Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-10-05 | Page 18 | High Cost of Living Hits Knickerbockers

HIGH COST OF LIVING HITS KNICKERBOCKERS By Br Prea es NEW YORK Oct The G.-The 5 The hl high 1 price of or food rood continued to show its effect today to day In the prices charged by restaurants restaurants ants and boarding houses of pf pearly nearly every class CIRSS Few of lof the more expensive eating places have raised their charges but several have adopted the European custom of or imposing imposing- a couvert fee which means that the prospective diner pays ten cents or 01 more for the seat he occupies at a table Several of ot the popular price lunch rooms have followed the example of ot the corporation which o operates orates rates the largest argest chain of dairy restaurants in the city and added five cents to the price of most of their regular dishes