The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-03
More About the Effect of the Mckinley
Law on Prices of These Goods.
Talk with the Manager Of the Model-Every-
thing Is Lower Now-FActs from
Wholesale Dry Goods House.

prove that these were bona tide prices,
thorough examination was made of the
stock of goods at the Model.
'Mr. HAYS. will you kindly give rs q COM
parison between your prices now and two
years agoi"
Certainly. There has been decided re-
duction in the price of all the goods we
handle"
"will you give US some special ex-
amplesf"
We'll here is q heavy Melton overcoat.
velvet collar. farmers satin Inning. we'll
made. for SO. 1t never before was sold for
that price. The cloth, velvet buttons and
all were manufactured In this country.
Here is dress suit. all wool. diagonal
cloth, three or four button. good binding.
coat, pants and vest, price. SIS.
Are workingmep, as q rule. able to af-
ford such q suitf"
IL believe il would be safe to say that
ten out of twelve sober, industrious work
ingmen have Sunday or best suit as good
AS that Hundreds of them pay s25 for
their suits. Two years ago there was moth
ing made in diagonal at that price. as that
grade of goods had just begun TO be manu-
featured In this country"
Here is q dou ble- breasted. all-wool,
bound cheviot coat pants and vest for SD.
and another, not bound. full suit for $40;
also. the all-wOol pin checks for Slp-no
shoddy mixed in the cloth. just as good b
tit as the more expensive snits: We sell an
all-wool pair of pants for So, although So Is
the popular price. We are all the time
buying = better class of goods to meet the
demand of the working classes"
What about children's clOthesV
"a UQa m
made. for 10 cents. 1t does not pay mothers
TO make them any more. An all-wOOl suit,
with two pairs of pants, Is sold for %. and
we frequently make run on them for 1886.
heavy stockings for boys at 25 cents pair
never were sold at anything like that
price until manufactured in this country"
What can you say forihatsf
Quality improving all the time, as i'm
proved machinery is used. hat that two
years ago we sold for SO, We sell now for
Sl.79; allwooi cap, with silk lining, 70
cents; caps for shop purposes from 8
cents up."
Tell us something about shirts.'
1.-THE Madras cloths aud French fannels
are of much better quality than ever be-
FORE and the shirts we sold this summer ut
50 we VIII sell next summer at Sl.5O We
have heavy flannel or Saline working
which never before was sold for that
money. This goods was all imported until
within the past two or three years."
What kind of buttons have theyP
Last year we could not sell q shirt with
pearl buttons for so cents. Next year We
will have them at that price with first
class pearl buttons. all manufactured In
this country"
What other examples can you give of
reduced pricesW
Velvet smoking Jackets which two
years ago were SIS, are now $3.50, as the
velvet is manufactured here. Those of
tricOt cloth have come down from SIS to
$780,"
And underwear and sockss"
They speak for themselves. We can sell
socks now for what wo paid for. them two
or three years ago. There has been a re-
duction of 20 per cent. In frst-class arti-
cles. We have quit importing underwear,
the domestic manufacture mas entirely
crowded it out. Mems shoes which we
used to sell for SO We get 81 for now. Jew
eiry, in the line of cuff buttons, scarf pins,
etc., is 80 per cent. cheaper"
What was the effect of the Mckinley
bill on manufacturer
Europe was thoroughly aroused, and
her manufacturers have dropped prices on
all articles in which they fear the competi-
tion of this country. Business has not
been so good In years. Our manufacturers
all testify to the great prosperity of the
country. The field Is no longer left to q
few, but the competition is great and the
result ia an improvement in quality Of
thing is running at full blast and we never
had SO much trouble in getting orders
filled"
"You think, then, it would be unwise to
disturb existing conditlonsV
Il do, indeed. / do not think IL will be
done.".
An extended interview was had with q
member of one of the large wholesale dry
goods firms on South Meridian street,
which confirmed, in every particular, the
testimony of the retail merchants. From
the top TO the bottom of the immense
warehouse there was but one story-that of
reduced prices. One scarcely knows where
to begin to partioulariZe. Silks W hich two
years ago sold for 81 now bring IS cents.
land the multitude wears silk now" said
the merchant. Here is an example in
these beautiful eider-do cloths" he said,
which two years ago we imported at 81 q
yard. Now we make all We can use ct 75c.
Henriettas. which form q staple article of
wearing apparel. were all imported, both
wooden and cotton warp; now all are manu-
featured here at q reduction of from 10 to
import all our turkey-red damask and sell
it at 90 cents q yard. Now we supply rhe
country with q much better article of 40
nestle manufacture at 40 cents a yard.
oIl;cloths. which we formerly imported
and sold at $3.50 for piece, we now make
at home and sell for Sl.60"
Prior to the Mckinley law no interest
suffered so much as the flannel manufact-
ures There were two reasons for this:
the changing from flannel To knit under
wear and the importation of cheap stuff
from Europe. Desrlys all shoddy. This
shoddy as invented by Scotchman and
American manufacturers have never
learned to use it as skillfully as the En-
glisb. A large mum Der of the flannel Hills
had to close. Alter the passage OF this bill
all reopened, and q great majority turned
their looms into making fancy WOODEN
dress goods. and are now doing flourish
ing and profitable business. We have an
example of this right down here at Msdi-
son. Ind
What can you say in regard to ths
prices of these medium wooden Roods7~
THE best in the world as TO wear and
finish are made in America. and are al
least s per cent. cheaper than ever before.
Those of foreign make were always mi cd
with shOddy, we make them of pure wool.
1.-The finer cassimeres are said to have ad-
vanced somewhat in pricef'
''Yes. labor is cheaper abroad and money
can be had at PA Der cent. We never in
this world can make il here until we are
protected by tariff against the foreign
manufactures. The best medium cassimere
in the market is made right up here at
South Bend. Formerly they made nothing
but coarse yarns in one of the mills IN
there but after the passage of the McKin-
ley law they changed their mills into the
manufacture of fine underwear, and en-
ploy great many men"
What can you say about stockings"
They are getting better and cheaper
every year. Within the past year a stock.
ing factory has been started at Fort
Wayne W hich makes as good silk and cot
ton stockings rs can be imported"
Ginghams ami III uslins, do they follow
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