Year: 1859

SHOE AND LEATHER DEALERS OF Bosrox-An ad-
Journed meeting Of the Shoe and Leather Dealers
Of Boston was held in the Exchange Hanover street.
on Saturday, to hear the report of the committee
appointed at the meeting held on 10th of April,
to investigate the difficulties supposed to exist in
the leather trade between the cities of New York
and Boston.


Mr.. Joseph Whitney read a report of the COM
mittee appointed at the last meeting. By this re-
port the facts were submitted in regard to the con-
ference of subcommittee with the committee in
New York. There had been some feeling among
New York merchants, growing out OF what was
said at the first meeting.


A series of resolutions embracing n proposition
to the New York merchants was submitted bV the
Boston Committee.


The New y ork Committee presented a counter
proposition, which was adopted, in the form of
series of resolutions, in the meeting of the mer-
chants of New York and was now presented for
action to this meeting.


Resolved.-l. That it is recommended to the
trade to instruct their tanners to forward no lea
ther to mar ket hereafter until it is merchantaby
dry.


2. That it be recommended to the trade to stamp
their names and the quality upon the leather that
they SELL that the responsibility of the inspection
may rest upon the dealers directly.


}. That in case differences arise between BUYERS
and sellers, growing out of claims for short weight
the same shall be referred to an impartial third
party, mutually chosen, who alone shall decide
when the leather is fairly dry, and shall weigh
1t without interference from either party in in
tercst.


4. That in the judgment ofthis committee the
provisions OF the Leather Inspection Laws of the
States of New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachu-
setts, viz:-That liability shall be incurred on
the part Of the seller until and after there shall be
deficiency in weight of five per CENTS eminently
just considering do, that leather will to that
extent be influenced by the state of the atmosphere
in which it is dried.


5. That when leather properly dried Ii. e. dried
without sun or artificial heat shall fall short five
per cent. or more, that such difference is evidence
of error of inspection, and that the whole amount
of deficiency shall be allowed.


6. That such deficiency should not be estimated
upon any portion but shall include the whole in
voice, which should all be reinspected and re-
stamped.


I. That all claims for short weight or other error
should be made within ten DAYS of the receipt of
the leather at its destination.


3. lhat the cost OF inspection of leather should
be equally divided between buyer and seller.


After remarks made by Mr.. Chas. H. Carroll and
Mr.. ). 5. Arnold, in regard to the position taken
by the latter at a former meeting, the New York
resolves were considered The first resolve was
adopted by the meeting without debate. The Sc
cond was debated, and then adopted, and the third
passed without discussion


In lieu of the fourth and fifth resolves the follow
ing was adopted:


Resolved, That when leather mcrchantably dry,
Il. e., dried without sun or improper heat shall
fall short, it is evidence of in the inspection
and the deficiency should be allowed with the cost
of re-inspection.


The sixth resolve was amended so as to provide
that the deficiency should not be estimated upon
any portion, but should include the whole invoice.
or such part thereof as is hand when reinspect-
ed and re-stamped


The seventh was amended by INSERTING ffteon
instead of ten There were no other amendments
to the New York resolves, which were adonted
after being amended in the manner described
above.