New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-14
THE BOYCOTTED BAKERY.
IT rs PATRONIzED BY GREAT CROWDS
ONLY CONTEMPT FOR THE SANDWICH" MEN AND
TIIEIE ALLIEs-PEOELE WHO CALLND

ONLY CONTEMPT FOR THE " SANDWICH MEN AND
THEIR AILrEs-PEoPLE WHO CALLED.
The two "sandwich men and three walking
delegates of the Bakers Union No /. who paraded yes
terday through and rain before Mrs. Gray's bakery
in Hudsonst. found tho lot OF the boycotter anything
but happy one. The hghlyspcsd rhetoric OF their
English and German pronounctmcnto was rather In
sipd scto to the and pies which continue 20 draw
crowds Of "citizcns and ladies" hourly to the now
famous No sos" Scarcely any ono would take the
circulars which they handed about shcepshly and the
bystanders and tho policemen notice Thorn
only with that contemptU0us rdicuio which Is one OIL
tho surcst signs OF q falling cause
The boycott is eight days old Tho results that
the five bakers for whose welfare the SOLICITORS union re
solved on tho stern measure. continue" to ruin them
selves mentally and bodily by overwork. as the circu-
lars say. In fact another misguided workman has been
Induced to trust himself with the lnhuman Gray ana
the six arc making wages which are an insult to the
"sandwich" men and circular distributors. Two
youns women. wearing curl papers and tho other
without them have had to be hired simply to hand
bread and cakes and cookies over tho counter and
smile impartiay at so much an hour on the boys ana
girls the Nineh Ward housewives and especially on the
from all who "read OF 1t In the news
papers you know and drop In 70 encourage the brave
little woman and order few doilars worth OF bread
for home for charity. The bakery downstairs Is
actually overtaxed and many Of the orders have to be
filed outside. Tho business has doubled and almost
trebed that OF two weeks age On Monday trade worth
over 5000 was done and yesterday nearly $500. Many
letters have In besides with checks and bills and
accompanying ORDERS only words OF encouragement
and wishes OF success Some fifty letters and orders
were received yesterday most Of hem for bread to be
delivered at orphans homes sad hospitals Fifty dol
lars was given By some one signing himse American"
and s25 by number Of persons who withheld their
names and addresses.
Many amusing occur of each day In and
about the bakery. tall, dyspcptc-ookng man walked
into the store yesterday morning and herooay ate ten
cream cakes one after the other, from the counter
Then he put down dollar would aocept no change and
srolsd out with tho proud consciousness OF having
done his duty American citizen to suppress the un
American boycott Another enthusiast rushed in in the
afternoon and attempted to shake hands with both the
young women behna the counter at once.
|. "where is Mrs. Gray !" bo inquired walked two
miles congratulate her this thing The idea Of a
lot OF loaers like sandwich trying to boycott
an industrious, Woodworking woman Call them
selves Knights Of Labor, do they They
had better look up the word knight
in tho dictionary" He carried his stock
OF provisions away mako the boycotters feel badly
Another joy-faced business man. after ordering 70
worth OF bread for the poor chated away FOR ten MIN
utes with the head OF the bakery III THIS thhe Keeps
up he sa you'll have to get branch uptown, or tho
Eighth Avenue Line viii have to ada another nag 70
DR.. william A. Hammond drove down about O'Clock.
and after congratusng Mrs Gray on her stand ordered
Mrs Gray herself is short plump pleasantloOkius
from whateley. Mass. where she got common school
at So Sos anf nss for eight
Being both modest and good-lookng she has naturally
a aE ae With tn the
Holman and others tnat publicity mas sun s pet To
pangs. Her consolation 10 that The sun ana botd
have far spared the two smiling assistants behind the
counter . ,r- -
MORTAR papers have treated very kindly
think as an advertisement the boycott has Dcen worth
before To- 0 NV @sH arc ali satisfied and intend
stick to tho end. AT first lost little trade among
the very poorc. class the ncghborhood. but the ma
jority OF my Third Ward still buy and many
others kept away temporarily through fear. nave
no doubt that when tho turore dies out little, even
II my present uptown trade vanishes, ALL or nearly all
will come back again. As for the boycotter.; simply
ou tbs morning to see my lawyer and that shall
warrants procured for tho OF the boyeotters or
there 4. one thing should like to have corrected Ny
husband has nothing to do with the bakery or It's man
agement. built tho whole concern up before mafrleu
him and carried It along ever since without any
aid from him The talk about boyeottlng IN ms puma
do it, lie active member of tho Plumbers' Unlou
Tho OF asa sSs r BAKERY
There tho "ssndwioh" men and bill-handers
Of IN. and assps nno ap the
oreasins dues against Mrs Gray The rude boy e
plucky baker they refer her Baker Boss Gray"
iy by overwork" diescn roben patron who must be
brought back his senses return to reason at nrst
he ant fine OF S25, II means one OF about S3oO
But although the operation may cost 900 Mr. Schmidt
is that the patient will be restored 10 healthy
ard respectful view of the rights OF trades unions
Meanwhile tho blockade Ia to b. kept up though inc
police have Instructions to keep the procession
moving. Nome OF the boycoer ventures INTO tho store
and no annoyance is offered to customers. The heavy
rain Yesterday afternoon kept the sidewalk clear ana
bv o'clock which generally the busiest hour OF tho
day the excitement OF yesterdays siege was over mo
sandwich and their allies withdrew al O'CLOCK.
and the store which usually closes at had run OF an
hour or two much like that 1t enjoyed In the days pc
fore It had grown famous In sketches AMI before the
thing il WAS 70 be Knight OF Labor.