The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-09-06
A new LEISURE CLASS,
How it Originated and How It Oper-
ateS and Exists,
L Exists Only in New York City Where The Conditions are
Peculiarly FaWabIe,-Men Who Never Work,

An investigation of the city's chean
| lodging houses reveals some interesting
facts about those who use them, especially
in hard times. They are particularly a
| New York institution. Boston, Philadel
pha and Baltimore have. to be sure, Il few
places where the almost destitute wayfarer
may be accommodated on the payment of
| IL to 25 cents, but they offer few induce
ments beyond nights rest. The New
| York lodging house, on the contrary. has
some of the features of a regular club.
| Large, well lighted rooms, supplied with
the daily papers, cards, chess and checker
boards, dominos, etc, are found in near
ly all of them. There is also an office, in
which an atfable clerk is found on duty "a
hours a day. There are also baths, lava
tories, etc, with plentiful supply of hot
and cold water, soap towels and backing
brushes.
The Bowery is the home Of the lodging
house, though there are many scattered
about the city up as far as Harlem, and
the business being an exceedingly profita-
BILE one their number is constantly in
creasing. 1t is mistake to suppose the
lodging house is the abode of the tramp.
That there are places where such persons
can find lodging upon the payment of
small sum is true but they do not frequent
the lodging houses. They are not wanted
either by the proprietors or guests. The
chief patron of the lodging house is the
chevalier d'industrie, age anywhere from
20 to co. the majority being under 40. Hard
times do not affect his calling, nor do
financial stringencies diminish his income.
He is invariably decently dressed, and if
ever he misses meaYit is not for the reason
that the meal is not waiting for him.
A conversation with one of them gives
fair idea of how they live He was mid,
die aged man, with the appearance of a
clerk. After a preliminary talk he told
the story of his life.
81 was born here in New York" he
said, ga years ago. At Is was put at
work and learned trade. For 20 years,
or up to my fortieth year, stuck to it
and never expected to do anything else. |
had, of course, such amusements as the
average workingman has and was, sup
pose, contented with my lot. l lived with
an old widow lady, who was just like
mother to me, and beyond being inordi-
nately fond of reading l was, have no
doubt, just like any of the horny handed
sons of toll in the city here. l never had
the faculty of saving money, and when
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