The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-06
THOSE WHO VIOLATE
THIS LAW WILL PAY.
Restaurant Men Agree That in
the Future 10 Cent Meals
Will Cost Is Cents.

The man who is accustomed TO walking
into one OF the downtown restaurants
and eating Il 1o-cent lunch need not he
surprised after today to have the waiter
hand him a check for 10 cents.
A union or association of restaurant
men has been formed In Seattle for the
purpose OF maintaining system of prices.
II was organized Friday night in the Of
flee of Judge Richard Winsor. in the Sui
Ivan building. 1t was agreed that meals
for which a charge of 10 cents has been
made in the past shall be sold for Is
cents in the future, and that bill OF
fare to be issued by the association will
be posted conspicuously by each member
One of the most important articles CT
agreement signed by the fifteen firms that
form the association is that II any men,
Der shall violate any OF the terms OF
agreement he shall pay q fine OF sloo; for
the second offense he will be sentenced to
pay $500 In every case where a fine is lev
led 1t is to be collected by suit at law
to be Instituted by the president of the
association.
''Our purpose in forming this associa-
ton was simply TO protect our interests"
said one of the restaurant men Interested.
yesterday. You see, many OF us have
had cur rents raised during the past few
weeks. While il is true that we have
been doing good business, yet when We
have to pay more rent ii Is natural to sup
pose that we will have TO charge little
more for our meals. and this Is especially
true of the cheaper meals. Meat is now
higher than II was six months ago. and
these causes working together have made
IL necessary for us TO charge Is cents for
dishes for which We were satisfied former
" to take 10 cents. No raise has been
made In higher priced meals"
A little investigation viii show that
there has been a slight advance In the
price Of dressed meats and poultry during
the past two months. This Is perhaps due
In large measure to the heavy shipments
of both meat and poultry to Alaska. The
regular purchaser OF Ii porterhouse steak
finds that when he lays a quarter on the
counter before his butcher he Is usually
asked to deposit n nickel or perhaps 10
cents II addition.
The farmers have enjoyed the high
prices received Cor poultry. Recently .
coop Of hens was sold TO a retail store for
Is cents per pound live weight. This is
the highest price paid for live poultry in
several years.
Here are some excerpts from the terms
Of agreement which were subscribed TO
by the newly formed restaurant keepers
association;
THE Association Of Restaurant Keep
crs is hereby formed for purposes Of
mutual henefit and for the protection Of
IFS members. The rules. constitution and
bylaws Of the association are TO govern
the members of the association.
.'Tne prices OF meals furnished by men,
bers OF the association shah te: All
meals now furnished for 10 cents shah be
Il cents on meat order without extra
dishes. excepting that a discount of per
cent ray be allowed on meal tickets for
not Jess than twenty-one meals.
~ bin Of fare to he known ss the asSo-
citation bill Of fare shah be prepared by
this association from time 10 time. and
shall be placed in conspicuous place by
each member Of the association in their
respective restaurants.
"The members OF the association shall
become such on signing the constitution
and bylaws and shall be governed by the
same"