V022-483

Letter from E. S. Babcock to C. W. R.

Bound Correspondence: Volume 22, page 483

04/25/1892

Babcock, Elijah S.

 

Babcock writes to C. W. Robinson that the chef needs to reduce per capita expense and that wages are being lowered.

Hotel del Coronado; Letters; Correspondence; Elijah S. Babcock; E. S. Babcock; Hotel industry; C. W. R.; C. W. Robinson; Wages; Chefs

1500 Orange Avenue

California - Coronado

 

Dining at the Del

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English

 

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April 25th

C. W. R. It is necessary to call Tony's attention to the fact that the per capita is very large, and that the quantity of butter, mushrooms, meat and other expensive articles being used is out of all proportion and must be reduced, and in doing it, tell him we do not like to have to call his attention to it semi-occasionally. I would also like to have you have him reduce his force on the first of the month two men, letting out one of his $70 men and one of his cheaper men, and say to him that after the first we can not pay above the following wages. Chef, $125. Visner $70. Pifler or the other $70. man, whichever one he keeps, $60. Holm $55. Frantz $30. Cawada $30. Also that the butcher, Long Kee, will have to be reduced to $50.00, as we are going to have a very thin time for several months.

E. S. B.

 

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