New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-08
BENEFITS OF PROTECTION.
PFARIxBUTTON MAKERS SATISFIED
INTERVIEW WITH NEWARK MANUFACTURERS
AN EMPLOYEES

Tho RepubIcans OF Newark, y. j., are mahns
vigorous canvass in behalf Of Harrison ana hea anu
the wise policy Of the party IN passing inv ,ran
act * gaining friends every day In that biSS man
| ,,n.nc csntr. as both manufacturers ana EN-
,o ee. In their daily lives the beneht of 'his aco
in IN. shane of increased business, better WHY'S ""u
| cheaper and better nVlhg ., 49,, -
| An intelligent woIkingmsn said 10 Tribune TO
porter the other day: There Is ho 1"'H -.
aver that IN. Mckinley has been decided ochent
| =, 49, ,,or,,,o,,en We see II every day In the shape
q, good wages at time when work Is USUALLY uuii III
the sbops the establishment Of new Industries i" o'
town the driving out Of the mnrhet oI lo'''s""'u
| goods their displacement by Ameri'""- ''a''
and also in the effect lower prices LOT almost every
thing that consume . ,.o,,, g.,
The silly cry Of the Democrats tat p'o''''o" %
making the rich richer and the po'r poo' :,
cved with nothing but ridiculc md contempt ny III
| tellIgent workingmcn, because they nave d ''ou'"'
| evidences around them that TINS Is ne ny
a Democrat and yet have heard MN ahih'' n'o'' ""
once that the Mckinley act instead o' 0e''S IN =,
Jury 10 him. has been positive oe"c"'' "' "o 80
more goods and gets better prices for 'he' aS ore'sh
| councillors are driven ont OF Inc ihh'h'' ''' 'o
onId NOT admit this for ?iOO II liz Thought any one
heard him who would make use OF u III peI"i VI ''
Republican party. oh. II Is enough 10 "INo a NJ
| laugh 10 hear him talk about the ropoef 'ar'" WIN"
| he Is with his Democratic croni's
The article published recently In The tribune 'h""
! button makers Of Newark has caused oohs"o'"''
comment I'm Democratic circles. aud Democrats ndm'
| that before the law was passed lheIr ihu"S"S was
S,ad: that since the act was passed. lactorieH nav
beep started, many men furnished Win eHPi"' "'''
| wage. increased and manufacturers making money
but they deny that pearl buttons are cheaper '"""
before. ~,
,,sh,,e r.nort.r called on Thomas A. Webb.
h + o,. nj IN. pIorers In the pearl button Industry
In Newark and obtained an inrrVlr" WI" "'" VII '''
point. Mr. Webb said
" mot .mnharcsllv declare that pearl buttons are
c,e.n.r NOW Than before the Mckinley act went mo
.aoct or II they are not II Is II" Iunt VI Tue
vr,r,.v act or of the manufacturers Some Time ago
d r.t,u house siNty-seven gross OF pearl buttons
nmutinp 70 s4I 81 net, which Is about os cents
gross A few days later ! had OCCASION u so w.
this mans store and saw these same '"' ~
IL cents a DOZEN. Now, Ill 'h' """o VI
an. l. # NV fault II the public pays th'S mer'h'"
moro Than "A hundred per cent pi"ht w 81 '
goods at. .u.,.c, p, rom.
nnusd Mr. Webb. and find that In lso' thefe were
,,,., nearl bntton manufacturers III Inv ""oN
state. four in Newark three In phiiae'ph''' w" 49,,
veu. York one in Erooklyn. ana one !" 'T."e
Mas Al present there are between 'evehN n'e aIu
,ghtv erm. engaged in this business. Fr!"r 10 lo'o
An. number Of persOne employed ID VIC P'''''
-, ,v ,vus between 800 and 400, and the wages
mad averaged from 90 TO 81 per week bul J, "f''
he understood that none Of these P'r'on' ""'"'" ',
,ho, thre. or fur days per week Inc aho'"' VI
n,cduction would not be more than S'"'"p wv 'V"'
rh amount OF capital invested prior to l''o WAS
yory llmlt.d The total number OF operative '"'
,o, d, IN. seyeatyfve or eighty pearl-buitoh
tc,ories running in the country AT the present 'ne
ia about 1000 certainly no le~'. The wages o "'e
oper,tives run from 80 to IA per week. VII" p''
Of work for AL. The capital emphSed : 'o'"''"
r.r :, 600 900 while the production Of The nc'o1es
I'm The az
tween 80 100000 and - 100000 pr wear. IS 10 ,"'
mic. NJ ncarl buttons Will give Won The following
,al1c which +, made up from my own books ana iom
fhO-e Of Others:
4.i,tx lin, buttons prior TO 1900, so per gross
Since 1890 $40 %: 30 line prior to le"o sl' S'''''
- 80: 80 line prior to 1890. 81 since - - w
n1or 10 1880 a. since. -; 40 line prior TO ls"o'
sR. since s.: 80 line prior to 1900 81 90 since
~ -. 10 line prior 1890. - %; since :" 49,
d line prior TO 1880. - 80, SINCE - o. - '''o
| prlor 10 1890 ~ 30 since, ~ 80.
The second and Third qualities OF buttons wv
about In the same proportion me H"s' O"''''
uhicb are i'm great demand for girls ana women
Ioaks have fsncn per cent The reason lot un''
* that the cost Of shells plays prominent P'I' ~
IN, manufacture Of large buttons being t"o'I'"N VI
The entire cost Of production, but III 'he case VI "
buttons the entire cost Of Manufacture u "b"' ''"
-, -, ,roducttou The large increase 81
wage makes the small buttons little higher but TINS
are now selling direct TO retailers without III" '""'
v.ution O., middle men. Prices given IN th'N hs'
have no reference those OF the mI'eraO'e p""o"
importcd from BJhcnli which ar" maze oS "rcV'" wv,
maid operative. These buttons ai'cr 3" S"''' "'''
r, found to be no good aud break ana spit very
readily ,,,. 49,, T.,
,o ,a, manufacturers Of Newark continue to accnmu
,a, rhomas Grossly. a prominent hat manu-
tscturer. said 10 a Tribune reporter on sa'"funS
There IS no question that the MCKINLEY Hci ~, p,
been decided benefit 10 on phe Tr"de before the
passate OF the Nc hlIlcy act there "Hs on'! a." i No.
yar cent on imported hats. the duty IS 80 per
p.p ''" rms prarticnliy shuts foreign hats from
The market Before the pas>nGe OF this ACT II wa wa
possible for English manufnc grer to com" he,e wiz
nndrrscn us on account VI the dinerenoe III wnges,
bat today this !, not So our ,,c rn'" t%o' We are
using improved machinery by which men VINO iormrin
luads IRON sl5 10 si6 week Mt" now getting n''A
Another manufacturer said: 81 am democrat
hut am fool. II Is absolute folly to say TINT
tie Mckinley act ha, injured the halilns Industry
dun now but hi, Is not due T. thu Mckinley ne.
We are making better and cheaper hats tinn eve, ever
before and wages fully ~ good ns ever. IL Is
useless to deny That the Mckinney act mas zone :,
great deal for the manufacturers OF sun hats II
where few years aS hay anS srs but ire p Ts
homemade stir hats sold TO every imported one;
Another cry raised by the Democrat. Is TINT the
medicines. A Tribune reporter asked n man con
nected with one Of the largest drug houses III new
Jersey about this statement, and rf@ve1 the follow
ing reply: This Il simply idlotlc. There Is not a
druggist in NewJerscy OF In The United states Who Who
has not been benefited by the Mckinley act The
duty on opium of a dollar pound has been removed
and has also been taken OF ginger allspice pepper
etc and the duty many French preparations Is
reduced some Of the druggists sundrie. are little
higher. II Is true that anpynne Is high priced, but
This Is not due TO the Mckinley act IL arises from
the fact that there X only concern In the world
which makes II. The same reasons VIII apply TO the
| high price Of other proprietary medicines
| An attempt has been mace on the part Of Demo
cratic leaders Newark to show that The Mckinley
| net has advanced the price Of clothing. Several OF
the leading clothing dealers IN that city were zen
on Saturday aud nearly all OF them agreed In saying
| that clothing had been cheap ms II is to
| day; that the Mckinley act had virtually driven