The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-29
GERMAN INTERESTS
BEING DIVORCED
FROM FUR INDUSTRY

WASHINGTON. May cH.--An"thsr
tcniaclr al l;"rnnan control IN American
industry has been severed by y. Mitchell
Palmer. th- alien property custodian
Under acraCScmcatS now being COM
plctcd between tho custodian and the
lNr Merchants Credit association OF
New York City. the interests ct the
German ;ur baronS g.: Leipzig Will DC
purchased by American merchants and
the money paid turned into tn" United
States treasury /" h.' held until IL" "nI
OF the var for the Germans involved.
In announcing to-day he forced re-
tir.mcnt ot German interests II the in
dustry. Mr.. Palmer SAID even rough cS,
Inmates Of the enemy holdings can not
be made until all The fur dealers have
reported balances due :he Germans.
1T may be stated. :Iowcvcr" said tho
custodian. that tn" negotiations just
completed will root out forever ;hc last
German dollar invested in the fur bus
mess in this country. turn l"oS" tn.
American furricr from IN" control or
the Leipzig cabal and establish 4 great
new industry here III America.
Some Of he larger rrmS which have
already readiuStcd th"Ir holdings under
the agreement or ,nr government arr
(pR n'pGeTs "tFFT 'pfllIlSlIH. Ni'hA''ir~
& Blum and N. :. Elias. Jr.. Inc. among
the best known CUR houses on THIS ''ld"
OF the. Atlanta. Man. nth r. are in
process Of read tm"nt. lnctu'I.nS pt'
Erler company. turh$ y Co.. Inc. and
Eisenbach brothers.
Before tn. war the trade Of Amer
lean turner's was practically nothing
but Il collecting and shipping agency fer
r.. Almost .,rtt flk.NN
BY American trappcrs had to go Leipzig
before /. could hC S"G. Leipzig drc$S-
ers ana dycrs were tine best in the world.
None could COMPETE with them. Al
though London was the worlds market,
by reason of the pioneer work "t the
old Hudson Eny company and far-
sighted English commission houses,
three-nuarterS NJ the fur shipped %
London t.pni America. Russia. ard sven
China. went after the auctions. diEec1
to Leipzig for dressing and dyeinS.
"At Leipzig each year after the FUR
was prepared and the German rncrch'
ants had fined tn" price for that year
Americans were allowed to purchase rs
much as thcc"-titthS OF tho "ntire' FUR
produced for rianufac;ur: int" garments.
although in $" dong they were force!
10 pay the original cost. 1!"S m" en-
prn$s II DIR. SSing and dy"in&. Plus II
handSon" croft for tn. Germans. plus
a so per cent duty before ;Iey got them
back hone. They wer" constantly
either indebted to he ,;"rn!s.ns or COM
pietcIy urcitr Their dom nation
MIR Palmer Saii .tlucrtca,I iur dyeinS
houses now are operating n New York
and that in St. Louis IA" attempt has
been mad successfully 20 dy" seal
skins which previously had never bc'n
done side Of Leipzig and London.
Fur auctions ais" have been undertaken
successfully both in st. Louis and NV
York.
When the war * OYER. Mr.. Pa!ni'-
concluded. "Gc-many Will again bhS
American :urs. but ih"se goods viii p"
bought in thr -\rnc-cau market thls
time from American trnt:. and th~y
will b" American dressed and dyed. ana
prepared for European consumption.
The unnatural 'radr conditions which
forced Americans 20 ship certain turS
abroad! ~ buy ,h.rn back and t" r"Ship
;Hsrn 10 NmvrIca Will have disappeared.
end Germany will h" Tho loser.