The evening times., 1911-08-17
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ly to clean up the old house and re-
organize. He spent money for i'm
provements and delivered such good
service. that the old patrons were
agreeably surprised. and large pro-
portion of them were glad to give him
their continued support
r. The new house was opened with the
expectation of getting all the patron
age worth while out of the old house,
but failed to succeed in doing this.
Nevertheless, the new and improved
hotel Accommodations of the town
brought SO many new people to the
town, and influenced prolonged stay,
that, in short while, there was bus
mess enough to support the two ho-
tells.
This competition, in this particular
instance, was good thing, not alone
for the town, but for the hotel busi-
ness. Many similar instances can be
cited.
In this paper l consider only legiti-
mate competition.
There is class of competition
which is not beneficial. I refer to the
cut-throat-cut-rate type, by which one
house will make all kinds of sacri-
fees, even to pecuniary loss, in order
to get business away from the COM
peting house.
That is not legitimate competition.
1t is foolishness.
This class of competition is seldom
of long duration, however, for the cut
throat methods are killing in effect,
and those who practice them are
short-lived in their business careers.
The competition is temporary only.
OF course, it is a hardship to out
live such competition, but to outlive
faction and an honor to whoever wins
his fight fairly.
II the business was easy; if there
was no competition, and no danger of
competition, there would be no incen-
tive to bring out the best that is in
you; no incentive to keep a better
hotel than your competitor; no joy of
success gained by effort.
Competition breeds courage. It
makes for good-natured rivalry: in
cites to honest effort in the noblest
of all work-the rendering of service
to your fellow men-the kind of SER
vice that brings it's reward in the
pleased appreciation of your work by
your fellow men.
Wells on European Plan.
H. N. Wells of Grand Forks ap-
peared on this mornings program
with paper on the European VS..
American Plan," and it was a strong
endorsement of the former, the plan
that has recently been adopted by Mr..
Wells. He took up various subjects
of the details that go into the conduct
of successful hotel business and in
dicated wherein the European plan
had its advantages over the American
plan.
Birthplace of Great Things.
Another paper of the morning was
by Col. w. ]. Moore of the Stillman
house of Genoa, Neb. Hotels and
Politicians" was his subject, and he
indicated the fact that in the hotels
was born practically every great piece
of political work Anything of i'm
portance in the political world was
traced to a committee meeting or a
conference of politicians in hotels.
Legislation Of momentous import has
had its inception in the same manner.
he declared.
Liquor and the Hotel.
Mr. Miller's address on the question
of conducting bar in the hotel was
we'll received, being of particular in
terest to the members from states out
side of North Dakota. He took up
and discussed various plans of main
tanning the bar at the right standard
and his remarks were thoroughly ap-
preciated by the association members.
Many Send Greetings.
Greetings from many prominent ho-
tel men of the United States were
received by the association and read
today. These included letters from
J. E. Rogers of Minneapolis; c. v.
Chadburn of Minneapolis; H. P.
Coonstons, Blue Earth. Mimi; E. c.
Gates. Des Moines, Ia; T. E. Veitch,
Des Moines. Ia; E. j. Marrix, Sioux
Falls, Ia; j. E. Moore, Arnold Park;
VIM. P. Herring, Belle Plains, Ia;
George M. Christian, Des Moines, Ia;
J. p Delley, Excelsior Springs; Rome
Miller, Omaha, and w. n Trulock of
the Arkansas Hotel Mems associa-
tions. There were kilograms from
Calvin l.. Kingsley of Waterloo, Ia;
Chas. F. Ratham of Jamestown, N.
D.; E. S. Dewole of San Francisco,
CAL; j. +. Letton of Galveston, and
G. w. Miller of Omaha.
Provide Associate Membership.
This afternoon the plan of Great
ing an associate membership will be
placed before the organization. This
membership would include those who
attend the annual conventions who
are not hotel men or hotel publica-
tion representatives. The newspaper
representatives are accorded honor
airy memberships.
Indicates Place of the Clerk.
William Anderson of the Rome ho-
tel of Omaha, Neb., made short talk
this morning on what the hotel clerk
could do in the way of assisting the
American Hotel Protective associa-