The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
Durkin Knocks Out in Fight the
Biz Bug of the Restaurant Trust

They have organization here to protect themselves
not the public meandered around evening to see
what they doing The public coming into their
places with look upon their facesknowing what
they We're going to get saw various small apples and
looked at them that they tied to string
that hung down from the ceiling. noticed the men as
they went forward to get bite from the appesthey had
their hands tied behind them asked restaurant man
why they tied their customers hands, Oh, he said, 1--WE
play the public for suckers, and have it fixed that
he gets tired Of biting apple he goes at another with
the resultshe gets bite It's only crab apple
What's the difference, we get the suckers money"
again asked him what license he paid to the people to
have such monopoly "Oh, he said "nothing bleed
the public through restaurant but between
you and confidentally remember it should be called
The Leech Association because get all the blood money
we and give back little is possible to get it,
broke him here asking what the entrance feet to
get into such soft snap "Oh he said Ego get place.
fit up and join u.s. asked him if he used union labor
He said Eyes"
agreed with him that point as believe the units of
dollars-because they are opposite and the dollar wins
nine times out of ten hope for the welfare of 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 myself what and how much does he know Has
he any gray in his head The gray matter the
intelligence, and came to the conclusion that there
white matter in his head than gray and if you
examine his head to crevices you would that they
had not ndened to allow the gray matter to over
the white pity the poor fellow; he in the
they have four legs and long ears and could yeeaw
haw but if there any thing that they could do bet
ter than another it to kick, kick, kick
expected again to their equals They here
in this state having two legs instead of four. Their
small but their yeehaw is louder than any donkey that
ever heard in old Missouri They are appealing to the
city council to to their But senseess they
are they have than to yeehaw to their lost
toners to back until such time they willing to
give them better value at their restaurants for the same
money than do at mine This has happened since open
ing my restaurant at AIS Main avenue, where instead of
acrab apple put big one and do not tie my custom
ers hands behind them. gave them bigger bite for the
money Is this not the kernel in the nut of your
grievance Mr. Restaurant Mans One of the restaurant
men talking about the prices that charg
ing for my goods and the prices that they charging
For instance, tomatoes selling at 30 cents box it
averaged three tomatoes for nickel was getting cents
for serving tomato, while they getting 10 cents
He said it not right. GAN right said, it may not
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 for
pint gave them l6. They selling "A ounces for a
quart gave them 81. You ask me how was able to do
this. Well, don't mind telling you | owned the block
that doing business inthe applies to all my
three houses don't bend my knee to any landlord nor
take off hat to any brewer having lease my head
It's NINE not theirs.
bought my WHISTLES direct from the dstiers by the
carload-he applies to all the goods that buy-yes
to the last two carloads of potatoes that bought for
the restaurangivng the benefit to the consumer. Civ
ing it to him is like throwing your bread upon the waters
will bring you the 'come back again. trade and that
what pays.
Again sell the St Louis Anheuser Busch beer cents
big glass; paying $460 per barrel than would have
to pay for beers made in Spokane. do the with
whskes selling them for 10 cents drink while You can't
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 how can sell imported beers
for 10 cents gass-Pilsener from Bohemia Coburger
from Germany Well you don't 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 fel
lows all right when had no transportation but
freight wagons to bring your goods you the stages to
land people at your door. Times have changed This is
the day when nothing done, nothing gained am doing
something every day Pull the cobweb out of your eyes,
Do you the express trains running 70 miles hour?
Can you the electric lights distinguished from the
kerosene lights the candle? You say ''No'well did
not believe you could If you did you would not be quiz
ling into nay business while your is neglected said to
him at this time, II have business must attend to at
once'' , "'
He spoke again and sad "Your business is not so i'm
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