The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-17
HERE'S A PUSHCART TRUST.
MEN WHO OWEN AND MEN WHO
RUN 'EM ARE AT ODDS.

lers. Already in Union, Arc Ready
to Ffght-Chy Authorities May
Have Hand in Settling the Row.
The very latest in the way OF trusts Ia
pushcart trust. 1t Is q well organized
association OF 1stablemen,' as owners OF
pushcarts are called, and the result OF ito
schemes has already been felt by the
pedlers, who are up In arms prepared TO
fight the trust to finish.
The new trust Is In the field to stay, at
least that Is what its promoters say. Its
magnates are to appear before the Mayor
next week on charges that have been pre-
ferred by the pedlers association, and
after that the aid of Commissioner Wood
bury, the Police and the Fire departments
are to be enlisted.
Sixty-seven stablemen have organized
Their stables are scattered through the
lower East eide and are all located under
tenement houses The stablemen each
own from 200 to $50 pushcarts, which are
rented to the>peders for 10 to 20 cents
day. Those pedlers who hire the carts
by the week or who are regular customers
can leave their goods on the cart and have
them stored each night in the sta BILE with the
cart to take out again in the morning.
Koppel Satz, who has a large stable at
l76 Orchard street, is the president of the
new trust, and lie is the one who is to feel
the first brunt Of the fight being put up by
the pedlers.
This trust was organized about six weeks
ago but it was not until last week, just be-
fore the Jewish New Year that the trouble
began. Pedlcrs wanted carts and wanted
them badly, but the trust, seeing its oppor-
tunity, raised the price per day to so cents
a cart. This price has not been lowered
yet, and 1t is said that next week, when
there is another Jewish holiday, there will
be still further raise in prices.
Sigmund Schwartz of 100 Forsyth street
is the president Of the United Citizens
Pedlers' Association OF Greater New York,
with offices at 107-lll Forsyth street. Presl-
dent Schwartz recently visited President
Satz and asked him what the trust was
doing. $3.50,
President satz told him that the stable
men could not make money at the old rates
and that the Pushcart Dealers Assocla-
ton, which is the name Of the trust, had de-
cided to raise the rates.
President Schwartz told the trust mag.
nate that he was causing any amount OF
trouble by letting carts to .greenhoTns
who did not have licenses and by grinding
the regularly licensed pedlers 80 that they
could barely make living, and that unless
the dealers association mended Its ways
he. as president Of the pedlers' association,
would take the matter before the city
authorities.
President Schwartz, talking to SUN
reporter last night, said: The dealers nave
raised the price Of the rent of pushcarts.
In addition to this they find licenses Tor
any one who wants n push cart for DAY
or two. If man goes to one OF the stape-
men and says he wants cart and a license
the stableman will find him the license,
telling the new man that his name ior
the day is Jacobs or Abrams or whatever
il on the license
1--WE have written to the Mayor asking
for hearing, and when. ne sets the time
we will send some of our members to tell
just how things stand. What we want
u a place where We can stable our own
for big stable and let the pen who own
their carts pay a rental there will be
quite a revenue for the city.
There is another thing to which we In
tend TO call the attention OF the city au,
thorties. The stables are all located
under tenement houses. The pushcart
men use gasolene lamps on their carts.
They wheel them into the stable at night,
and some time or other there will be big
fire caused by this gasolene., 49,.
trust, denied that there was such an organi-
zation. I'VE charge ten cents day for
a pushcart," he said. Just look at my
books. They will show you what charge.
He brought out his books, but unior-
tunately the writing was in Hebrew, and
the reporter had to take his word for 1t.
Explaining the rise in prices just be-
fore the holidays last week. he said: Some
matters wanted to send out carts, All the
carts we had were wanted by our regular
customers, and SO the price was raised
to so cents day for the hatters'
As to Schwartz, President SatZ said
Schwartz is the president Of the pedlers'
association. He came here and wanted
money for something, but did not collect.
He got $40 a week for looking after the
interests of the pedlers, and he has a right
to make what money he can. He wants
the stablemen TO agree not to let a push
cart to any one who has not union card
We can't afford to take up the unions
fight. The union won't pay our rent or
support our families, and when refused
to do as he wanted he threatened TO make
all sorts OF trouble, and he is evidently 60
inc tn try