The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-02
The Segar Trade.
TO ALL INTERESTED IN TIE ssdAR MANUFACTURING


We, the undersigned, in common with the trade a
large feeling the ,esty Of aston having for it,
object check TO the now heavy and anty increasing
importation Of foreign and with the Advics Of
~ the best minds In the trade, do hereby call
on Of the whole segar this and
the adjoining States including segar Dealers
ureys seear makers and eg box
t. be held at Albany, tn arsdsy February 49, 1884 ct IL
When 1t is cnosersd that In those German cities which
are now flooding this country WITH .egs the price a
boxes SO hundred and not with $i2 SlA
ef boxing l2 cents thousasd, instead o. 50 GENTS
aud 10 entsof stripping, per week 81 cents, place
OF 81 50 ano $2-apd that the price OF akirg q
sauish sobacooes admitted duty ee have n
occasion Of SURPRISE when told that after paying The
at price 50 10 As to p-ecnds the hope OF sue
ce,sful competition BY the American nanufAotursr
Again In view Of the fact that those cities have long
and ccessfuly prose sutsd aud
and thereby evirced to the world their ability Of adapt
iIg themse to the wants and habits Of their cus
sners We should not wonder, but the rather be pre-
pared to believe whom told that they have studied our
style OF manufacturing ssgars successfully to
With such fao before us 1t will b. an easy matter tor
every to perceive the ultimate cf segar man
ufsctursg ntsrest Of this country unless something II
l dope 10 change the pres& mt course Of things
The utility OF ton Of the trade 1t IL thought
viii be apparent to ALL BY OF the fact that II
difficult to arouse TO vigorous and united action any class
| Of men without some public demonstration
TIE proposed revision CT the tariff urng the present
tim. IL this esus we wish os.os
10 the tariff favorable to business tie
time to move in the matter. As the resent Congress
settles the duties imports so without doubt win
they remain during the term of the existing admintrs
tion In word, must strike now, suffer four years
longer, and that tee In and extent Of
ubich the present IL but tns prelude.
Lest some should look = a this kind ss pro-
nihng but little from the fact that few years
petition cuated and forwsr led to Congress
ference to this subject and failed to induce that
body to take action Ia the matter, may bs Amss
to tAe, frat that signatures to that petition
lcited from those in the trade only whereas IL 10
thought IL the Of all In the trade, t,gsther with
their ieods secured, this would swell petition
to size that wcub command respect Second that Pc
ti'ion Was sent In 1T time when the IrH being
revived, snd II could hardly BE- expected that Congress
would ci turb the rate OF duties for nsre only
While would be improper for 10 anticipate 40
ton Of the convention, yet may be allowed remark
that pArs OF procedure have bern suggested which, lin
the abteDoe OF better ones IL cArris out IL Is thousht
would secure to the trade the protection IL much
NEEDS
1t will b. observe that the only ubjsot proposed fx
consideration At this ion Is the evil resulting
the trade rum the heavy importation Of egA and liz
remedy
The question for ali to ask themselves not wiu ~
certainly secure an increase Of dut foreign segArs
attending this convention f but Will surrender up
the sesar interest Of this cousy TO foreign nations
without strugslsi"
Believing that something should be DONE and thas
stmehipg oan be done, have issued this call trusting
that 1t viii meet with the views OF al, and elicit
full and hearty response
(ssned by nearly two hundred sesar manufsstursrsy