New-York tribune., 1909-03-23
GATHER TO FIGHT DUTY
HOSIERY JOBBERS ANGRY.
Say They WI Not Use Sunday
School Methods" to Alter Schedule.

Representatives OF ffty-three large jobbing houses
and department stores throughout the country met
at the Waldorf yesterday to devise ways and means
thwart the proposed tariff schedule on cotton
hosiery. Unless something is promptly done. they
said. those Americans unable TO pay for the silk va
riey will Increase OF from . to s. per cent
the price of the cheaper foreign hosiery II was
pointed out that there advance contem-
plated silk hosiery. 1T looks Ike class legisla-
ton" said Hugh Mullen, Of the Brown-Durrell com
pany. Of Boston. who chairman
There were many speakers, all of whom took the
position that the tariff schedule cotton hosiery
direct result Of the financial support ana
the tireless energy OF certain coterie OF cotton
manufacturers In Philadelphia II was charged
that a fund Of 5000 had been raised by the do
mestic interests that legal counsel mad oeeh
engaged and that the schedule submitted repre-
sented merely the successful attempt OF selfish In
terests TO take outrageous advantage OF i'm
porters and other merchants"
We must fight fire with fire said the chairman
Sunday school methods won't do We, too must
raise money-arge sums %: money A committee
should be appointed to see that raised in every
town in the country We must go TO Washington
and show the powers that be the heinous injustice
that will be done thousands OF persons in the
hosiery trade II the schedule - allowed TO go
through as proposed. We must hire high class po-
liticaI lawyers who will know how TO gain the
attention Of those whom shouil prevail upon.
After much discussion, during which the views
OF Duluth. MINI. and Jackson, Miss. we're rounu
coincide with the opinions SOstoh anu pau
more the following committee was appointed
Hugh Mullen chairman, Kenneth Barnhart OF
Marshall Field & Co, Chicago. z. Z. Fitzpatrick,
Of the Brown Durrel Company. Boston: Henry
SchIn of Henry Schif & Co, j. W Doscher, OF
Frederick Victor & Acheis. Walter Wesendonck.
O. Weseudonck, Lorenz & Co; John J. OConneu,
OF Arnold Consta BILE K Co, all Of this city, Louis
Lewis OF Johnson. Boyd < c. Baltimore; B. s
sharp Of John Silver & Co. Atlanta. Ga; John G
Sullivan. OF Sullivan & Co Philadelphia and Cal
vim y Smyth. OF Young. smyth Field & Co. Phil
adelphia This committee will appoint representa-
tves in other cities TO extend the work Of raising
money. obtaining publicity. etc.
Mr.. Mullen said that the domestic manufacturers
had more than doubled their capitalization since
the passage OF the Dingey tariff bill and that II
was the height Of foolishness and unfair dealing
now to raise tariff that had already wrought
such benefCeut results for the home manufacturers
The domestic output amounted. he said. in 1900 TO
$22 7593Is. and in 1905 s495so,557. The foreign
hosiery mportations. he said remained practically
stationary at about S6.0O0O0o annually
But" ne added. ~ the proposed schedule goes
through IL will mean the ruination of the import
ers business IN cotton hosiery. and the domestic
makers then can and will charge the same amount
for an inferior quality or goods
The other local firms represented at the meeting
onss Sons. IL b Clanin & Co. Verdior & Hardy.
Talbot & PoggI B. Altman & %. R f. Macy
y,uJIha. s,,7Ie7r (.ra Word SompanV saks & Co
M Z q, Mryer, Abraham & straus Efrich Bros
H. {. +. Koch < Co. Endler & Heintz. Durham
d 90. Helmann Mandei Company. lie Bouu-
lier Bros. the Syndicate Trading Company. 6 y
A. Wise. NJ
Scott < 60, Chicago, Armstrong. Gator & 20,
Baltimore Wilson Bros. Chicago. johnson BOYD.
baltimore sullivan & Co. Philadelphia; Clawson &
Co Cincinnati. John Slvey & Co. Atlanta; J. V
vanuah Ga: Power & Baird. Columbia. Ga: John
Remington Company. Jackson, Miss, Rice. StiN x
20 s. orlfs. Hahne & 60. Newark. y J.: Pitts
burg Drvgoods Company. Pittsburg, Maxwell Nc
clue Kansas city. and Adam r. Bartel Company.
Richmond Ind.