New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25

hxrd O. Il was every Bonisace for himself ana
~ THE devil get the fellow across the street
T5ere is Al incident. an actual happening OF this
.s-sos which seems beyond belief but which Is
,.~sehed FOR by several hotel men
a guest o. one OF the best hotels was called into
nc managers once.
we must insist settlement Of this Nm said
-. manager IT hes hcen running for three weeks
nov and q further extension Is impossible
i have no funds. said the guess. not greatly
s,s-u-be6 by this the inevitable. How an / go
s-r 70 pay liz
The manager glAred at hira and the guest smiled
Il return
susserly IL you viii so across the street and en-
rsre 81 expensive suite III give YOU a receipted
~ Tor this There he was hrazenly setting the
-eul~ who had robbed him upon his rival across
the street
he guest took The recelpted biz. reuarking.
.-4s should establish she line OF credit ana
-rs-r his way. ordering his baggage TO follow
-bev DO il differently INV. No longer is the
x.--vo-k hotel playing 4 crrthroat game
re IS cooperating for hls own protection along
-,osr modern and effective lines Not only the
ho-el men Of New-Tork- but OF every town in the
roUrr-y Almost have combined against the delin-
cueut guest
II At csEce IL Forty-secon6-st-. the home OF
-. National Hotel Keepers Protective Association
80 is 4 great record book IN which written
So 81 b-ies buslnesslike style reports o. thou
s,,ss az euccessful attempts beat hotels.
rvn-v
VI be found there. The records come from hotel
k.e,e-s n al parts Of the country and In
,he-ge = B6ear A waiz. president OF the Pro
-.-..re Association. which has within ten wears
-er-ve-ed s--3g0 from delinquent hotel debtors
~ wa-z perhaps knows more about the ways and
s,le-es Of the hotel beats" than any other man
IL Tie country.
II would be very difficult to put your finger
q, s-v one class Of people and say that the hotels
lose most by thai class" said Mr. Walz the other
4 az n
women are engaged II beating the hotels. and the
most expensive class depends OF the location o:
TIE hotel and on its nature.
Here il Ner-york the bulk OF hotel losses come
ron three classes. There Is the promoter VINO
comes on 70 Nev-York from the West or South
looking FOR capital he has coal mine. gold
prospect million acres OF lumber land 10 dispose
q lie has money when he 1rst lands and for d
week or TWO pays his bills promptly. The game
becomes harder and harder. He cannot md a
bve- there is no market for his property; stll he
holds on hoping against hope. until he finally slips
away a hopeless delinquent More often than not
his sort OF debtor is honest at heart simply IN
fortunate.
Then there Is TIE beat with social pretension-
Re has eoo5 clothes. q Ene address and knows
some excellent people. he has winning way and
Often talks 8 hotel proprietor into extending his
credit beyond the hotel mans better judgment
= remember one such who got considerable
extension on account OF his 6ne wardrobe. At last
the limit % credit was -eache- and the man sent
away. When the hotel people looked after his
clothes they found one worn out evening suit in
stead q The dozen fine outfits they expected The
explanation came afterward- he had, without at
tracing The slightest notice sent the suits Out one
BY one upon TIE arm Of q tailor's messenger. The
tailor pressed his suits and gave him storage room
Tor nothing Re changed garments IL the shop and
was wei OF as before when the hotel confscated
his empty trunks
The big family apartment hotels now 70 be
found II every part % the city have been heavy
lssrs. sor-e nave l0st several thousand collars
r tie first tew months Many Of them have Joined
the rational society. and we are getting Up
tsnsive Es- for their benefit
There many families II New-To-k. according
- President Wax. who make practice OF de-
trsudlng apartment hotels out OF one. two and
Sometimes even three months rent They come
tnro newly opened house. select fine apartment
Psy--g something Ia advance. The head q the
fs--Ly seems 70 be prosperous nan Of business.
The VIE woman CT society and clubs and the
children most desirable young folks. They know
how 20 I've WEI and Iuxurious.y. and FOR the first
month or Two they Go live in regal style There
are carriages without end. flowers. candy. fancy
fruits, extra wines and rne cigars, al ordered from
the hotel and al written down upon the hotel lilL
This 1l grows longer and longer. and when. after
many ge--le 1irts payment IS demanded. the pro
p-e,0r suddenly fines he has been "hi-ked-' The
family SILL smiling. stu comfortable. biUh their
baggage CIT q the hotel and are OF % newer
sps--ze-- where the game may be repeated
q: hotel worker IL New-York to-day is widow
VIZ cVo charming daughters They were carried
By hotel fC- months, RE proprietor being
Manipulated carefully BY one OF the daughters.
One of ne cleveresr woman beats Of which
the-e is record lived the fat q The lano al the
1nss- hotels e the country for five years She said
she wzs relative q President Lincoln and that
she gathering material FOR memoir OF MS
he she was handsome well gowned ana bore
eve-v mark Of respectful ity- Besides, she was
fortified with z letter % Introduction from a wei
know Senator. At The END Of the week Wolla
cone telegram from the Senator which gave tA~
ho,cl people eztende5 confidence Generally size
vas good for three weeks at hotel and more often
tasr not she succeeded ~ getting several checks
casaec which were as bogus as the Senator's tee-
grsus
She was trtpped Up after tine by going 10 a
note second time rue. number OF years had
elapsed but hotel clerks have wonderful memories
especially when . comes 20 those who nave
rfse5" them TIE prorrietor remembered the face
but could nor place the woman until the telegram
from tie Senator came along. Then Ike nash
+ came over him. He accused her OF ner game
A. 1rsr she Denied. then confessed that she intend
&c n beat the hotel As she found friend who
settlec her biz. nothing was done 10 bring her 70
1ustles
TIE eake Colonial Dame woman. with letters
from prominent men asking the hotel people 70
tske extra fine care Of her because che Is an n
Fsll j. another schemer who Is now WEI Known
Whez discovered she changes her name and seeks
OUT a new scene OF operations LGually o~i4seioS
r. Eew England woman with mania Tor travel
Sic gets ahead OF some theatrical company ana
Gains 70 be its press agent She has uaVeIieo
VII profit All The United states
cashinr bad checks costs the hotels % the United
States thousands OF dollars year. yet me notes
Rave not stopped this. Nj WALK tells or q recent
schsme which was worked on hotel at Alien
fCar pevr TIE guest who seemed be drum