. Why is thisf We
NAV be answered very fatty that
1t is none of our business. We are
not the kind to be bluffed that way.
It is everybody's business who does
business in Woodstock. Our no
tells are clean, cOmnodious and
comfortable, and they have Land.
Ladies' who cannot be excellef.
Their houses are always hOmelike
and inviting. The trade of Wood.
stock in thus line seems to have
dwarfed Into that most undesirable
of oil, to wit; a few bird hunters
with an occasional lnstalment on
their way to W ilson's Ranch.
Why is 1t that Woodstock has
lost so much of her hotel trade 7
There is a screw loose somewhere.
Look it up, gentlemen, and tighten
the tap.
Everybody Is interested in hav-
ing trade and travel to his or her
town. There Is a mutually about
trade that is always felt somewhere.
We asked one of our hotel proprie.
tors about this very matter. He
said he would willingly yield the
profits OF this year for the amount
of license paid. This was no an.
swer, and we mildly replied there
must be reasons. Well, he gave us
one, and 10 our Judgment, a good
one, which We amplify.
THE HOTEL KEEPERS SIDE.
The profits Of a hotel are largely
gathered on public days, and holl'
days. These are almost mOnOpo
LIED by "contributed" dinners; or,
in season, the next cheapest thing,
oysters. With these, the licensed
hotel cannot compete on these
particular days, because it would
be changing their prices for day.
This would be a rather iD1Onsis-
tent way of doing business.
Now it does occur to us that
there is little too much innovation
on the license system by the "din-
ner and festival for charities and
churches. In fact, to speak our
mind as plainly as some OF our
good women will of US, we do not
think there should be any innova.
ton, unless 10 a very extraordinary
case, which one can imagine to
arse. The hotels, oyster saloons,
eating houses, ect., pay a spec fic
license. When the hotel takes this
license, they are under legal re-
quirement to perform certain pub.
lie service for the public. They
are a necessity, convenience, and
the law so recognizes them. The
law contemplates that any person
or corporation feeding for pay
shall pay a license. Of course no
Church would descend to the Ii
cense business lift could. We hold
then that the hotels ought to have
the benefit of the legitimate traffic
coming within the purview of their
license. Churches should not put
themselves in competition with
licensed business. By church we
mean the Parson aud the congre.
CATION. No matter how large or
small the receipts, a good woman
at our elbow says cit is not re.
ligion," and we add, it is PLAIN
violation OF law.
| We hope this subject will be
taken into consideration, now that
the winter is upon us again, aud
with the resulting consequence
that "DiDners and Festivals" may
be fewer and farther between.
Now we shall catch "Hail Colum.
bia." We see an old hen or two
tearing our bair before a mirror.
First. "YOu are opposed to the
Church,' we imagine we hear them
Say.
| Next. "You are 10 favor of bar.
rooms over the Churches
| In reply to the FIRST we would
answer, bring your "knitten" and
spend an evening with US IN our
family. No, never! We delight
lin fha Church most of all because