Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1889 — Potter Palmer Won’t Allow Tips. [ARTICLE]

Potter Palmer Won’t Allow Tips.

Chicago Tribuue. - / Potter Palmer is one of the few landlords of the country who refuses to allow any'one in his service to receive a tip. A violation results in the dismissal of the recipient. “How came he to make this rule?'* I ashed of Mr. Mezerve, a trotting man who is posted. ‘ ‘One day. " he said, * -Potter Palmer was speeding his horse on Lake Shore drive when he became aware that some one was trying to pass him. Mr. Palmer touched up his horse with the whip and the same did the man who was passed Mr. Palmer, and as he did so Mr ■ Palmer recognized him as his head porter. The next day Mr. Palmer met the man and said to him: “John, that is a pretty good horse you had on the drive yesterday. You passed me, and my horse is a good one. Where did you gePyour horse?” “The porter, with a glow of pride, answered that the horse was his own. V “Mr. Palmer made no reply, but beganan investigation. He found that this man was accumulating wealtlion the tips he received from guests of the Palmer House. Ho found that all his employes were doing likewise, and he at once issued the order that any man in his service who received a tip was to be discharged. You may fee a wait er in the dining room if you want to, but it has to be done under cover. If the head waiter sees it the underling goes. This rule applies to the fellows at the bootblack stand, which st/nd, like everything else in that hotel, is run by Potter Palmer, the money taken in at that stand is turned into the manager every night, and is credited to the bootblack account. It is the only place I know of where tipping is fqrbidden.”

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