St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-23
WASHINGTON HOTEL PRICES
Houses Get From Guests-Ihe
Star Guest Pays $12 Day.

What Rates Some OF the Leading
Houses Get From Guests-The
Star Guest Pays $12 Day.
WASHINGTON Post
A certain Western senator, who has
an extra-commOdious suite in fashion
able up town hotel, gives his landlord
check every month Tor $3.50, which is
the cost of lodging and feeding him.
self, wife and one servant.
This is the higheSt-prced b0arder at
the capital, and next to him comes
Middle state congressman, who, for
himself and wife, eXpends 81 200 a
month at the same hotel. Another pays
$1,000 month for two. and one of the
most famous politicians in the country
is taxed for himself alone 5000 monthly
1t must be remembered that the fig
ureS are for the entire congressional
term. and are to be paid regularly
whether the contracting guest stays all
or part of his time in Washington. A
months absence would bring no reduc-
ton. The prices given above include
meals, as the hotel is conducted on the
American system. r-
There are at least dozen men who
visit Washington very often who. know
just what rooms they are going to get
at certain hotel, and who know with
equal certainty that for every day they
stay here they will have to part with
$50 III lawful currency.
The Count of Paris and his suite,
about six people altogether, were worth
S275 a day to Landlord Roessle of the
Arlington; President DiaZ $500, and the
Emperor of Brazil was called orDfor the
expenses of his royal party to the tune
| of $3.50 per diem while he tarried in
regal state in the Arlington'S choicest
| apartments.
Another who never asked in advance
what the charge would be was the late
President Barrio, of Guatemala. He
gave the walters of the Arlington $40
gold pieces when he departed, double
| eagle to the barber, and, in fact. every
| retainer about the premises got gen.
erouS tip.
who are your best patrons?" asked a
reporter of the proprietor of an estab-
lishment to which come statesman,
patrons of the turf, actors. bankers. men
| about town. and. in short, everybody
that knows what good eating is.
congressman are my best local pa
| trons," lie answered, land by that in
clude both senators and representa-
! tives. Congressman Blank has a room,
comfortable. but not spacious, OH the
IiliTu HUT. iOI WHICH lie pays me Sl2U
| 4 month.
That is for the room alone. as my
place Is strictly on the European plan
What does his food cost? Wait a min
ute and I'll get his ticket for today's
| dinner. Here it is. $3.50. A very mod
est meal, though it included a pint of
wine. but no cigars.
This man is fair average of nv
guests, ard he spends not less than s.
day for his meals, breakfasting and
dining here and lunching at the capitol.
So, for room and board, he pays me not
less than S270 a month. Others go
good deal higher than that, but on an
| average that's about the figure. Of
course good many of my patrons give
suppers or dinners quite often to a
party OF friends, which is that much in
addition to their individual accounts.
Very often one OF my guests, a menu
| Der of congress from the Empire state,
gives me his entire months pay, about
SAT-, in liquidation of his bill for thirty.
days. | have another statesman for a
boarder who does not grumble at $40 a
week for two medlum-SiZed rooms. But
my star guest is from the extreme West,
| and he shells out SIP day for his
quarters, whether he stays one day or
six months"