New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-21
PRICE THREE CENTS.
FRAUD IN CUTLERY IMPORTS
HOW SOME FIRMS HAVE GROWN RICH.



MASUFACTURERs ORGANIZING.
Some twenty-f five firms engaged in the manu-
acturc Of cutlery met at the st. Denis Hotel yesterday
The two interests pocket and table ware which have
heretofore had separate organizations, decided TO
unite and to call themselves Tho Associated
Cutlery Manufacturers Of the United states
W. +. Rockwell. of Meriden, presided ana
H. A. Curtis OF the same place, was ehcssn secretary.
The object Of the association incorporated in the
sttnten declared to be protecton ,ga,ns.
foreign competition aud undervauaton, aud to fos,ej
such mutual interests al from time to time appear"
The sentiment OF the meeting embodied in thu
| statements
The Treasury Department has lately been examining
to say the least, surprising, and this assoc
millions of capital proposes to see tho tsrl laws on this
branch OF business carried ont We wish 20 speak nshy
count OF their disposition to execute the laws as they
are Instead OF spending their time 10 devisg schemes to
Carlisle, Hurd Morrison and Sumner or 10 crush ons
small concerns by the freetradc theory OF j. H. Sargent
The following firms represented:
Beaver Falls Cutlery Company. PsnnsyIyana Bridge
pany Austin, n H. Landers. Frury & CLARK. New Brit
job JOHN I Rntse Cutlery COMPANY. Tarnrrys Falls MSSs
American Cutlery Company. Chicago Williams Bros Gs
ThOmastOn, Conn. American shear Company, Iloeh-
kissve. Conn Hunason Beckley. New-Brltain.
Miller Bros Cutlery Company, Merilen. Conn.
SeTteS KNIFE Ms'S cOmpa%y cSSnneccat souSnston
Cutlery Company, Connecticut; sprague & Boyden.
wSdeS eO KGrc ompang MS Morris Kn:
Company. Illiro Canton Cutlery Company, Ohio.
The following officers elected President, w. +.
Rockwell, Merdon, Conn; yicc-presdent, A. Afford.
NewYork secretary and treasurer IT, A. Curtis, Mert-
den, Conn; executive committee C. g. Lauders, New Brit
ain Coun T. W. Bradley, Walden. N Y; T. II. Catlin.
Northied. Conn; W. B. Rudd, LaKevllIe. Conn W. L.
Dustin Turner's Falls Mass; and Anton Trunk Bridge
port, Conn.
A Washington dispatch TO THE TRIBUNE printed Oh
Thursday stated extensive system OF undcrys.
uation in imported cutlery and hardware had been
earthed in this city and Philadelphia No details
given aud 1t is dicgt TO procure them on account Of
the desire of officers who engaged in the Investigation
TO capture the guilty persons before they take alarm and
their tracks Such Information as Is obtanaba
indicates that smuggling rather than undervaIiitOD.
has en- going 90 for years until few hrns have sroNn
rich by fraud. Several causes combined to invite in-
ycstiTation Secretary Manning some time ago 2eu oas
circular asking for Information the tarlh IL.
II learned surprised " nnd that the circular MAS
received with indifference by importers In cutlery ant
none OF them made reply American mtnuihcluters "a
this iue, however repet so vigorously that he invited
them Washington. lie received sOc start
ling information from his visitors ana began to unhsr
stand why Western houses complained mat thy cout
cneaply as abroad. On account OF the inform ton
received w IT, Osborne expert, was sent abroad 10
there and shipped to Ncw.YoTk Mr. osboTnss report,
hack Treasury Department have already re-
pushed at the same time NewYork and IN conJuuc-
ton with Mr. Oshore, was intustei 70 outside oici.s
II s known that Officers Ban CHAM and stacey OF Boston,,
hal something 20 DO with tho convictions here aud
also officer from Wa.hiH gtOn
The Boston officers seized the books OF Ne" York
Arm and compared its receipts with the invoices
The receipt indicated that the firm had received s,no
$1,000 worth goods than It's invoices called for.
In escape public exposure this firm. the ntno
which TRIBUNE does not feel authorized 20 giyo
M prc sent on account OF tho of Officials
its check to tho Treasury Department for the fnll
amount demanded. IL stated good authority that
two Chambcrs-st. firms have bccl proved guilty OK
undcryduatiOu. -
doz N importers are credited with having smuggled
many hundreds of thousands OF dollars worth OF goods
by false invoices. IL is proposed 10 seize
books Icis claimed that II the names OF mo
and other Information given 10 tho pnbc ht
present IL might interfere with the detection vi sty
IT, rsOns. IL Is alleged that one firm alone smGsgiei
100000 worth OF goods in this way and might dsap-
pear in a single night If warned.