New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-16
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THE CoMrINATIo

7, was sorry bargain for 'hr c.1 employees IN
Janeway & cos wall paper factor 80 80" Brun7-
wick y j. when. about one y"1r ago. the com
many after long battle aE.in't heavy ODDS
signed away its liberty to tho National wall paper
Company or Wall Paper Trust as IT i more fnmll-
larry known e the trade The real signInca1ee OF
the action came home TO the men last week Sh"n
the following no;ice was received ~ every en-
rloyc: You are hereby notified that your pay
Will stop August IS tncxt Saturday when th'
factory resumes & VII BE- on an entirely now
basis The National Wall Paper Company. Jane
way & co. Branch. Henry J.. Jhn""ny, j. mana
ger
you are also hereby notified that all arrange
mcnts existing between you AMI tAIs company
will terminate September !"
Henry l. Jancway built up h!s business IN al
oll.fashioned way Starting with small shop
nearly half century ago on The bank OF III"
passac River he COON developed hts business into
one Of large proportions. There was no better
wall paper sent out than that produced Is the
Janeway factory.
When the Wall Paper Trust Wa organized two
wear ago Jancway 81 60. held aloof They were
making money enough They refused all overiures
from the monopoly Jane~ay a 90. withstood tho
squeeze" as long as they could and then they
yielded. Last October IN" trust took possession
Of the plant Mr. Jane"ay. ST.; was rrtred ana
direction of the trust saturday for the frs, ilno
In the lives u many OF the employees they VIII be
out OF work. II Is suli 10 De rTuDibl" tnai NN'n
the factory starts up In the fall most Of The old
employees Will be taken back At smaller wages.
Several heads OF departments VIII be replaced by
men from Of town and wherever possible boys
will be employed at lower wages to do mems work.
The payroll 81 the factory has ~ times footed mp
$500 900 In year.
The shut down at the Janeway factory AMI similar
action by the trust regarding other factories . In
the combination regarded by the trade as
sign OF tightening Of the screws hv the trust on
different members 70 prevent possible revo'.
According to the terms ~ tho trust charter. II IA
said that the firms who went IN agreei TO stay
In ten years Under ordinary circumstances. the
precautionary provisions taken by the trust are
regarded sufficient - keep It's members In line.
but there are several who are said t. b" ANXIOUS
10 get ont, and the trust is working hard 20 pre-
vent open revolt The failure Of the trust 70
secure the cooperation OF VILLAIN Clmpbe. & Co..
the lenders Of the opposition. a serious diS1p
pointinent. and the announcement made "A few days
ago that William Campbell n 60 intend - rebuild
their burned factory IN West Forty Nrsi and Forty
second Il larger sca.e. and with far greater
capacity than before, has been a matter OF
deep concern TO the trust. The output OF American
wall paper factories in 1880 was 20opD01o rolls. and
much greater In 1892 OF this vast product. AT
present the trust makes fu,y three four.hs. Il Is
said But with the development ~ the pants
owned 10y the opposition. the trusts percentage Of
the aggregate Is growing ess year by year