New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-23
THE GROWING PEARL BUTTON INDUSTRY.
OUTPUT OF DOMESTIC FACTORIES INCREASING
STEADILY.

STEADILY.
The deyelopmont Of the pearlbutton industry under
tho fostering provisions OF The Mckinley Act has
surpassed even the most sangIne expectations OF the
pearl button trade. To Tribune reporter WHO ''i'e"
AT the Office OF the Standard Pearl button No' VI
Detroit at No. $40 and 3i7 Broadway "m' H.
Leland s;ockholder aud representative OF the COM
pany, yesterday said:
uder the Old order OF things we dealt IN I'M
norted goods only no manufacturer worthy OF the
name being in existence In this country. The buttons
were made principally In Austria, and sklIed opera
for thcre-a man with wife and family helping hn-
does not make on an average more Than S'''o VIC"
dnring the winter season. Farming pays tncm oe'er
in the summer and fall There are no factories the'e
the whole she'll is given out by tie factors 10 en-
p,oves who work IL into different articles al their
homes.
Under the change brought about by the Mckinney
Act our compapy has been Incorporated with capital
Of 5000 600 We employ 400 American worhlngmeh
and women, with prospect OF an increase 10 wv
within the next three mOnih u.s. and have daiJ o"'P"
Of 1000 gross. The pauper labor OF Europe haS tNo"
way 10 the employment Of Americans az the H's"'''
aces maid any where I'm the world We use machinery
Of the most improved kind and our Dnt'ohs give
satisfaction In every instance, both as u qu'hV
and prics Before the Mckinley Act went into enect
there we're not more than twenty factories III 'he
United States with about 1000 people 10 run 'ne"
I'm, AZ soon as we awoke to tile fact that American
industries must be protected. up went tue nunDes
10 almost 5000. .o,,,nu. 70 come
" Letters from manufacturers continue 10 co.ne
I'm and they all have the same statcnelt, Hat x'e
demand for American-mnde buttons eAoecuS ny luz
the supply" - ,, .r..T ,-,s.rs
will do well 10 avoid making any reference 10 'he
Am rcan pearl buttons when they wish TO plhHe an
im,ortnnt point. This Industry under Inc new 'aIln
.mch wer. the peculiar conditions under which NE
I'm .ness I'm foreign countries was OpeiTed tiiat TINS
duty wns necessary When the American Pe:ui-bhttoh
matters had to face the competition OF birmingham ey
found II very sailing but SUI tley couiu eA,ss
Int when some years ago Vienna ia ministers
reduced the wages OF their poverty StTichHi en-
Moves to the starvation point the American hltlu
nctlirpr had to withdraw from the held as tne ooli
ditions under which his wOrhnen lv,N 1nhdc NM un
able 10 compete. The result was tE'' tnd no"e.m l
buttons were sold I'm this country al low plc'S
Is fnct well known TO those In IN" TRACE 'ia, huui'
men eapsd larger profits than tlieS were eitcn ~, h
IL IL simple ignorance to talK III inc lhc' VI a ~,
INV I'm The cheapest market and 10 see tlla III me
end these matters Will regulate thcmseVeS c.'e VIC
as a people insist our working casscs n"hs III u
condition Of dccency IA respect to d"ehins@ anu ~
directly to contribute to the support OF tne pun. ,
schools and a large number oil them help 10 SuPPV'
churches as well. II we Insist on exposing ouI "
dustries 10 the competition OF the cass OF isnoI re
ing classes the expense OF maintaining the s1
and educational features and tllls Inc AheiCah pc'
ME will never consent TO 60. -, ,,.,
"Thc pearl button industry Is one OF those winch
proyes that no horizontal rule can DC applicu " az
pc and If establishes the fact that an adequate
,rn,cc,i:.e dIy where needed. Is not only Dhcl M
:" The country al large but also that II Is right ana
fair 20 all concerned