The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-19
AROUND THE FESTIVE BOARD.
The Tanners and Hide Dealers Enter,
tatned By the Local Trade.

srS having yeSIerudy uniSueu tue Dusi-
ness part OF the programme, were enter
tanned last night at magnificent BAN
quet rendered them in Melodeon Hall by
the trade of Cincinnati.
| There was no prearranged order OF ex-
ercises, but at the appointed -Four Mr..
Marcus Rasche invited the guests to be
seated, and full Justice was done the ele-
CANT repast. Mr.. Louis Ballauf did the
honors in behalf OF our local trade.
| Supper over, Mr.. Shuff, of Louisville,
| Guiding with the toast: STne Queen City
| of the West, its Tanners, and Hide Deal
ers."
Mr.. Ballauf was called upon to re-
spond, which he did in a pleasant vein,
referring to both the business and social
aspects of this gathering. He thought
but one thing was necessary to make the
object Of the members of this Association
a complete success, and that was for the
shoe-dealers to reach out for the foreign
| trade, that of right belongs 10 this coun-
try. He could not see the propriety of
leather tanned in the West being sent to
New York, from there shipped to Europe,
| transported from the seaboard to Swift
zerland, ana there manufactured into
boots to be sent TO Mexico and South
America.
Toast by Mr.. Simon Wolfstein-"Our
| tanners and hide dealers from abroad"
Responded to by MIR. Mooney, OF Louis
vile. His remarks were interesting de-
tails at length of the leather trade OF the
country, which the speaker showed
ranked in Importance next to the father
OF indus stries, agriculture. He concluded
by assuring his co-workers that of the
leather business he could well say, in
the language Of Colonel Sellers, "there's
millions in it,"
| "The resources of Cincinnati" the
next toast, was responded to by His
Honor Mayor Johnston, VINO said: l feel
honored by the assemblage here of a
body representing SO large an element
OF our industry and wealth as that OF the
dealers in leather and hides. Cincin-
natl itself has a large amount of capital
invested in it which gives employment
| to great numbers of people. The increase
of the demand for it more than keeps
pace with the supply, and there is a
pressing need tor an attentive inyesti-
cation into and discussion of how the
supply may be increased and the article
cheapened to the masses. Cincinnati
has 400 miles OF streets to be walked,
| which ii there are not too many street
railroads, help the demand lor leather.
| We have ITO churches to be attended, 10
theaters, and, besides, there are 3, 1872
saloons which people go to occasionally.
| The Mayor in conclusion referred to
several tanners who had become emf
nent in other calllngs, and spoke es-
pecially OF Hon. Henry Kesser and
| President Grant. The latter, he said, had
done some pretty fair jobs OF tanning
since he left Galena.
| ''Our Visitors from Louisville" was
| Il l. \ l.,
The next toast was "The Boot and
| Shoe Manufacturers of Cincinnati," and
Mr.. Ii. B. Eckelmann was called upon,
and responded as follows:
Gentlemen Of the hide and leather
| trade: 1t is hardly fair to cali on me for
response, as am still an apprentice
| in the business. / nave not quite served
my three years yet i'll the trade of manu-
featuring shoes. In response to your
call will not use the usual phrase that
ssthe business Is still in it's infancy"
III DO not believe it,; l think it has
grown into boyhood, and bouncing boy
It is, just going 10 school studying
geography and arithmetic. He is trac-
| finding the cities and towns and iocat-
| ing his trade. In arithmetic his
older brethren OF the East claim
| that he is not doing we'll
that he is figuring too low, bul
time will tell. Buys usually at school fig
ure better than they do afterwards,
/ When he grows up TO iull manhood he
will control q large portion Of the trade,
and venture to say that at a not very
distant day Cincinnati will be the center
of the shoe manufacturing business. ]
i will add TO these few remarks, that the
natural resources of our country are Sc
great that we can hardly help being the
most prosperous people OF thu
our own affairs properly. But in orde
to accomplish this we need more indus
try; we are supporting too many idlerl
and 'sloaters;" we need more economy
we are too eXtravasant; we cOnsumi
entirely too much OF the good things 0
this world, and we very much need ii
be more honest. When we sell hides VIZ
must put in less salt and sand, and wher
we sell leather we ought t0 give lest
water and more leather.
Mr.. Norcross, OF the Shoe and Leather
Reporter, and Mr.. Wooiley, of Clncin
natl, were called for, and made reparks
in q humorous vein; after which Mr.. z
&. Stevenson entertained the compan,
or few minutes in an excellent littl'
eulogy of the leather business and thos
| SuSdBCu ih I've
: MIR. Simon Greenbaum proposed di
tgression, and offered as a toast '..Th
ladies'" and called upon Mr.. Joseph to
: respond.
The next call was for song from MI
Lockwood. Mr.. Stevenson had learned
that this gentleman was Tine vocalist
!. and Mr.. Marcus Raschc introduced him
, Mr. Lockwood insisted, however, tina
: he was no singer, and that this call was
Joke on Mr.. Stevenson; that in fact hi
, could not tell "Old Hundred" fron
: yankee Doodle"
Mr.. l.. Bardus made a short address Ii
: German, which was earnest, and fror
: the attention given it must have bee
good, and MIR. Z. Bardus sang a son@A
The last speaker was Mr.. MicHae
| Walsh, who congratulated ALI concerned
, In this banquet, and urged the trade t
progress anu perseverance as the sur
means OF ultimate success.
Then came the motion to adjourn, al
other song, the goou-byes, and all le
delighted with the Tanners and Hid
Dealers Banquet.
Reclamation Of the ZuyderZee.