New-York tribune., 1922-08-12


the piece, pound or bag But the
peddlers. evidently fearing 20 frighten
their customers with too large figures
usually word their signs so much a
half pound or quarter pound adopt
ed the piece method and putting up my
little pasteboard, pushed west on
Stanton Street, drawing up alongside
Of Sheeya's cart and beginning the
conversation just referred TO.
On my way, however, ] stopped long
enough 10 ask Supervisor Wallis about
permit. lie was standing In front
Of a ive-cent moving picture house.
"All you need to get permit is
naturalization papers" he explained.
doesn't IL cost anything 2. IN
quired.
and % cents day II you just want TO
have your stand for a short while he
said.
plicants ?"
"Not o many"
I recall here that Commissioner Of
Markets Edwin J. O'Malley told me that
about 5000 peddlers held permits Tor
permanent stands, but that II al those
who should have them had them, there
would baye been froro 1000 - lk'OoO
permits issued. ! concluded that there
are about 6.o0O peddlers on the East
Side selling their wares without reg
ular permits. | observed, too, there
- m n
derinR aimlessly about the streets. and
that the great proportion OF tnese
8 00O permitless havkers we're doing
business at stands with the apparent
approval Of the local superyisors'
The question naturally arises are
these thousands OF hucksters giving up
25 cents a day without anything 10
show that they paid the money or are
they paying more, or arc tney paying
ANYTHING? n no receipts arc given who
gets the money and how is - account
ed for?
,ffce OF Louis Friedman, the super
visor Of Orchard Street, whose string
Of pushcarts. numbering about ll5, he
admits run from stanton 10 broome
street. He has his Office in the auc-
tioneer establishment OF Jacob Herman,
AZ 1874 Orchard Street. with his son,
Harry. regular East Side dandy in
one-button coat. always on tap with ms
big badge 10 receive applicants.
al would like 20 get a permit Tor a
stand in Orchard Street. Mr.. Fried
man. | addressed the son after draw
ing my cart close 20 the curb.
Where do you want 10 stand?' nc
inquired jokingly.
Anywhere" ! replied.
well. il can't be done
But look" ] protested hurriedly,
T've got my picyires taken ana you
can have them. They cost me 90 cents
Why can't have a permit :! -,
"There amt no room. can't you see
There is no place for a little cart
like mine, only about two feet, IN the
whole three blocks2' asked
"Not a stitch" he said shaking his
head.
but for money a man can get room
and anything. can't he?'
"Sure. for money man can get any
thing. Say. space is dear 20 ana ana
offer one OF these peddlers $4,000 for
his place. Maybe he'll give It 70 you.
Say. many Of those men are million
aires. Look. he don't believe It. I'm
telling you 4,t
"Mr Friedman" I protested. mine
tenths Of those men haven't got more
than two or three dollars worth OF
stock on the stands. They come here
at 8 and 6 o'clock in the morning and
stay 10 midnight 20 dispose Of all
their goods so they can make little
profit. Avrom. the cart keeper. hires
10 most Of these men their carts, snd
he tells me that from what he knows
so cents a day Is a good living. How
can n man make a million dollars II Ia
deals 10 pennies day in and day out?"
"Who knows better, you or me :"
Harry broke in. II know n man who
lust bought n s65.O00 house here just
10 have the little stand az the curb In
front Of the house. Now what do you
know aboat that
"well, maybe II come around to-
morrow you will get me place" !
pleaded T1l give you a quarter"
Say, we're getting away from that
quarter business. We want the dollar
= week men,. he replied with sort Of
final shake Of the head.
"Are you and your father the only
people in charge Of this street," l
asked.
Well, We have 20 hire laborers 20
clean the streets and things like that"
Some one was shouting al me from
behind. "Heyl hey! Get your cart out
Of here,"
Il was = white wing. a regular city
etreet cleaner, who wanted 20 sweep
Nd under ny pushcart. ] moved ny
cart q BIT and. returning 70 Harry.
asked him IL he employed the white
wing. lie said he did not.
"Where is the man you hire 20 clean
the street. Aren't you supposed 70 pay
a man IS day for this work. Maybe
/ can get such a job7" ! suggested.
"Say, try tomorrow; try tomorrow.
You said on would come around to-
morrow. Let il be tomorrow, but I
don't think there will be anything do
ing"