Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-23
HOTEL OnaDA

In a recent issne Of IT, Hotel World
is statement from CdDnel Riscley of
Sweets regarding certain phases of hotel
management. Colonel Risri~y is one of
the best posted hotel men in the west.
and his experience will be OF interest 10
all landlords The article is as follows:
Frank Riseley OF Sweets hotel. Grand
Rapids. Mich. recently expressed some
ideas 10 The Hotel World which are
worth repeating. Mr.. Riccley says: Il
have turned ove9 new leaf in the last
year. l ann my own caterer. j do "a
strictly transient business. believing
that hotels in cities of this character
and perhaps in larger ones that one
does not have to keep IN army Of help
10 attend o. the family boarders at low
rate. but giving to the transient guests
the quality and fineneso OF first-class
table. leaving margin In favor of the
landlord at all times IL more Of our
hotel men would give this question a
thought. in the necessity OF schooling
themselves in that branch Of the bust
ness. by becoming proficient in quality
and quantity in their lardcrs daily. they
would find great difference Of balance
in their favor. In both large and small
hotels il is almost invariably the custom
that the chef makes out the reqiisition
for his daily use in regard to quantity
only, that it may he piled knee-deep
about him and wasted during the day.
The same mode ia rcIseated daily. and
the end Of the month brings enormous
meat and grocery bills You. l think.
will bear me out in this statement. that in
most Of the failures in our hotels you
will find the meat and provision dealers
the large creditors. Hence kclaim that
the important factor is in the efficiency
OF the management by having personal
knowledge OF the rear as well as the
front Of the establishment
The Travelling Furniture Salesmen's
association will hold another business
meeting in The Morton Tuesday even
ing. T~enty-f five new members joined
yesterday and 10y tomorrow night il is
expected that every furniture seller now
in Grand Rapids will have his name on
the membership list. The committee on
constitution and by laws. Of which T..
j. Morley is chairman. will make its re
port at the meeting Tuesday night and
the officers desire that all the members
shall be present. The new organization
is beginning it's existence under un-
usually promising conditions, and the
boys are very enthusiastic over it's pros
poets
George II. Trask OF Huntington. In
diana. a well known horseman, took
breakfast in Sweets yesterday. He has
been attending the Detroit races and
stopped over in Grand Rapids to look
at some horses OF his. which are train
ing on the Comstock track
X. Finley Smiley OF Flint dined in
The Morton yesterday. Mr.. Smiley is a
prominent Maccabce and has more than
Michigan reputation as lecturer on
war topics lie was on his way home
from lecture tour in the northern part
of the state.
PIP. Wright OF Cleveland. assistant
general manager of the Lake Shore road.
was a guest jn the Morton for a short
time yesterday. Mr.. Wright was ON his
way TO Mackinac Island to spend few
weeks
John Harrington Of London was a
guest in the Morton for few hours yea
terday. He has been Visiting the world .
fair and came To Grand Rsrs<as to look
over the furniture industry.
J.E. Cowdin al Brooklyn dincd in
Sweets Yesterday. He VA the guest oi
his cousin H. T.. Cowdin of tho Rock.
ford Register.
Quincy ID. Hoyt a Lndington music
teacher. dined in the Morton esterday
on his way home from visit 10 the
worlds fair.
J. Harry Havician formerly Of the
I Hibbard house of jackson, has sue.
ceeded Arthur Bevans behind the desk
1 at Sweets
Leo Edelstein. an Alba clothing mer
chant. was in the city yesterday buying
goods. He registered in The Morton.
Sam T.. Watson a. Chicago. formerl,
manager 81 the local telephone system. i,
registered in The Morton
The Rev. W. NJ. Pufrer a. Hastinr,
dincd in The Eagle yesterday Mrs
Puffer accompanied him.
A. II. Tuttle ~ Des Moincs, is gues'
in Sweets. lie IL visiting Colonel Rise
ley and family.
.Is,e Bagley q The Morton is spending
Sunday at Ottawa Beach.
MoKrnS- W. A. Whitman. Travrr~
City. J. NJ Smith. Detr'siz; X y. Smiley
Flint. Prank q. Row. Lansing. Ma,
Grab. Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. Tanner
Saginaw.
SREFF4 j NJ Booth. Detroit. Jane,
Clom~pts. y. -. SrhirlchsF. Ann Arl,or
III. h. tow,iin, k.,ckfsrd. I NJ. William
SIN Detroit, r. Johnson. Saglaae.
Nav fasgNrsroS " Murray Sparta
fse,srgc \ Fafr, Grand Haven: Isafs
Nafhr esnn. If. Detrott q H. Sessions
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