New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-03
TO BE RUN BY WOMEN.
Fifty Girls Organize Cooperative Com
pany in BGyonne

When Joseph Taradash. manufacturer Of wrap
pers at No. s. West Twentieth-st. Bayonne gayly
slipped out OF town about three weeks ago. leaving
oehlnd him. Il is said unpaid debts to the amount
OF $50 he probably did foresee that his girl cred
ltors would organize company and operate his idle
factory for their profit and ernolument. This.
however is what a majority Of his late employees
voted to do at q mass meeting last night under the
leadership OF Naomi Savadkin one q the prettiest
and cleverest Of the factory girls
month ago Taradash had the misfortune 70
break his arm This laid him for a while, during
which his affairs ran somewhat behind. In this
plight what should occur to this noble soul but 70
throw himself on the mercy Of his employees.
Girls he said. colemnly and sorrowfully. girls,
I'm up against it. but If you will all be so kind
as to give a day or two Of your services think
1 shall be able to right myself"
The girs-an Russian Hebreyvs-were amiabe.
and agreed They seem to have liked Joseph. and
the result Of their liking and confidence in Joseph
was that they lent him four days OF their time
gave It TO him for nothing, that Is. One cold
morning early Corners to the factory found the
place closed and the front door a
stables notice to the effect that the place been
seized for debt. Joseph. the amiable the candid.
had disappeared. taking with him his wife and
seven children. and leaving behind him. it is said,
two weeks and four days unpaid wages. aggregat-
ing $3.50.
Bayonne seems to have been surprised. which
was absolutely unreasonable. as this the
third time within three years. il is alleged that
Taradash had played a similar trick First the
girls say. he away owing $500. The authorities
hailed him back anu made him pay every cent.
The second time. they say. he got out OF paying
$500 TO his hands on the score that he had been
robbed. and he caused pair OF his trousers to be
picked up pockets empty and turned inside out on
one Of Bayonne's leading thoroughfares.
The third time is said never to fail. and GER
tainly IL has brought success-thus far-tO Joseph.
The Jewish Agricultural and Industrial Aid So
ciety, which had advanced Taradash $135 for the
purchase Of his machinery. and had taken out
mortgage on the property. had ordered the place
seized for debt Another creditor turned Up In the
person of Michael Cooper. OF Manhattan, from
whom Taradash used TO buy his supplies of prints
and calicoes. The girls Clipped In and satisfied his
claim Of S5s. Placing their case IN the hands Of
James McCabe a Bayonne lawyer and James J.
Baylan Justice OF the peace. they secured attach
ments against Taradash. Three imposing dOcu-
ments adorn the painless front door of the
shabby rear tenement which Joseph Tara
dash called his wrapper factory. and If any one
wants 60 buy two violns cradle. two pictures.
six bundles Of old clothes. album and a
broken baby carriage let him be on hand next
Saturday at Il o'clock when Taradashs personal
effects will be sold llquidate his debts.
The idea OF q cooperative factory. to be run by
the young women creditors. seems 20 have origi-
mated with Miss Savadkin. "Al We need % make
the scheme success Is a little capital, she said.
This hope to receive from the Baron de Hirsch
fund" Miss Savadkin is a pretty brunette OF nine
teen. engaged to a young Hebrew OF Bayonnc. She
and Miss Marks working I'm shirtwalst fac
tory IN Lexington ave. The administrators Of the
Baron de Hirsch fund are not disposed be hard
on the young women, who have already been so
badly treated. and will probably not push claim
they have against the estate.
A stones throw from the Taradash factory stands
another wrapper factory. owned by Isaac lo.a,,
kon. Many OF Taratash's late employees have found
employment here. The men who work here have
been deeply interested IN the plight Of thcir sisters
and sweethearts. but they have dlssuaded them
from trying to reorganiz7 the factory without male
help.
These girls are capable operators said Harry
Sopzin. operator. but they are not managers
or fOrewOmen.''
Tho favoritc scheme "a to organize the company
q cooperative basis with PoIaEof as the man