Show A SANDWICH AND BAB BAR worth 11 cents the tl balance for tape led and trimmings yew new york sun actual transcription offart of fact is usually worthy of note yesterday an old citizen of new york arrived from the COU country Itry put up at a pretentious tent ious hotel near the orand central station and went out to attend to some business matters he re turned tn to his room in the hotel q quite U ite late and feeling nervous de decided ded to take a glass of beer and a sand before he be went to bed after ringing his bell three times without success ho went out in tha the hall ball rung up the elevator and asked the attendant why his bell had not been austere aus answered were we have an elaborate ela borato system here said the elevator boy proudly waiters are on every floor they are not sent up from the he office they remain right on tho floor and attend to the guests under their immediate charge where is the waiter of this floor asked the guest he ile must have went down st stairs airis said the elevator boy ill gel get him for or you the guest tossed a quaner quarter to the boy and returned to his room where he be waited in parched im patience for twenty minutes ringing the bell at short hort intervals presently a dusky bell boy appeared and said that ho he vt would get the beer but that the ear mardvich eard daich vich would have to be ordered an fn m a regular waiter of the restaurant that ia is our system said the bell bel I 1 boy the thirsty man gave him a quarter to accelerate hia his speed and sat ant down iu in stolid resignation after a long wait a tall and cadaverous irish waiter appeared took an order for one chicken sandwich a ami 01 0 1 then waited to see what would occur the new yorker looked him over for a moment and ande spurr purr ed on by the pangs of hunger he lie gave a quarter to the man and asked ked him to hurry burry the waiter having received what he be intimated wo his due dashed briskly awn awny y time rolled on the man in the bath robe went out into the hall and looked about ha ile saw a Is porter and explained the case I 1 to him it is now three quarters of an hour since I 1 started in to get a glass of beer and a sand sandwich wibb he said it cant be helped sir air a said a id the porter politely it is the system here and aid it must be carried out the negotiation negotiations resulted reaul teil in the disposal of a tip to the porter who hereupon hurried away and sub auvo in sight both of the other other attendants in tow the tra transaction ne action of belling a glass of beer and a sandwich ii is embodied in the following table tip to elevator boy 25 27 bell boy 25 WS I 1 r 25 por porter er 25 Saml Saud will C so 30 beer 30 ff otal ICO time jilt short abort of one hour number ot of servants four heat real cost ofis of supper upper at wholesale would be neer bee 06 sandwich cabout a baut 05 total 11 |