New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07
RAINES LAW "HOTELS."
WHAT ADAPTABILITY HAS DONE FOK
NETWORK sALOONKEEPERS.

CHEST CHAMBERS THAT EXPEcr NO GUESTS But
PERMIT THEIR OWNERS TO SELL DRINKS
ALL NIGHT AND SUNDAYS
n,x., TIM knight of old found that his VISOR ir'er
rared with his ability 10 kiss the tr'ih o'
when she brought him his deep mug OF arc nc oa'e
f,,lv laid the helmet aside and remarheu
,iorsly; 1.-The man who has not the power VI 49,
,,,,y ,oses many Of the good things or TINS "oi'u
This illusion 10 bygone ages is mace oiis ~ p-o'
that the art of adaptability Is by no He~4'' s
While the ancients practsed the art /" @ -. !.
,,onerfect form the citizen Of to-day mas orous"' "
.,,. e,~,de vet attained. This article deals
,,h .be new palatial and strictly up-to-da'e car
an.ar,os known as the Raines hotels. since 'le
,,ucb,slked-of Ranes law went lN'o '
o-ov,h ~ this class OF hostleries mas oee'' '''
Inns While II is Of the mushroom cIass,'a'0.'
there seems 10 be fair promise 'nd' 'N
have come TO stay -.,,os ,,non the
When the Ranes law was first enr9.ied "po" 1
80. hools after Governor Morton had per1orneu
his usual act of signing all bills that came " '.'
>,on, the Lcgislature-all arrangements ias
carefully made beforehand as 10 what o'
and what bills should not reach the execu'''c
her-there was a concerted wall from tle iieI' Wv
,Yara affected by the new law. The law from O
I'm, review seemed 10 be built upon lines Una. w.
;. r,os. beneficial 10 the hotel proprietor me P
visions OF the law are pretty wei KNOW" NV"
there Is no need TO enter into dlscussio" VI "
visions II closed the grOg shop ana inc saw" ~
Sunday and also provided for rlgid eosis -,
r.aces where Nquor was dispensed upon s"lo',
- -, -, "a n m and incidentally raised
49,, rr,oe of a license ana embodied some iea'"' %
aaout the collection and disbursement OF INC 49,
fax that were highly ohtocuonaole' - wa" $50
found that hotels were left prac'ca'E
any en,anglements and the man VINO 'o'" - 49,
80, was eft free 10 sell liquors at all hours Oh '
dan
$500 res,,,ining clause that within the prono''su
go same food must be served with the urinN'
- was the condition that cohlroh'eu 80"
seller after the passage OF the i'a''S "'' .oo,r,
,.a,sal cry went up against the DILL ou' INV :, 80
80. s,uIe,3 the situation and soon ray oi i's'' .'
ones ''u".,D io,r, The srog-scIler remarked mus
.. "vyhv can not have hotelY lie co'iS"'e'
49,, ,r,ods md at once machinery was put il'o ii'o
Zion ~ ascertain the exact conditions IL was ,,
,ha, IN order 70 have hotei ana SECURE ,,h
N sell LIQUOR it requisite 10 nave |, 49,
49,. ,r,as,-cho,nbers Further research ia''eu ~
wing forth any restrictions concerning inc r~
,9oa,. care or location Of the rooms y "d!
,s.o tho issue was seen. and here was where 'me
o,ar of adap,abllity was manifested. Inc e'S."'''0
a,oonkeepcr decided to adapt himself 70 cohu',.onS
opd become a hotel proprietor. ne set 10 WIN
d,rs, matters and demonstrated that MS Po"'''
q, adaptability of the highest o'ue'' -.
asssd down the tine that it was dead easy 10 &c
around the law, ana al oi'o '
10 spring up.
A COMPLETE TRANSPORTATION
,,~,ors - visit some OF these new hotels ana
-, .ha Transformation made in oruer ~ so'
note, license For week previous 20 'ne ''''ie
that the restaurant keeper and the saoonNe ~,
,rbosa Sunday traffic had been cut OH d! INC 10
1od mat ali that was necessary 20 get arouhd
the issue was 10 get hotel license chaos re'eeu a.
.hor c,-c,es During that period of evolution WINE
Tho uouor-seller was developing his powers OF aup
ohli,v and slowly transforming himself from sIoe
saler into a hotel proprietor, there was 'he io"uo
kind of wall against the bill. one OF t'ie sie"'''
",,oc,ions Of the town now and before the passage
~ the Raines law, which underwent parual e'''P
,ua tho nroDrtetors of the various places were re-
covering their shattered ideas. Is the ail-""s" 10
+aurant These restaurants are s''ua'' 90 a.,
Dnaa.av IN what is known the Tenderlon dis
+r,c, From II D. M TO 4. a. m Is the gaFes' pc''o
within these places. They are patrohzeu ny ~
ec,resses newspaper men. and that peculiar class o.
,ooneved world-wanderers who prefer 10 steep III .'
dav and spend their social hours under the IN
candescent lamps As rule, TINS CLASS VI peo'',
ara we'll dressed vivacous. sociable and inclined
q be ,horouchly democratic. They fulnl 20 Inc
.,Aos. aogrea tho old adage that birds of feathe
1ock together" There Is somethlns Hi'als'"i'
about them which impresses one win iec.''is %
comradeshp but the most tangible part OF thei
nightly gatherings is the popping Of corks ana I'M
draining O. deep glasses over the midnight meal
Without the bottles and the glasses the ih'ahsioi
feeling OF comradeshp Is lost
With the advent OF the Ratnes law this pecuIia
Class of night owls threatened TO be eliminated III
restaurant keeper could not keep up his custom o
.or,rg drinks and without drirks-wel life WASH
worth the living, and they hed themselves OH Z
find some place where drinks were to be had IN
dull gloom OF these restaurants after O'CLOCK
m and the deserted bore mute evidence 0
the keepers woe. The eclipse. however was onT
4emnorary and to-day the al-night restaurant hour
.shas "a well as ever. and in the window hangs TN
encouraging sign Of better times:
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