The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-08-26
WILEY ADVISES
STEWARDS
TELLS MEETING THAT THEY
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
MANY LIVES.
Meeting of Stewards Held in Indian
d. apolis Brings Remarks From
State Secretary.

Dr. Wiley, in his address before
the international Stewards Associa-
ton at Indianapolis, said:
I'VE place our lives in your hands.
was reading today off the number
of deaths in Indiana in July. | am a
great reader of the prortuary statis-
tics, although | do not care much for
the marriage statistics But of the
deaths that occurred in Indiana in
July. | place only five at the doors
of the stewards and these were caus-
ed by ptomaine poisoning. | have
never had ptomaine poisoning nor do
| want it, but | am told by those
Who have had it that it is not pleas
ant"
How about Mackinac Island!"
asked President Falissee.
IL would have had it at Mackinac
If | had eaten what was placed be-
fore me" replied DR.. Wiley. But |
have learned that when my olfactory
nerve and my gustatory nerve tell
me not to eat a thing, NOT to eat it
no matter how hungry + may be"
DR.. Wiley spoke OF the great need
tor establishing a hotel training
school and heartily Endorsed the
movement which has been started by
the association There was room for
Improvement, he declared
Maybe some time" he said, the,
viii learn to serve a few simple
dishes on the Pullman cars, instead
OF placing before you ten thousand
things. none OF which can be fresh
If / could have my own way, | would
like to have dish OF soup, one cneat
one vegetable, some real butter and
some coffee In many cities now you
can not get real butter, unless you
order it made specially
''The steward who buys supplies
because he can get a rake-off and
without regard TO the kind of pro-
visions, is criminal. He is. in the
class with the enIgineman who pur.
posepy takes his train over the rick
ETY. bridge"
Il trust that this training school
idea may be carried through and that
men OF wealth may aid in the cause
| believe you might enlist the aid OF
the American Medical Association.
This association is made up OF good
men and is the only association
know OF that is constantly doing thar
which damages ITS business"
Speaking OF the necessity for
good hotel service, Dr. Wiley made
the point that the American people
is essentially 4 travelling people
They are AWAY from home much OF
their time" he said, sometimes
more than they ought TO be and il is
essential that they have wholesome
food Many people now are going to
the west to find homes and MANY
who are in the west are coming
back to the east. There has been a
great tide % travel toward the east
in the last few years"
Referring to the necessity for
training hotel men, DR.. Wiley spoke
OF advances which have been made
in other lines. The training of physi-
clans and pharmacists and Others, he
said, must be better now than it was
some years ago. This advance he
said had even been shown, in farm
ing.
Il remember several years ago." he
sand, when lived in the southern
part OF the state, that we believed
one must come up to the north part
OF the state to find men of wealth
But 1t IS different now. Even down
IN Jefferson county they are raising
good corn and wheat and good fruit
Science has done il and the northern
part OF the state must get into the
procession or be left behind"
DR.. Wiley declared that he was
glad he was Hoosier, although he
said he took no credit for the fact
Credit for that" he said, SIS due tc
the good sense OF my parents. Bul
= can remember when the tern
Hoosfer was a erm OF reproach
Now, TO be Hoosier is the high.
est honor to which one can asn;ra