The sun., 1907-08-13
GENERAL BUSINESS NOT HURT.
DRY Goods and Grocery Men Alarmed Only
an the Eject on Trade.

Dry Goods and Grocery Men Alarmed Only
an the Eject on Trade.
The varied commercial interests OF New
York were scarcely affected by the strike.
The dry goods business and allied trades
are the largest in which New York engages.
The large wholesale houses were con-
cerned about the strike. but representa-
tives Of practically all Of them said their
business would not be affected seriously
unless the strike tied up the general busi-
ness Of the country. One Of the largest
houses in New York said that its tele-
graph bills did not amount to more than
500 month.
The telegraph il used in the dry goods
trade to make and accept large offers in
purchases, 10 learn the credit OF customers,
TO revoke or change orders and to take ad-
vantage az the last moment OF quoted
prices Otherwise the business out Of town
is done largely by mail. Travelling sales
men almost invariably mail their orders.
One Of the managers OF the II. b. Cianin
Company had this to say Of the strike
IF the managers Of large interests con-
tinue to give in to these so-called labor
unions this strike and all other big strikes
will hurt our business and every other
think OF the present situation.
Another dry goods man said
We have a slight annoyance, OF course,
over the situation. but the trade will not
be hurt. unless general business is hurt.
Emergency business will go by the board
where we cannot use the telephone, but
that is all just say that we feel that IL
this strike ia prolonged 10 will he public
calamity, and most OF us believe that IL our
worthy President had given his spare
energy to dealing with the labor situation
instead Of the trust situation the country
would be better on for we do not know a
worse combination in restraint OF trade
than these labor unions.
The wholesale grocers said they were
in che same situation as the dry goods men.
They use the telegraph for the confrmati ton
Of orders and prices, hut practically all
their outside business IN done by mail.
The theatre men felt the strike at once
largely in trying to reach the actors already
engaged and notifying them OF rehearsals
J Shubert said that he had tried in vain
ali day TO reach Louis Mann and had failed.
An enterprising press agent at his elbow
supplemented this by telling OF an actress
who had got a live teddy bear at West
Point on Sunday 10 present to some one
She lost the live bear and came to the office
in tears bemoaning the fact that she could
not telegraph TO find him.
The strike, Mr.. Shubert said, would delay v
MANY rehearsals for few days and might
interfere with business arrangements that
were about TO be closed by telegraph
Al the Klaw a Erlanger Offices the same
thing was said.
Patrons Of the large hotels were incon-
venienced to some extent. In all the large
hotels the Postal operators were with
drawn to help out the main office. In prac-
ticaliy every hotel the Western Union
Offices we're open, and some of the opeTat ors
said they had received orders from the
unions officers at SO Pine treet to remain
at their Jobs Nearly every one Of them
said there was no desire TO strike and there
would be none in the hotels unless the
operators we're called upon TO help out
in the main office.
At the Grand Central Station there was
no hitch over running the railroad tele.
graphs The Western Union office there
was manned partly. two out Of eight oper-
atOrs remaining At their posts. They
were almost swamped with messages from
incoming and outgoing passengers. Th'
Poetsl's offloe at the corner Of Fifth avenue
and Forty-second street was doing bust
ness. and by o'clock had nearly caught ar
with the business offered All MESA ge
in the uptown branch offices that wer
running sere accepted subject to delay.