The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-20
SHAVING BRUSH MAN
DISCUSSES BUSINESS
Light Thrown Upon Industry
About Which but Little
is Known.

Henry NJ. Rynehart Of New York was
guest at the Kenyon Friday. He
represents the only distinct and ex-
elusive shaving brush house or manu-
factory In the world About eleven
years ago the people whom he repre-
sents began the manufacture of these
little brushes on small scale. They
now employ 100 people. To make a
shaving brush requires in this factory
TO 90 through tbirty.ive different hands
before being finished. They make
brushes from $1.5O gross up as high
as desirable. In their mandatory
they use hair from the different ami
mails from nearly every nation on earth.
They use the hairs from 10000 badgers
annually. They get but few of these
skins in the United States. although
some years ago they got great many
from this Western country, but they
seem to have petered out IN late years.
Our establishment, - Mr.. Rynehart
says, buys brush handles in lots as
high as 100000 at a time, and keeps
not less than 100000 handles on hand
all the time, which cost from So per
thousand TO $l2 per dozen. We sell
TO the wholesale trade of the United
States, Canada, Australia, England and
Germany. Notwithstanding the low
wages paid employees in the TWO latter
countries, they cant compete with us
In the markets OF the world nor even
IN their own markets. We pay en-
ployees $40 per week. while in Germany
the same class of workers receive about
$40 per week. In addition, We pay
duty of 80 per cent to those European
countries and so per cent TO go into
Canada. But we have no kick coming
on that score. We believe in a tariff
Here is where our success lies II is
American brain and American intelli-
gence combined with a perfect me-
chanlcal knowledge that surmounts all
competition.
The Americans are ahead of the
world in all branches of mechanics.
The Japanese have tried To make as
good brushes as we do, but have so
far failed. They haven : the brain
necessary to turn out the perfect or
ticle
West Buys the Best,
Zone thing [ wish to speak of in
my experience in travelling all over
this country during the last ten years.
It is this: In the country west of
Denver ] sell better quality Of brushes
than / do In the East This has been
the case for years -
Upon beng asked as TO Hearst S
chances for election IN New York, Mr.
Rynehart said: 81 look upon Hearst
as dangerous man in representative
government. Through his powerful
newspapers be appeals to the most
vlclous element in New York State and
New York city. The brains which he
lacks himself he buys and EMPLOYS them
10 deceive the masses and TO further
his own lnordlnate ambition No man
ever ran for Governor in New York
that had the tremendous following in
the dissatisfied masses that Hearst has.
HIS New York Journal is sent up the
State TO every factory town in ii in
car load lots and spread broadcast
among the people His heelers. like
walking delegates, go from one town
to another and organize OF rather array
the people against every condition and
system which exists looking to order
and stability. it is my opinion that
Hearst VIII come down to the city with
10000 majority
Hughes, the Republican candidate
for Governor. is the ablest cleannst
safest and most conservative and sane
man, free from all entanglements in
MS own party, that has run for Gov.
ernor of New York in many wears.
OF course, much Of the better element
IN both parties Will support him. but
In my judgment it viii prove of no
avail. he will he slaughtered hy
Hearst, the most poorly equipped man
intellectually that ever aspired TO the
exalted Office -