The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-14

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tho Walters cinployrd IN tho lsre~ hotels
| and. restaurants arc not A. s,' d'sssusHet'
Waters In ,his city rccr,ye t7s month. 1
Tina, 10 tho uniform rate. from the sfnaN'
and cheap restaurants to tho lafsrst hosels.
IN so'n" small restaurants whe'e tips ~.
| scarrc and only q fcw waters nf~ cmployrd !
| q slightly higher rate IL paid In all the
| Broadway ls,'ca aud restaurants W. ~
month 10 paid TO walters
Waters ar. ,ipt,ed moro HbcralIy in ynOI
city than they are IN any other city IN th!
| country. Nowhere hn. the tipping cv'i
! attained such proportions ~ II has hers
Tho fret man "a serve meal In the hrse
eating place In this town N commcnIyx
| supposed To have been the'deecendant of
! briHand Every waiter since that time
has followed closely In his footsteps. Thss1
| L. the main reason why small salaries aroV
| not objected to.
| free board II hc wants u. just 70 AhQSl
their Independence many walters eat onV
at their own homes H..
There !. No doubt that :. many many, ~ liter,
would he willing TO work in certain n9te~
Tho tips they would receive would pny thens1
well 4
Walters in the hotels and restaurants!
on Broadway average two and sh Se doi ,Sss
will average four to Ave dollars . day iial
tips. Walters in the WaIdorf-Astoria avsr-
age the latter sum, according TO their OWN
stories This is pretty goo psy IN m'; ,Ic
and the men who receive Il don't seem 'oS
| be doing much kicking
| city have little to do with the walters they
| employ. That work Ia left entirely IN thSi
hands Of the head waiter he hre r. NJ -
that he often declares himself In on per~c
centage Of the walters tips.
Head walters receive anywhere from
800 to $500 month. oecar me ma'' re-
receive $500 month, but this Is only smalA1
part OF his income.
The manager Of a big hotel Gays he doesl
not think it possible for any labor organizerj
IN this city. In. discussing Organizers!
Baurnan and his mission here ne said:
THE help employed In the big plaoese
here are not dissatisfied. They know
full we'll they are making maxim mo TN a1.
What waiter could make - much money
| at any other occupationr
| while 1t is true they do not got highs
wages 1t T. poor man n that en- y a1Ie,s
are liberal with tips and people from Other,
cities become 80 when they strike this
town. Men stop at my house who woud
never think Of tipping a waiter IN their ,Sa
mail Just like a nattve-born New Yorker.
Most Of the walters in my house hsves
been with US for year. have never ever nes.d d
| any complaint would hear It. althougfS
! my head waiter manages that part Of thai
| hotel for me. He is responsible only to3
aGood walters are mighty scarce, strangely
as It may seem. The majority Of weitera$
| don't know their business and this holds
good for the large hotsls e. well - forst1
the smaller restaurants. Everybody who4
| dines out much in public places knowDS
| this statement ia true,
Few walters can take an order tntelh>S
gently and serve . meal properly. IheJ
man who can do 20 10 sure, Of steady Job
and a steady income IN tips. The bettera
the waiter the larger the tip:
Most walters are walters because they
can make more money at It than they can4
at anything else. So-called walters are3
plentiful enough, but the waiter who knownS
appear he 10 not allowed to escape. Il
aThe average tip ct Broadway hote1a
IL q quarter. When there are . numbet
in the party, why the tip Increases WatterA
| serving party of four or hve at fashion-~N
| able hotel often gather in dollar tip,
while waters have long hours their1
work is not continuous. The full forco
is never on duty save at the dinner hour
For the breakfast and luncheon hours
they work in shifts. !
II am talking now Of the hrst-class placed
only. Few men complain Of long hours
and Of being overworked when they ere
getting paid for 1t. That Is why little
complaint ia heard from the Writers end
ployed in the good restaurants and hotelaa
and that is why believe they will refuse
to join actively in any movement that
will end in strike '
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