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saloon business is good will. Those two words spell
trade, and the more friends you have, everything else
being considered, the better your trade will be. The
wise saloonman will have as few enemies as possible
if he wants to be successful.
There is another important point to be considered,
and that is local and special laws and regulations,
such as for instance, in New York State, no saloon
is allowed within 200 feet of a church or school.
It is a rather difficult matter to figure offhand the
running expenses of any average saloon, but if a
table were to be fixed up, based upon the experience
of a man who owned a fairly high-class place, it
would look about as follows, showing the cost per
day of maintaining such an establishment:
Rent (at $5,000 per year)
$16.00
Salary list for six men, as follows:
Two bartenders, at
;.$15.00 weekly
One lunchman at
15.00 weekly
One cashier at
12.00 weekly
One porter at
10.00 weekly
One boy at.
10.00 weekly 12.83
Employes' meals, at 40c each
2.40
Employes' drinks during meals
1-0"
Eree lunch
5.00
License ($800 per annum)
2.28
Revenue tax
08
Illumination
1.50
Ice
1,50
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