The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-06-11
GROWS RICH ON TIPS
WAITER RETlREs FROM WORK ON
COMFORTABLE FORTUNE.
Sheds Apron to Collect His Rents and
Manage Farm--How He Obtained
His Popularity with Restau'
rant Patrons.

rant Patrons.
Chicago.-From the first day, Id
years ago, that he began making Nv
ing as a waiter, John M. Wyatt never
felt any delicacy in accepting tips,
however small they might be. Some
there are who think 1t Illuminating ana
too suggestive of the class VINO eA-
tend their hands for aims, but such
was not the case with Mr.. Wyatt. de
has given up his situation with the
Saratoga Hotel company and retired
with a fortune variously estimated at
from $4,000 to 100000.
Myatt is on hunting expedition In
northern Michigan. He has several
farms in that vicinity, and when he Is
not trailing the deer he Is overseeing
number of farm improvements.
The story of Wyatt and the pile
he has made out of tips is not unlike
that Of latter.day popular fiction, with
the difference that the hero OF the
present tale has bank books, flats,
farms and other commercial proof
that he is not the fiimsy character OF
book.
For the past Is years all Of Myatts
associates have thought him to be
poor waiter who was down on his
luck" most of the time 1t was only
recently Manager o. B. Simpson, OF
the Saratoga restaurant, discovered
that the supposedly poor" waiter was
real estate holder Of no little i'm
portance.
The first l knew of Myatt's having
money! said Simpson, was when
prominent real estate men began to
drop into the restaurant to inquire
for him. One day man pointed to
him and said:
"See that fellow? Looks like
common, garden variety of waiter,
don't he Well, he's not worth more
than $4,000 at the present time, al
though his prospects are good. l sold
him fiat on the South side the other
day for S25,000'
when / spoke to Wyatt about it he
laughingly said that it was a joke.
The matter got whispered around
among the other walters, and finally
Wyatt came to me and said he thought
he would quit as he had other bust
ness that required most of his time.
| don't know how much he's worth,
but | guess he's got enough to live
on comfortably"
Although Wyatt has made big sue
cess and money, all through his knowl-
edge of the art of securing tips, he is
exceedingly modest.
"Of course, I'm not exactly pau.
per-" said he, but am not million
aire yet by any means I've saved a
little money now and then, have a fiat
or two and farm or so up in Mich
igan That's about all there is to It.
don't think I'm anything wonderful
at that"
Here is the way Wyatt gained pop
uiarlty as waiter and always Sc
cured larger tips and more of them
than his associates:
I'm the first place." said he, 81 al
ways treated man just as well when
ne didn't give me tip as when he
did. Therefore, when he came TO nv
table again and expected shabby treat.
ment because he did not come
through the first time, and was
treated just as well if not better than
he ever was before, there was moth.
ing to it at all. That man USUALLY
gave up more than double the usual
tip and was forever a valuable friend
and patron.
Then, again, ! learned the habits
OF all the men who came to my table.
| knew exactly which man took two
Jumps OF sugar in his coffee and
which man liked a double portion of
cream. Little things like that make
friends for the waiter and absolutely
insures large numbers of tips. A
waiter to be successful must be pleas.
ant He must smile whether he feels
like it or not. Treat every man like
ne was your friend-and he will hand
you tip every time"
Myatt formerly lived at No. "a Rush
street, where he had a suite of well.
furnished rooms. Then he and his
FAMILY moved to the South side. They
closed their fiat to go to Michigan.