Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-18
SPECIAL NOTICES.

TE~ TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING
sfaI to Wi you h kindly allow rs space in the
about which we see and hear so much of late.
two to he usy
one side of the Boycott question, but, having been
E9ycoed, we desire to say few words on the other
In September, 1884 we opened store on Pennsyl
Siothing The firm was composed of E. B. BARNUM,
1e6 nearly eighteen years resident Of this city and
had any interest in the business whatever.
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because these goods are cut in such variety Of
men than from goods made by any other manufac-
Tnrers; second. and this the most important. be-
cut and shape but the best made and the cheapest
we made careful forecast of business. and de-
vance on cost than is usual this class goods
ieyng that the secret Of success lay i building
we made arrangements with Wanamaker to make
shd e a no
interest in us except as seller. Mr. Barnum had
Since 1867 on Salary ali the profits rolf the
business going out Of the city, Under the new plan
doing & on
n an n Word WAS said on the Of
anIned by or object to our doing business in the
Mr. Barnum, from his experience here of many
Sr knew how prices ranged for custom work and
than had been known here before. This was the on
pan ior u.s. as we only had to pay for work actually
uohe "iu ioT loSt NeUnef were the work
men injured. because in establishment like Wana-
maker they can keep their hands busy all the time
we advertised our business and our methods and
made no secret of anything
a lew days after we opened committee of five men
called upon us. stated that they represented the
'Journeymen Tailors' Union," and asked where we
were going to make up our custom goods We told
them where and why,
One of the number, who had, I'D to this time been
the spokesman. said that far as our ready-na lie
goods were concerned they had nothing to say for no
dealer manufactured his stock here, but that they
another one spoke and said Everything is fair in
war; ard then stated that they would Boycott our
whole business and "break us up ii they could.
lhey puDlshed Boycott notice in the Craftsman"
the organ OF the Unions, and shortly after circulated
dodgers ON the streets tcalling upon people not to
trade with us In these notices they stated that we
were Boycctted because We "emplOyed non-union
men at less than union priceSs.' Now, as fact we
employed but one man. and paid him regular wages
inc same that he had received from other houses
ABOUT the regulations of the unions. After we were
BoyeOtted we asked him to join the union. He made
apphcaon but was rejected because he employed
by a Boycotted house,
Now what could we do. The union said we "e.n-
ployed non-union men, The only man we EMPLOYED
Ice or the Boycott except in private and quiet way
out IN the Craftsman' of the 18th inst. again
the Sup]ect OF Boycott notice and firm name was
pupHciy dlSpayed on transparency during the pro-
eesson OF the 18th inst Now, we claim that these
acts OF positive injustice. We have BY our meth
OBS brought down the price of m-nade clothing
n the District and every wOrkngman have SUIT
Oh any gwen grade made to order for less money
Whetner ne buys of US or not, than he could before
we opened our store. Other dealers said we could not
Keep up a tour prices but we have proven that we
can, and they have been Obliged to reduce theirs.
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