The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-21
KANSAS LEADS
UNITED STATES
IN MATTER OF CLEAN TOWELS,
CLEAN BED LINEN AND OTHER
BENEFITS ESPECIALLY FOR THE
TRAVELLING MEN KANSAS SETS
THE PACE.

Kansas now leads the United States
In the matter OF clean towels and bed
linen. as well as adequate fire escapes,
at all the hotels Of the state, the leg
islature having taken action. While
the public at large win be benefited, 1t
is travelling men who are oftenest the
victims OF unsanitary towels and sheets
as well as exposed to the danger of
flre-not only the actual danger, but
the constant presence OF the feeling
when he retires that his ashes will be
scraped up from the debris of a burned
hotel the next morning. This has been
one OF the constant endeavors Of the
travelling statesmen for years, and their
efforts are now being rewarded.
The following from the Commercial
Traveller OF New Orleans, will be read
with interest by the travelling men as
well as the general public:
Every guest OF every hotel In Kan
sas after this is guaranteed a clean
room, clean bedding, clean towels
clean food and protection from rats,
mice, flies, bedbugs and other pests -
say the National Hotel Reporter. The
state itself is behind this guarantee.
II guest doesn't have the convenience
and protection stated above all he has
to do is to notify the state board OF
health. The offending hotel keeper will
be Immediately hauled into court OF
justice and given a heavy fine and his
hotel closed UP IL the charge is proven.
$50 far the state has only been fore
ed to close up two hotels, but 1t has
just started on its newest form of regu-
lation and there is no telling how many
ing for the season.
Kansas will either have clean hotels
or none,' said DR.. s. ]. Crumbine, sec
retary Of the state poard of health,
whose duty it is to enforce the new
hotel law. The law must be complied
with to the very letter. Two hotel keep
ers have already found this out. We
have closed their pIaces. One is at
Clay Center and the other is at Jewell
City. It was the only hotel In the town
at Jewell City, but that made no differ
ence.'
I'm its campaign for cleaner hotels
the state board OF health has enlisted
the city and county health officers, the
fire marshals OF the various towns and
the travelling inspectors of the state
board. Under the law all these off,
GERS must join hands in the new cru
sade.
in addition to the sanitary condition
the state board of health is also given
jurisdiction over hotels in the matter
of fire escapes. 1t has issued regula-
tions covering that matter also. Nc
blind rooms can be used to sleep guests
in. There must be a fire gong on each
floor. Each room must be equipped
with rope fire escape. Metal escapes
must be established where the board
says. Hotels OF over fifty rooms must
keep a night watchman making the
rounds constantly.
kansas now leads all other states
in regard to sanitary hotels and protec-
tion for guests against fire. said DR.
Crumbine. Within the next ninety days
every hotel in Kansas must be comply
ing absolutely with the fire escape and
the sanitary law to the very letter.
will permit no evasion whatever. The
big hotel in the large city must toe the
mark just the same as the little hote
in the small town. The regulation:
will put the hotel owners to consider
able expense for fire protection equip
ment and for screens and new linen
But the guests are entitled to good ac-
commodations and wholesome food, and
propose to see that ther get them