San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-26
Prosperity in All Sections
to Be Reflected
in Travel.
|UYERS TO MARKET
respite Increased Business,
Prices to Remain
the Same.
nv 4 q ROyIE


Upright, 1923. by The San Antonio Light.
New York, Jan. 26.-Hotel men
roughout the entire country are pre-
| ring for one of the biggest years they
We ever known. That fact was con-
led by managers and proprietors in
Idozen cities in various sections. Of
pre- importance however, are the rea-
ms for their expectations. These are
sed on the general improvement in
siness conditions and prosperity
roughout the United States.
Every indication points TO re-
lrkable year for New Iork's hotels"
Ethur j.. Lee, manager of the Nc
pin and Martinique said. Talks l
we had in New York with business
m in every line and from every part
the country all carry the same mes
ge. All these men look for increased
siness in 1923 averaging from 30
80 per cent above the figures for
t year.
f'The immense building establishments
'oughout the country offer another
-orable sign to many. From the Mid
west and Southwest sections from
ich New York looks for its largest
ume of hotel business come reports
1t the business situation is especially
bmising with cotton. corn, wheat and
1s bringing steadily good prices.
Travel to Increase.
All this means increased travel to-
I'd business centers and n breaking
of the former seasonal" travel
siness. Instead of regular flow of
ests will be the rule which can be
inted on to keep hotels comfortably
all the time. In former gears,
Sers flocked to market centers once
twice year. In poor seasons the
prietor or one or two buyers pur-
,sed for an entire establishment or
-stem. The return Of better business
Editions means that each department
d and more often n staff from each
partment will come TO market not
+e or twice but many times a year to
n pace with home sales"
A. Muschenheim, president OF the
" Yorw Hotel Mems Association de-
red that hotels undoubtedly were an
client barometer of business condi-
rs and that hostelries could expect
ecord volume Of trade. He declared,
eys, that while travel had improved,
IS~to large centCrs had lost good
of their novelty and whereas a
mess man who visited New York.
cago. Kansas City, San Francisco
other centers formerly took his
ily with him, he now makes his
IS alone except once or possibly twice
ear.
The so-ca, ID might life" Of the var
cities no longer furnishes oppor-
ity for seending which the hotels
lied 10 their advantage. Mr.. Mus
nheim said, but the seady volume OF
mess and better buying habits has
than compensated for the blows
ch prohibition dealt to gross re-
is.
No Rate Reductions.
9th Mr.. Lee and Mr.. Muschenheim
tied out that while some of the
wing residential hotels might be able
Shade rates in isolated cases, any
rial decrease in prices was extremely
kelly in view IF the upward trend
otton, coal, food and other COM
tiles. Mr.. Lee declared that his
ses had been able to retain the rates
ccd back in 1920 through increased
me of business.
inventions are gaining in numbers
in attendance according to hotel
in Atlantic City, Spokane. Denver,
Francisco and other cities. The
er tourist season now ut its height
proving the business improvement
h took place in the nal months of
Southern California, Floridr and
sections of the South already are
ing a harvest and the volume of
lie TO seashore and mountains next
ncr already has been prepared for
ERECTION of additional hotels and
+ovement in passenger schedules by
railroads. Perhaps the most sig
ant feature in connection with
st travel this winter that the bulk
is coming from the agricultural