Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1895-04-22
war In a Biz Hotel.

War In a Big Hotel.
Proprietor lilly Haynes, Ono rel
alive of ours, OF the Broadway Gem
trial Hotel. New York, aud also of
the United States Hotel, in Boston.
made an emphatic declaration one
day recently, to the effect that he
was not in the hotel business for his
health, and that he had certain rights
which he proposed to maintain at all
hazards, which plain and simple
statement led to no end of unpleas-
ant consequences. Mr.. Haynes is a
portly, elderly man, whose appear
ance would at once Indicate him to be
a prosperous banker or wealthy re-
tired merchant. He halls from New
England, and is referred to among
the habitues of his hotel as ''Down
East Yankee. y
The Broadway Central Hotel has
long been resort for dry goods
drummers of New York and other
cities, and its corridors are thronged
at all hours by these trade solicitors.
Mr.. Haynes has for several weeks
been cycling these daily assembIages
askance and about. two weeks ago he
concluded that there would be more
profit to his hotel in their absence
than in their presence. So lie or
dered his porters to exclude all per-
sons from the hotel who were not
guests or who were lounging about
the corridors without having actual
business there.
The climax of this little war is de-
scribed in the n. Y. Herald of re-
cent date. The first difficulty was
with a representative of the II. b.
Clafin Company, who purchased
So 900 worth of gloves from the head
salesman of large mandatory,
stopping there. Next the Herald
describes difficulty with the rep
resentative of house of which our
former townsman Mr.. Stuard Hirsch-
man, of the firm of S d. Hirschman
& Co. of this place, is one of the
principal members. 1t says:
John Griffith, travelling salesman for Weine-
man. Hirschman 81 Co., Wholesale clothiers of
Nos. GAO and 65l broadway, was the next
drummer" to whom Mr.. Haynes paid his re-
spects
Mr.. Griffith is large, athletic man of forty
or Whereabouts, standing six feet two in his
stockings. He is Southerner. He ard his
family once stopped at the Broadway Central.
He had been going in aud out of the hotel for
the last fifteen years.
Mr.. Haynes met him in the corridor ON Fri
day last and told him he didn't want him or
his trade"
"What do you mean2 indignantly demanded
Mr. Griffith.
'fJust this" responded Mr. Haynes. "You
drummers are overrunning this hotel. You all
act as if you owned it. And your trade is
Southern trade, and p
s'Do you mean to say that you don't want
any Southern trade ut your hotel?" asked Mr..
Griffith.
"Well, prefer New England trade replied
Mr. Haynes. He added. "Itisn't the trade I
object to. it's the traders; the drummers. I
have told them to get out, and if they had any
self-respect they'd stay away. They interfere
with my business. They overrun this place
like ra Is in a barn. am not in the hotel
business for my health. / have some rights
here, and by -, sir propose to maintain
them. / am paying the rent here 1t is my
house, and" -
Mr. Griffith left before The angry proprietor
had finished his sentence. The row cnlmin-
ated on Tuesday night last. One of the
guests asked Mr.. Haynes whether he had
| really said that he objected to Southern trade.
No sirl" Numbered Mr.. Haynes. .'That's
lie."
Mr.. Haynes then saw Mr. Griffith approach
ing. IF you say that said wouldn't have
any Southern trade III the house you arc
liarl" shouted the proprietor, rushing up to the
| astonished Griffith.
The latter hesitated moment. He consid-
| cred his own great size, aud looked down upon
the little man before him. A dozen or so of
drummers and u score or more of guests gath
cred about the pair. The drummers were
exultant.
Nov. Haynes is going to get licked sure"
was heard from several points ut once,
lyon are q liar, if you'-
BifT! Bang! Mr. Gri!liths right fist shot out
aud caught the hotel proprietor on the left ear.
The blow was delivered at long range. Mr..
Haynes staggered, the crowd intcrfered and
quiet was once more restored.
.'Mr. Haynes" said Mr.. Griffith, told me
| that lie preferred New England 20 Southern
trade. We travelling statesmen have made
his hotel. l have been going there for years
and spending my NJ oney freely there. didn't
want to have any row with him and l didn't
hit him hard. think he is acting in very
queer manner for hotel proprietor who
wants his hotel TO succeed. L told him
that proposed to go into his hotel at any
time, and propose to do so,