New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-26
TAILORS' BILLS A DRUG.
THEY BRING LITTLE on THE MARKET.
THAT Is. WHEN THEY ARE SOLD AT AUCTION
SOME ONE MAY FIND IT EXPEN-
sIvE FUN" Too

SINE FUN, TOO.
The Merchant Tailors' National Exchange OF the
United states Of America fulfilled its threat yesterday
and sold by auction a number of judgments obtained by
its members. While the sale. which was heh at tIe
Real Estate Exchange, was not a comfortable pro
ceeding for the men whose names were banded ABOUT
in the businesslikc POPULARITY OF tho auctioheer anu
the jovial rcpartec OF The unfolding bystahderS' IL
uas by no means satisfactory, from a financial point
Of view. 10 the tailOrs. No proprietor OF Judgments
ar any other kind Of vendable property can get TAI
on dlsposing OF over SI00 worth for ~ or ~. hW'
The tafIors had the revenge OF publicity on thelr
attending customers. Perhaps that was what they
wanted, chiefly. There was an old play wfltdh oh'o
about q fellow who preferred a pound OF he'h 10 'ho
monetary redemption OF a iirst-class bona, ana human
nature does not change. Appearances are deceit
mi. above all things, but, allowing a conmoisehse
amUnnt Of scepticism 10 modify the re'ePuoh vi
them. the appearances Of the tailorS' Judgment aucuon
sale lead to the belief tina: many Of the debts non'inahy
. knocked down for cat ASH are still the properly
~ the members of the Merchant Tailors' Natlohai
Exchange Of the United states of America.
The tailors gave warning to their debtors In a
circular which ended. particularly, thus: : Hoping
that you will pay the bill rather than have yonr name
placcd on the books and records " our national or'
ganization. very Tc-pcctfully.'
Tvcntv.nine Of the warned left their suliors hoping
Hence the sale at the Real Estate EXCHANGE.
The ouctlonecr was Marlin +. Hatch. Mr.. hntch
| nNprfp Inc lN'f'NihH FH'
,ntoo.e II * called d" misht' advisedly. because u dd
nnt arouse any Of that enthusiasm OF compe'Iuo"
which should reward "a salesman WHO tre' -" u"
cultivate the gculalty Of his customers INC ""' '''
was attended principally by a group Of uo""'oNn
-, who came TO see "thc fun Ih"y "ere
disappointed. They have probably enJol"" NJ
.oi,e. a. much at ~nr,tcia-s funerals. Mo'l OF nc
,tl,,,c a q done by " 4. L. Brown" and ). = Harris
u Mr.. Uarri,'s name is really that nc ouI"' w
.nolocizcd TO-. because everyday got u" '"P.
,I,,t he was a Close relative Of ealrcy ramp l'1'
a.. rr,v,, " q. said 10 be II tailor. II he Is MOI INC
Merchant Tailors' National Exchange oil inc M
-,a,.. NJ America, he viii have some exciting gan
ono ro,ncuts I'm gathering in such debts as t"e F-"-
that he paid - for. a, ,h.
The following Is a list Of the judgments so"' uo
priocs obtained and the purchasers
Frank Fmmons. sI27 "a. bought for 81 by '"'r"S
-. rd~,r MAYER. 907 80. bought by Mr'
sanat ,r al ex.Jndge Frederick Massey. Tl0' ~
Ill, lac Mr. signal for ~. Frank q. NhNtil'
400 o. loneht by +. q. Parker for go LeWeiH"
uprt. s1t7 -. bought by J. :. Harris Tor - Wv
rmmo, ir. 1902 80. sold for go; bruno N'il'o"'
sI.5 bought by +. q. Parker for 90; George """uA"''
s,oj 81 bought by a. l.. Brown Tor S-7' 'Sun,'
,ehrorc All 90. bought by A. l." Brown Tor ~
pocn, NJ sherman, 4iOs 81, bought by J. = Harris
10, -. Ernest {. Northcote, CLOS 10 NH''" -
SMITH. sIiG IL. II. Slack. Sll7 o. anu ru""" :,
rTnh.,r slis o6. bought all In one lot By ~ l..
pr,rp for II: George NJ. s%tclnhardt. TT"o D. oo"sn'
10 l. brown for 81 Jplh - ''N""'
houcht b. H.. {. Hurtick for sol orel d. oF'',
49,, 40 lame, ". Clark. sll2 a. ana
,ionrv l. Daniels. 1928 81, bought all III
.o -, hy !. :. Harris Tor -; Henry VI. Whltoe'N'
s,,o o.. bought by Mr.. Harris for 81 Il. " Wagner
IN, oG noucht by 4. l.. Brown for ~; "corSc W.
stewart. sll- ~. and Orlando W. Jo'lyh' F-'o !
bought together by J. ;. Clark for SO fhNatu va
,,,tt. Sill 20. and James \. Morgan -" 81 "on-m'
,o,.t,o, ir one lot by Llcwclyn smith for ~ VIII
.u l,,u-o,. So -, bought 10y \. l.. Brown Tor
"a. ,,r.,. ". cane. 1927 -. bought by VI. i. spalld
In, for ZIG: Gu,tavc \. J. Milan, Tl7l o. bought Dy
/. Brown for ~. and Theodore :. Meyer bought oy
\. l.. Brown ios 80.
Edwin y. Doll. of No. no Nassau ST. VIII u'nNc
,ho Indictment; 70 their purchn-crs. Mr.. Doll was At
the ale and &c cIcrhcd~ for the auctlonccr. lie dd TINS
,,,rh e. itr,cnito.r lie was exceedingly anNioIs not
o, have M, name in the papcr~. lie VA, asked by
several reporters whether any representative ot te
rollor,' Protective Association was present. lie Said
ma. and used naughty language, condcmaat'ry III
.,iIor. lie said hc was only the auctiOrcer'S assist
,ut Tribune reporter called on Mr.. Doll NJ MS
store and was somewhat surprised u ina that MI
Doll VA, Mr.. Doll. and not the auctlonccr's assistant
after all. Mr.. Doh va, profu,cly apologize. lie
said that lo was the secretary II the ASSOCIATION ana
mad really been much bothered III consequence OIL h'
connection with it. ,
The correspondents, whose letters to the Edtor oil
The Tribune follow Will no doubt get all the iniorunl-
dian tbcy want about the tutors association from Mr..
llbl my want 1850
Doll:
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: You print to-day a form OF notice when ,he
merchant talOrs IN this city are "enalnS 10 vUc in
decline f., rc,pond To their demands Tor money u. !"
which they notify those to whom these hotmer nrc , Tn
dressed that they propose 5lp,hnrt'DE p crtm Tail6rs.
or .oneihlng II that sort. Am al liberty 70 ir.m,'
ti,r,neh YOUR columns. as / can obtain the iniorina
liam IN mo- ori,cr way, il the National Protective
A,,ociatIon Of American IalIors. OF "narfur ~ -
> name j.. IA, any habitation or address or pId'r "
.u.fnc ar Office where IL can hear luf OtOff Nu' VI
Inc claim, which those TO whom IL open, H. doom.
M v3t imnopI ,ible that there might be Offset or counter
claims or other legal dcfcnccs even to Il iah"rH oil
The court, are open to tailor n, well aN others; ana II
f. NOT pcrlap, an unnatural reflection that a h0lting
: tribunal which aSsumc- to lndGo OF matters OF Whch
,,in circumstance assume the color Of b%lacknall:
New York, March ~, 1901. j. X. RANDALL'
TO the EdItor OF The Tribune
sir: A good many Of your readers thii morning
will doubtIc,, recognize the form Of notice which You
print Which certain tailor, in this city are sending to
parties who have been 50 unfortunate a. 10 h ~ We
been their customers. There Is. however 'oneimns
like playing with fire in The amusement; ana i3oneI or u
later am afraid ~2me rrallG honest ime 1,.lor Hti u nma IT
suffer for the guilty. | desire In advance TO present
my ,ympnthies to thc innocent ioGc suffering ia!i3r,
since the law obligei no man TO DE- = amor, II aISo
declines to permit even a tailor TO rc,iI ,Ne h ty hiac ~
iiStins hi, fellow -%cillzens. \ tailor need not give
credit nnlcs, he elects TO. But neither can he relieve
h GlmnGi lH%ss @' ~SIacdistiHe." Thl5 immunity
i taxed a good many millions every wear TO maintain
cOiP'ts u Justice ana JUICES anu 10 summon J""9. W
hear claims and defenccs between partie, who think
they have and who think they haven't accounts and
unpaid bills between them.
Did a tailor never make "A nistakel Never make an
III fitting coat. or an e%xorbitant charge or a wrong de.
livery? or did a suit Of clothes he made ever misclrry
and raise a question of delivery, upon which-ln perfect
good fsltll-the person ordering the goods might have a
right to bc tead on a question OF law a. we'll as oi
fact And are they able. these tallOrs. to AVOID the
necessity OF being governed by the DEGREES and 1ndg-
/, ments Of courts by the simple process Of organizing an
d" association" or a guild, which shall maintain a " BLACK
llst,' and by using it negatively TO evade the provis-
ions o! the criminal code
should Ike to he enlightened upon some OF these
questions, for me.
Another question DO these organizations. and
guilds really exist They give no business address
they merely furnish blanks. which each tll0 ILLS ont
. and sends to people. threatening to blacklist them II
ileN d not naN ceriain sums OF nlOncN within Certaln