The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-10
CLASH OYER SHOWS
IN GUARD ARMOUIES
Head of Madison Square Gard.,
Company Charges Unfair
Competition.
COL. BATES MAKES DENIu

G. Louis Bolssevaln. rro.'J.r' u. OBJ.
+. and ~ Company. owner ny v....
Square Garden, complained iu l, .n,..
view yesterday that tho Garden ii.I ,,s,
large public amusement place. ... ..,..
to meet what he characterized .. ......,
competition by the state a~o..,
said that It is quite impossin.,
such as the Garden, which 5a., ,1 r..
heavy taxes. to compete ou 90 ,....
basis with the armories, which a...,.'.
from taxation and support,J Do, .sl
funds.
Mr. Bolssovain took tho position ,r,, HI
Madison Square Garden and tire Gland
Central Palace supply real pl, , M.
they are deserving OF more cons. .fs-,,o.
than was being shown by the iy..l Sta
guard authorities.
IL ana others Interested do mot la IN,
least object to the use of IN. afmor.,|
for exhibitions the proceeds OF v.. oh AZ,
devoted to charity" he said. NOR hav.
We any quarrel with the armory peop,.
when the armories are used FOR balls an
athletic meets of a more or less prIva,.
character. What we do object 'n is hav
Ing to compete with them for shows ana
exhibitions of "a purely commercial kind"
Mr.. Boissevain went on to say that m.
placarding of tho armories when IN lisa !,
exhibition places often produced a van
unsightly effect. and that he folt that \
Tor no other reason than to preserve "A,
dignity OF the organization the Maitland
Guard should forbid such displavs n,
added that not ali of the local regiment,
OF the guard offend IN this respect ana
that many of them do not rent out the,
quarters for commercial purposes
Mr.. Boissevain said that although M
with Mr.. Spratt OF the Grand Certr,l
Palace, had had conference las: yeO,
with Gen. George II. Dyer, commander d
the First Brigade, and Col Bates and ooI
Conley of the Seventy-hrst and Sky.
ninth regiments respectively, at which AZ
agreement not to compete unfairly Wa
reached, this agreement was not bers
lived up t..
When the matter was brought 10 m.
attention OF Gen. Dyer no asked ca
Bates to give the guard side OF the casa
Col. Bates, after pointing out that "a.
renting out of armories for commerce,
purposes is sanctioned and expressly DIN.
vded for in tho State law, denied en-
phatically that faith had been broka
with Mr.. Bossevain or that there Va,
anything unfair in the composition b.
tween the armories and the large amuse.
ment places.
COL Bates said that tho Sevcnty-nv
and Sixty-ninth Regiment armori,s an.
the ones that are most IN compyt.,o,
with the Grand Central Palace and Mad.
son Square Garden and that, r6a.znr
this competition had been unfair whe.
tho armor!es charged any price th,y sas
tit, he and Col. Conley at a coui,r,rc
with Mr.. Boissevain. held I'm cen uyerI
Office. had agreed not 20 cut p...,. tr
To charge the same as the publ. pao,
charged.
This agreement, he said, had I..r . ri.
pulously observed. As matter u. ..
no said, It was hard to see wuD.. .
armories offered serious c1mp-;ii.o. sfc
they We're available for show Y.....
only short time each year 20 I,
that in New York city an MON. nl|
by renting the armurics is tuu,. rr
To the city Chamberlain and ciU.t .
drawn upon except with the am 0
the Adjutant-GcGerul and for
purposes only. He said that THEN. ..
many things needed by the regimen. .-
| provided by the State ana that ~, .'d
secured by renting tha armou, $40"
| badly needed