New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-31
EAST.SIDE FAKIRS.
QUEER INDUSTRIES PROSECUTED IN STUFFY
LITTLE TENEMENT SHOPS.

queer little Industry, OF which practically nothing
IS outsiders IS prosecuted 10 number OF stuny
little shops the East Side All Of these shops are
located in the most Inaccessible places TO be found-se
top OF around turns in blind alleys and
frequently in cellars, II the light is strong enough Ac'
cess % these places IS jeaousy guarded and unless
is known IL Is harder get within their portals than 10
pas, the ynx-eyed lookouts Of the various gambling
dens about town.
TIT, guard against Intrusion made by tho
character pursuits followed in these outoheway
places which consist Of pirane popular goods All OF
the shops are owned by keenwted fellows generally
exfahr, wh.e judgment has been deepened by years OF
contact with the worlds inner side They are oonan'
ia Is on lookout for something on which there Is
strong run they poance them. and turn Gus
limitations frequently by the hundred thousands. Amoss
ANYTHING is ggs: for their mlls-fom corsets N hay
vogms-alu,ouch they naturally prefer small articles.
which be- handled easily.
n Is new kind q pen that has been widely adyer.
liz d. and which has found favor because of It's intrinsic
merit these East pirates pile into the business.
They Jay FOR quantities OF cheap trash tina; has
probably been knocking about for years because OF 10
rnsalabenss dress it up in wrappers that initiate the
original a. closely possible without violating the copy
ryh and trademark laws label these Wrappers with names
that look and sound enough Ike the genuine 70 deceive
mos, people and then they arc ready for business
All their labor Is done by the wre:chod East Side
sweaters. and them amo, nothing. and they dis.
lose Il their eood, ret dealers with whom tey haVe
estab ,h,d "a regular :rade connection.
Tb,. industry i a comparatively new one but a. the
NUMBER q ue>e ltNFs
made comfortable fortunes. Several Of them run a. many
a. half dozen shops different localities. each OF which
i devoted to special line and l. only question
of time when they will have grown sufficiently legitimate
- aly electricity or steam with all he latest mechanical
devices. 70 thciT uses
The large returns Yielded have already attracted the
Affection OF some Of the large aal socallci respectable
c,ins whose poprrtors have ea-y-go!ng consciences
.,rc money i, concerned These have taken hint from
M. Fast side pirates have into the imitation
fipu oh IN a
daring scale. $500.
city pro mt OF the j. f. Tobacco Company, who hes
b, one of the greatest sufferers this Kind Of them
sal:
Of course there f. protection for anybody a2anss
this SOFT Of thnl eNcep. the healthy honest sentiment OF
e community W. spent a deal Of money In gettlns
I'D package for our Ma,f Tobacco and th| result was
rael. canvas no.ch which something entirely new
and carving Gnc Grade OF tobacco. took Immensely WIN
the ubic well sir had hardly begun TO ralize whas
n eo1t success W. had gained when the town became
flooded win limitations. They contained a's West Khs
II smoking mixture and naturally hurt our trade As soon
A. We could get our bearing put this thing down pretty
,r,ctr1ly.
lfariv had thesr limitations been driven OUT however.
whom ny r,ne sprung. This consisted Of the ther
81 our 'c, n the anyss pouch ia such manner that
Ioolod enc~gh like the Mastr 70 fool c,eisss buyers
The C., thai the lat,r would 81 that imposition was
,,n ,'v n,lrt their Ipcs These having nstd Mastin
realized the cheat 1t once its snail business oil COURSE
and YOU wouldn't think tha; reputable concern "ouio 'o
TO e."
sone o: the other ccntcmen about town who nave oea
q.r!lari, imposed alked IN the same stIa'h.