The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-25
MEN
FLAY SENATE FOR
DUTY ON HIDES
Representatives of Nearly All
Tanners in Country Meet
Here.
SAY LEGISLATION AGAIN
FAVORS BEEF TRUST
Adopt Resolution of Protest,
Which Will Go to Presi-
dent and Senators.

Twenty members. representing about
95 per cent. of the tanners of the coun-
try, met in the Board of Trade rooms
yesterday afternoon at a special meet
Ing OF the Patent n Enamel Leather
Manufacturers Association of America,
called for the purpose of discussing and
taking some action on the decision of
the Senate on Saturday last An main
tanning the Is per cent. dut<#o on raw
hides. Warm praise was melted out to
the members Of Congress for needing
the desire of the tanners throughout
the country to place this article on
the free list.
That they were thoroughly aroused.
was evidenced by the remarks of al
present.
why. sir" said President Harry ".
Hill. OF Cleveland, o.. sat the present
time the prices in his line are fully
20 per cent. higher than has ever been
known, and to what heights they will
soar after the action of the senate Is
more than l can imagine. Just think
what will become of the trade. 1t is
next to impossible for us to sell Our
goods now at cost price, muc less at
a profit, and in order to protect our
interests we will have to raise our
price to the consumer still higher.
There is one thing that is sure, and
that is the market will be at a stand
still, with the deniand killed alto-
gether."
Prominent Men Speak.
j. t. Taylor, Patrick Cairns, James
Smith, Sd. and r. s.. Ward also spoke
on the situation, and their remarks
showed that 1t is : one to be
viewed with alarm. Mr.. Taylor said
that at the debate held in the Senate
over the question representatives from
all sections of the country attended
and voiced their protest against such
action. but the Beef Trust once more
prevailed.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed, and the secretary was Instructed
to mail copies to the members of the
Senate and Congress and PRESIDENT
Taft:
I'VE, the members of the Patent
and Enamel Leather Manifacthf- y
ers. Association of AmericAeassemhf'i
bled in the Board of Trade rooms.
In Newark, N. j.. do most earnestly
protest against. the action of the
Senate in their voting to continue
the duty Of IS per cent. on imported
hides, thereby o~bstructing the eff
forts of the peoples representa-
tives to grant MS relief from an
evil that has been denied us for the
past twelve years. and which to
continue will tend to the ruin. of
Nj I,,oftraaa aa1 r1ana fhA nm
trolof the trade in the hands of a
few great packer monopolies.
This duty can only berconsidered
as a subsidy to the packers and a
buYdensome and uncalled-for tax 4
upon all consumers of leather goods.
In order to still further enrich a
few whose aggregate wealth has
already become so great as to be a
menace to a republican form of
government.
we commend the action Of our
national representatives. and urge
them to stand firm In defense of the
people against monopoly.
Those Present at the Meeting.
Among those present we're: Mr.. Hill,
of the Cleveland Tanning Company, of
Cleveland, o.: vice-President Cairns,
OF George Stengel {Inc.). OF Newark;
Treasurer Lewis straus, and Bernard
Etraus, of NJ. Straus & Son, of Newark;
Secretary James NJ. Reilly, OF the Radel
Leather Manufacturing Company, of
Newark; James Smith, Sd. of J. H.
Halsey &c Smith; William H. Hatton,
of T. p. Howell & Co.; Peter Loehn-
berg, Atlantic Leather Company;
Charles Pearce, of Pearce Bros. /;
Charles Grubstein, of the American
Leather Manufacturing Company;
Thomas Kearns, of the NJ. Caffery
Leather Company, all OF Newark; Her
man Good, Lackawanna Leather Com
pany. Hackettstown; H. n Gay, of
Blanchard Bros. & Lane; ]. T. La Foy
and G. T. La Foy. of Henry Lang
Company, both of Newark; James T.
Taylor, American Oak Leather Com
pany, Cincinnati; T. e. Hayes, Howell
Hinchman Company, Middletown; r. S
Ward, OF e. s. Ward & Co., o. w.
Tunison. of the Rex-Imperiaf Leather
Company. and owen p. Fox, Of the
RadeI Leather Compauy. ali of New