New-York tribune., 1915-02-01
NOTES OF TRADE
AND INDUSTRY

Tow manufacturers from all over the
country and importers will be busy this
week arranging their samples for the
big toy show, which opens on Monday
February g. The fair will be larger
this yea, than ever owing 20 the an
ticipated shortage in playthings from
the German Empire. which resulted in
many new toy factories entering the
field. However, importers OF German
toys cav there will be larger exhibits
Of nursery raDtures from the Father
land this year than ever before.
These. with the output from new rae
tories and those long in the field, Will
make the semi-annual "toy fair the
greatest in the history Of the trade
While il IS called the toy fair" there
{ is 10 centralized show place. In addi-
ton TO two lower Broadway hotels
turning over large space to exhibitors
.horc are many other showrooms in
The vicinity of Union Square where
BUYERS will have a chance to see all the
new and novel playthings from toyland.
Manufacturers of knit goods, blank
cts and other supplies for the comfort
Of the soldiers Of Europe have become
alarmed over the fact that European
purchasing agents are not renewing
contracts as they expected. Several Or
h,Iem arc already back in line hast!Ing
for orders from the American buyers
whom thev passed up for the foreign
accents. Only a few factories have
enough military orders to keep them
Going through February. Home buyers
however. are holding back on their ran
purchases. u4
The statement has been made that
ENGLISH textile manufacturers were eH-
crtirg all their influence TO keep the
cmbargo on wool tight. According 10
American manufacturers OF textiles,
this is lust another of the many wiId
rumors that find their way into PRINT
aLou, the wool situation.
Sir AlCernon Firth, head OF the flrth
Garnet Company, who was recent Wis
itor 10 this country, said that not only
Garnet manufacturers but all otner
| infue!,tial textile men were DONG
everything in their power to get the
powers that be to raise the embargo
on wool 20 this country lie tOId the
writer that it was absurd for any one
TO believe that the English teNtlie man
nfacturer would benefit by the barring
Of wool from this country All that
tbo English government wants IS TO
find some method whereby it can make
sure that none Of the wool which Is
shipped here will find its way to Ger
MANY in the finished product and the
embargo will be raised. Agents are
now a. work on plan OF this klnd.
This is the time OF year when the
fake Grand Rapids Furniture Sale
gets in full swing. A favorite method
Of the promoters of these sales Is to
claim that they purchased large guam,
titles of samples right OFF the floor
of the various furniture shows when
closed simultaneously Saturday night.
Grand Rapids furniture manufacturers
do not exhibit at any of the various
furniture shows held twice year. not
even in Grand Rapids. The furniture
exhibited in the Furniture City show
building is manufactured outside OF
Grand Rapids. Anyway, furniture ad.
vertised as Grand Rapids furniture, II
IL is the genuine article, Is not cheap
The cheapest piece of furniture manu-
factured there costs the retail dealer
above $50 (. o. b. Grand Rapids.
The National Retail Dry Goods Asso-
citation will meet in annual convention
in New York FIVE days. beginning Feb
ruary 18. This organization is COM
posed Of retail drygoods dealers from
all parts of the United States, but has
Us strongest membership on the Pacihc
Coast