Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-25
JEANS CLOTHING.
An Important Manufacturing Enter
prise That is Developing into
Large Proportions.

A much-needed but long-neglected indus
try has recently been taken up by H. Morris
| & Co., and worked up so successfully that it
| Is attracting a great deal of attention and
bringing to Memphis much trade that has
| heretofore gone to points farther north. The
greatest benefit of this establishment 10 the
city is the fact that it furnishes employment
to SO many people that might otherwise 60
unemployed. This establishments business
having attracted an APPEAL reporters at
| ientiop, he called in yesterday TO get some
facts regarding it. Meeting Mr.. H. Morris,
the senior member of the firm, who does all
the buying and some of the travelling, the
reportorial pump was applied, with the
following result:
Reporter-Whom do you buy the bulk OF
your goods from?
enable US to sell as cheap as any house in
this country.
Rep.-You do a part of the travelling for
the house. What is your usual territory?
M.-Southern Mississippi and Louisiana
and the large cities in Arkansas.
Rep.-Do you experience any difficulty in
competition with other cities in your trade,
say, for instance, New Orleans?
Nj did at the start, but after the first
introduction I had no further trouble, as our
goods have proven more satisfactory in
make and general flush.
Rep.-Do you find customers in this city
for yoar goods?
M.-We sell to all the leading clothing
and dry goods houses here with which we de-
sire TO deal. II is a well-known fact at pres
ent to all our merchants that Cincinnati and
ST. Louis have been compelled 10 withdraw
from this market since we opened our manu-
factory, as our prices are less and our styles
more satisfactory.
Rep.-Who sHperintends The manufactur-
ing department?
This inquiry caused Mr. Morris TO intro
duce the reporter to Mr.. Kahn, the superin-
tendent of the manufacturing department,
with whom the investigation was continued:
& Raporter-Do you find any trouble in se-
curing labor?
Mr.. Kahn-Not now; a year previous We
experienced great trouble, but l have since
taught great many ladies how TO make
pants. We now have as many as 200 excel !
lent tailoresses.
Rep.-Do you make up pants exclusively?
K.-No, sir; we make coats, pants and |
vests.
Rep.-How many seamstresses do you en-
ploy?
K.-During our busy season We employ !
near 200 seamstresses. We give employmen. |
to one Of the largest asylums sufficient TO |
make it self-sustaining
ReP.-How many pair OF pants can = I
cutter cut in a day?
K.-The average Is about 200 pair day;
did cut % dozen in 81 hours, though / /
should not like 10 cut that way always; We /
cut Jour pair at a cut; Light weight goods we
cut six pairs at cut.
ReP.-How many pair of pants can lady
lake a week?
K:-They differ greatly. Some lake only
'ne dozen, while others, who make a bust
1ess OF it, make three or four dozen week.
Rep.-What wages do the ladies make at
'ant making?
k.-We have two ladies who make four to
I've dozen pair of pants week, who get
2 so per dozen, being SO or SO 80 per
week. The average, 1 suppose, Is about -
o So week.
Rep.-Are you making up many goods
low? 4
K.-We make up on an average 1900 pair
week now, though We do make up more IN
eason.
Rep.-How about pricez2 Do you have
D pay more here than they do in the East.
K.-No, sir! That is all q mistake; We