Evening journal., 1905-08-04
BOARD OF TRADE
TAKES ACTION
Endorsed the Glazed Kid
Movement at a Special
Meeting
An IMITATION ON THE MARKET


Trade held last night the glazed kid
movement which has been inaugurafed
TO increase the sale of that product,
was endorsed.
It is claimed that substitute for the
.goatskin-in the shape Of aheepslSiu-
has been put on the market by some
manufacturers and 1t looks as good as
the genuine glazed kid to the unframed
eye This has hunt the glazed kid
business and the movement rs started
to educate the purchaser to buy Moth
ing but the real article, which would
benefit Wilmington. as lots Of it is
made here. The following resolution.
offered by William d. Mullen, Jr., was
adopted on the motion OF General
J. Parke Postles.
Whereas Wilmington makes ana
ships to all parts of the world s9.OOO.-
900 OF chrome glazed kid annually, and
Whereas. Wilmington is ave- ready
to assist new enterprises to locate
there and thus add to Wilmingtons
wealth and the business OF her enter
prises already here and particularly
when they have demonstrated their
Importance, and promise so quick and
so large a development from such ef-
forts as are contemplated. The plan
is to have each merchant. no matter
whether selling glazed kid OF not. OF
PARTICLES made OF IL, to speak a good
word for il in his advertising space N
the papers, and to decorate his store
with glazed kid emblems during IN,
no rH4aI Of 81 - l..
Resolved. That the Board of Trad,
of Wilmington bespeak the hearty co.
Operation OF every merchant OF vii.
mington with those IN charge OF th,
movement OF the glazed kid manufac
turers for informing shoe wearers o
the unequalled merits OF glazed kid
The meeting was presided over b.
A. S. Reed in the absence of Presi
dent Savery, and who informed .hos
present why the meeting was called
He said as Wilmington manufacture
a large amount Of glazed kid. il wa
fitting that the movement be take
up here. The promoters OF IN
, scheme he explained wanted the en-
dorsement Of the board.
Mr.. Lawton said the Board of Trad
should racommsnd anything that woul
benefit the city. He advised gettih
all the business people here but nr
take care OF those already here.
Mr.. Reed said The proposition w,
: primarily to educate the people 70 al.
b tinguish between the real article an
the substitute. and also to let thel
know that. there Is a difference in n
material ion the market.
IL was stated during the meetin
that eleven Of the thirteen leathe
/ manufacturers here had endorsed tn
movement.
! General J. Parke Postles. one OF N
largest glazed kid manufacturers /
I the city and who was one Of the tw
who opposed the scheme, was presen
He said he did not believe IN m
J scheme. He claimed shoe manufactur
ers bought poor skins with the knowl
! edge that they were poor for the pur
pose of putting a poor grade OF shoe
on the market. He declared the taste
OF the people were causing the glaze
kid industry to go down. Everybod
wanted patent leather shoes now an
more patent leather was being mad
to meet the demand for It.
Mr.. Postles, however, voted for n
lAtrhAQllhM tNNNItAIk llt flQNtnleI
after it had been explained.
CLERKS GREATLY INTERESTED.
Now that all the arrangements ha'
been made for the display OF glazed X
next week much interest is being TAX,
by the clerks in the various stores In Il
competition for the best dressed windo'
There will be a good natured contest Il
The Evening Journal prizes. The c.
Baker Company is ready on twenty hou
u notice to install the glazing machinei
= in the store Of n. snellenhurg, Sevent
y and Market streets. This is the first tin
e in the history OF the city that such a larl
q, piece Of machinery has been placed in o.
eratlon on Market street. Not only W
- the people be shown the process Of tinis
r ing the leather but expert leather men "
be on hand to explain the advantages
h glazed kid.
y. one Of the features of the display W
4, be the display in the store Of Gallagh
1. and pyle. In the front of the store
= that It can be plainly seen from the sire
n will be a life sized wax doll dressed
glazed kid. It was loaned 70 this ente
a prisine shoe firm by the Quaker CT
= Morocco Company of Philadelphia TIL
h valuable piece Of work was shown at q
= Worlds Fair. in st. Louis and attract
s much attention.
other decorations which will be used
n carrying out the general scheme Of deco
4 ations in the stores will be a collects
r OF goat horns which have been seeur
L through the kindness Of Clarence Weng
= of A. E. shetzline and Company Of Phil
! delphia This collection is the finest
the country and is composed Of hor
from all species of goats found in eve
quarter Of the world.
v Samples Of skins unfinished and in
stages of completion have been loaned
j. this occasion by the glazed kid man
N faeturers of Boston, Lynn, New YoI
h Newark and Philadelphia. AS this is
3. scheme to advertise a product so exte
j. sively manufactured by Wilmington t
e decorations will not be confined TO t
" shoe stores but stores Of all kinds W
wish TO show their sympathy and a
-e proval Of the movement which is bool
= ing one OF the largest products OF W