Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-18
LAWS FOR HOTEL KEEPERS


the hotel answer as near as possible a
home, for such it is for the travelling pub
lie. He urged that the hotel men of the
several legislative districts get together
and discuss their needs with the candi-
dates who are seeking to be sent to the
legislature to make laws. Hotel men
should take an active part in politics, for
their self-protection.
Other papers of the morning were by A.
L. Hungerford OF Crawford, Neb, on the
question Of Hotel Help and the diff
Guilty Of securing 1t. A. h. Wooden OF
Des Moines read a paper dealing of the
why's and wherefores Of certain features
Of hotel management and pointed out a
few remedies.
All of the papers were subjected to an
minated discussion.
Afternoon Program.
During the afternoon papers were read
by +. J. Taggart of the Loyal hotel of
Omaha on Hotels 1 Have Met" by f.
J. Donahue Of Sioux City on Thu Hotel
Of the Future" and by John Wiley of the
Hotel Monthly Of Chicago on The Travel
ing Man"
Following the business session, cars were
taken at $3.50 for Lake Manawa and Coun-
Gil BULLS III all dlAcIAOOuh as butSlS VI lue
Council Bluffs hotel men. The evening
was spent in Council Bluffs, the business
session resuming at $50 this morning.
Additional members Of the association
registering Tuesday were George M. Chris
tian OF the Elliott, Des Moines; Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. b. Park of the Grand, Council
Bluffs; John Wiley. and M. s., Trevelen
of Chicago.
Discuss Bad Check Men.
F. ]. Taggart Of the Loyal hotel, Omaha,
injected an Interesting and timely question
into the hotel mems meeting Tuesday after
noon that is liable. to bear fruit and eff
fectually settle the bad check question,
which is the bane of all hotel men.
No class of business men in the country
Is more imposed upon by bad checks and
drafts than the hotel men. Not because
they are particularly easy, but the very
nature Of their business compels them to
do a large check and draft csshing bust
ness, most Of which is perfectly good.
FavOrs Universal Prosecution.
Mr.. Tagfgart's proposition is that the
hotel associations stand back Of the prose-
cution Of such cases, and that every case
be prosecuted instead Of being compromise d.
This, he held. could be brought about
Jus ~ hdNAOldl rdSAONldklOut ll2G local
and state associations paying an annual
tax into the prosecution fund for this
purpose. .....
Every case" said he, of this kind that
is compromised, is only an encouragement
for the check or draft worker to repeat
the operation. II, on the other hand, he
knew that he would certainly be prose-
cuted, the infamous work would be stopped.
The nlan could he pppratpd inst rs tba
Bankers Protective association is operated,
and the eulprit could be prosecuted where
ever found. instead Of leaving the. whole
expense of the prosecution to the lndi-
vidual hotel man who may be the par
ticular sufferer"
The proposition seemed TO strike the as
ISOLATION favorably and the matter will
come up for further discussion at today's
meeting.
Tuesday afternoons session began with
an amusing paper by Mr.. Taggart on "Ho-
tells I Have Met" John Wiley, editor of
the Hotel Monthly Of Chicago, read a pa
per on The Travelling Man-God Bless
Him"
A letter was received from Smith B. Hall
OF the Hotel madison, Minneapolis, stat
ing that he would be unable to be pres
N"N ~ AAN anu 10 tNuA N4NA
lar was asked to read Mr.. HalTs paper
on Hotel Publicity. Mr., Hall recon-
mended that every first class hotel should
have attached to its staff a publicity
man." whose sole duty should be to look
after the hotels advertising, He advised
the use Of personal letters to prospective
patrons and favored the pictorial postal
card as an effective means OF hotel adver-
Using.
visit Council Bluffs.
The afternoon meeting closed at 3;45,
when the delegates and the women mem
bers OF their families took a special car
for Council Bluffs and Lake Manawa, as
the guests Of thu Council Bluffs hotel men,
The party stopped at the Grand hotel Tor
refreshments, and later proceeded to Lake
Manawa, where boating and bathing were
INDUCED in for the greater part OF the
afternoon, following which a beefsteak din
ner was served the visitors at the club
house.
The visitors returned to Omaha in spe-
cial cars about 10 o'clock.
The convention will close today. Five
new members were added TO the associa-
ton at Yesterdays meeting.