New-York tribune., 1905-03-08
FIGHT FOR 4 PARK.
Women Called Creatures of Beef
Trust Mass Meeting.

The women who went to the City Hall yester-
day morning to plead for the abolition Of the
siaughtering industry the West Side and the
establishment of park on the site 1t occu-
pies on the river front between Gst and Ssth sts.
found themselves up against the accusation of
being agents of the Beef Trust. the charge being
made by Isaac F. Fromme representing the New
York Dressed Beef Company and the Butchers Fat
Melting Company He specifically excluded the
Roman Catholic clergymen in the delegation from
completely in this part of the plot. the other men
he passed over without comment. but for the
good ladies'" he had of doubt that they
meant to drive the independent butchers out of
business
This movement is inspired" declared Mr.
Fromne, by the agent Of this trust. We know who
he is, and doubt the board knows also. He has
been working against us in the dark. and allowing
US to expend 81. 100000 building, which 1t is now
proposed TO take from US. The same people tried
to prevent our erecting this abattoir years
ago. and compelled US to go to the legislature for
a permit which obtained for ten years. We do
not want to be pestered and annoyed any longer
by this trust and. therefore. ask for post
ponement of month in order that we may have
time TO prepare and present case properly. |
heard OF this petition only yesterday, while the Pc
titSoners have had months to work UP the case.
Mr.. Fromme also represented that the petition
owners OF the neighborhood, but from women and
others living round Columbus-ave,, who didn't
"If they want to direct their energies to the re-
don't they attack the new slaughter house OF the
Beef Trust, on the East Side. in region where
there isn't single park between S5th-st- and
S4th-st. ??
That has nothing TO do with this case" inter
rupted Borough President Ahearn. II intend TO
go and look the place over myself And these peo-
pie are not working on behalf Of any business in
terest. They only want to secure breathing spot
for the children of this section"
W ell, they can't have II IN this LOCALITY, re-
torted Mr.. Fromme.
Several other representatives of the butchers also
pleaded for more time, and the board decided to
postpone the hearing for three weeks.
Tn speakers the side of the petitioners were
the Rev. NJ. A CUnnion, OF ST. Raphaels Church,
West 40th-st-; the Rev. James NJ. Farr, OF Christ
Church, West 35th-st and the Rev. z. G. w
Mr.. Farr said that they not retained by the
Beef Trust, but did represent sixty-hve thousand
people. including mothers and little children VINO
were pning for the pure elr OF the river. instead
of the fetid breath Of the slaughter houses.
Father Cunnion told the butchers that they had
had much time to prepare their case as the
petitioners for the movement had been foot for
months. and If they had been reading the papers
they ought to have known about it
AS the hearing was over the women
present, including Mrs. Belle De Rivera president
OF the City Federation: Mrs. Augustine J. Wilson,
president OF the WoIien's Health Protective 7sso-
Cia ton: Mrs Henry Parsons and Mrs. Clark Bell
held a conference, and decided to call mass meet
ing for Tuesday afternoon at o'clock, at the
secured speakers. and Mrs De Rivera said she
intended TO communicate with every club in the
City Federation regarding the matter.
II intend to crowd this room 10 the doors at the
next hearing she remarked decisivey. she left
, the council chamber.