The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-11

PLENTY OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF TIL TRADE
SPEECHES OF CHARLES n. LBUPP, 0D0. Q. TH0AAB,
ZADOCK PRATT, hon. JOHN ,. ALLEY AND orHRR6s
The union Of the hide and leather trade a New
York took place at the Metropolitan Hotel last evening,
and most suecessfui. About seven O'Clock some
two hundred and twenty gentlemen sat down 10 dinner,
and until nine O'Clock they busiy occupied In the
legitimate business Of the hourthe disposal Of the good
things provided by their hosts. There were present
number Of invited guests from other sates and the walls
Of the adorned with Gags and portraits Of emf
nent men In the trade
The President, Mr. VIZ. KUBEL the richest man in tho
city in the trade called the meeting TO order at about
nine O'Clock. He referred TO the state Of trade fifty
years ago. when there but tannery in Frankfort
street. one in Ferry street in Gold street. What
the change nowP The Swamp presented the appear
ance OF CASTLE strong without and poSei ful within
The trade had increased from two hund ed thousand dol
lars annually 70 from 10 four millions Of dollars an
nually Mpp'anse2 -
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The President then proceeded to announce the regular
The hide and Leather Trade of the city,
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The first regular greeted with three rousing
cheers and tiger.
Mr. CHARLES NJ. LEurP called upon 70 respond, and
said he could explain why he had been called upon
speakperhaps be was in the language Of Dogberry the
less and ft man." Perhaps it because he
the best man 70 a lantern. (.aughter.) He
thought they might all justly have modest pride 10 the
business by which they lived. Qaughler) fhs business
was represented in the swamp" It was rst discovered
by Hendrick Hudson. The march Of Improvement mad
failed TO dsodge the occupants OF the "Swamp" and had
peries only had been removed This hide and leather
trade had grown to be superior to that of other city
in tha city haunic
with it, (Appause) The importation Of foreign hides
into the city Of Liverpool for the past five given
1000 speaking OF sole leather hdes) while the city Of
New York during the period imported and dstri
buted average Of $50 900, being 100000 than
both those cities combined and corroboratve
truthfuness Of this superiority, than 800 900
part 1857 and early part OF 1858 we're returned
to this country in the latter year, three ourhs of which
came TO this city large portion Of this stock was
shipped from this country during the panic, and
back again after subsidized The total value foreign
hides imported into the United States during the past
i've years average 81 oo0 rather more than oaehaf
Of the whole coming to the city OF New York Within the
past thirty years the quantity Of sole leather inspected in
the city Of New York has risen from 2e5 600 sides in
1927, 10 e650 600 sides 1887 to 900 in 1847 TO
s24s eco in 1857 and probably 70 900 in 1885, Here
the population of the country the same time has not
more than doubled being in 1880 IL 920 in 1850
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New York the price Of hides. lApplause) rney
politics Of the city and saie and who would say was
not good nfuences Applause In conclusion he al
Zadock Pratt the fathers Of the business whose portraits
adorned the walls and the last mentioned Of whom alone
Hon GEO F. fnoxAx responded to the second toast He
regarded the company s his constituents, though many
Of them were strangers Probably the best way begin
| was to stake the bull by the horns.v Gaughter.)
Figures Of wit and speech would doubtless be accep
table than figures Of trade He continued reference
TO my tables OF imports begun in 1887 find that the
tai import Of foreign hides into the United States wasn
1885, 500 pieces Of all Sorts of the value of two mil.
sorts Of the value nearly quite ten millions Of dollars
The per centun1 Of Increase quantity and value are
an Article of raw ms.efiai hides now exceed 10
value, by many millions Of dollars, any other i'm
ported INTO the country giving annual employment
of $4,000 hides each-smal craft perhaps, things
60 nowadays, but nevertheless much larger point
OF tonnage than that upon which Columbus embarked
discover New World. Our own city g participation in
this trade is 20 such extent TO have made GER
port Of the world bslieve be the largest the IN
cidenal business which this trade furnishes rail-
roads, canals and other modes Of land and
hides from the sesboard to the anne
res and next as leather from the anneres TO cites
and thence to the consuming and manufacturing
and villages OF the irerio-I Will not undertake es.
mate but, sir am sure you will agree with when
say it must be somewhat like Mr.. Dombeys forsune-m-
mense 1t was not would seem, until the taking the
census OF $780, { at least, / find earlier re-
cord), that our government deemed the tanning
tance to exact special returns in reference 70
IT. the aggregate value of leather tanned in that year not
estimating that resulting from six million sheen and Goat
skins) was thirty three million dollars, ranking fourth
the great industrial branches Of the United States who
sir, will doubt that it now amounts to City million dollars,
does not greatly exceed itS And add the
value and cost Of labor converting into boots Shoes
saddlery harness, &C.. &c. WILL apprehend be found
branches. Why, sir, am told that the State of Massa-
chuses turns out boots and shoes annually value
of more than forty million dollars of which the township
Of Lynn, with It's estimated population Of about is 600,
contributes to the value OF over twenty millions Why,
habtants on the face Of the globe which bv its industry
contributes TO its countrys wealth amount all
pc o He ssvsd there could
iDes or more polished "uppers,' than his Applause
Hon zADocx PRATT responded to the third toast As he
bad ned more than two million Of hides and leather he
felt privileged 70 respond for the trade. He around
him men who gave good weight, full measure and paid
their notes. (AppaS,e) He considered the trade one Of
the most important branches Of business at the con-
plauded.
The fourth regular toast being read Mr. isaac BAILEY
read the following letter from Senator Wilson, Massa-
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me- Al this period OF the session OF Congress- quit for
day the post assigned TO BY the
The enforced absence Of colleague my presence
here nore necessary for hardly day witch At
Snon not required 70 the interests Of commitments who
thank gentlemen commss for he bonor q your
request to be present and respond Of
snce and leather dealers Of Massachusetts whom
snona oe proud 70 speak because more than twenty of
business relaoDa and association
how TO value the character the great prac
uca ability which have created and maintain the
and most prosperous msnufactu.g interest Of sa.e
H. WILSON.
Mr.. LEVI A. DowIKy offered q toast complimentary 10
MI Wilson, which most enthusiastically received.
Mr. VIM CIAN, OF Boston, proceeded to respond TO the
fourth toast He referred, amid some laughter to the
time when II was considered feat 10 cut side Of
leather per day. Next the invention of the shoe peg
by Joseph Walker, Of Massachusetts. For q period Of
twenty years the trade in Massachusetts had Increased
twenty Ave fold. Each had It's peculiar manu-
facture.
Hon. JOHN B. Alley OF Massachusetts, further respond