New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-05
HOSTS OF MANY HOUSES,
FIRMS THAT CONTROL HOTELS IN SEW
ERAL PLACES.
c,ry AND COUNTRY HOTELS TO BALANCE EAcI
OTHERS LOssES-PLANNING TO
INVADE ENGLAND.

OTHERS LOssEs-PLANNrNG TO
INVADE ENGLAND.
7, There "a one class Of men who believe in prog
ress and development and who wish to reach out
and lead more than another II Is the hotel men
OF the country In the old days OF the Metropolitan
Hotel the New-York Hotel and Ike houses. the
MANAGEMENT OF a hotel was content TO devote us
entire attention TO one hosiery and make that IN
d,v!dual house as much Of success as possible
The country has now. however. entered upon re"
era IN the hotel world. and the public Is oe'ns
treated 10 some remarkable demonstrations OF
progress and development" in the hotel business
The man who makes a success OF one hotei anu
believes that ne has established 1t upon perma-
ncrt basis turns his attention in another direction
and seeks other worlds 20 conquer. This system OF
controlling several hotels. each indiViouai nouSo
being located in different city. and the aoopuoh
OF a system OF exchange have been the cause OF 'he
growth during the last ten years OF remarkao.e
number of hotel syndicates controlling great houses
and also a great amount OF capital New-for as
the best hotel city in the country IS tne neaa
quarters OF these syndicates, and in reading the
advertisements Of many hotels In the daily papers
line Will be found beneath saying also Ho'ei -
at - also Hotel - at -. ana 50 on 'o '"e
end OF the list controlled by that particular firm
one OF the most successful hotel men operating
upon this system. and a pioneer in the progress
ne came to branch out the way he did. while
MANY ambitious hotel nave taken THIS step
and failed sgnally. yet there are NUMBER OF I'M
usually successful manipua,ors. and this man Is
one OF the firm that controls hotel IN bunao'
two in New-York one in Philadelphia and one IN
Atlantic City and all OF them houses OF the hrs'
class. He said
ONE MANS EXPERIENCE.
"When first started in the hotel business It was
with small house ard limited patronage was
inbued with enthusiasm and the house became
popular Several OF my guests who always stayeu
in the hotel when they came to the city expressed
a fondness for the house and day man who
rreouen.v visited New-York told me that 1t was too
bad that didn't have house In the metropolis
as he would Ike TO come and stay with me there'
That started me thinking | talked the matter over
with a number OF guests and they assured me tnat
" could secure a hotel in New-fork ana run II
,,rron the lines that was following In my little
hotel II would be a success. and they would come
and make Use OF the hotel started out lit'le
campaigning and eventually a chance TO get con-
troll OF hotel in New-York. II was one OF the
modern houses and took II az venture was
loath 10 give UP my good paying business ana So
leaving the house in capable hands came 10 New
York and started in the new field. The rest is easy
N explain The new venture was successful, ana
when It became permanent saw another chance
and then another and so on. until the firm now
controls the houses It does.
The system is eood. II one house runs oehino'
n. every house will In bad season. the other
houses help 10 carry II. II would be horrible 10
contemplate all houses losing at once. but that mas
never happened and is not likely TO-.
That IS perhaps the experience or almost every
man that is at the head OF great hotel syndicate
The hotel fever. so those who are in the business
saw Is OF the most malignant type, and once
a manager gets the virus Of ambition in MS oiood
he is bound keep branching out until ne Is
,rretrtevably wrecked or is carrying such a vast
system that he cannot stagger under any more.
and gladly stops when appalled, by the magnitude
Of his own undertaking. In most instances where
hote, man owns two or more houses II vii! usually
he found that he has a house In town for the
winter and a hotel at some prominent summer re-
sort usually tho place frequented by the majority
OF his guests or he may have in addition hofei
somewhere in the country In a locality that Is
prominent a winter resort
BENEFICIAL ALL AROUND.
The system IS not without its benefits in many
ways The hrst and perhaps the most appreclao!e
benefit accrues 70 the guest OF the house Inere IS
to-day In the country large number OF people-.t
might be called a floating popula.ion-who have
No homes except within hotel This class grows
each wear During the season in town they live at
one Of the modern houses where they can nave
apartments sucA they wish and when the sea-
son Is ended they free from the care or closing
a great house and providing for the servants. They
can pack what they wish 70 store, and with Few
trunks go 70 Newport. or Long Branch. or sara
,oea or Cape May where fancy may suggest
II will usually be found that the travellers Will go
.. . ho.eI somevhere that IL controlled by the
r,a,aeen,ent OF re house In which they have lived
during the winter
II Is pleasan. them 20 feel that they are IN the
care Of firm that they have come 10 know and
trust; and then there Is another twoedged beneht
When the dull summer season comes on the hotei
IN town takes down It's heavy furnishings, re-
duces It's army OF employees and curtails expenses
evervwhere BY this system OF having seaside or
country hotel the management ts able TO transfer
,,s srnnloves 20 the summer house BY this system
I, Is able 10 retain It's trained employees the waoe
year round: these servants escape the annoyance
and worry OF being thrown out OF employment for
The hot months not 70 speak Of the pleasure that
they derive from the change. Then the guest is
nIeasd 10 have in attendance servants that he has
hocor. accustomed 10 through the winter. and who
have come TO know his individual wants and char
acterist,cs In this way the guest is pleased the
en,ploves are pleased and saved from the haunting
fear OF lack Of work through the summer. and the
hotel man is enabled to retain his trained servants
as we'll az have a paying investment to balance
against the losses incident upon the dull! season In
town.
uavs The formation OF the Hotel Mems Mutual
ponee, Association the first step 10 draw the
owners and managers OF the various houses into
closer bond OF fellowship. and then the secret pro-
,ect,ve organization originated by which
rerson who beats house is unable 70 duplicate
the experience anywhere else. The name and de-
scrpt,on OF the swndler and other ider;ifying de-
tails are sent 70 every hotel In the association, and
,,a rogue ,s known the moment that he tries 10
d,,oe another house. All OF these arrangements
have drawn the hotel men together. and to-day
,here Is somewhat the same feeling among hotel
men about poaching upon each others preserves
tina, IS felt among physicians and lawyers. The
combinations are becoming tighter each year. and
I. would not be surprising in few years TO see
a noolng Arrangement a system OF excaange
such as + in vogue between transportation COM
MI