Fair Waist and Dress Company facts for kids

Fair Waist and Dress Company was a business from the early 1900s. It made clothes for women. The company started in 1909. Its first location was on Broadway in New York City, near 32nd Street.

A Growing Business

Over the years, the company moved its main offices. In 1929, it was in the Lefcourt-Malborough Building on Broadway. By 1930, its main office was at 1400 Broadway. This was a very tall, 35-story building. The company used a huge space there, about 100,000 square feet. This building was at the corner of 38th Street.

Fair Waist and Dress Company also had sales offices in other big cities. These included Boston, Massachusetts, Chicago, Illinois, St. Louis, Missouri, and Kansas City, Missouri.

In 1920, Abraham Gevirtz was the owner of the company. Later, in December 1923, Maurice L. Hano became the company's main representative.

Business Challenges

Like many companies, Fair Waist and Dress Company sometimes faced problems. In 1927, they had a disagreement with another company called Susquehanna Silk Mills. They had a contract for a lot of silk. Fair Waist and Dress Company received some silk but then stopped accepting more. A court in New York decided that Fair Waist and Dress Company had to pay money to the silk company.

Later, in 1934, the company faced more issues. During the Great Depression, the United States government created new rules to help businesses and workers. These rules were part of something called the National Recovery Act. One rule said that clothing workers should not work more than 35 hours a week. However, Fair Waist and Dress Company was accused of making its employees work longer hours, sometimes up to 46 hours a week. They were also accused of not paying their employees fairly, according to the new rules.