The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
TA|LORS REFLECT
FISHER PRESIDENT
National Association Decides to
Hold Next Annual Conven-
ton in Chicago.
DISCUSS MANY PROBLEMS
Want Adequate Law to Punish
People Who Give Worthless
Checks for Goods.
DISCUSS MANY PROBLEMS

advocated yesterday by number OF
speakers at tho final session OF the Ma
tlonal Association of Merchant .Tailors
or America. The trades and education
committee had submitted an cxhnus-
lines, and members of tailors' assocla
tons In the various citios were urged
TO use their best efforts in getting such
schools established
Inc final session was by far the
busiest ono of the convention, and WINS
marked by the passage of number
Oh resolutions bearing upon important
ana vital questions OF the trade
Among these were two offered by the
resolutions committee, urging Com
Ercss to pass bills now pending beru, O
~ providing for the punishment of
persons who pass worthless checks in
payment for merchandise. and for tho
branding and labelling of woolens ara
all Knit fabrics.
resolutions recommending to wooden
manufacturers OF the United Stotca
mat on and after January /. 1915.
wooiens for single width cloth he mnde
tnlrty inches in width: double width
cloths, sixty inches i'm width and
sleeve Innings for singles not less than
! twenty-five inches, and for doubles
not less than forty-four Inches. were
also passed unanimously
Tells ar Night CIas.as.
After Conrad Nagel, of New York
hau read report from the trades and
e""c''ioh committee, setting forth the
piosress being made by the night vo-
e"'ioilai classes III the Y. NJ C. a.
branches OF that city, President Harry
snef nhhde an impressive talk on vo-
cational schools.
Apprenticeship work in every line
o. tiaae ought To he taught In the pub
nc schools; then all the taxpayers
mouiu pear the burden pro rata" said
president Fisher I'VE must change
our PUBIC school system of education.
| Many OF the Youngsters go as high ms
| we! can III the grammar grades. and
uoh go To the high schools, but go ont
iito the world and become 'Jacks-of-
ali-tfades and masters Of none" and az
LOFTY years OF age no one wants TO
employ them at any price. NO bust
ness man has the time To train the
young; this work should he done In Tho
public schools.
,o The vocational school work pro-
efcSS In Buffalo is amazing In these
schools boys are taught to be tailors
plumbers, printers. tin workers, and
In iact every trade. and girls are taught
vocational work such as they prefer
TO Follow Buffalo Is completing n
Si.oOo.oo0 technical school building
where all trades Will be taught in mi,
ute detail
Whether YOU are making $4,000 or
100000 or even S1,0000OO a wear vour
duty Is 10 your community: stand for
civic work ana YOU will accompll Oh
, something Go home. gentlemen. and
work 10 teach the boys and girls OF
your community some trade. for the
! labor problem Is n serious one. we
az taxpayers. and the Taxpayers In
general. must 20 down In our Jeans and
supply the money to equip bows and
| girls To take the place of the men and
women at the head OF tho various
trades to-day"
MY Naeei AT this point rose and said
We owe TO God the duty. and we
owe 10 our fenowmen the education
or our bows and girls"
Face Bir Problems.
y. j. Bush, of Cleveland. told of tho
progress of vocational work In that
city. and Major Haffa, of Buffalo. added
20 President Fishers information abou;
Funalo, that the city had fifteen day
and httecn night schools in which 70.
oational studies were part of the cur
lculum' and Tint the night schools
are attended by 10000 bows. men
women and girls OF all classes, and IL
makes your heart glad to see them take
up the vocation Of their choice"
Milton S. Spies. OF Holyokc Mass
snid tho problem the ta!lors faced I'm
the matter OF labor was the Offering
of better working hours. when
taiiors get down to working system
whereby our employees will work eigh;
or nine hours q dav. instead of having
TO faco practically night and dav
work In busy seasons much of our
labor problem will have been solved"
Mr.. Spies said he realized II was haro
to get boys and girls to take up the
work Of making coats and trousers
but shorter hours of work bring about
great change.
The exhibit committee Nathan Simon.
chairman and t c. Conlon. assistant,
reported zoe garments on display
o6 sacls coats. IS vests. Is pairs of
trousers II dinner sack coats. %
morning coats. 2 riding coats, &c even
In coats. froclSs. 5 pairs OF riding
breeches-the most complete display
cver given at any convention
Tho executive committees report
was taken up seriatim. The section
/ regarding the Chicago Exchanges re-
quest that the date or the annual CON
vcntion be set for the third Tuesday In
January was laid on the table for one
year Local exchanges will be noti-
fed four months In advance OF any
change.
Against Misleading Ads.
The Cleveland Exchanges resolution
asking TINT the National Cutters AS
ISOLATION be requested to hold Its con-
vention nj tho same stime and place
az the national tallors' convention, was
| received and filed.
The recommendations of President
! Fisher relative to the use of the ma
/ tional seal on invita- tons and relative
/ to requests to wooden manufacturers
| 10 make their cloths wider were con-
CURED In by unanimous vote.
I Resolutions We're passed thanking
I Governor stuart, Mayor Ainslie. the
/ press Of the city. tho Jefferson Hotel
and Nathan Simon FOR courteses ex-
! tended tho convention.
| Tho tariff and Legislation committee's
report was adopted. IL urged the pas
sage by Congress OF the bill prohibit
ing false and misleading advertise
mcnts and. the strict enforcement of
/ that law, and recommended that ma
jority OF the tariff and legislation com
! mittee. Including the chairman. should
lie residents of the city Of Washington,