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THE ALLIANCE HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1921.
The Nation's Business
(A Series of Articles by National Leaders Published Ex
clusively in This Territory in The Herald.)
Modern Hotel a Matter of High Specialization," by L. M.
iwomer, Chairman Hoard Waldorf-Astoria Corpora
- tion.
"Deflation of Wages,", by John J. Lewis, President, The
United Mine Workers of America.
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"Modern Hotel a Matter of High Spe
cialization," by L.M. Boomer, Chair
man Board Waldorf-Astoria Corpor
ation. Editor's Note The following was
written by L. M. Boomer, chairman of
the board, of executive committee, of fort of others.
ne waiciori-Astoria corporation, an
organisation directing some of the
most famous hotels in the world. His
name ia known to hotel heads throug
out the civilized universe.
icy in all transactions that the high
eat grade of quality is essential in
all purchases and preparations, and
that its operation must be always un
qualifiedly first class.
To cater to patrons and meet their
wishes, the only limits to this being
those of law and society and the com-
The judgment of a nation on a citv
rests surprisingly often on its hotels.
This town is declared a "good town"
a "punk
and that town ia ' declare
filace" by thousands of travelers who
f called upon to give the basic reason
for this conclusion could be pinned
down to the fact that the hotel where
in they were quartered gave them ser
vice or lack of service, made their
ftay pleasant or unpleasant, pleased
the senses or affronted them and1
tinged their entire stay. .
If they got up in the morning after
a sleepless night because of unneces
sary hall noises, poor mattress, faulty
bath tub or what not and went down
to a poorly cooked or served break
fast their entire day began wrong and
eights or experiences that they
wouiuWr9 hailed with pleasure were
they feeling t- were received with
indifference or eve dislike because
their nerves were raspeo, tneir diges
tion uneven, their rest broken nci be
fore them was a nioht of simi! ex.
perience.
inoue who use hotels are not to be
numbered in thousands but in millions
per annum. The majority of citizens
of the United States use a hotel at
least once a Year for sleeping or eat
ing purposes and they have beeiw
taught to expect not only the com
forts of home but super comforts,
super service and super luxuries.
With every man a different tempera
ment and a creature of different hab-
The Late Mr. Boldt.
The one outstanding figure connect
ing the best in old and new methods of
hotel operation was the late George
C. Boldt, known and loved by the most
universal and distinguished patronage
ever established. Mr. Boldt was a
man who represented the personifica
tion of hospitality. The world famous
Waldorf-Astoria was conceived by him
in vision, and took shape and mater
ialized under his personal guidance.
He was the pioneer of modern hotel
keeping, and he taught the world new
standards in his well beloved profession.
As Mr. Boldt may be said to connect
the old and the new hotel operation, so
The Waldorf-Astoria links the old
time small hotels with the monu
mental enterprises which today num
ber thousands of rooms and count
their guests in millions.
To quote statistics; in the one group
of five New York hotels which we op
erate, out one unit or the hotel in
dustry of the city. one million five
hundred guests were registered in the
year of 1920. A somewhat parallel or
ganization, known as the "Pershing
square Hotels' comprises five large
establishments also, und contains, like
ir own organization, one of the three
larn-st hotels i0 the world. The
Pennsylvania Hotl, at present the
largest one of all, numbers more than
two thousand rooms.
The New York hotft system is the
official host of the worlt for America.
It condenses the comfort and advan
tages of long experience in bUerinsr to
At Ml -l
cuunuess minions over we centuries.
Our hotel must and rin fulfill ...
its the hotel Of today must be Ore-! Retinc- funrtinn nf welrnmino' anti
pared to please a thousand whims, ing for the people of every land, umer
nouons aim uesires ana at tne same conditions adapted to their individual
time not allow that indulgence to in
terfere with the whim, notion or de
sire of another guest. In other words
the hotel business must be and is one
of the most highly specialized profes
sions in the world.
fulfilled without leaving the building.
A lady with children may be assigned
to a "Women's Floor," on which men
are never roomeL There she will find
a playground and nursery for the chil
dren, where they may romp and play
'or enjoy a quiet story hour with the
attendant On the "Women's Floor,"
i the guest will find a hairdressing sa
lon, library, reception rooms, and
many other special services.
1 ' There are house physicians always
' subject to call, even a dental office
j in fome hotels. Broker's offices, travel
land information bureaus, drug stores,
i barber shops, Turkish baths, swim
i ming pools, etc., are quite ordinary
I adjuncts to the hotel operation, as
well as specialty shops for ladies, hab
erdasheries, and innumerable other
conveniences.
Places of Beauty
Aesthetically, our hotels rank high
ly for their beautiful architecture,
their wonderful tapestries, paintings
and fumishmirs. and it is no uncom
mon occurrence, for instance, to have
classes of art students request the
privilege of being guided through the
hotels and learning of the various
treasures on display there. Our music
is also an interesting feature, and or
chestras of the highest type, often, di
rected by world famous artists, are in
cluded in the hotel organizations.
Likewise in the kitchens, our chefs
and stewards are frequently called
upon to lecture to agricultural and
home economics classes, who visit
these departments because of their in
teresting and remarkable facilities for
the study of the culinary art.
In the business operation of the ho
tel every economic condition' is a
source of constant study; as an. ex
ample of the careful analysis made in
every branch of the operation might
be mentioned the 6ystem of "food
control." In our own restaurants
alone, five and a half million meals
are served in the course of a year's
business. Obviously these enormous
volumes of restaurant business must
involve most careful controlling. Al
though the theory of bill of fare prices
and the apparently arbitrary methqd
by which they are arrived at are to
the mind of the average diner as ob
scure as "the theory of relativity,"
the subject is nevertheless a source
of continual study and adjustment on
the part of the hotel management
"Food control" answers the questions:
"What happens to the thousands of
dollars that in the form of raw ma
terial enters the establishment? Will
all this merchandise reappear at the
checkers' desks, . properly accounted
for as guests' sales ? Are the number
of steaks sold consistent with the
number of steaks that are properh
cut from the number of loins whicr
the hotel accounting department is
charged by dealers? If not, where is
the loss? And what is the method of
correction ? Are the menu prices- ad
justed with the rise and fall of the
food values? These latter adjust
ments. while not always noticed by
be proud of the fact that these men
are in the minority as employers yet
it must face the fact that they are in
a dominant commanding position and
by the very largeness of their opera
tions can and do cause a general de
pression when ever they can force a
lower scale and set an example whose
psychology is bad for their fellow em
ployers as well as the nation of
workers. They make their proposals
of lower wages not because their busi
BAPTIST CHURCH.
An Increase of forty-six in Sunday
school the last two Sundays, and the
men promising to bring other new
scholars, threatens to worry us for
room, but we accept the challenge and
dare them to bring them on. The
parsonage can be used. Fathers com
ing with the children to Sunday school
is a sight to encourage anyone. One
father wanted to know if he could
bring his children to school next Sun
nes is enciangerea dui Decau.- tncy ,ia,.-nri .i tn(n th -v. -iM
k1(..A )V.at than In a fn.. w" ' " . . . "
iz-cu-ot. ...., - ... - , More are ' contemn atinir th same
Putl thine. Surelv we are in for a j-eal
requirements. A series of highly orr ZnnT2 Z
iraniwwl ,lenrtnw nf wi tJnio.W average diner, are constantly be-
ganized departments of hotel service
mu-st be maintained, and it is no in
frequent occurrence, for instance, to
find an entire floor reserved exclusive
ly for non-English speaking guests of
a particular nationality, where all at-
The basic principle of hotel keeping tration, to the maid, telephone opera
Hotels Like Hornet
position that will allow them to
It over.
The cry "Deflation of Wages," does
not come from the great mass of the
American public, because the public
is aware that deflation of wages would
leave industry strangled and impotent
Deflated wages means smalled earn
ing power and smaller incomes for
the workers. Smaller incomes means
curtailed buying power. Curtailed
buying power means less demand for
the products of farm, factory, mill
mine and shop. Less demand means
restricted production. Restricted pre-
duction means less employment for
the workers and a further shrinkage
of their incomes and their buying
power. The public understands all
of this, and the public has no desire
to bring about the operation of such
a vicious and destructive circle.
(Continued on page 9)
Herald Want Ads are read.
are ' contemplating
Surely we are in
winter's work.
Last Sunday evening all the avail
able space was taken up and ome
looked in at the vestibule and passed
on. Can you beat it? The lecture
seemed to make a hit with the folks.
The need of more room is pressing, bu$
we will worry along for a year or
two, we hope, before we consider
building, unless they force our hands
to put on an addition. The young
folks are preparing a fine Christmas
program, and it doea one good to fee
the enthusiasm shown.
Major Hendershott and son, the na
tional entertainers, will be at ther
church tonight Come and hr.ve a goo'I
time. Admission 50 and 25 cents, to
pay expenses. A treat awaits all.
Don't forget prayer meeting tomor
row night, pastor leading.
B. J. MJNORT, Pastor.
We will buy your furs',
and hides. O'Bannon & ,
Neuswanger. 4-7
A married man Is one who knows:
that when he walies up in the morning
he'll find his wife's hair net all tangled!
up in his watch chain.
Some men choose to let their wive
have a little hysterics rather than run
into debt for a silk gown or a new-piano.
Some people have made themselves
rich by borrowed money; but many
more have found that method the road,
to the poorhouse.
Ivory Pyralin
ALLIANCE
DRUG
CO.
Genuine White Ivory Toilet Ware Look for the Name.
We Have Marked Down
the Prices On All Of
Our Holiday Goods
COME IN AND SEE HOW REASONABLY PRICED THESE
GOODS ARE. WAKE COMPARISONS-WE INVITE THEM.
Boudior Electric Lamps-Metal stands with glass domes, in
Is still the cordial welcome and enter
tainment of the traveler, and the
maintenance of the friendly personal
relationship of host and guest But
hotel keeping is no longer looked upon
as a "gift," which covered a multi
tude of discomforts for the traveler.
It is a Science of Business, and a
Uusiness of Science, carefully and
inoughtrully studied in every particu
l&r, and with definitely formulates
pr-ncipies.
To study the traveling public, who'
want tne best hotel service, who
wisn xo De wen served,
i . uu l iiiii. ill r" i
served, and who appreciate intelligent
ana courteous
recognition
reeus and wishes.
of
tor, and waiter who serves his special
"nationalized dishes, are either of
the same nationality or speak the lan
guage fluently.
Foreign Service
Many of the New York hotels main
tain in foreign countries special rep
resentatives and facilities to take care
of the iruest before he leaves his own
ulated country, book his hotel accommoda
tions, arrange his itineraries, supply
mrormation, and help in planning ar
rangements in the greatest detail.
This foreign service is vice versa, at
the disposal of the hotel iruest leaving
their New York for foreign countries, for in
the hotels themselves are
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u K.ve every patron me reeling or foreign clubs, reading rooms, special
r-T kiuiuc .lURp.uuuiy, me oanKing service, and many other hisrh
a pleasure to receive, be- lv stuxmuKtasI ,.;nt;a
. ... . ' -J l' ' - .v.Min.
kind it is
. cause it is given with sincere pleasure
an me giving.
To afford all protection and con
venience of up-to-date hotel practice,
and the best operating methods, and
to improve them constantly.
To be fair to all.patrons, em
ployes, and stockholders.
To recognise in the conduct of the
business, that honesty is the best pol-
New York Citv hotels have lonr
I been models for construction and man
agement of hotel operations everv.
where and no projector of the modern
hotel in the United States or Europe
wouia uunic 01 Beginning his work
without first making a careful study
or our monumental nosteiries.
In most of our hotels the visitor
will find that his every wish may be
No Faint Letters
.
Are Possible If You Have a New
Typewriter Ribbon
.If your typewriter letters are not clean
cut, distinct, and easy to . read, the chances
are your machine needs a new ribbon. Clean
faces on the type, striking against a brand
new ribbon will surprise you.
L. C. Smith, Remington, Underwood, Royal
and Oliver Ribbons in Stock.
. We have just received a new shipment
of ribbons, assuring you of longest service.
Price, $1.00 per ribbon.
Burr Printing
, Publishers of The Alliance Herald.
Masonic Temple Mdg.
Co.
Thone Ztt
made, and the careful observer,
wnwi he lunches in the hotel dining
room, will note from day to day, and
accorthnar to marked conditions, the
fluctuations in the menu prices. Our
only safeguard that the proper results
are being Accomplished in all these
particuars is a thorough analysis of J
costs ana sale, and daily computa
tion of costs and re venues on all com
modities. Compar'.sons lay by day,
month by month, and one establish
ment against another, are continuous.
;;) Matter of PrVes
To the uninitiated, the ratio be
tween cost and selling price on va
rious items, according to theee sta
tistics might seem large; on just this
sophistry has rested the comments
of hotel critics. When the figure is
carried further, however, to another
capitulation wherein it is charged
with such items as linen, silver, china,
music, heat, light, and innumerable
other evnena ntf arliPi-l t thia utnriM I
to say nothing of rent and overhead;
charges on. the place occupied by th&
restaurant, a surprising dimumtoa
has occurred. And few hotel men will
pretend that the restaurant end
their business is a profitable one
Ivory, Pink, Blue and Bronze finishesat l $5.73
. - : s.- ...
Wood Standards,; Boudior Lamps, Ivory aridl-Mahogany
finishes, with silk shades, at If.6.73
Rlprtrii T)eslc T.flmn. with ndiustable Rhfldt. bronr finish"-
at . $13.50 Til
Electric Table Lamps, at .$14.50 i
Oak Phone Sets, stand and stool, Golden or Fumed finish,
at ;!X : :$6.75 and $7.00
Solid JJahogany Phone Sets Stand and Chair -.519 and $21
.$18.00
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Mah&jany Sewing Cabinets, at .1.
Red Sewing Cabinets, at $16.50
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Deflation of Wages,w by Jsfui J.
Lewis, President, The Unlte Mine
Workers of America. ;;
Editor's Note John L. Le&s needs
no introduction to readers of Ameri
can newspapers. For vers h h
stood out a brilliant figurein. the- bat
tles that have been fout between
labor and capital, a tarcet for abuse
as well as unlimited pra'e. As presi
dent of the United Mine Workers he
has been constantly in .the public eye
and whether one agrees with his be
liefs or not no one frill denv that
what he may say on Any problem now
confronting Amerlvh labor will be
said honestly and tith as much force
as the man can brinir to bear on a
subject that is Kjt whole life's work.
M
TeaWagons in American Walnut and Ma
hogany, at .$16, $24, m and $34
ahogany End Tables, at . 'IfJ. $14.00
Tables,
30.00 to $45.00
Solid Mahogany Davenport
at .... . . . ....
Solid Mahogany library TaVles, at . . .$45.00
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Mahogany moker Stand, at ......... . $2.td
Box TypeySmoker Stands, as low as. . . . . .$575
. '. . '
Tray Smoker Sets . . $1.25, $1.40, $1.75 anrf $2.25
Book Ends (Solid Mahogany) . .$4.00 arid $5.50
The cruel thejrv held bv a minority
of employers othe IMted States that
the worker should be forced to labor
for the smallest possible wae that
can be forctj upon him is the theory 1 1
that has caved the greatest and bit-1
terest stmifles between capital and
labor. t -
While the number of such emnlov- lr
ers ia snll they are largely men who
are in control of the gigantic manu
facturii and producing corporations
of America that giva employment to
score sof thousands. They stand to-
tre-tkfil ,inHH tViat lira KannA . T ...
er Vages and Higher Profits,' a slo
gini that openly asserts their right,
orjsiight, to seiie from the producer
consumer. , : -
Force Wages Down
These are the men that seek with
out rest, excuse or opportunity . to
drive the scale of wages downward
regardless of how low that seal may
have fallen through general economic
conditions and these are the men that
fight most bitterly the upward trend
of wages and are the last to yield to
a pressure that they know will crush
them if they do not yield. The condi
tions of the wage earner, his life, hap
piness and wef&re of his family are
not considered. While America may
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RASS NOVELTIES, such as Snpker Stands, Humidors. Can-
dleSticks, Fern Dishes, Jardineres, PMestals, and Umbrella Stands
make useful and attractive gifts.
FURNITURE Bed Room, Living Room and Dining Room
ieces, as well as Library Tables. Cliairs, Rockers and Cedar Chests
are now at new low prices, you can now afford to refurnish your
home.
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This Is a FURNITURE Christmas
STORE OVEN EVENINGS
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Georg
e'D. Darlin
115-117 West Third Street
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Alliance, Nebraska