New-York tribune., 1907-08-29
WOMAN MEAT PACKER.
OnIy One an Neso York Employs
No Strike Breakers.

The on1v D-a,uar. meat packer in New York does
not seem worried aDout the strike % the drivers
She was sitting piacidly in her office AT No 81"
West ssth street yesterday afternoon managing the
business as usual No strike breakers are employs.
there for Mrs. Levy CHAT is her name the ouSi-
ness is conducted under the name OF her husband
Sol Lew who founded II, and who died seven
years agol prefers to do without strike breakers;
II aon-r like the strike breakers she told the
Tribune reporter. -I'd rather not have them. as
we can do without them. My brother takes wagons
ont and the butchers are very considerate. 1hey
t5on, max a fuss about delays for they know the
disadvantages Were under. No. my brother lsn
1900 20 one D.ould modest any
1,eople ] was sorry my men go out Mrs
levy added. and 1 think they We're sorry 10 go
out But they had tO--they had TO stand by t1er
,,riar. and / I have stand with the packers or
fanization How do 1 think the strike VIII end I!
Well now. I couldn't say. and you know every
business has its ttle secrets which must not DE
divulCed- 80 ~,
Mrs Levy is a middle aged woman. with kindly
dark eves-the OF woman most people IN
srantlx can r,otherly'' When she opened the cold
storaee room TO give the reporter a look inside
she brought shawl and wrapped 1t around tHe
latterS shoulders. 4 shouldn't like you 10 catch
cold" she said. She looked puzzled When asked 10
relate her business experiences
There isn't much 10 sly. she said I'm not
time TO think about myself Yes came down mere
seven years ago. Two Gays after my husband died
I took the business up Why did do il? don't
Just know. ] placed in such an emergency
didn't have tine 10 think felt l couldn't live as
Id been accustomed live give my chlldren
what I wanted u give them, and SO came down
here. And l didn't want to see an estaolshco
business die / suppose Mrs. Levy said. reflective
ly Il was like those stupid people who rush into
a thing without knowing what Il means dion [
realize the responsibilities of this business hau
hardly been inside this building before had 10
learn everything but every one was very nice 10
me. they helped and advised me. Now the peo-
ple around say have made a success DID any
body try TO oyerreac1l me because was woman :
No 7 do not think 50. The meat business Is like
sny other business: you have to know the nttie
wavs then you get along
.'when first came here every one said it would
wan an
three weeks some three months but none believed
i could hold the business together But tfhrk
am ambitious. Yes. that Is il. am ambitious
And / like to make money, she ADDED canuiuiy-
yet am not stingy. 1 think il you will ask the
men around here they will tell YOU am generous
women / know wonder how can stay mere My
ss-e--we are born of the same parents-she comes
down here once blue moon and she says. on
how can YOU stay in this place. Yet this is my
life You NAV say ] sleep at home. but that is all
And when you work with a group of men and
grow TO know them you feel at home with them
have never had any trouble mere III All the seven
wears since began.
An anxious young Jew rushed into the outer
office He was q kosher butcher, and he wanted
some kosher meat Mrs. Levy assured MIN thdl
o'clock the next morning, but he refused TO be
convinced He would stay there till he got me
meat
We'll" she said, with q good humored shrug
--then YOU stay: cannot heip H. put you get tIie
sooner
Nen came and went and Mrs Levy attended 10
the various matters that came up as placioiy as
she might lave knitted stockings IN her sltIile
room al home Outside. the street was cro"Hed
with great drays and wagons, and In the rear was
the cold storage room, hung with beeVes' out tie
little Office quiet enough A black cat gave d
horelike touch. The cat Was iHliiuS d ie6' NN
seemed not 10 mind
He caught his leg ir a trap explained Mrs
Levy but gets along without IL