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Show To the Pnhlic. Salt Lake City, June 2Cib, 1378. Editors Herald: In this morning's issue we find what is termed by the btnd committee commit-tee "A Reply to the Tailors' Communication." Commu-nication." It is a poor attempt at denying a truthful Btalement, which proves our article impregnable; and the writer of the band's reply lacking the essential qualiiie of knowing how to give a correct cor-rect representation of facta. Tuey say that only four tail ore Bigned. True, but those four represent four diflerent bouses, which together em ploy two-thirds of the journeymen tailors in this city, all of whom en dorte the sentiments expressed. Tbe tailor on being waited upon to day, emphatically denies the charge of ever saying that be was tne only man in this city able to make the said uniforms, and further admits that there are as many good tailors here as in any city of America for its size. As to the roueh estimate (which the band considers con-siders so very rough), in the uniform talked of the tunic was to be trimmed across the front with nine double row? of gilt lace, not merely three rows of buttons. Tbia item alone would nir.ke a difference of three doliar a coat total, $42. The local firm aUo couairtered that a gO'id uniform should nave something uiiide, as well asv out, and not to be lined with a ten cent selecca, and the outside trimmed with a better braid than a gilt soutache, worth about 15 ceuts per yard. Further, they have ot got tue same quality o( cloth or trimmings, nor the solidity of work-mauahip. work-mauahip. The hat, epaulettes, waist I belt and music pouch, are all inferior! lo the oneB figured upon. Ouronlydesireiu writiog this article is to correct the erroneous state- j men is wuicn nave been circulated in reference lo the difference in price, whereas the Salt Lace tailors necer gave a price (they were never asked to give an estimate). This we oonsider a duty to our trade, as the band's reply would prefer the charge against the local firm and other tailors of wishing to defraud ihem out of $250 public money. No serenades decided. Tbe tailors' portion of the money gone east. Nlxety-nixb Tailors. We will laKe no lurlher notice of any communications. je27 S. L. Tailors. |