The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-16
NATIONAL r. P. A. NEWS.

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NATIONAL r. p. \. NEWS
President punlap Of the Fort smith
(Ark) most now edits a spicv travelinu
mons column IN the Fort smith News
Record
Chairman E. Z. Lucas Of the legislative
committees of The Arkansas division 70
ports that reuiics have been received from
each Arkansas representative AT tho Nm.
lionel cani;.d relative 70 the two Rim.
beinl push,d bv tho r. L. A.. one crantiu,.
a secretary of commerce. ana The other pro-
vidire Tor the establishment of "A legation
building ia the city OF Mexico. expressing
thsir Willingness to support the measure.
The Sluthrri raur,ud witch Iarrely
controls tho roads 10 the south of Bslrj-
nero. has at thn request of the association
mt on the market "A sircle excess barcaea
MILEAGE book. uood on an it's lines. at SIS
Tie former price for the book was ~
Tho directory of Post L, Lafayott. Ind.
is looking around for larger quarters. ow-
lru to the rapid gr1wth Of their post The
uoN rooms. ii H. said. viii la nttcd out In
a style second to hone in the Ilousier
State.
Referring to the circular letter recently
mailed to hotels bv our National chairman
u the hotel committee. Bfn r. Hoffman.
tho Hotel World a leading hotel nubltra
ton has thia to say;
"a commercial tr4velers' association re
GENTLY issued circulars TO us ,nImerot,,
monbers iu which IL was daruansied TIM
every commercial traveller compel the ho-
tel be patronizes to provide him heat In
his room free of cost, Hotels not acceding
to this order are to bc taboocd The de-
maud that "A room sample room or any
other ROOM be made comfortable without
,Ntrn ruet IN This day and age is not l.n-
reasonable. Tho Introduction Of steam
hsa. trio hundreds of hotels in both city
ANA country has done away with the Old.
fashioned wood or coal stove. for which
extra charge used to be- made We can
rall to mind several hotel nroprictors Who.
for Is time. charged extra for steam heat
bot they soon changed their ideas; tc make
the -ott Of 81 trriy,rr an ''c.rra" seemed
unhuslnesslIle. and is ,inhusinessIlke. The
hotel that furnishes heat Ia better than
oac that does not. therefore It should make
its rates aocNdiugiv. The hotel with
steam heat is a better hotel than one that
has no heat. IN this day Ct strong com
petition and division of patronage II is far
better TO keep up the rate, hut when pos
sihic add to tho comforts and conveuienccs
supplied the guests. and tn this conncc-
ton We wish TO emphasize the fact that
the hotel owner should be compelled to
supply the modern improvements that go
with the huilainE. Mako the owner pun
IN steam-heaIing plant ana the time TO
40 ~ IS beI"re you S'Sn 'he l'ase- hete
- niue aaNlot lhat suould DC paH'eu III
the mat or marked on tha cum
Commerci a Tribune, Denver: We heard
complain about the railroad committee
Of the Travellers protective associanon
rev uhyS ago because hol.lhs Hau neoh
zone in mus state reshfHlng an inter
'HdnE'Hbl' hlieuge DOOR we WIN say
thal at present IN" 'olu'h'''e ~ PoWer-
~ "' n,s o,''',. s.,,,.,,,io,, ha-a ~
o,. ,t'rf ~ - c,Sa'ScI ,ra Colo,,1',
,''''' ,,.,t, .,.. .,,,.,i,.,ti,',,
.,tt.t I'D, ~, ,,1i,na,,,,.,, - M v,sto,.,,
pnssorrer. as4ocia,lon. ana If they sue
coed ih.. railroad committee will then
have "a chance to accomplish somethiug.
As matters now s.and all business per
tanning to Corado roads has to come be-
fore tho Western association at Chicago.
The National board of directors met at
National headquarters last Saturday. Ma
tlona Secretary ana Treasurer LeByaume
reported the cash balance on hand, reh-
ru@ry l. S'o III MS report also showed
luHi ine expenses Lor oohuucNlE tne az
falrs or Inc association are rover tnah ius'
,,, 'u,' ~, ,he o,sc ,,,,, Ina
1911 n.y.. ~ ,1r co,., 49,, i,,.,,si
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IFS now Colonel with big C. Gov
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