The sun., 1892-01-31
EAST SIDE FAKlRs,
Queer Industries Prosecuted 4.
.StnfYy Little Teneinesl. .sho,s

A queer industry. OF which practicoi,v va,
| ing is known to outsiders, is prosecuted ~
| number Of stuffy little shops on the cast .,,'
| All OF these shopa are located In tho mos, .s
accessible places to be found-at thc ~, %.
tenements. around turns in blind all, ,rs ivy
frequently in cellars. II the light is s,,an anu
enough. Access to these plnces ia ;on,ons,ss
guarded. and unless one is known II is hors.,
to get within their portals than Il is To NV.
tho lynS-oyed lookouts Of tho various rs,s ,.'
bling dens about town.
This guard against intrusion is made no,,.
sary by the character Of tho pursuits foow.s
In these out t-of.ths-way places. which cons,..
Of pirattnc popular goods. All Of tho sbo,.
are owned by keen-witted fellows. ecner.I,.
ex-fakirs. whose judgment has been dennon.,
by years Of contact with the worlds Inv.
side. They are continually on the lookout ,s1
something on which there is a stronc ,n' v'
when they pounce upon them. and turn on.
imitations. frequently by the hundred thon
sands. Almost anything is grist for thoi.
mills-irom corsets to hay wagons -althones
they naturally prefer small articles, which c,a
be handled easily.
II 1t is now kind OF pen that has been vida.
ly advertised and which has found favor hs
cause OF Its intrinsic merit, these east sid.
pirates pile into the pen business. They no,
for vast quantities Of cheap trash that ha,
probably been knocking about for years ha.
cause Of its unsalableness. dress 1t up in wran.
pers that initiate the original as closelv a,
possible without violating the copyright and
trade mark laws, label these wrappers with
names that look and sound enough like tina
genuine to deceive most people. and then the,
are ready for business.
All their labor is done by tho wretched eas
side sweaters and costs them almost NOTHING
and they dispose Of their goods to retail deal.
ers with whom they have established regu.
lar trade connection.
The industry 10 comparatively new on.
but as tho profits are enormous number Al
these faldrs have already made comfortabl.
fortunes Several Of them run as MANY a.
half dozen shops in different localities, eaeh
OF which is devoted to some special line, and
Il is only question Of time when they win
have grown sufficiently legitimate to apply
electricity or steam. with ell the latest me.
chanical devices. to their uses.
The large returns yielded have already at.
tracted the attention Of some Of the large and
respectable concerns. whose propr.
etors hive easy-going consciences where
money Is concerned. These have taken q hint
from the east side pirates. and have gone into
the imitation business themselves, though on
q far larger and moro daring scale.
speaking OF this yesterday. Mr.. Julius Ehr.
mann OF this city. President Of the J. B. Pace
Tobacco Company. who has been one Of the
greatest sufferers from this kind Of theft, said
"Of course there is no protection for any.
body against this sort, Of thing. except the
healthy. honest sentiment Of the community
We spent great deal OF money In getting up
} package for our MAstiH Tobacoo and thu
.esult was patent canvas pouch which was
something entirely new. and. carrying fine
yrade Of tobacco. took immensely with the
public. Well. sir. we had hardly begun to re-
llise what a great success We had gained.
vhen the town became flooded with imits-
ions. They contained the vilest kind OF
smoking mixture. and naturally hurt our
rada As soon ss We could got our bearings
Ee put this thing down pretty enectually.
Hardly had these limitations been driven
tut, however. when . new game was sprung
This consisted Of tho theft Of our idea OF the
anvas pouch in suoh Q manner that It looked
nough IKE the 'NastiH' to fool careless buy.
rs. The drst that the latter would know OF
he imposition was when they flled their pipeA
,hese. having tasted Mastin. realized the
heat at once. les small business. Of course
nd you wouldn't think that reputable con.
ern would stoop TO IL"
Some Of the other gentlemen about town
rho have been similarly imposed upon talked
. the same strain.-Adr.