Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-10
ADOPT
LEATHER
STANDARD
Manufacturers Decide to Have
as Few Classes as
Possible.

At the regular meeting of the Patent
and Enameled Leather Manufacturers
Association this afternoon in the Board
of Trade rooms resolutions were adopt
ed to standardize the selections of
leather grades. 1t was pointed out that
the individual systems of grading
leather practised by the manufacturers
had resulted in making this part of the
industry complicated, and t was decid-
ed to facilitate matters by bringing the
selections into as few classes as posi-
BILE. A regular split and machine buff
grade will be the standard and any
other selections desired will be con-
sidered as extra selections.
In connection with the regulation Of
selections the members also agreed to
make a standard of measurement. Re-
cent reports show that hides are be-
coming considerably smaller tina could
be secured formerly, and it was i'm
possible to meet some of the demands
made for the larger sizes of finished
leather.
The members condemned the practise
of the dealers who have persistently
ignored the terms of payment adhered
to by the association. The practise of
the manufacturers has been to allow
l per cent for payment of bills within
thirty days, and 2 per cent. for ten
days. Many of the automobile, car
riage and furniture dealers were re-
ported to have taken advantage of the
delay of thirty days and still demanded
the 2 per cent. The members of the
association agreed to notify the dealers
the terms would be enforced in the
future.
1t was also recommended that a sta
tistical bureau be established. so that
the leather output for the year and
many facts concerning the industry be
kept available. The members of the
committee appointed to make investi-
cations n agree upon a system for
the bureau We're j. F. Taylor. Harry
n. Hill and Patrick J.. Cairns.
A committee was also appointed to
draft resolutions of regret on the death
of Patrick REILLY. who was a member
of the association and for many years
a prominent leather manufacturer. The
members of the committee are J.. Hen
ry Smith, Michael F. Mclaughlin and
James B. REILLY.
a. AZ ihNttliiB were. GTes1-
dent James F. Taylor, of the Ameri-
can Oak Leather Company, Cincinnati,
o.; First Vice-president j.. p. LaFoy.
of Henry Lang Company, Newark:
Second Vice-president j. Henry Smith.
of T. p. Howell Company. Newark;
Secretary James B.. Reilly, of the
Radel Leather Manufacturing Com
pany. Newark; Trustees Harry n. Hill,
chairman, of The Cleveland Tanning
Company; S. F. Mcdonald, of Ashts-
bula Hid n Leather Company: Her
bert Gay, of Blanchard Bros. & Lane
Company; James r.. Smith, of Hugh
Smith, Inc: Herman Good. of Lacka-
wanna Leather Company, Hacketts-
town; 7. E. Hayes. of Howell Hinch-
man Company, Middletown, n. Y.
Also h following members: william
ely n Michael j.. Mclaughlin, of
Kelly & Mclaughlin Company, New
ark; F. j. Cairns. Of George Stengel
Company, Newark; william Hatton, of
the Ottowa Leather Company. Grand
Haven. Mich; Peter Lowenberg, of the
Atlantic Leather Company, Newark.
and John ] Radel, of the Radel
Leather Manufacturing Company.
Newark.
An executive meeting of the asso-
citation was held in the Hotel Belmont,
New York, yesterday, and the resolu-
tions drafted today were formed.