The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-23

March, 1911, which is in full force, and is in these
words; SEC o. dad be further enacted. That al
stores hereafter rented by the collector naval officer
surveyor shall be public account and paid for by the
collector as such, and shall be appropriated exclusively
TO the use OF receiving foreign merchandise subject
the Treasury"
The law, then, it now stands, authorizes but two
classes OF stores, namely, public and private stores
The hrst as we have seen, must be rented on public
account aud paid for by the collector" The second are
the private stores, agreed upon eoe stated and must
be kept under the regulations heretofore quoted pre-
scribed by law.
Under the clause of the law authorizing private stores
IN certain cases. very important question has been pre-
scented Tor my considerations whether, in view of the
very large discretionary powers vested in this department
by the 9Th section of the warehousng law, it compe
tent to extend the privilege of storage in private stores TO
the goods OF several importers in such store when
requested by them. Upon mature deliberaOn, have
come to the conclusion that this may be done and have
accordingly authorized, under regulations combining
the most perfect indemnity and security to the govern
ment, with great convenience and economy to the
chant These will not be public stores, and rent will
be paid for them by the government but they will be used
as private stores denominated in the law other stores
to be agreed by the collector chief revenue officer
OF the port, and the importer, owner, consgee In
these cases, however, the person who permitted by the
collector TO have such private bonded store must be con-
shuted by each OF the importers using the their
agent, who must keep the importers key authorized
by law whilst the inspector will keep another and dis
tinct key; that access be had to the goods
except in the presence of the inspector In this case,
however, where several importers thus one private
store thus guarded and secured in addition the cuso
dy OF the goods under the lock of the inspector and the
bond for the duties required from the importer the col
ecor must also exact from the agent OF the importers
who keeps the store bond, with sufficient sureties to
indemnify the government against loss This is substan
TALLY the system of private competition for storage and
labor introduced into Great Britain, and which has been
attended there with such wonderful success, and has
made that country the sorehouse of the products and
fabrics OF the world In the absence of such regulations
this department feels well assured that the warehousing
business in the United States be brought into
FIJI IF
believes that this adoption OF the system here will be
attended with incacuabie benefits Under this convic
ton have felt il 10 be my duty to extend these pryi-
leges to the merchants and business OF the country.
Being DESTROYS OF introducing the system of alb
solutey fire proof, to guard far practicable
against those disastrous fires which have often swept
away many millions of property invested in stores and
goods, and with view to place bonded stores
country upon an equal ii not SUPERIOR footing to all
Others as regards security, so as to make ports the
principal entrepOts OF commerce, have directed that
preference shall be gven all cases. by the collectors
to such private stores as made entirely reproof By
this mean such stores, of which have scarcely
a single in this country although lately introduced
with great into Great Britain, free from all
materials Such stores would be built on
arches of stone or brick; what would be better Tor all
the wooden material now used TO substitute iron
ly for roofs and ralters, for oss for DOORS window
frames and shutters slabs for flooring, and beams pill
lars where needed as now used in some cases in Eu
rope. The advantages of this system would be, LIST.
The greater security from fire in such stores would much
increase the warehousng business OF the country, with
all It's immense pTOHS 10 our commercial ana navigating
interest 81. The saving or diminishing the losses as
ing from conhagrations 81 The savn, or diminishing
insurance 4h. The frequent arrestiny OF tires in our
great cities, by stepping hsm at point where the build
ings were wholly incombusible 5th The gradual ex-
tension Of the system of iron buildings to private stores,
other than bonded warehouses 9th. The great benefit,
the interest of the country from the and in
ceasng and demand thereby created for that mate
nal
The augmen,ing demand for warehouses in many of
ports had forced upon the department the alternative
OF at this time and additional public
for terms OF years in the larger ports, resong 10 the
system of private competitions and, after full nvestiga
ton, is deemed best TO adopt the latter Public stores
however, to large extent, are still required by the law
lst For importers who may prefer TO them "a
goods under the provisions of the law be
stored only IN public stores and the value of these
claimed goods in New York alone, during the first two
years under the warehousing law by the returns of the
collector, amounted to $l4,el765s. Under this SYSTEM
public and private stores will be combined, and each for
useful purposes, designed by the law but ultimately,
the great of the warehousng business Except
regards unclaimed goods) will be transacted here in
Great Britain by stores neither rented nor owned by the
government These stores, owned by individuals. in
proper locations and OF proper character, will be
thozed by the collector, with the assent of the Secre
tary at each port and the government will have
other control them than the custody of the key by
an inspector OF the revenue and access 10 the goods per-
mlt'ed only IN his presence as required by law. The
person who is authorized to keep the store will be the
agent of the Importers and contract for storage and labor
as they may think proper the government being ndem
ned only for the expense OF the services of Inspector
the option of the importer. The storage and labor will
thus be furnished by the of stores, and by the
government and the business will thus be conducted in
time with greater economy and the choice OF stores left
chiefly TO the importers. The government will have all
the security for the stores and for the custody of the
goods that required in of public stores. well
full indemnity for all charges, without any risk ex-
pense for labor for the building renting of stores,
with preference of the public store where adapted TO
the storage of articles sought to be warehoused Pri
vae enterprise will be invited into rivalry for furnish
ing warehouses;; and that the system has received
proper impulse from the government individual compe
tition will in time furnish the best, and cheapest and
safest stoes well the economical storage and
labor for nearly all goods except such unclaimed
Such private enterprise will in time large and
pacous ncombusibe stores to be erected in ports
giving employment TO our mechanics and labor, aug
menting and reveRue. and increasing the
value OF property in Our warehouslng cities The in.
cOmbusble stores will gradually take the place
of structures that not fire proof for the storage of i'm
ports, and be eventually extended 10 stores holding do
nestle goods, and thus terminate those disastrous con
tiagratlons that have ruined 50 many thousands
AS early the goth Of July, 1917, my attention was
directed to the important subject of iron warehouses
and among the inquiries which the commissioners who
visited The continent of Europe and Great Britain under
my appointment that year. directed to make, was
the following:
You will inquire. particularly, how far and to what
oists, Otherwise, well the material for flooring; the
expense of such bulings; the insurance. If any, on such
warehouses, and the goods stored therein
In replying this inquiry, the commissioners stated as
follows:
'In the dock warehous originally constructed iron wa
used material for building being only used IN some
for braces strenghen Out IN those more Ateiy
built has entered to extent INTO the construction fof
raers josts aud aoorins for pillars Il has been more
,enerav used the ST. Katharnes Dock in London, and
l.lnU nj led IN