Evening star., 1932-10-23
SPLIT HOTEL FEES
LAID TO AUTO CAMP
OF WELFARE AGENCY
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Payments should be made on or before
the fifth of each month for the pre-
ceding month.
Very truly yours,
F. w. HOOVER,
General Manager"
The second letter follows:
In order that the business of this as
sociation for the month Of August may
be closed at the earliest practic able
missions on business sent you from the
tourist camp during the month Of Au-
gust as soon as convenient.
Very truly yours,
"F w. HOOVER.
General Manager"
Tells Of System. l.l. r
The letter from the hotel TO Mr.. Hoo
yer follows:
MY dear Dr. Hoover:
''Incloeed find check for $3.50 TO
comply with our agreement for COM
missions on the business sent to us for
the month Of August.
Thanking you for this business,
remain,
yours very truly,
Both Lieut.. Col. U. 9. Grant, Sd, d.
rector of public buildings and public
parks. and Mr.. Hoover said today that
the tourist camp has an arrangement
under which hotels and rooming houses
here have paid the association 20 per
cent of gross receipts realized from
overflow business, sent by the tourist
camp.
Col Grant and Mr.. Hoover asserted
that this procedure is ordinary COM
mercial practice.
The associations general manager
| said that at the tourist camp this year
| business has been spotty, overflow busi-
| ness being sent to the Grafton Hotel
and a number of rooming houses here
this year. The reason that this has not
| been more extensive is that there has
been comparatively little overflow, due
to the depression, he said
Suggested by Hotels.
Both executives Of the welfare asso-
citation made 1t clear that the. 20 per
cent arrangement. under which hotels
and rooming houses benef1ting from
surplus tourist camp business have paid
over this money to the association, has
not been at the solicitation Of the well
fare group. Hotel executives and room
ing house operatives, they said. ap-
preached the association and suggested
the regular 20 per cent cut"
Mr.. Hoover said that w. P. Plymale,
| manager of the Gordon Hotel, on Au-
gust 8, 1929. had particularly requested
this arrangement The percentage
plan does not exist with the Gordon
Hotel this year, the general manager
/ asserted.
A number of hotels and rocming
| hCuseS have runners" who sccoSt
tourists seeking business for their
| establishments. on the outskirts of the
| city Mi. Hoover said. These rum
ners" get ''cut" from the hostelries to
which they bring business. he said
In the past, Mr.. Hoover asserted that
| it was found that the clerks at the
tourist camp were sending the overflow
| to friends of theirs. The association,
| Mr. Hoover said. decided that it would
be better for the Government agency
! to secure these funds and so, at the
instance Of the hotel and boarding house
group, the 20 per cent arrangement was
made.
| Facilities Inspected.
Col Grant and Mr. Hoover pointed
, out that the association sends an in
| spector to hotel or rocming house Ge-
! string to be placed on the tourist camps
| approved list. The inspector examines
the equipment and facilities and makes
favorable report, If this is indicated.
| The 20 per cent cut" about covers
| this inspection service, the general
! manager emphasized 1t is essential
that rooming houses particularly be in
spected. Mr.. Hoover insisted. particu-
! larly as tourists to Washington should
| get better treatment than elsewhere,
| because of the character of the city.
| The 20 per cent arrangement existed
| with the Fairfax Hotel and others, Mr
, Hoover said. when times were good.
| Some similar arrangement will likely be
| made in the future, when the tourist
| camps business warrants 1t, he said.