The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-28
ANTI.TrppINc In PRACTICE.
Successful Introduction Of the Plan in
the West.

1uecesSxui INTRODUCTION OF the Plan IN
the West.
Il believe that everywhere in this
country within the next five years or
50 the skida will be put under the tip
iping nuisance" said New Yorker who
travels Tor fun. THE no tipping scheme
has had thorough trial and it has
been found to work. I've been watching
the working Of the no-tipping system
IN the West lately, and it impressed me
wish New York bad the spunk and the
/ initiative OF the West in some Of these
matters that directly affect all hands.
But the greatest no tipping Institution
m all America Is Davenp0fts restaurant
lin Spokane. His restaurant is one Of
the largest ia the country. Between
] 500 and 1000 people take their meals
there every day. The food Is good and
the prices are Just about one-half what
ithey are in New York. Well, YOU could
no more give a Davenport waiter tip
than you could give Gov. Hughes a tip
on the races. They never think about
tips. They're too busily engaged III
thinking how best to make you comfor
table.
These walters are Of all nationalities
--6ermans, Frenchmen, Russians, span
iards, but mostly Americans. They're
letters perfect as walters. Davenport
conducts q walters school on the side,
and his men know how to give you the
same sort 81 service that you yet at
the best hotels or restaurants of New
Norkif you tip for it iii New York,
gets SIS week Now, that's good
money. They know It's good money.
ana they're glad to get it and to let the
tipping business slide.
There isn't a sign in the restaurant
notifying folks not to tip the walters.
When the waiter hands sou your cheek
be beats it. He doesn't hover around
and rub his hands and grin aud fiddle
around with your overeoat and hat and
stick. He just picks up his feet and
goes away from there The assistance
that you need in getting on our overceat
Us furnished by yonng fellow you
haven't seen before at all This young
fellow Just happens to he on the spot
when YOU need him, and be IL business
like and adept, hut not fawning. He /
helps you On with yom coat, pulls down /
Your undercoat. hands you your hat and |
stick or umbrella and away he goes |
about his business looking for somebody /
else whe is ready to take his departure |
You pay your check at the desk or to /
one d the assistant head walters. These
men get from $50 to $40 wreck and I
their board, and you can't give them
any piece out OF the change from your l
bill. eithtr, because they won't have it.
SO there you arc-one eff the biggest I
restaurants in the United States and 4
not one cent discussed from one years
end to the other BIZ way Of BY sty +
Of the customers. Ii that doesn't pro- e /
that the tipping evil can be abolished
il its gone AZ iii the right way, then /
need 10 have my eyes treated
Eat great coast hotel III southern
California, the no-tipping scheme has
been put into operation and is working
like $500 watch, The proprietor Of
this huge earaysnsary when about the
job Of graduating the tipping nuisance
around bis place With The greatest de-
liberation.
First. ne SGT secret watch upon
all Of his employee. walters, beilboys,
pprters, cbambermaids. the whole crew,
for the purpose Of aseertaining how
much they average from their tips. he
did this at the height Of the hotels
season, too. 50 as 70 b. perfectly fair
Then be had tabnlatiOn prepared,
showing these averages.
Then be summoned all hands Of his
employees To a meeting which he adj,
dressed He told them that tipping in
thar Institution was over with them for
IN time. he informed them of what DE
had done to find ont what they averaged
in tips, and be announced that he was
going TO increase their wages to a week
IN sum which would fairly compensate
them for the loss Of tips.
This weekly raise would be main
tanned throughout the season, SO that
really since the averages were based
upon their tips for the height Of the sea.
would profit mere in the long
run through their wages than il the
tipping business were To be permitted
10 continue He asked those who liked j
he new deal to signify their willingness j
To cooperate with him ID break up the
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liked IT. though a few old-time walters
couldn't see II and quit.
''The hotel man Immediately put the
10 tipping scheme into practice. That
Ras year ago. and il has worked per-
feetly. Everybody is satisfied, You
can't imagine the comfort you get out !
# a stay at that hotel You see, most i
men dread this tipping thing Men who ]
AN well afford to tip hate to feel that !
they've got to dig for every hands turn
hat Is done for them It's the nuisance j
Ind the bother ofsthe business as much
Is the actual outlay that irritates. i
At this hotel you know that you /
an ask for some ineonsequemtial ser /
rice without having to plant half or a !
quarter in the doer's hand, The eyes {
Ire not looked ont Of You by the ser
wants. You're not fawned upon nor 4
ianced around You're not Inundated I
~ the spectacle oi menials doing these
Kings for what they expect to get. And 5
+ that sort of thing can be done on a {
pot that was a cumbersome old Span |
81 mission only 20 years ago, why can't
{ be done in New York NEW York
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