The sun., 1919-06-09
EXPRESS OFFICIALS
TO HEAR PROTESTS
Will Confer With United
Waist League on Proposed
Rate Increases.

As a result OF a protest by various
trade organizations against the proposed
new regulations and increased charges
Of the American Railway Express Com
pany. filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission. the Railroad Administra-
ton and the express company, at the
instance OF the United Waist League of
America. the league has received from
j. G. Taylor, president of the express
company. a communication suggesting
that u conference be held with a view to
adjusting the matter. The new regula-
lions are designed to take effect Au-
gust I.
Sixteen organizations in the apparel
and kindred industries, representing
manufacturers doing a yearly business
estimated at $1,000, 100000, filed the
protest
Mr.. Taylor suggests that a committee
of five be appointed to represent the or
ganizations and confer with a similar
committee of the express company. I'VE
has no disposition to be unfair and I'M
reasonable" says Mr.. Taylor, land any
action we have taken so far not only
selves. but for your own protection and
others dealing in your commodity"
Action by the organizations interested
will be taken within the next few days.
Crittcises Dress Manufacturer.
Manufacturers Of dresses throughout
the country are sharply criticised for
their failure to visualize the trade pos
sibilities in Cuba and other Latin Amer
lean countries, in q statement by David
n. Mosessohn. executive director of the
Associated Dress Industries Of America
He says that by closing their eyes to
the trade development opportunities,
American manufacturers are demonstrat-
Ing a lack of foresight which is most
regrettable.
There are details in connection with
this export trade that will have to be
taken into consideration, but they are
minor matters and should not stand in
the way of fostering this new COM
mercial field" says Mr.. Mosessohn.
America sold a great deal of merchan-
I disc to the Latin American countries
during the war 1t is now up to US to
go after that trade and not wait for
any other country to get their merchan-
disc In there, and then find we are too
late"
A report reaching him from Cuba, he
said. shows that the country is on a
wave of prosperity; people are spending
money freely and they want beautiful
merchandise. ''They like American
made dresses and they want them" he
says, but the trouble seems to be that
the American manufacturers of dresses
are not so keen about developing the
! business with that country for some rea-
son or other. American made dresses
will find ready sale In Cuba, and the
| better the dress the quicker the sale,
and the manufacturer who Is making
| high class merchandise need have no
fear introducing his line there"
Establish Uniform Wage Scale.
The Associated Broad Silk Association
| OF New Jersey has decided to have a
uniform wage scale. and manufacturer rs
affiliated with the organization have
granted their employees an increase OF
l cent yard pending negotiations for
| establishing such n scale throughout the
State.
The Broad Silk Association OF Pater-
son has voted to grant the request OF
| their weavers for a % per cent increase.
With this increase the total wage adj
vances granted since the employees
began work on the forty-eight hour basis
| average 20 per cent.
High Price for MOhair.