The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-29
THE CIGARMAKERS.
They are Wild at a Deception
Practiced on Them.
THE UNITED STATES MAILS.
TIA Turbulent Irish-CaIifOrnia and
the Chinese The Vacancy
Va=dalism-Sound Talk.
vic.iraof a Deoepti n.


cH1rleo. Deem Der 28.-Nearly 200
men stood around the headquarters OF
the cigar-makers' union to-day discus
sing the deception of which they are
.be victims. About two weeks ago a
man named Wolf, president of the
cjgar-nakers' union of San Francisco,
arrived here on his way east for the
purpose Of engaging cigar-makers to go
m that CITY. Wolf represented to the
fraternity and press that the cigar
manufacturers of the Pacific Coast had
decided to unite in a systematic oppose
-ion To the Chinese. He stated that
the Chinese had been powerful COM
np+itors Of white manufacturers as
veil as monopolizers Of the labor
Of the trade. The poorer ones
mad begun buying leaf tobacco
of dealers; this was made into cigars,
which we're given in payment for ma
terial The surplus of manufactured
goods remaining in their possession af-
Ter the leaf tobacco was paid for gave
them a nice profit. This surplus they
sold cheaper than the manufae burers
could afford. In addition to the tene-
nent-house cigar makers. the Chinese
are working into the business in a
wholesale way. and the manufac 'urers
had been brought to realization of the
the necessity Of pooling issues with the
white cigar makers. VOLTS purpose in
coming east was, as he said, to visit
Chicago, New York, Boston, Louis
vile and other manufacturing
cities, where he could obtain
men TO &c 70 California. He rep E.
sented THAI permanent employment
would be given 20 $500 men, at larger
wages than the eastern scales. Satur-
dav. he left the eastern seaboaTo with
about l75z men. and this morning the
party arrived In Chicago. The repre-
Sentatons Wolf made in this city
caused many cigar makers to go to
California. Nearly 200 men made ar
-angements to Join the party, many OF
these we're married these sold out their
household effects, and made all neceS-
sary arrangements to move west. Wolf
had stated that he could get their tickets
Tor $50. When he arrived here this
morning. the men were surprised
70 find that he had less than 200 men :
they were still fuTChe surprised Wnen
ne COolly informed them that he needed
only rs A lively time ensued, and
Wolf was told, in vigorous English, the
opinion entertained Of his conduct.
lie finally decided to take eighteen of
the Chicago party, thus making an even
200 men. or twenty-five more than he
said he needed. The party left on the
early train for San Francisco. II was
learned at the headquarters of the
Cigar-MakerS' Union, this morning,
that some OF the 175 stranded men, who
had been deceived by Wolf s state
nent, had come from Canada,
points throughout the northwest,
and from the south. They are
EOF left in this city and Will be sent to
rheir homes by the treas lrer of the
Union. Dispatches from the East say
that when he left the seaboaTd, Wolf
alleged that If this experiment with
zoo men was a success, the 1000 China
men now employed by 24I cigar maui
lecturers IN California would be sup
planted by white men." The Chicago
Union has written letter to the San
francisco branch Of the Cigar-makers'
gnioI explaining VOLTS conduct and
tue injury he has done, and demand
ng an explanation. It is alleged that
Wolf has sold himself to certain San
francisco manufacturers, his iunketing
5our being il the interest of firms who
are planning a disorganizatiOn of the
mon N San Francisco.