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to four hundred people out of '-rbrk. This f:-ctor-r closed because of th1
dry rot that had set in the fir.i that. had formerly conducted the busi-
ness. Their business 7as comparable to h-,idbgs so thpt the former em.
ployees are more or less fri.'iliar with processes of bag manufacture,
This le-i York concern having learneC. of this foui m. that the local beazI
there would give it Thatever -,cconocdations it needed, providedd it re;-
opened that factory -nd took off the relief rolls of that town the fon
employees of that factory,

 This INer York manufacturer had not contractual relations with the
 New York Local Union, contract having expire- on June 1st. The union I
 and Industry h-ve not been able to -,6"ee uW:" terms for the renewal ofi
 their contracts and I susoect thrt this delcr in settling a new -gree-'
 ment is based u=on the ho:'e that out of the public hearing scheduled
 for July 9th one side or the other will be in a r;ore adva-itneous )os i-
 tion for mJ:ing terms than they are today. '

 The whole situation in this Industry is bad.. :To7 that the associj
 tions have joined forces, and provided the breath of life is -ut into
 i.t, possiblyy there can begin to work toward the solution of the many p3
 blems facing: therm.

 Here to, as in JEillinery, the price structure, their bpsis of fi
.inr costs, (I suspect inefficient factory o-er-.tion), the buying of o
rather than selling are the troublesome factors.

 Here g.in I hope to be able to ,give them the be-iefit of ry own
 perience along those lines that should look forw,.rd to p. better state
 affairs, I

 Yours very trul:, I

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