New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-22
OUTLOOK FOR THE SHOE TRADE IN LYNN
MANUFACTURERS FIND YVES ERN COMPLETION STRONG
- GnDn E.LI nI-sINESs LXPECTED.


A GOOD FALL BUSINESS EXPECTED.
Boston, July O. (speciaO-Thc outlook for tho
fall trade in boots and shoes is considered good by
leading Lynn manufacturers. One manufacturer
said 10 Journal reporter: i think the prospects
are coed. ! base my opinion upon the belief that
we arc TO have good crops. Our trade IS with The
West and South. We had far trade this spiahg'
! don't know that the tariff enters into IT much
believe that must have protection sufficient to pro-
vent runous competition with the cheap labor oil
England and other foreign countries. 1 think we
shall have good trade
Another large manufacturer said: We have had
fair average trade this spring Our southern and
Western trade closes about April l, while our New
England trade holds TO July l. The outlook may
DC said TO be good l think our trade this spring
has been a little lighter than usual The manuiac'
Urers are getting their full orders These orders Tor
the last three four years have been much lighter
than the: were formerl-. There has been great
change in the business Some years ago the dealers
used to give us orders Of one thousand cases.
They used to stock up for full season. Now their
orders rarely exceed hundred cases. The buyers
pursue a conservative policy, purchasing only to
keep pace with the consumption 1t Is not mat
ter that the tariff enters into TO a large extent. We
have no cOnsetiton except with the West. l rc
member whcr We had reciprocity with Canada we
used TO send large quantities Of shoes there. Now we
Our trade in Lynn just keeps UP with our natural IN
crease, that is all 1t does not grow the country
grows, and as II should grow. / ascrbe this loss 10
the fact that a coed shoe be made better than 1t
is here at the West where the workmcn appar-
emily more faithful to their duty"
The head of Of the largest firms in Lynn said:
Tho chief obstacle in the way of Lynn's growth is
Western competition. The business has rapidly de-
vcloped in the West They have put up immense
factories and are doing enormous business. They
making better shoe than We arc and they are
driving ont the Eastern manufacturers. Five of us
spent 500 900 and sent young man TO South America
to start trade. but there market. The city of
Rio JancirO has 100000 people, but only 10000 Of its
people Shoes and 5000 OF these Of the wealthy
class, who would rather pay high price than low
one. who those So pair. and prefer to buy
the high priced goods of Franco and England. Tire
people who The American ready made shoe
almost b. counted Oncs fingers In Asia there
Is no market Tor the popular Shoe IS made Of straw
by the native himself am protcc Zionist, and am
COny inced that II II not for the 50 per cent
duty the manufactured shoe, England could food
this country with cheap shoes. Ii would be an easy
patterns and reproduce The American shoe more
chcaply than We can al the present rates OF labor
The head OF old firm said: don't think that
the shoe business in Lynn IS diminishing but II is
cha ginG, and has changed good deal and IL is not
increasing. i think the tine has come for tho
woTkin oman to look al the business In IT'S right Hight,
and instead Of trying to how far they crowd
the manufacturer 10 try rather TO sec how chcaply
they afford TO make shoes. don't want to see
tho nottingham poorly pail. but the statistics VIII
show that Lynn paying higher prices than any other
shoe manufacturing city, and II is hard to-day to get
any money out of the business and compete with
Western factories. believe In protecting our industry
below ours in wages paid, and Germany protects her
business"