The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-03-03
Random Observations.
From . Wsiile Wagon 10 u Pala.
thl Observation-Disclosures u Gen.
ius In HIS Way-The Servlle
Practice Of Tipping.
BY Frank NJ. Dallam, sr.

ny FRANK NJ. l)alla1n, Sr.
Spokane:--
In one OF the screeds with whic
We have been boring the readers G
the Gazette since embarking on
temporary vagabond life mention i
4 general way has been made of tn
frequency OF the hotel sign strikin
the eye at every turn of the road, an,
in innumerable places where the rOa,
mas no turning, indicative of the pres
ence of a vast transcient population
Tor which the roof trees of thes
caravansaries furnish accommodation
and also giving the impression tina
there is large percentage of tn,
permanent population that depend.
upon the hotel for a home. aSome o
cheese hotels are hardly known b!
name outside of the block IN which
they may be located, others are large
) handsome structures with delightful
appointments and capital service
known by travellers from all parts ol
the country, while there is one that
] stands out pre-eminently as the very
upOtheOsis Of regal luxury, one that
mas few counter parts in the entire
country. one that is known for its re-
fined atmosphere, its charming ele-
gance, and its almost oriental fin.
ishings, fixtures and appointments
from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast
from the far north to the Mexican
line. and that marvellous perfection
In the way of a hosiery is the Daven-
port Hotel.
Mention is made of the Davenport
ut this time as the management has
just celebrated the 32nd anniversary
of the establishment that has contrib
uted so largely to the fame of Spo-
KANE. Has aaplkEis5sa5x 81 kiGfy celebrated
be properly applied I'd the conjOining
Of multitude Of people in the war;
ious elaborate dining rooms connect
ed with the hotel. and the rendering
of a program of entertainment unique
in many Of it's features and with an
elaborateness in which cost was not
taken into consideration.
The Davenport hotel is the realiza-
Davenport, who alone is responsible
for the creation Of this perfection in
the way Of a house of public enter
tainment, and no larger business es-
tablishment ever grew out of a mod
est beginning. Back in 'S9 Mr.. Daven-
port was catering to the sidewalk
Founders from a meagerly equipped
van propelled by horses from place
to place where prospects for business
in the way of pedestrians were more
generally congregated, and encourage
ed by steadily increasing patronage
he discarded the vehicle for tent
located on the block now covered by
he great establishment of which he
is the head, both in the matter of in
Sestment and as the master mind. At
the beginning Of his career Mr..
Davenport specialized in that popular
and tOothsOme batter creation known
as the waffle. He was an artist in
cOmpounding this palatable Overstudy
Of the more plebian hot cake, and
subsequent development demonstrat-
ed that his artestry was not confined
to the output of a waffle-iorn. From
tent Mr.. Davenport graduated to the
palatial restaurant, or combination
Of restaurants. that cover an entire
block combined with the Skyscraper
hotel that is every where acknowledge
ed to be the last best thing in the way
Of hotel that is to be met with no
matter how far one may travel over
the many states that make up this
Union.
1t is not our intention to attempt q
description Of the Davenport hotel
| That is a task for more clever hand
with the quill Many have endeavored
to draw word pictures of this most
gorgeous resort-gOrgeous without
abusing good taste: rich in every de-
tail without garish gaudiness-but no
| writer who has undertaken the job
has done the subject justice. Words
can convey but a barren idea of the
striking beauty of decoration and
furnishings so appealing to the eye
deed a description is unnecessary
since there are few residents of the
Inland Empire who have not enjoyed
| the pleasure of visiting this outstand-
ing attraction Of Spokane. tickling the
palate with the choice viands
choicely served and breathing the all
that seems to be impregnated with
the aroma Of millions that circulates
through that magnificent lobby, a
lobby that is not robbed of its cozi
ness by the usual oppressiveness thai
seems to uneasily affect the man from
the country when surrounded by
nagnificence.
What fools We mortals be-" an(
what weakened towards doeth Gus
tom make of the average individual
who endeavors to run with the fashion
and shrinks from being classed will
f, the piker, the hick and the tight wad
This brief introduction leads up t.
the text had in mind when that in
reduction was typed. the servile prac
ice OF tipping. practice so prevalen
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