, 1874-12-18
TIE TANNERS.
Information rs to What Const1-
tutcs Good Hides.
formation Of a Permanent Orgauiza-
tion.

THO Convention Of tanners and l,itlo-lonlcrs
Of tho Northwest roassomblcd yostcrdny morn
ing ut tho palmor House, Mr.. g. s. WulliM in tho
chair.
report was rrcsontcd by tAe Committee on
Permanent Organization which act forth that
they did not as prosont deem my particular form
Of colutitution or bylaws uoconsary. Thoy
urged u,ou MI Wostorn tntnera to bcrollo NOM
bcrs OF tho Association to be called together by
tho President or Vicc-prcsitlcnt Of tho
same, from timo 10 timo, as ho might
doom necessary. Tho report recommended
tho calling tia Association "Iho Vest
crn 1as1ucrs' Association" md that tho
following gentlemen bo iss officers for tho ensr.-
ing year: President, Joseph Phillips, Aliiwau-
leo; Eico-Prcsidontg, ]. G. Mooney, Columbus,
In1., and Jorome Crllrt, Detroit Secretary, l..
3. SAephcrd Chicago Treasurer, I. N. Oakley,
Chicago. Tho Committee alao recommended
tbut tic hidc-1eniora should also bo invited to
meet illon.
The report was. on motion, adopted.
MI. G. ". Allen submitted Tho following rc-
nort Of the Con,,nitteo appointed to decide upon
PRICE AND SELECTION OF HIDES
ffr:t-rhat I'LL grut-hsdcs, Of une or mora gr,,bs
saonu 10 tsown o n 3at md slasse ~ damaged hles
tSw @ a, ~ et M o5 seor 'dd nes Should bs
Jh;Ti[r,,nt iii h..,oa Tnr cmrrs;rt ,",r.oo,s
moro than ono brand sl,al bo thrown ut! n ..Iaase
III No. hides. ' "@' ~'A1's1
toush-rhat nll h!aes sold for rolc-leather ha7lng
fnnfe ta' ono brand shall 10 thrown OUT and classcu
us No. hitiee,
EIAh-Thas no hides le bought or tanned exccpt
''ndos gaArance lWt they hayo nat been watercd Or
otherwsa doetorct for tho purpose Of fraud unieas
iIo I,an1 ~ tha nttc ".c, 49, pa!.s p
AMI then II Hhail DO nadc kow,, ,u lo uurcInsrr iat
they aro 30 watcred mud a! such hides 1hall he cassel
l}HHlHTnl{ llt}CA: md n1i ltlpR bn
sA3e c..,t ",s"@,: H.:
,sso NM tn anS nses s eas'ea.on M ot nes IS
sSnt IN snno1al sss ,,,tmny ro' ~ a *
q nn q ID 1ls .h; The wasn weag
faes ilides weighing from 40 to 30 pounds sl.ll he
cl4saod us buir-irat,rr hides Hides we:t:l!ng from
hies anu u above 10 rounds shll 10 cnsscI IA soln
le;tlisr hides. pns from a tlo bn.r, larneas. aud
hides sali to thrown out unt clafsei Us Lt,cs for
purposes s,c IN carriage.tops, Collars bellows. an;
other Kindred kinds If leather
%renta.-tor te safsy ef tue tanner obtaining i1s
ies gu cr.nr II !. agreed that the dealers nsy rsw
lii of alli,,1 esxIna H. VI fa,'r, ~ VII m nauef
Alter TIM 1's ucc ia,, ~ r,nniveI ,;u1 ~ ~ @ re1's' M
termed whaher tsy In rue ~ nr,lorsi. md ,~voc",
Ea ny Ia n auu os any sec
tr,.a .e,.a.t s..a ,na't. :, H..
T. ine lcPolt Ml.s ataiseu, Win tho Following
"'neaa'i'oat W tEo i'st hectloH:
!sott"a, maat xho n.aes are IN transit onc-1iartcr
~ n+; -" n,''.I H. s'' Wns, *il !n'ereas
aaa tst '" ito''e" ~ spoe easn fasaefion or II
'ateea'
i. va motlon Oh atf' Allen, the Following reSoltl-
tioa Nas aoopteu:
Rtsutrea, That tta rules now adopted concerning
sss seulea, st"ns, nI hFalb att!l 10 appliea to all
r.s o ~ ary A @ ~ ~ we ~ hoas m whsa aro
M ~ rra su' Gua n a a to ahHorn9 on weights 10
Tho ,noot;,,,, t,,o, a;,,onr,o, e., ~ ,,
ii'c fronrsS3;no raa,,'wo.na ~ Z" 8 o'uI.a, =:
thn u arunnn ~ ''o'A ~