The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-16
Hotel Committees.

To the President and Members of the
Texas Division. T. p. A. Gentlemen:
The truth of the proverb. United we
stand, divided we fall" is nowhere more
strongly demonstrated than in our insti-
tuition generally, and especially in that
branch OF its machinery commonly known
as its committee on hotels.
During the past year It has fallen to my
lot to have the honor of presiding over the
Imaginary body" called hotel committee,
and have made the Improvement of the
present condition OF our hotels my study.
While there have been decided efforts
on my behalf to do all in my power, l
cannot submit report to you such as 1
would be proud Of.
beg leave to state first what has been
done and then what might have been ac-
compnshed had | had the proper support
OF my committee, or, rather, had this
committee worked together, Shortly after
my taking charge OF this office the board
of directors, during their meeting at Fort
Worth last August, instructed the sec
rotary to have printed hotel complaint
blank submitted by me.
This blank enables all of our members
to make such complaint as they are JUS
tilted in making without exposing Their
names or having any controversies with
the proprietor of the hotel complained of.
Two of these blanks were mailed to each
of our members, with the remarks that
more could be procured through notice
to me. AS all the gentlemen know these
blanks, it is unnecessary to go into fur
Their detail about it.
| would state that the complaints re-
ceived had my immediate attention in
every instance.
Now either the hotels in our great
State are in most excellent condition
or there has been lack of interest on
the part OF our members, for the COM
plants received during the past year have
been comparatively very few.
| know that in my district quite a num-
Der of items regarding hotels needed al
tention, and ON no occasion did | omit
calling the proprietor's attention to such
shortcomings.
But. gentlemen, do not travel the
whole State and on this account | had
assistants in every part thereof. whose
duty II should have been TO report to rae
at least once month on their district
sent letters TO all of them, asking
them to assist me in every way possible
Out of all the posts / received only one
reply, ana that was from the chairman
OF one of the posts. who told me that. as
he travelled mainly in the "backwoods'' he
could not give the matter his attention.
held that 1t is impossible for any one
man TO accomplish the desired improve
ments unless he has the support of not
cnly his assistants, but the members at
large The question Of hotels is one Of
the most Important ones for the travel
ing man; they are our homes, and natural
~ every man would like his homo as
comfortable as possible
would suggest TO my worthy success.
sor that he divide the State into dis.
lulcts and see that he gets men an his
/ committee who will be hotel men not in
name only, but who will really take an
/ interest Incur association.
These hotel complaint blanks should mo-,
ne lost sight of by any of our members
ma tnat the hotel men take these com
plants 20 heart and remedy tham IN tho
pest OF their ability. II presented To them
IN the proper light, and without malice
IN conclusion permit nue. 10 saw tbat ,
notice with delight the constant increa 20
OF our membership and hope The day
WIN come when every travelling man viii
ma II as essential TO carry a n p
membership card as a price bool, D.
specuully submitted Ernest Tesi,.r
chairman Hotel Committee. Texos n,,,t
sion. 7. p. a. eN"' pNi'
Galveston Texas, April .. 1899.