530 TESTIMONY. 



Dgposition of Emil J. Stair, manager of estate of John Unszlts, furrier^ 

 New Yorlx. 



general sealskin industry. 



State of New York, 



City and County of New York, ss: 

 Emil J. Stake, being duly sworn, says: I am 28 years of age, a citi- 

 zen of the United vStates, and a resident of the city of New York. In 1851 

 Jolm Euszits established in the city New York a large wholesale fur busi- 

 ness, at the head of which he remained until his death in 1890. In 1859 he 

 imported 44 seal skins from London; his annual importations gradually 

 increased until in the year 1887 he imported 10,804 

 dressed and dyed seal skins of all catches. His books show the follow- 

 ing purchases in London of dressed and dyed x\laska 

 sMns^sbiceTsso. '"^'^ furseal skins, all of which were brought to this coun- 

 try: 1887, 9,000; 1888,5,800; 1889,6,800. These fig- 

 ures fairly represent his average purchases and imx)or- 

 tations between 1880 and 1889. 

 I entered the employ of John Euszits at the age of 14. Since the 

 age of 21 I have been familiar with every transaction 

 Experience. connected with the business, and upon his death I suc- 



ceeded to its sole management. 

 There are now employed in this house in the mamifacture of fur 

 articles about 140 men and women. If we were to lose 

 rSuu ot-lossV seal- the scal-skiu industry, I do not know what would be- 

 skin mciustry. come of the busiucss as a whole. It would be very 



seriously crippled. I have signed the name "Estate of John Euszits," 

 the name under which the business is now carried on, to the annexed 

 statement. I believe it to be correct in all respects. With regard to 

 the approximate number of people stated to be em- 

 in^S-findu-S^y m the ploycd iu the scal-skin industry in the United States 

 unitedstates. Agrees J ^^j]! gj^y ^^^jg ^ji^t probably in the fall and winter a 



with statement m last , '^ i ' i -i • n it 



paragraph of Samuel greater nuuiDer, whilc lu summcr tewer, are employed. 

 tiihnaun'saiBdavit. g^^^ j belicve the numbcr given to fairly re])resent the 

 average number emjdoyed throughout the year. I agree with all that 

 is said by Samuel Ullmann in the last paragraph or section of his affi- 

 davit verified June 21 and hereto annexed. 



Emil J. Stake. 



Sworn to before me this 22d day of June, 1892. 

 [l. s.] S. Steinheimer, 



Notary Fvhlic, Neiv YorJc County, No. 529 Broadway, New York. 



Deposition of Hugo Jaecl<el, head of firm of Asch rf; Jaeckel, furriers, New 



York. 



general sealskin industry. 



State of New York, 



City and Count f/ of New York, ss: 



Hugo Jaeckel, being duly sworn, says: I am 44 years of age, a citizen 



of the United States and a resident of the city of New 



xperience. York. I am the present owner of the business which, 



since the year 1878, has been carried on in the city of New York under 



