New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-02
A CHINESE Id UNDRY TRUST.
MoNGoL1ANs WILL ADVANCE PRICES
ywo THOUSAND wAsH-HoUsEs ooMBISE-HEAD'
QUARTERS TO BE ESTABLISHED

IN MOTT-ST.
Tn, particular god who guides tho desttnies OF ell
faithful Mongoans in this city wore a. melancholy,
distressed and baed expression his not beautiful
countsnance Yesterday. His worshpprs were before
him I'm great numbers aud loud were their VOICES
and many the ear-puzzling sounds they made, whiie
altar fires burned and the odor OF th' Joss SUCKS was
sweet TO the ChInaman's nostrls, but none OF TINS
chased away the frown from the brow OF the mighty
Joss who sits In solemn state on his throne In inc
temple at No. 10 Mott-s For the sons OF the ancient
empire Of China were likening themselves 10 INC
pagans of England and America and other barbarous
nations and we're talking Of great Chinese laundry
trust which should dictate TO the prics OF ironing
cuffs and collars and of running button-hoes. Ana
as the voices were raised higher and tho pagan custom
gained ground tho shadow on thu gods lace grew
darker. When the trust had been taken In as part
OF the Chinese religion, and tbs chauerng crowd mad
dispersed the gloom Of the 1osshouse deepenoa until
the joss sticks pluttercd and died out ana tho heaVy
smoke settled down to the floor.
But the 600 Cinnamon who gathered In the JOSS
house at O'Clock were not all Of the same opinion
There were many speeches made, and much bitter-
ness expressed by many OF the speakers otet
Sun, who has been one OF the most aggressive OF
his countrymen in attacking the traditions OF his
country where they counter to the acquiring Oh
the "'Mellcan' dollar. tho prime mover OF the
American for although his black straight hair viii
not part, and his almond shaped eyes betray his
nationality, he wears a brstling dark mustache and
Bowery taiormade clothes. Stet Sun declared that
1000 laundries In New-York, Brooklyn and Jersey
City were represented at the meeting He believed
that thoy were almost all agreed that In country
where clean linen was so popular as IN America he
price of washing could be safely raised 1t had
been settled beyond dispute that Chinaman in good
HAL Iva for
cents day. and as 1t was extremely difficult for a
man moro than one dollar day his savings
must necessarily be rtdiculously small. II the
laundry men would combine the employer could pay
better wages TO his working men, while no himself
could increase his profits from fifty Ave to sixty FIVE
or even seventy cents dozen, and thus add glory
TO the Celestial Empire. Great applause! u.
the price were raised the pagan Americans would be
benefited, as they would again secure the bulk OF
this highly important business In his opinion the
way increase profits to use less soap, starch
20 90 per cent more Of the laundry. This would sd
would yield far more satisfactory results than
increased washing rate. Mr. Wings followers ap-
plauded this point loudly, and the opposition grew
stet sun rose again, and in burst of eloquence
argued that the trust sgld not only raise the price
profit Here the yelling became terrific and the
crowd, caught by This magnificent scheme, went
himself heard several hundred men rushed at him,
crying out long sentence, words which translated
INTERNATIONALLY hustled out Of the room
The conference then went into secret session. re;
porters being EXCLUDED from the Sm ana nSen
seen afterward declined to say anything for publ
that Gee Wing had not been lynched having promised
to offer no opposition to the trust proviaea no weiT
he rented in Mott-st There will be clerks etc., but
nothing was said about typewriters.