Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-19

TESs. JUST RECEIVED SIX HUNDRED
pacsed in large size barrels twelve attrent
.,o.. g. 6: CORNWELL 4 Sun.
Te TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING
- s,ar-wi you kindly allow space in The
star, to say word on the subject ofBoycottng,
II is an Old and true saying that there is always
two sides to story The public usually hears but
B9ycotted, we desiret say few words the other
vania avenue to sell AID custom D MADE
Clothing The firm was composed of f Il. BARNUM,
ROBERT c oGDES. Of Phiiadelphia No other persons
We decided 70 sell Mainly oi the Clothing
manufactured by Wanamaker. of Phi.ade. pna-first
lengths and shapes that We can fit greater variety Of
men than from goods made by any other manufac-
leved this make of goods be only the best in
cut a. d shape, but he best mate and the cheapest
vance on cost than is usual on this class Of goods be
eviiig mat the Secret OF success lay III building up
large bushes ss on small q Ct profits
up our custom work Tor u.s. Also a.i the same basis
as We bought our Ready Made Goods and he rad no
managing business here for evn Co., % Ns
York since 1867. on salary. all the profits of the
one-half Of the profits would remain here While
doing business for Deviin Co on precisely the
and we had no idea that the Unions would be dis
uIbed by or cbec to our doing our business in the
MIR Barnum. nom his experience here of many
Ispsa at
than had been known here before This was thu only
plan fOr US, as we only had to for work actually
done and not for lost time. Neither were the work
men injured. BECAUSE in an establishment like Wanna
maker they can keep their hands busy all the time
We advertised our business and methods and
made no secret OF any hing.
called upon us, stated that they rerresented The
'Jonrneymen TailOrs' UniOn" and asked where we
were going to make up our custom goods We told
one of The number, who had. up to this time been
the spokesman said that so far as our realIynlade
goods were concerned they had nothing to say for
another one spoke up and said Everything is fair in
war, ard then stated that they would Boycott our
whole business. and 'break up ii they could.
They published Boycott notice in the Craftsman
the organ of the Unions and shortly after Circulated
dodg, rs on the streets scalling upon people
were Boycotted because we employed non-uniOn
men at less than union priceSS." Now, q fact we
employed but one man. and paid him regular wages,
the same that he had received from other houses he
We engaged him before we opened or knew anything
about the regulations of the unions. After we were
BoycOted we asked him to join the union. He made
application but rejected because was employed
by a BOycOtted house."
Now. what could we do The union said we fem.
ployed nOnunion men, The only man employed
was refused admi SION to the union We took no mo-
tice OF the Boycott except In private and quiet way
but i'll the Craftsman vi the eth inst were again
the subject of Boycott notice and firm was
cession of the It'll inst Now claim that these are
acts Of positive injustice. We have BY our meth
DDS brought down the price of Clothing
In the District AMI every wOrkingman have suit
OF any given Crude made to order for less money
whether he buys of US not than he could before
we opened our store Other dealers said could not
keep up q tour prices, but have proven that we
can, and they have been obliged to reduce theirs.
DIST h. b. BAkNUM & co.