Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-01-31

travellers met and formed an Anti
Tipping association. Members Oh
the Syracuse Commercial travellers
association were the first to endorse
the action of the men at Elmira and
commercial travellers all over the
state are expected to join. Here in
Albany, however the commercial
travellers refuse to take the step.
A reporter talked the matter over
at the rooms of the Albany CONNER
cial Travellers club. One of the
members said that while he thought
1t an outrage that men should be
compelled to give tips for receiving
that for which they had paid well he
was opposed to the anti-tipping cru
SADIE because he knew from exper-
fence that a man who does not tip his
waiter, porter, barber or bell boy be-
comes marked man and his life is
made miserable. A man who is ac-
customed to giving tips always re-
ceives speedy and satisfactory atten-
ton, he said
1t is prophesied by the men VINO
for the Anti-Tipping association
at Elmira that buttons bearing the
letters A. T. A., which they intend is
suing. will soon become very popular
with the travelling public and exceed
ingly unpopular with walters, porters,
BARRIERS and bell boys.
Travelling men have thought for a
long time that they are considered
easy marks" by the attaches of no
tells and public places and the move
ment will be pushed with the vigor
which travelling men apply to all
things in which they are interested.
the object of the organization will
be brought to the attention of travel
ing men all over he country and If
the association can secure a member
that for which they had paia well. he
ship scattered throughout the United
States it is believer that the insidious
ipping evil can be abolished. Com
mercial travellers are accused bv
those who say they are aping the con-
ditions of the continent of being the
most frequent and fragrant violators
treating a man who may serve us as
fellow workman and not as a men,
ial
When these alleged violators mi
tiate movement against the evI,
they have fostered, the accusers will
surely begin to think that all things
are not so bad
Anti-tipping has been discussed in
organizations o. various kinds and at
tempts have been made to do away
With the custom so often that people
are beginning to look upon its abol-
ishment as dream. A man may
enter a swell restaurant or hotel with
the sternest of resolves against r1p-
ping and with his courage screwed up
to the highest point, but at the cru
cial moment find his DETERMINATION
melting away before the hangnty.
slightly inquiring gaze of the elegant
~ attired individual who has condes-
cended to bring his food to him He
hesitates for moment and then
leaves the conventional amount on
recognition of princely generosity
that flashes for an instant over the
stolid face of the attendant.
Travelling men say that the custom
is growing worse and worse in this
country Ii is even worse said
one, than il is in Europe, the home
of the tip Tipping has been systemaa-
lied over there so that few cents
viii answer all ordinary purposes.
,caagZ.n a. fhtrnioe t,?rnr,.
When you so to hotel you figure on
small amount for each OF the serv-
ants. by the way | believe we didn't
call them servants so much before
this custom gained vogue. You add
this amount to your hotel bill and 1t
is no hardship to pay it. 1t is this
quarter here and the half there all
day long that makes tue custom irk-
some in this country"
Another commercial traveller said:
You may talk about the abolishmen,
on tipping all you want and no one
would like to see it in disfavor more
ludu a. uut WHEN IL comes 10 putting
the principle into practice | haven't
the nerve to do it, | can't look the
waiter in the face, or enjoy my meal
unless can do as other men of my
means and profession do. am in
sympathy with the movement. but UNI
I'll the members of the organization
that is proposed becomes very nu-
merous indeed you won tsee an a. T.
A. button on my coat
"A travelling man is always struck.
said anothe knight of the road In
a small town uansients. that means
us. get 1t in the through double
charges by the landlord. and in the
city we have to spend cur substances
in making bloated capitalists out OF
bell boys and porters and the like
We so 10 hotel and are charged
fifty cents or dollar xetra at the
desk for sample room. Then the
porter pops up with a request for
fifty cents or a dollar extra at the
room. and e.is after we have paid the
hotel for transferring the baggabe
from the station to the sample room