New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-27
To the shoe and Leather Dealers Of y. /.

No. III la my iast srric.e stated that We
have n City Abundance OF syai.she labor "nich
5e bad cheaper than anywhere else-,hsi Ne have
the stock required scce.sole ;h' Eastern msnaisc
tursrs snd thsi ~ csn manufacture the lesding aud
controlling articles Of staple pesgeishoe' Eve PER cen;
ssson their cost than aey can b. made AZ the East The
four great controlling articles srr Thick Boots Nip
ThcN snd Russell Rrogsns-the prices Il these In :
great measure control ami iirrS ile trade IN pegged
Boots and shoes II we make and sell these art
cies los they are sold AZ the ksst shall hsvs
no dihcuiy IN retaining the ;rsde which epumateiy
belongs q "a but greatly increase q and 70 the
time retain IN our City very srge trade for other
brsnche. OF business which gees o. The ksst vii
not stop 20 snsvtr lc inquiry oten made % shoe jes
ers WHY cannot you sell Boots and shoes ~ o~ IS they
do BOsfon farther llan say that they we're sold
acre Al less prices than Boston si the trade Nogd
there long 10 i looked upon as headquarters Tor
Boot ard shoes owing % IT, proximity @ the Asnuisc
Prices alone gfr0 rfedy fna The rrinecy
propose believe o. re certsin cure oui IS hal er
IT been tried. am without proof. can only say tisi
from Investigation SIN convinced and ih.s opinion
Of the oldest shoe dealers conclie that We can
manufacture here the great controlling articles OF peg
led Boots and shoes not only a. low, but lower snG
better than they be madC in NAsssch usetts
but have no proofof the correctness OF my assertions
and Il this want OF proof which prevents seton How
then this action - produced The plan would
propose l.. that you one and sl who icel that you
might be benefited, directly Indirectly il my state
ment could be- proved 0 1c correct make your bus,
ness not leave IL 90 your ncishbor but 20 % work
personally and investigate the correctness or sl'ity of
the statements have made Examine for yourselves
before you denounce 4 an impractcsble scheme
inform yourselves fully about the matter, and Il YOU
doubt your own ability % Judge because the expert
meni Is an uutried one. then call meeting OF shoe
and Leather Dealers and attend L. and appoints Com
mitee Of your Oldest and .isest men 70 investigate the
subject thoroughly, ard report upon H. II they decide
against the plan proposed and see good cause 20 be
heve that able 10 compete with Yankee Industry
and enterprise In this business then let us 80 On IS W
going losing srsely every not only IN he
increase OF trade which belongs a. us but OF the trade
have had. Al thirty mile speed on the ready ave
nue. % the Fast But should your Committee rnd old
Rip Van Wrinkle has been asleep, ard ths; was time
be swoke-thst our dependence upon the East IA thi-
trade can be cut loose IN very brief per0d-that we
have labor and every facility needed 70 compete with
and defy all competition however advanced may be
then you will md Individual enterprise II i can deserve
such nsme ready 10 INTO the business aud carry
il along steadily progressively and surely, nll We zee
ourselves independent of the hast far as regards
Boots shoes snd Leather And in very few years we
may look back and that by this one change In bust
ness millions have been added TO the
NEw.loRS TsADE