The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13

They have organization here to protect themselves
not the public meandered around one evening to see
what they doing The public coming into their
places with look upon their facesknowing what
they going to get. various small apples, and
as looked at them saw that they tied to string
that hung down from the ceiling | noticed the men as
they went forward to get bite from the applesthey had
their hands tied behind them. asked restaurant man
why they tied their customers hands. ooh, he said I'VE
play the public for suckers and have fixed that
if he gets tired of biting apple he at another with
the same resutshe gets bite. It's only crab apple
What's the difference get the suckers money"
again asked him what license he paid to the people to
have such monopoly. ooh, he sad nothing; bleed
the public through restaurant association but between
you and l. confidentiay remember, it should be called
The Leech Association because get all the blood money
we and give back little as is possible to get it."
broke on sn mere Ta the sd feet
fit it up and join u.s. asked him if he used union labor
He said Yes
agreed with him on that point as believe the units of
labor should be organized against the combinations OF
dollarsbecause they opposite and the dollar wins
times out of ten hope for the welfare of my country
and the future generations unborn that it will not always
TALK WITH RESTAURANT MAN
| left my restaurant man, and as | did | sized him up
thinking to myself what and how much does he know Has
he gray matter in his head? The matter the
intelligence and came to the conclusion that there
white matter in his head than gray, and if you
examine his head to crevces you would that they
had not ndented to allow the gray matter to
the white. pity the poor fellow he is in the same
nOne-MlSSOufl
they have four legs and long ears and could yee
haw but if there any thing that they could do bet
ter than another it was to kick kick, kick.
never expected again to their equals They here
in this state, having two legs instead of four Their
small but their yeeaw is louder than any donkey that
heard in old Missouri. They appealing to the
city council to to their But senseless as they
they have than to yeeaw to their lost Gus
toners come back until such time they willing to
money than do at mine. This has happened since open
ing my restaurant at 4l5 Main where instead of
acrab apple put up big one and do not tie my custom
ers hands behind them gave them bigger bite for the
same money Is this not the kernel in the nut of your
grievance Mr. Restaurant Man? One Of the restaurant
talking to about the prices that was charg
ing for goods and the prices that they charging
For instance tomatoes selling at 30 cents box it
averaged three tomatoes for nickel getting cents
for serving one tomato while they were getting 10 cents
be fair for you, but it's right for my customers
For instance when came to Spokane the saloon men
selling the people five of whisky for half
pint gave them eight They selling 10 ounces for
pint gave them 16 They selling "A ounces for
quart gave them 3D. You ask me how was able to do
that doing business inthe applies to all my
three houses don't bend my knee to any landlord nor
take off hat to brewer having lease over my head
| bought my WHISTLES direct from the dsers by the
carloadthe applies to all the goods that buy-yes
e.en the last carloads of potatoes that bought for
the restaurant-gving the benefit to the Civ
ing to him like throwing your bread upon the waters
it will bring you the leone back again trade and that is
what pays
Again sell the ST. Louis Anheuser Busch beer cents
big glass paying $46O more per barrel than would have
to pay for beers made in Spokane. do the same with
whskes selling them for 10 cents drink while you can
get good the average for Is cents The applies
to the wines sell for cents, while you yourself know
others get 10 cents and Is cents glass that not equal
in quality Oh you ask me how can sell imported beers
for 10 cents glassPisener from Bohemia, COburger
from Germany Well you don seem yet to understand
my system. / sold carload of imported beer in the
first three weeks of July in my three houses get quick
action money invested getting quick returns. You fe
lows all right when we had no transportation but
freight wagons bring your goods you the stages
land people at your door Times have changed This is
the day when nothing done nothing gained ! am doing
something every day Pull the cobwebs out of your eyes
DO you the express trains running 70 miles an hour!
Can you the electric lights distinguished from the
kerosene lights the cande9 You say "No''well, did
not believe you could If you did you would not be quiz
ling into my business while your neglected said to
him at this time Il have business | must attend to at
once"
He spoke again and said: "Your business is not inn
I9rant mine and what sent here for to find
s if you going to be of and not give good
meals to the public you have been giving in the past If
you do petition the council to pass that ordinance