New-York tribune., 1905-02-23
SHOEMAKERS ORGANIZE.
Success After Many Failares-Not a
Trust, They Say.

The National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers os
the United States after several futile attempts IN
previous years. actually organized at a rasst-
ing OF manufacturers at The Hotel Astor yesterday
afternoon II is denied that there IS any tutsrson
to form a trust even TO attempt 70 raise ths
price OF shoes.
The last attempt to form such an organization
was made IN August. 1893. The failures 70 organ
ize. it is said have been due to the existence os
trade ieaouses. particularly between the East and
West The present movement grew out OF ths
fact that the trade is present in bad way It
is hoped through organized effort 70 establish
conditions which viii make for It's betterueut-
About hundred firms and corporations wers
represented at the meeting yesterday II vas
called to order by E. 2. Reed. Of Rochester. T. p.
Aborn. OF Lynn. Mass. wa made temporary chair
man. and Sol Vile. OF Rochester. temporary sec
retary.
OfHcers were elected "a follows: President. John
Hanan, New-YOrk; ce-presidents. Edgar p Reed.
Rochester and John n. Cross. Lynn. treasurer.
George H schocer. Philadelphia: secretary. Sol
VILE, Rochester, An exscutive COMMITTEES was
named which. besides the above officers Includes
twenty-one others. who represent some or ths
strongest concerns in the trade II consists oc
Frank P Aborn and J. ". Murray. OF Lynn: Frank
J. Bradley and w W. Russ. OF HsverhiIl: George
E. Keith. Brockton. ". l. RatcilEe Boston: Il L
SlaytOu. Manchester. y. H: Joseph Wchert. Brook
yu; John Garside. New-York: Louis Ziegier. Phil
adelPha; Frank c. Pfnsree. Detroit: Charles Krip-
pendore. Cincinnati: Irving Drew and P. z seIhy.
Portsmouth. Ohio; Henry J. Utz. Rochester; Fred
A Watson, Chicago: Herbert F. Gleason, Newark:
c. K SharoOd. St Paul: A. W. Rich. Milwaukee,
George D. Brown. ST Louis. and Wicklils HILL OF
Syracuse.
Secretary Vile said there intention 70
form a trust. He also declared that competition
would efectuaIy prevent the success of any move
ment to raise prices
The present movement was begun By ths local
association in Rochester. the members OF which
regarded existing conditions intoIerable Mr.
Hanan forbidden by his physician 90 out
yesterday.
Regarding the general conditions In the trade. Mr.
Vile said:
Within recent years an of the materials. incIud-
ing labor, which enter into the making of shoes
have materially increased. but II is impossible to
add all Of this Increase 20 the price OF shoes Re-
within recent years, but il is not practicable 70
orPanize any movement for general increase IN
the price charged by the manufacturers. Under
these circumstances the evils which have grown
I'D from excessive competition make II practically
unavoidable a shoe manufacturing business
Mr. VILE said that the action OF the makers had
the hearty support Of the jOhbers- II had been
ernor Douglas OF Massachusetts would be present.
but he not well enough to attend A telegram
from the Governor himself was received. saying he
would gladly support any feasible plan having
for its object the correction or the abuses that havs
grown up in the trade An organization OF
and would have the hearty cooperation OF NY
company.
to-day.