New-York tribune., 1902-01-03

Benton Lacey, formerly in the traffic department
OF tne Cnicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad but
now in charge of the construction
IHE department Of of the divisions
PRESIDENT of the Paris, Lyons and Mediter-
oIhOCh ranean Railway In France, who is
FIRST now in this city at the Hotel
Cambridge yesterday said that
American built engines. electrical machinery and
American mechanical devices of all kinds were
gaining rapidly in favor abroad. Much has been
written VIII about that however, said Mr.. Lacey. II
work there about eight years ago and they appro-
Plidteu me, along with other American machinery.
about that I want to talk. want TO say that
believe the recent conference of representatives of
known as the Civic Federation"is going 70 do more
thing else know Of when CAPITAL % and iabor are
reconciled and there is harmony the country is go
harmony is to have thorough understanding be-
tween the working man and the capitalist. In
say on both Sides oen the mem a have been arb
has been greedy and unfair. This board Of arbi-
tratlon promises to do away with unfairness on
an interesting case in point some years ago on
Western road; delegation from the trainmen
about ABB noon They made % an unreasonable demsnd
said the spokesman for the men. give us what we
want now. will strike at midnight The
his roll desk looked the T leader Of the movement in
the eye. and said firmly, All right. boys: you are
twelve hours. / strike now In ten minutes every
wheel on this road Will have stopped turning Not
car. engine or pound of freight or a single
passenger will be moved. You discharged,
every man jack of YOU. Turning to his secretary
he said: Wire every division superintendent and
train dispatcher and advise the general manager
that the road is tied up. and to hold every bit of
rolling stock where IL be caught, close the
shops and round houses and discharge every en-
ONCE
Here" said the spokesman Of the employees,
can fix this some way?
Now talking sense, said the presi-
dent as he opened his desk. The result was that
in fifteen minutes the matter was adjusted 1airly
and the men went back to work You see the un.
fairness Is often on one side as the other, but
I believe this conference committee Will do
much to solve every dispute that arises and pre-
vent the loss and trouble that comes from labor
war
stephen Bourne. who represents important rubber
manufacturing interests at Woonsocket, r. L., said
Yesterday at the Murray Hill Hotel
LOOKING FOR that American manufacturers were
EUROPEAN busiy at work building up an ex-
TRADE. port trade in rubber boots and
shoes.
while the United States consumes large per-
centage of rubber boots and shoes made in Ameri-
can mills, the time is coming when Europeans will
take more of our goods" he said. Energetic Amer
lean travelling men are overcoming the Europeans
prejudice 10 'r1bbers.' The English believe that
rubbers worn in this country because our shoes
made from in ferior leather. Such is not the
In my opinion. truly waterproof shoes are a
hard thing to find Like so many other commodities
the market for rubber boots and shoes is consider
ably affected by the sort of winters We have and
ones. Consequently the demand for rubber foot
wear has fallen off and manufacturers have. in
some instances. suffered material loss
Still. the rubber business is in fairly prosperous
condition. This is evident by the steadlness with
which orders are coming in from local as well as
foreign wholesale and retail merchants"