The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-15


In all my travelling about the
country az large. and the inspection
OF hostelries in different cities. have
not found any place than can equal
your own town OF Wheeling" Thus
spoke state Hotel Inspector 4. ID.
doc Sees last night when inter-
viewed az his room in the Mcclure
Hotel. just before he left for his home
IN HUNTINGTON TO 20 over some office
work During the past week Mr.
Sees has been visiting the different
hotels and restaurants in the city
with Food Inspector W II. Smith.
MI. Sees said last night that the
matter OF State inspection of hotels
was brought about by necessity the
same as the inspection of milk and
the tabulating OF the public health.
within short time" he said I'VE
hone 10 have complete tabulation
and rating OF every hotel in the State
Just the same as a mans herd is test
ed and the quality OF milk taken
The plan OF hotel Inspection is new
In the State and until the people be
come better acquainted with the sit
uation TIE work will present harder
propositions.
While there is a fee connected with
the inspection of each hotel. never
theless. II Is not supporting at the
IA'"NAN NAAhF anu AAAf NNdNr " III ut at
q loss for maintaining the system
The necessity OF IL has been growing
for some time and within the last few
years the plan was adopted. There
are a present II states in the union
that have adopted the hotel inspec-
ton laws. The fees charged in these
states vary from 81 TO $50 while in
our own State the fee is from two 10
ten dollars. The State expects much
good from this inspection. and II
every place has as good city health
departments, etc. the work would be
easy.
II have been in the city about a
! week visiting with your food inspector
and we yet have a few more places
10 visit. The people OF this city are
different from people OF other cities
in great measure. They appear
willing TO help and il has never been
necessary to tell them the second
| time what TO do. They have been
brought 10 bear by the city inspector
and the health department until they
are pretty well drilled"
Good Health Department
In speaking of many new offices
in the city. he said. while | do not
want TO be- taken as interfering with
/ the city's business. yet / firmly be-
iieve that all offices should be self
supporting until they have proven their
NoIiu 10 lLe people. Many or The CIT
liens of this city do not appreciate
their health officers. but il they knew
what they have here they would be
the proudest persons in the State"
In conclusion he said: Where in
some or the places conditions were not
OF the hest. nevertheless the work of
the new food inspector and the work
ing OF the city inspection is respon-
sible for many changes. Improve
ments have been made. il is evident.
and more are due: for in the person
OF Mr.. Smith the city has secured the
services OF a conscientious man and
one well able TO give them the best
in the way of Inspection"
Mr.. Sees was a former travelling
man and one of vast experience in
the hotel world He Is known TO all
travelling men of his acquaintance as
Doc" Sees and ia fact last night as
he. In company with the reporter.
were leaving the Mcclure one OF his
acquaintances hailed him with the
greeting. Mr.. Sees has been making
careful study of hotel conditions
for lumber of years as a travelling
salesman and when the State adopted
the hotel inspection plan he was i'm
mediately enrolled in that office.