New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-08
THE PRICE Or SHOES to- OCP
MANUFACTURERS MEET AND DECIDE THAI
PEOPLE MUST PAY MORE MONEY FOR
THEIR FOOTWEAR

meeting Of the shoe Manufacturers Of the United
stats Association was held yesterday, AT the Metro
roltan Hotel, and the most largely attended of
an' meeting in the history Of the trade. Repr-
s"ntativeS were there from among the following firms
prominent in tie boot and shoe industry: Newiort
+. {. Burt ~ Co., stacy, Adam, d Co.. u. d D.
silver j. J. Latham. IIanan a son, the Morrow
>h'- Company. Arthur Kenny, Burt IL Mears. Gardna
Es'r,, J. T. COUSINS. Eenekc Brothers. Phllstel
phia--ii. g. Zeicler. J. r. Newton, f. &. Partridge,
H. l.. Townsend. +. T. Hanahan, J. q. CrOxton. J. II.
Marvin. w. N. Oliver. Milton Philips, 7. & \. s.
kallsAe. D. Waterbury & son. a. Garside & sons;
Worcester Mao,.--THc Haywood Boot d She Com.
yaIy; Newark. y. IA. j. Baunister & Co, Miller 3
ober. William Dor>ch d Co.; Rochester y. Y.-E. p.
Reed & Co.. Curtis il Wheeler, G. f. Holland d Co..;
LrOoklyn y. "a. Pinshcr & son. 4. &. Lynch;
camden, y. jill +. Anthony Shr, Company:
IOUehke"p>lc. y. l.-Hinc Il Lynch: Chcago-Ii. W.
Ludlow d Co.; Bridecton. y. j. l.. Eice shoe
Company Newburypprt. Ma>s-W. ID. Dodge TtcA
y. i-i. J. Holbr0ok Co.; Portland, Me.-Shaw,
Guiding & Co.; Bostou-ilathaway. SOulc & liarrns.
toa; Cncnaati-J. W. strblcy Il Co.: Decatur IL
Huber & Gideon; Chsi paqua. y. Y.-The ChappaQus
ohoc Company and Iienry ". Bischoif.
Many % tie PROMINENT retailers were az TIE meet
ug also managers ot he shoe departments Of several
large dry gods houses, as tho proceedings m.ant
god deal H. a.. ;a"rs The Shoe retailers have all
Lizard " the Manufacturers Convention. and Are a.
~idy sending out calls for an indignation meeting
After beng In session about SIX hours, tie following
resolutions were adopted rs the meeting
Whereas, The recent advance in leather. oc'asoned
by the scary Of material. has caused Il corrc>iad
ing increase In the cost Of manufactured gooi-
Whereas. II Is cOnce!e by the best authorities thai
higher prices for all kind "f shoe material Will pre-
vdl. which must necessarily Affect the price Of sOep;
therefore lc II
Ec.Olve.i. That is The sense of the shoe maluat
u'eTs Of tie lifted states IL Nut">"nt"d II 'h.> -.
"ily that Il i "'c>sirI t. Lvin,r tie PIT Of oar
products il orb. 20 meet n" L.. r"L>ct cost o.. Lac,iA
and 10 maintain Il" pgr>"lt standard Of UUr eb"d>,
Resolved. IAat ihc>" resolutions =" printed N our
trade Journal, AID copies seat I'd every shoe buyer IN
The i.,cu >ttte>.
r. l,ta. W.. Tie boot AID shoe naiuft"ilr CO..
slider I, pi>.'c"t ard ~ r4~.ih' sd L.I>l {" b"
t-h~ - -Hilanir" l"t.cr which tac man tGgerS
tAr4r. rf.>r Ia warrant.
E..vvd. That The dr.lind Of the retailers that bis
~ di'rt AZ al Il ui.,. u:.hlc AID ought hot 10 IL
,VuutcLant"1l.
george silver. 81 Ncwlorh vts elected chairman
I'D g. l.. Townsend. If pAiln."i hia was appointed
secretary while cumni,t. %! tvr has beer app It'd
{" tAat Tho r,solutio- az" adhered Il" The ni.n
.,c'ur"r> al. a-:,~rd scn any resolution tla' nav
hereafter b." made n mater how strong pIDv.d TIE
,I.A.,r.;y would hpd To- them.
IN" lrt," Of shoes Will 80 up from - 10 80 cents
pair. AID -" >h1r manufacturers VII hereafter Muse
+, gl.!:tr shoes ard III not larr back ID 'n.
hIi,' ty "a toner whose footwear has poved un>ats
iirt -.