The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08

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dozen other men Of the same hospita-
BE turn of mind, and started IN to see
/ the Peerless Princess by electric light
and of course called ar the Eagle Office,
| when the roll was called and the fol-
| lowing were found TO be present
c. L. Usher, Hutchinson; J. f Car
ter, Topeka, C. Z Casebeer. Harper;
I C. \. Rasbacd, Parsons; J. C. EtcDer-
mott, LIBERAL; y. J. Bower. Augusta
Frank Young, Hutchinson; E. 7. Deem.
/ Pittsburg; J. Rembaugh, Winfield; A
H. Larch. Newton.
Short addresses were made by c. L.
| Usher OF Hutchinson, who claimed that
he would have spoken longer but that
since the first Of the year he had baen
50 busily engaged in lodging meat.
/ laundry coal and other bills that he
had not found time 70 collect either his
thoughts or the profits of the past year
( but that ne felt IL an honor 10 belong &c
such q representa- tive body as the Kan
/ saS HOtelkeepers association, and ne
{ was pleased TO meet with them in q
city Of the well known enterprise and
hospitality Of Wichita.
Colonel Garter who was the father
Of the party, invited them 10 come 10
Topeka, where there was plenty and 70
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open, and only the next door When
he mentioned a Topeka drug store one
Of the boys wanted TO adjourn and see
( something real, and went to the COM
posing room TO see the machinery and
get a glimpse OF a certain renowned
compOsitOr who was engaged upon the
IIT,~.scineS; they seen him and then ad-
1 journed 10 see other sights.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
Presideugt-B. L. Eaton, Wichita
Secretary and Treasurer. F. Car
ter, Topeka.
Vice presidents-D. J. Dean. Pittsburg
J. NJ. Bent, Salina; c. L. Usher, Hutch
ison; c. A. Rasbach, Parsons; II. c.
/ Whitley. Enporia.
Executive board-D. ]. Dean, Pitts
! burg; c: L. Usher, Hutchison; c. A
Rasback. Parsons; ]. H. Bowman, Lea
wentworth; ]. r. Hankla, Topeka.
g. L. Usher Of Hutchinson read the
following address as president of the as
/ ISOLATION:
Gentlemen:-The honor of standing
before You as president Of the Kansas
Hotel Keepers association, is fully ap-
preciated. 1 VIII say, that L know OF
no other business, where il requires a
more thorough knowledge of business
methods than that Of the modern hotel
Keeper. We, as a class. stand shoulder
10 shoulder with all progressive ele-
ments. Our hotel keepers have kept
pace with the times, we are an up-Jo-
date class of business men. There is
every reason why we should be. We
come in contact from day TO day with
all the progressive element, the states
man, the inventor, the actor, the liter
airy character. the minister, lawyer
banker, merchant, financier, railroad
magnate, and the last and most numer-
Gus the comm ercial traveller. All these
are our guests, and for the time being
our hotels are their homes. To Us. a,
times, they become confidential: thei,
politics and commercial hopes and as
pirations are entrusted to us, their joys
and SOrrows are shares with US, and al
times we are called upon to extend
words of comfort and sympathy, and
the nearer we can come 10 making our
hotels take the place of their homes
the nearer We shall approach the ideal
hotel. Our state is essentially a coun-
I try hotel state, as We have no large
cities, our associates must of necessity
be made up of keepers of small inns
We need to study how to make them
attractive, and in making them at
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my judgment there is nothing which
will tend towards this TO a greater ex-
tept that a successful hotel organiza-
ton.
Let us meet together confer with one
another, know and help each other
There is, as We all know, nothing like
organized effort. Let us not be satisfied
with things as they now are. but con
tinue TO improve our methods of keep
ing hotels, elevate our calling and cul-
/ tivate a spirit Of fraternity and friend
ship for each other. Every reputable
| hotel keeper in the Sunflower state
should be a member of this association.
We need some legislation defining our
liabilities, etc. I believe that with our
membership as large as it should be,
that in the year to come, We VIII be able
to secure the legislation that is due us
| our attempts at securing legislation
last year were futile, hut 1t must be
bourne in mind that we had no OTCani-
ZatiOn until the latter part Of Janu-
AIRY. There IS no reason why the Kan
sas Hotel Keepers association should
not in the future command the respect
of every good citizen. and IL should be
an honor to be known as a member OF
the organization. And, by the way,
I want u speak a kind word for the
press, who, as a rule, are the TRENDS or
well managed hotels. In closing per
nit me to quote these few words of II.
II. Brockway, before the New York
Hotel Keepers association:
The measure OF the benefits 10 be
derived from the combining OF hotel
keepers in state or national associa-
tons will be found not so much in the
length Of the membership roll as in
earnestnes with which its meetings are
maintained and the wisdom with which
its affairs are managed The associa-
ton which is made up of live, working.
publiC-spirited and brOad-minded active
members. cannot fail Of a grand sue
cess. All the strongest and besB hotel
keepers should be in il, not in name
simply, but as leaders and workers.
shaping the policy Of the organization
and giving their best strength 70 the
promotion Of its prosperity. When
such associations are found IN every
city and state, the life Of the hotter pro-
prietor Will be robbed Of half lis nor
ro-s, and the praises OF the organiza-
ton Will be on every hotel mans lips.
May We all live 70 sec thdr good day
and share in its blessings