El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-09-12
THE TA!LORS REPLY.
They Claim That Mr.. Drummer Has
Misrepresented Them.

To the Editor of the HERALD: After
reading the numerous Measurements
made by Mr.. Drummer in the HERALD
OF Saturday evening, We feel in justice
to ourselves, the necessity of making a
reply for which we hope the reading
public of Ell Paso will forgive US.
Mr.. Drummer virtually acknowledges
every charge we made against him eX-
ceptipg the 15 mot 20 as before stated
cents reduction which we claim took
place in the year 1890. He also says
that he had nothing to do with this
cheap man working there. Strange,
isn 7 it? Wonder who hired this man
Mr.. Drummer acknowledges that he did,
and that he paid him for his cheap
work, and still claims that he had
nothing to do with it. We insist that be
did employ this man at price much
cheaper that we were getting and used
him until we discovered the purified
state of affairs and made complaint,
and then Mr.. Brunner sacrificed him
because we accepted reduction of 80
cents on each suit made.
But Mr.. Drummer denies that the re-
duction of 1890 amounted to 10 cents
on each suit. Well, let US see. On
the vests we were cut 25c. on the coats
we were cut pc and on the pants we
were cut 25c, and this reduction GER
says Mr.. Brunuer, was made in every
union shop in town. We desire to say
that Mr.. Drummer was at that time con-
Quoting the only union tailor shop in
the city.
We accepted the 10 per cent reduction
of 1893 on & promise from Mr.. Brun-
uer that ii would be restored when
times would got better, but we are
sorry to cay that the light of proper
- \ ~
the contrary,it has been getting worse,
IL his treatment to US is to be used as a
criterion, for this last cut he has made
in our scale of wages is by far the
greatest cut he has ever made.
The difference between the original
scale of prices of 1886 and that recent
ly presented US by Mr.. Drummer is as
follows:
a reduction of from sl,50 to $3.50 on
each first-class coat, according to quail
ity. On second class coats, u reduction
of from S1.50 to 81. 90 on each coat. On
pants Il reduction of so cents was made
on the making of each pair, while 75
cents WAS deducted from the making of
each pair of second-class pants. On
third-class pants the reduction is from
81 to 90 cents on each pair. ON the
vests the reduction for the making of
each irst-clsss is from 81 to so cents
and on the second-olass from 10 to %
cents.
In regard TO his Sweat shop" across
the river. Mr.. Drummer thoughtless-
ly says: THE tailors whom | employ
ed in this shop received higher wages
than we're ever paid in Juarez either
before or since,a as | can substantiate by
One of the tsilors who is now out on
the strike"
Let US hear the man talk to whom
Mr.. Brunuer refers as his reference in
his matter:
~, Peter Lund, to whom Mr.. Brun- |
her refers Is his standby in this matter !
)f knowledge as regards his sweat |
shop on the other side of the river, /
iesire to say that Mr.. Brunner's state |
nent is incorrect. The fact is this. |
Mr.. Drummer did not paw any higher |
wages on the other side of the river, |
but he did pay equally as high as any |
n that line of business. The difference |
n the wages which Mr.. Drummer paid |