New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-27
CHALLENGING THE TRUST.
INDEPENDENT BREAD-MAKERS OFFER TO
COMPETE WITH THE BARONs.

SIGNS OF PROSPERITY AMONG THOSE WHO
RECOGNIZE THAT PRESENT PRICES FOR
FLOUR DO NOT WARRANT EXoRBI-
TANr PRICES FOR BREAD
The bread barons OF the Wholesale Bakers AS
ISOLATION are still holding out against the public
demand for cheaper bread, and make the bold
claim that they will surely win in the end. In TACT
they assert that they have already won the great
battle which has been going on for several months
They assert that the small bakeries which supply
bread - q fen stores losing money. ana thdt
the Droprlctora OF these bakeries running FUR
Their and further behind in their payments for Hour
and othA supplies and that it will be only snort
time when their supplies will be cut on from
their inability TO pay their just debts They also
allege that the small bakers losing their trade
or 1t least that part of II which they gained since
the agitation for cheaper bread began by taking
customers from the big bakeries. The bread barons
say that the bread made by the small bakers IS
not as eood theirs. and those retail grocers wac
gave up their bread and took that OF the snhal'
bakers have been compelled. in turn. to give II
up Their customers. after giving the '-cent
loaf Of the small kers a trial. have rcpuiih;cd It
ami returned to their first love-the scent loaf
made by the trust The erocers have been
compelled to replace the showcases of the trust
in their stores. - satisfy their customers.
Tho FOREGOING Is the story told to Tribune re-
porter by several ~ the bread barons yesterday
among them Frederick ". Eglcr. a member OF the
Wholesale Bakers Association. whose place oil
business IS 1T NO 9Ol Eleventh-avc.
Although II was = weekday on which things are
sl,nposed TO hum I'm the factories ana busy mar'S
Of trade a sunday stiffness seemed TO perVa"'
Eclcr's bakery when the reporter called ln'''
we're to he sure. a couple of old women haEshhs
over iho price of some stale bread. but oth"i"IS'
taero did not seem to hc those Indications OF IN
.,f.f u
other barons Jed the reporter to expect
Fclcr told tire reporter that business was gooh'
hut IN The next breath cvinced a decided "iiinE-
ness to enter into proposition to increase ". III
fact he practically admitted mat his Dig paN''S
wasn't running up TO it's fullest daily capacity D.
at least ,ooN loavos
The rsrortor found about the same state Of al
fairs In all the big bakeries owned by the hreal
harors and there was absolutely nothing To prove
that any Of the lost trade coming back 10
them The talk that they had finally crushed 10
earth the demand Of the poor for cheaper bread
was fourd to Boz merely vaporirg II was not
backed ,ip hy Tho eightest evidence OF fact
on TIE othcr hand. tho reporter fouHd that mo
bu,iness OF The small bakers. not members OF IN"
Wholesale Bakers Association tho bakers who low
.rol the price Of bread t. cents a Loaf ~ r''a'
some time AGO. has increased maieri"liy, Mt ~
r..y customers have been sain'l iHonnt ''
',,,r,' ana others VINO are retail sellers Of broad
ana 5es.rfions az those who until recently sup
ported the trust ~ JUS H-'i'
bread Cor hard times ar. 90 daily "ccurr'h,'
a. surely the SSH rises very IrorilnS' ,'i, -, W
h4ro-. daily n., some ~ their FORMER cuatoh'''-
m. Statement Of an. harcus that they ar" nov
maxim. much money. even 80 inc ! I's'il -,
orhiiari price o. broad. D. i'n" 'h"Ns W"u'1'
~. a sill loss n they raised the pil'' oi III a.
.,,.fb.r r-rf Simply be0au fewe, people WOMB
Inv h. ana il would be- thrown back on theif
hanl. Charging NOR" than It, value Tor hi'ar
vr.u people AN bus 81 elsewhere a. a i'aS'lt'''
figure has driven TIE customers OF the FIh' a" 81
AN ifs business has become about as ailtH pro-
p-rtionatcly aa iis lo1N's , ~
Il is certain that this staf" ~ Things 'hhh't ,'i
t,Ire much longer Thcrr is only one Trims Wh.'l
an save he trust. and that is for Hour 10 ." up
hr..i would then BE- less unreasonable. ana NOR"
roonlo would bug ~ AZ IL is. t1e trust - most
1--'.lv rrar.lrg and eXtortionate
Sew wagons. Hcw harness. more 'mp.f'f are ~.
t.,.n.f, str.s ~ Increased ~ epcr'f 10 p' ipJNl
a.,ilnl tho establishments of the ant-ir"at Ifnr,
ltUre Thoa, OF them seen ry %" reporter lAu- l"i
hcr toll ~ the assertion that the Opponents "i t'r
greedy trust had been prtc.ieal} itiN'h o"'
l,.,nose and that the people would ODD. hi' it.
freai NOT hak~l by the grtsp'ns ttNr- 40 even D
cent. loaf Dec aus" u va stI - 'r ."l'i .'' '
Tha assertion th,t srcn n,E-rs as 'n.anAn. in'
Nrlr1se bakery the luf-i state HtNNS . 'i'-
r,nv the Iudeperlsnt Bakers It.'n Coos .l'i. -
i;.k.rr and hundreds oI others To iHs t..N any
"',,ivp 20 no. make le -ooI bread - DO" iri.i
doe. ~ charart.r.1ei h" impartial ArI ft'f-nihIr J
r.rsoo. Is tho .fI.iIr-f t'rf ~ r"'
81 an % tr.-s htttrI.. visited nf 'if f'N.f''
OF r. We" .r. I i'' 'i.i '''..
4 hrcnd-h- i.lrr ..rt .t .fl '' Nf' 'it'.. .. "''
time the judge Co.. ro selected fr'r' ti~ pi'l i.'
loser or laecr- 20 g.to % certain .''i n''""'
tho poor % ID. c.t.. B.-. - a Duo" chance -.i '-.