The sun., 1903-11-09
TREMORS IN The PIE TRUST
REPORTED TO THE LUNCHMEN AS
A SIGN THE TRUST IS SCARED.
Threat OF Cooperative bakeries II tho
octopus Doesn't Let Up in the Great
Small Pie Issue and Como Down Half .
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Small Pie Issue and Como Down Half .
Cent-ResOluttOns 10 That End
The United Lunchroom Mems Associa-
ton held meeting yesterday afternoon IN
Mckinley Hall in East Seventy-fourth
street and told what they thought about the
Pie Trust because the latter has raised the
price Of small pies from three and half
cents each to four cents and won't take
back unsold pies. Bernard Draohenoerg
presided and forty members were present
Drachenberg ran the meeting and did most
Of the speaking.
II know q man who wants to jump out OF
the trust, but he can't he said. He had
five wagons, driving one Of them himself,
when he got into the trust Now he's
great pie boss with eight wagons
The chairman did not explain why eight
wagon power pieman wanted to get out OF
the trust, though several people asked him
why. He went on to say that on account
Of the rise In the price Of small pies the
l,hchmen had been advised to push cake
and crullers
HBut it can't be DONE, no said with a
sigh. THE people are used to pie and
they must have pie.
II had a talk with member Of the trust
named schmultz, said an antitrust member
named Whitestone "Schmultz told me
that he thought the trust might make con-
cessions II it's members and the lunch men
could get together. That shows that tho
fear Of us is on them already
Think Of the idea Of a big man like
Schmultz coming TO small man like
Whiteetone," said the chairman, and there
was applause.
A man who was announced as Mr.. Gorlan
proposed that the lunch men should get
up a stock company with shares at $40
each, Of which each member should take
five.
"You are out Of order said the chair.
man. @This is q mass meeting, not q
meeting OF an executive committee.
If we had cooperative bakery said
Gorlan, ".we could have pies and milk and
cake and butter of our own and save
90 per cent Of the cost.
1Will April eggs be 10 cents a dozen when
we have cooperative store?' asked an
auditor.
The chairman declared him out Of order
Say" said a voice. here's a man who
wants to speak but can only talk German.
all transfer it into English" replied
the chairman promptly.
The man who could talk only German
did talk. but his remarks were not trans
ferred."
"We must have some fresh ideas" said
the chairman.
BY way OF fresh idea he invited every
one who felt like paying so cents for his
initiation fee In the new movement TO step
up and pay.
This almost created a stampede to get
out.
-Ach Himmel," said a German lunch
man. "He dalks about der money alretty.
! maig me no drust for mein."
About fve people in all gave up so cents
each, and then committee on resolutions,
apparently self-appointed, submitted the
following, which were passed by accla-
nation
Wh.lcds II haying, become apparent that
York have formed combination for the pur-
pose of raising the price OF the commodity
and the effect Of the trust having already
each on pies and @ or 8 cents per hundred
In the price OF bread and rolls and pies form
ing food staple in New York. while bread.
essential to life itself therefore be 1t
Resolred, That the members OF the United
i.Hnchroom Mems Prote ctive, Association do
un-A American and destructive In it's tendency.
and urge that every lunchroom keeper in
Greater New York unite with us in the move;
influence Of the trust,
out the Pie Trust is by the establishment OF
tive steps as may be necessary for the protec-
ton Of the people OF New York against ex-
orbltant prices Of our daily food said steps
of the Lunclmens Protective Association
Then vote Of thanks was passed TO "all
reporters and editors Of New York daily
papers hereby present
'Dot vas n fine needing" said German
lunchroom keeper. Il guess dere drust ia
frightened some alretty.