The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01

was il we used TO call him?' unused the
drummer.
His name is Henry. but most every
body who knows him at all well calls him
Harry"
This was all the drummer wanted of the
porter. His next conversation was with the
proprietor.
oh, say. Mr.. Green. where is Harry
Harry is down in Philadelphia for day
or two returned the proprietor. Nothing
L can do for your
i've waited around all morning to see
Harry" said the drummer. He always
cashes my checks for me and l want tc
take the afternoon train"
Il guess We can fix that" said the pro-
prietor. He did TO the tune OF SO and ne
has the check yet.
An old trick. but one that is still worked,
requires considerable preparation and an
accomplish, but il is vastly profitable. The
guest shows a letter from his firm giving
him permission 10 draw on them In any
up TO 500 On the letter head Is ith-
ograph of a fine big building in Broadway
with the firm name under one row or WIN
dows across the trout.
Il wish to leave this draft for 800 with
yOu." says the beat. will you wire the
firm at my expense and ask IL they will
pay the draft on presentations"
f The hotel wires and receives this answer:
please honor draft and oblige. VIII pay
The telegram comes from the accomplish,
who has a single room office somewhere IN
firm on the door.
ASSOCIATIONS EXPERIENCE.
The Hotel Keepers Protective Associa-
ton has had some peculiar experiences with
debtors. A number of new hotels were
taken into the association a short time ago.
Among others was a Portland, Ore, hotel.
AS is usual, to show new members how the
business is conducted, sample letters using
fob
sent out to the various proprietors. About
week after the letters had been mailed
there came a telegram from the Portland
hotel man.
Am sending check for bill at Washington
hotel to-day-keep me out of the black
book. for heavens saker'
The association was hardly in position to
explain that IL knew nothing of the Ore
letter was simply a sample. The coinci-
dence Of having hit upon the right hotel
and somewhere near the right amount and
then getting it into the hands of the right
man was almost miraculous.
"a prominent politician owed a hotel bill
In New York.. said Mr.. Walz, land, as is
our custom, we wrote to him TO learn II the
report from the hotel was correct He re-
piled that he was leaving that day for
Washington, and would give the matter his
attention upon his return. Not hearing from
the hotel that reported him, we included his
name I'm our weekly Hotel Debtor Register.
The fact that he the black list was
brought 10 his attention by some hotel men,
Der and he paid the bill. The hotel people
then asked us to withdraw his name, which
we did in our next weekly supplement
Now, here is where the joke came In.
This man was SO prominent that some hotel
men did not have the nerve to report him,
but when his name had been reported as
owing a large amount and subsequently
was withdrawn they probably said to them
selves, Well, guess we will send our &C
count in, too. These came from not less
than a dozen hotels in New York and Wash
ington and some of them were ten years
old. He paid every one as soon as he re-
ceived our letter.
"A similar account can be told about a
son of a prominent statesman and a man
Of considerable standing his own &C
count, who was reported by a New York
hotel as owing a large amount. We wrote
him the usual letter in such cases and he
threatened to sue us IL we pushed him. His
name appeared in due time, and after all
our members learned that he was reported,
he paid the bill and then his name was
withdrawn. and, as IN the case of the poll
tician, when hotel men saw that he had
paid one bill he was reported by hotels
from several cities. The moral seems to be
pay up when first reported and don't at
tract attention"