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behaved himself, andcanmaintain a club or association
that will compare favorably with any other. By doing
all this, and having the mutual support of one another,
it will be easier for those bartenders, who are in need of
a situation, or are suffering from an accident or illness,
to get along without fear of the future. It does not re
quire a great amount of capital to start a beneficial in
stitution. A place of meeting, one or more rooms, at
a moderate rent, and no salariedofficer, except the sec
retary, Avith some little expenditure for light and heat,
Avill comprise tire list of ordinary expenses. There
will always be many members who Avill gladly serve
in the various offices, satisfied with the honor, and
without thought of any compensation. Besides the
regular members, there aremany other people, such as
restaurant, hotel and cafe proprietors, who will sym
pathize with a body of this class, andwill Avillingly give
it their aid, in advice, hints, and suggestions, gratis.
Individually, I would only be too glad to offer to such
an association my services with all the advice and in
formation I am capable of giving, at any time, what
ever.
In considering the way some people in our line of
business have been abused by heartless employers, who,
by dumb luck, or, more often, entirely from the ef-
foi-ts and ability of their bartenders, have achieved a
fortune, I can not be too severe. One of this type of
men takes a notion to go out for his OAvn amusement,
and fashionably attired, Avith a big diamond in his
shirt front and a large roll of bills in his pockets, pos
sibly a horse and carriage at his disposal, he starts out
on a day of sport,with no consideration for the Avelfare
or feelings of his bartender, caring little, whether his
employee works 8, 10, 12, or 18 hoirrs that day, or
Avhether he gets his proper meals, so long as he has a
"good time;" the bartender, in many such cases, work
ing for a small salary, and constantly being imposed