Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-29
The war or the Plumbers and the Pc
tOmac Terra Gotta Com papy.',


Mr.. lie Roy futile, Treasurer of the Poto.
mac Terra Gotta Company, writes TO say In
reference TO an article under the above cap.
ton in THE STAR of the sd inst, that about
six months ago that company commenced
the manufacture of sewer pipe in this Dis
trict. I'm a short time the superior quality
and cnesPness OF their pipe enabled them TO
other brands. About this time few of the
large plumbers got the idea that the manu-
facture OF pipe here deprived them of the ad-
vantage which they had previously enjoyed
over small plumbers, by enabling them to
buy large stocks out of this market, which
the small plumbers could not do; they
thought IL was not good thing TO have their
neighbOrs enabled TO buy of a manufacturer
as cheapiy As they could buy thems elves;
so the word went out the Potomac Terra
Gotta Company must be broken down.
To accomplish this object, an association
was formed called "The Master Plumbers
Association of the District of Columbia"
This association established a list OF prices
for terra Gotta and plumbers material which
averaged one hundred per cent. more than
the prices which they themselves paid for
member of the association from purchasing
material from any dealer or manufacturer
who should sell to any, not members of the
ASSOCIATION assoc at less than the price which
members not 10 do any work unless they
could furnish the material and they charged
a hundred per cent. profit on the material
the large dealers in plumbing Material I'm
this city and Baltimore, and by preventing
the small plumbers from buying material
except at exorbitant pricesl, forced them to
Join the association. A. X. Shepherd & Co.,
Hayward Hutchinson, and a few others
refused TO join the association. Thereupon
the association notified the Potomac Terra
Gotta Co. that they must discontinue their
sales TO Shepherd and others, not members
OF the association, or they would transfer
the business from them to Baltimore manu-
facturers. The company refused to comply
with the these terms, and the association
Immediately notified the dealers that they
must not sell the pipe OF the Potomac Terra
OF the pipe by members of the association.
They arranged with Baltimore manufac-
s snS s,s 60 supply l6e Washinston market.
To sell only this Baltimore pipe. the dealers
in pipe in Washington would be glad to sell
homemade pipe, II being better aud cheaper
than the Baltimore article For the same
reason the plumbers generally would be glad
TO use IL, but both are prevented by a COM
bination OF men who conspire to destroy the
by their rules. The Potomac Terra Gotta
Company have commenced q suit against
the leading and responsible men engas, ID In
this conspiracy for an illegal Interference
with It's business"
THE GRAND JURY to-day returned true
bills of Indictment against Louis kinsinger
for false pretepces; Robert Blackburn, per-
jury, and Thomas j. Montgomery, larceny
OF a horse from Nixon Brewer. They also
presented WSI, alias JOnn haWklDS, IOr As
ssult with intent to kill John Alcorn; Andrew
Ashton, for burglary at the residence of Col
James A. TAFT; Isaac Bowie, highway rob-
berry and rape on Isabella Green. and John
Coiilns, larceny of q coat from w. w. Cor
cOran.
REAL ESTATE SAILS Yesterday, Messrs.
DuDcanson Bros, auctfouee-s, sold for Jul
sOn i. Gull, trustee, part OF hit !, in square
w, situated ON the southeast corner OF stn
and streets southeast, and containing about
1850 square feet OF grou nd. imprfr-esi by q
frame house, TO NJ. Kaufman, for q, no.