Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-06-13
eARONs AS WATERS.
Not an Unusual Thing II Hotel Men Tell
the Truth.

Dukes, Counts, Maruuises, Lords and
Barons are not sought after by Phila-
1elphia hotel proprietors and managers.
Baron Lindeman may havo worked ct
the Lafayette Hotel, as his deserted
wife in Pittsburgh says, but no would
not have been retained there long if
Proprietor Maltby or Colonel Baker, his
manager, had known it.
"1avo wo had many Barons here as
walters" said Colonel Baker recently;
well, yes, and it is no unusual thing
for somo lmpecuniouS aristocrGt from
the other side to drop in and call on the
head waiter and secure a position as
waiter. They do not last long, how
ever. The reason is they have not been
trained, and then, you know, the sys-
tenn we have here is entirely different
from what it is in Europe
Tho titled foreigner who has lost all
his money is in most cases German or
Frenchman. In Germany men with
titles are as thick as bees around hive,
and it is absolutely impossible for their
relatives to support them. They drift
to this country. They have no trade, or
If thoy have they will not work at it,
and, as the position of waiter is q COM
paratively easy one, it possesses for
them many attractions. First, on
working in hotel or club, they usually
obtain about the same food as the Dor
sons they serve. Then they are, in q
great many instances, enabled to sleep
where they work. In most first-class
hotels they come in contact with con-
gcni31 people. When a man dimes he is
usually in good humor, and when he
finds his waiter an intelligent man he
generally condosccnds to tlak to him.
These titled garcons rarely disclose
their identity, however, but it does not
take long to find them out. Their
fastld1ousncss in dress and in eating is
apparent from the first. AS I said be-
lore, they are usually incompetent.
When they attond particular, exacting
or cranky guest they invariably under
take to display their alleged superiority
over ordinary human clay. Tho guest
won't have this. He complains at tho
Office and that is annoying always. He
never associates with his brother
waitors and that causes trouble among
them, so you see we don't want any of
them about here"
"Wouldn't have Baron about any of
my places" said Mr.. Boldt last night.
"llave had any2 Well, should saw 7
have; and will tell you another thing:
AS soon as | discover one about here I
discharge him on the spot.
'Some of the representative familie !,
or Europe have connections who hol
POSITIONS as walters in this country.
have had a number Of them. and / H..
not recollect single instance where
ono has been competent, And the air
they assume--why, it is simply over
aweing. They are not here long before
they plainly show by their manners
that they think you are ordinary, while
they are not only of superior mold, but
OF pure gold-dust. They are frirhtfuily
incompetent, too, not knowing tho first
thing about serving guests. If any of
them work for mo now they do it under
an assumed name.
II nave man on my payroll at tho
bellevue whose name is Battcnberp.
L don't know whether he belongs to
tho Princes family or not, but it is not
unlikely, as they all have to do some
thing to make a living, and waiting on
table is about the only thing they
care to do.
There is one thing about It. Most
OF those who come here for such work
always do so under another and assumed
name, but their desire that you should
know them to be of blue blood is SO
great that they soon disclose their
identity and then they go."--Phila-
delphia Times.