The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-24
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~. j. Bryan. - his Go:nr.ane7. let;
lures President Harper, OF the Cni-
vrrsi,y OF Chicago. ior. rs he says,
nuu4iiasin" d prospective student.
v.o aske.! DR.. Harper 70 meet her at
the Chican o depot. NJ Bryan says:
'Eyidr.lt.y Dr. Harper regarded
this request in the nature of !ese ma
je$,e, fey It appears eh;:: he gave this.
letter 70 the newspapers and these
GisSemin, ions of facts aid fiction
have made vast amount of noise
concerning this simple request.
1T would seem that President
Harper was greatly shocked because
this prospective student asked so en-
inent man to meet her 1T the depot
and assist her in reaching the CO..: ege.
1T wo:ld have been vast: 10 Dr..
Harper's credit had he simply detailed
one of the subordinates. with whom
he is p!entifully supplied, to comply
with this girls request, or, it that
was not possible, he might have so
notified his correspondent"
J. w. Gossard and A. Montgomery
Ward. both well-known students OF
practical sociological problems, may
back movement to give to Chicago
a hotel for workingmen similar to
the Mills hotel in New York. The two
men have not discussed the matter
personally, but the subject was
broached to Nj. Gossard by John b.
Bogue, representing Mr.. Ward.
II have had such hotel in mind
for some time" said Mr.. Gossard,
"and I would like to 60 in with some
capitalist and erect one, or would
head stock company for the pur-
pose. Mr. Ward has found ne in the
right mood for joining him if hotel
can be erected according to my ideas.
gained from personal experience
among the people whom such an in
stitution would benefit
''In the first place, it should be
situated in the downtown district,
within the loop if possible. It should
be at least u stories high and Of the
most modern freproof construction,
and living could be had on both the
American and European plans. On
the American plan the highest price
would be one dollar per day and on
the European plan the lodging would
be at the rate of about 20 cents per
night. Every modern sanitary con-
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struction; there would be bath in
every room, tubs in the higher-priced
rooms and shower baths in the rest.
The meals would be moderate in
price and there would be two res
taurants. one serving vegetable
diet only, the other mixed diet.
There should be free employ
ment agency. a free dispensary for
the sick, and bath treatment rooms
for those who are obliged to get the
red Ticker out OF their SYSTEMS
before they can brace up. The vege-
tartan diet will be part of the
treatment There will be provisions
for laundry work. which will be done
at merely nominal rate. There
should be bowling alleys and billiard
tables. but no bar.
An important adjunct to the hotel
would be the assemoly-room, or aus,
ditorium. Here should be carried on:
the Higher Practical Education So,
ciety meetings and the work that the.
society has been doing at the Jones:
school all summer. The hotel should.
be under the auspices Of the society.
and be used 20 carry out lis plan Of:
work arcng those who need its help.
I-should give NY rerS,Eal attention.
to the management Of the hotel and;
direct also the work of the Higher
Practical Education society,"