The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-04
THE CAPMAKER'S STRIKE.

THE CAPMAKER's STRIKE.
me Meeting Yesterday in Covenant
| h"H-The Circular Addressed to the
CnPmakers In Boston. PhfIade,phfm
and Other Citics-What the EMPLOYERS
say-One Firm Agrees to the New
Prices.
! Covenant Hall. Orchard street. was aense,v
packed yesterday afternoon by the members of the
| Capmakers' Central Union to discuss the prospect
OF affairs in connection with their present trade
strike. The meeting, as on former occasions was
very orderly IN all respects, and showed a
high order OF Intelligence among the work.
men. few women we're also present, seemingly
anxious that matters should take a favorable
turn. The meeting was addressed by Mr.. Ober
the President; Mr.. Weiner. the Secretary; Mr.
Murphy, representative from the Silk Hatters'
Society, and q number OF Others. Mr.. Murphy
declared the natters to be in warm sympathy with
the strikers, and announced that the men belong.
ing to his craft were being kept on the street by
receiving loans from the society. He bitterly
denounced q certain fellow craftsman named
Fleury who keeps shop ON Essex street, and
who has been guilty Of working for prices greatly
below those authorized by the usages OF the trade
Mr.. L. Bloom presented to the meeting letter
from the firm OF s. Wolff Il Co., in which that firm
agreed to accept the schedule Of prices fixed by
the workmen. The letter was accepted and the
meeting resolved that the hands OF the Messrs.
Wolf Co. might 60 to work to-day. A commu-
nication was also received from the house of
Hoonamann Sptngers Offering that the men
should go to work at their own prices on monday.
The establishments Of s. Corn Bros, Phillip II
Cohn and Marks Bros. Thompson purpose hav-
ing their work done In Boston, Philadelphia and
other places outside Of New York for the future.
1t was stated that Marks Bros. 4 Thompson had
agreed to sign the mems price list but afterwards
declined doing SO.
The association known as the Old Capmakers,
Society sent in to the Central Union donation OF
$25, to be employed in aiding the strike.
The meeting agreed to send by mall Q commune
cation to their fellow workmen in Boston, Phila-
delphIa and other cities, asking the tradesmen
there to join IN the strike, so as to make 1t gen.
eral. The meeting agreed to send out the following
To THE CArxAKERs. OrEaAroas AND BLocxEns OF Bos-
TON Axe aTP or 0,Fs ;a, Won
with an h @ s ns s Of hs m
two years trade has been very bad But bad - il
the Sma man has been capped within the last six
WORK, we could earn but little while we were partially
Slssss's - WIN P|sniy "TSs
iyss-Secause Of hard times and general dulness of
Seeond-Through the jealousy and selashncss OF the
capmakeTs themselves
uiacturers among each other.
ts
a5
%orE%sn re that cSpmsRer rs
ana & aS less and less each sue
aggrayated by the Jealousy and avarice existing among
produce goods q lover pTss than his nssaSST and
70 San h the nsr ss wefe &c
9tmos, measure Of endurance Il cannot be wondered At
q ii ao ,s 1s'i !;
G The empoyers proted BY the of tho
workmen order 70 eGeei their plan Of lowering ths
70 me wa y the Or
ss1,ss: ss ss5%sS want yeq gentle:
by sending US sa BY adopting the
TIi the M in those cites can get their
Scoond-w hen in consequence of this, the manufacur
s. ssIs Ss
sr DONG
prices better than those getting ourselves
as bs snssd people 81 g ssOshers
NJ. Wnissn' Secretary. W. ODER, President.
MIR. julius Corn, OF the firm of Samuel Corn Il
Bros, South Fifth avenue, one OF the largest cap
vance Of perhaps twenty-five per cent on present
prices could be allowed to the workmen; but when
! q rise OF from 70 TO 10 per cent lS asked IL
puts all possible agreement out Of the question.
The DlOckers and operators make an average
| salary, all tue year round, OF from SOS to $35 per
week, according to the ability OF the individual.
Finishers did not make 30 much, their salaries
ranging from $l5 to SIS per week. Some ofthese had
number OF girls employed at from So to S. a.
| week, and py this means raised the earnings Of
the fnisher up to $40 or $25. The strike did not
originate with this firm. The hands he employed
were compelled to do as those OF other houses who
| struck. This house employs rom 100 to 1875 hands.
| The greatest obstacle now in the way Is the uni
|
others, and therefore can afford to pay
higher prices; others who manufacture ex-
Of article and cannot pay literally. The prices
asked on some OF the articles by the workmen
| would drive them out OF the market, as they could
not be made up at that figure. This firm would
tain kinds OF goods than to cOncede the presen
schedule prices. II the strike lasts four weeks
longer the spring trade will be lost. There is nc
applying to other cities for hands there are
not enough outside OF New York to supply the de
mands The jobbers have fallen In with fortunate
circumstance IN the strike and will now be able tt
clear out their old stocks.
Mr.. Sylvester Wolf, in behalf Of his firm, says
that nothing remains to be added to the very fun
and account of the strike already published
In the HERALD This firm, as is known, has agreed
commence operations to-day. The house employs
some fifteen or twenty men and fifty to sixty girls.
Men who use their own sewing machines make
in busy times from $40 to $50 q week,
weekly. The rise In wages for the class OF work
done by this concern Is from fifteen TO twenty-five
per cent. 1t would be difficult to get hands out
side of New York to supply the places OF the
goods and can stand the rise others, VINO get up
Inferior articles, may not be able 10 90 SO.
THE CIGAR MAKERS STRIKE.