The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-28
low Costs of Living and Travel Have Risen the United States

the passengers. That company Is now
stocked at s12o. .00O and II has been
o"yinE dividends of per cent for more
than twenty five years. In 1898 It gave
It's stockholders Il stock dividend OF
90 per cent. and in 1901 il cut another
melon by which they received gratis
another stock dividend of 30 per cent
me stock OF the company has nj
Tires. been worth upward OF ESQ, on
the market. and nevertheless Il oy
poets the public to pay for the s.r
vice OF making up the berths for whic,
II charges 81 per night
another unfair tax upon the travail
ing pubic Is tho extra charges at tho
news stands of the hotels and i'm son,c
cases at the railroad stations In the
oh'on Depot In Chicago ! picked up n
pamphlet guide of that city OF Tho
shape and size Of similar guides To Ros
ton. Philadelphia and Washington
"nich sells Tor 20 cents. There was no
price mark on the Chicago hook and
when asked tho nc,vsmnn told mo The
price was 40 cents ] objected. where
upon he said: II tell you the price ~
80 cents. If you don't believe me Won
can go 10 the stand at the other end
of tho station"
But what does the b"olS cost in the
stores downtown"
He replied: 1T cost only 80 cents
downtown and IL you don't like his
price you had better so there and We,
IT." $50 SCI
Here was "a combination between thu
publisher, who failed TO put on the
prtc" marx, and the railroad to take /,
rnk"-on of 20 cents from the travelling
pubic. such things are manifestly un-
fair.
And then there is the extra charge ar
many hotels for | cont additional for,
every newspaper there sold Thor. l..
one hotel In Washington where "A daiI,.
which sells for . cents on the street
rs 500 Tor cents in the hotel and it
~ well known that tho New York SIM
any papers bring from 10 10 cents
each outside the city, according to tho
caprice Of the seller At most of tbn
Atlantic city hotels the price for IN,
sunday papers Is 10 cents. and tho sam.
price prevails as to many OF the New
York papers on railroad trains through
out The South.
In many hotels staple articles AFRO
furnished at eNorbitant charges over
the ordinary price. Their. is "a certain
mineral water from New ENGLAND
which is sold all over the country at
the drug stores In tWo-quar, bottles
at 80 cents. The water IN the cas-.
costs 80 cents FOR two quarts. ordered
some OF this water al a well known
PHILADELPHIA hotel and had to paw 4.
cents for one quart Al the same rate
two quart bottle would have cogt
nc go cents. or just three time7 as
much as tho regular charge by the
case.
gave tip TO the waiter WIN,
brought in the bottle and another to
IN" boy who brought In pen ink and
paper and had I asked for ANYTHING
else the servant OF tho hotel who
brought it would have expected some
thing FOR himself Indeed. tho tipping
now common in the United states is
eNhs perating. II makes one think of
III" American from the middle west
who was taking HIS FIRST trip 10 Europe.
re mao nal TO pay TIPS everywhere,
and had seen hungry eyes and greedy
hands on every side. NJ last one day.
70 entered a washroOm where the bowl
was hung on a pivot Above the water
was the sign. Please Tip the BASIN
A. he looked he flushed. and then
turned and went out. saying:
I'm be- banked If I Will III 20
dirty first"
That is The way ono gets TO feel in
travelling over the United States these
days Tho custom Of giving tips is 80
common that cur Treasury Department
has At last agreed 10 allow fees IN
the accounts OF government clerks who
travel on government business such
TIPS. however arc restricted TO each
cmplo?c in tho amount OF 30 cents a
day To the walters aud - cents night
FOR sleeping car Dortcrs. Ten dollars
ers which cross the Atlantic. and the
same amount is permitted for voyages
to Porto Rico or Panama
copyright, 1918, by Frank q. Car
pcnter.)