The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-02
l. L. Lobby Talk.

The Hotel Register, probably the
most generally circulated and authori-
tive hotel publication Of this part OF
the United States. pays u tribute TO the
prominenco of Scranton business men
by presenting in its last issue "a half.
tone portrait of Frederick r. White, OF
this city, proprietor of the Wyoming
House. Accompanying tho portrait is
Il sketch of Mr.. Whites citreer and his
opinion Of political matters Of interest
TO hotel men, as follows: He is in favor
Of a graded license for hotels accord
ing to the population of the city or
town in which they are situated He
also favors the repeal of the United
States internal revenue excise tax.
The war; says Mr. White, is over,
and l think the government gets reve-
nue. enough from liquors without this
tax. | also believe that the botel busi
ness should be protected by intersta ate
laws and legislation compelled to be
uniform in each STATE"
49,
The Glen Summit hotel, owned by
the Lehigh Valley railroad, will be
managed this season by w. il. Crosby,
who conducted the house last year.
Ever since the building of the new
Anthracite hotel at Carbonate, spscu-
la,ion has been rife particularly
among commercial men and boni-
faces as to whether this modern hos
telry with its up to date equipments
and Gifted tout en- senble could be
made to pay. ANY doubt of the hotels
success has been dispelled by the an.
nouncement that the house will be con
Quoted by Frank NJ. Fox, one of the best
known and most successful hotel men
in the east. Mr.. Fox has form ,rly
and Hotel Cooper, at Dayton, o the
Chautauqua House, Grand Hotel and
Kent House, Mt C%hautauqua lake. Of
late he has conducted tho Niagara at
Buffalo, from which house has been
brought the chef. bartendsrs and va
rious other members Of the hotels
retinue. Those who have seen the An
thracite say it ia perfect in all its APP
pointments and bespeak for it a good
share of patronage. The house opens
next Tuesday.
During the absence Of Proprietor
Fred S. Godfrey in Europe. his business
at the Valley House is being managed
by G.. J.. Carter. Joe, as ne is familiar
ly called, has greeted the Valleys
patrons at the desk for seven years, and
the patrons of the house feel that in
the absence of Mr.. Godfrey their COM
fort will be properly looked after by
his representative,
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Since the announcement of the pro.
posed building Of the new Hotel Jer-
myn, a report has been in circulation
to the effect that Mr.. Jermyn would
model his Westminster into u store and
Office building. But for the fact that
Boniface Truman OF tina latter estab.
lishment is known to have no inten-
ton Of relinquishinG a good thing, the
false report might, in n measure, have
worked an injustice. Mr.. Truman has
a seven yeare lease on the Westmins-
ter property aud says his business is 30
good TINT he would like to have the
house large enough to shelter twice its
present capacity.
Landlord Smith. late of the Frsntz
house, Plymouth, ia now conducting
the Exchange hotel at Wilkss-Barre.
Ex-Sheriif Whitaker, who has been
conducting the latter hostelry, is now
proprietor of a cafe next door.
$50
Mrs. N. Muir, Of North Rehecca
avenue, has been engaged to act us
housekeeper at the 1arbell house,
Montrose.