The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-29

rhs Reform In the Custom House.
mo duties Of the Committee of Importers, appointed 10
investigate the causes OF delay The delivery Of goods
nom the Custom House, have not yet been al fulfilled;
but far they have gone considerable success has a.
tended the Adopted BY the Collector partly n
their suggestion and partly In obedience to his own sense
Of what ws right and practicable.
Az instance Of The wholesome manner 10 which these
measures work It may DO stated that there were FIVE
thousand packages in the public stores on The ls OF July
and ct the present time has been redu, sd to
about twenty I'VE. The Collector ha, had sci Of books
procured alphabetically arranged In which all packages
are entered under their proper letters so that when
package is wanted be found at Tnesame plan
has adopted with merchants papers Under the old
system the packages had to be hunted for through mas
Of uncassihed enries and the papers through perfect
pile CT documents, sometimes amounting 10 thousand
TO render this part Of the business complete the lofts In
the warehouses must be alphabet ,ay arranged but this
cannot be done until new buildings furnished
would DO easy restore order Of chaos 70
accomplish this reform In Broad street
Mr.. Schtll, however, u alive 70 the necessity OF 90 I
ranging the of,s but the meantime II 10 wei 70 have
secured 20 much improvement in the branches above
noticed.
We credbly informed that for some weeks past only
two three complaints Of delay lin delivering goods
have been mado to Collector heso have been In
each case, promptly attended TO. IL pretty well known
to tho merchants that not long ago usually took from
fourteen days three weeks to get through the
Custom Houe four days Of which, 1t eks occupied
in liquidation OF the duties. Now goods be delivered
within twenty four hours after they are examined This
certainly locks Ike reform. The law provides that the
duty should be paid immediately goods passing but
thu. put in operation In Cost I'm Hoae
until Mr. Scbel entered the office OF Collector IL q
enforced now, and The consequence 10 ths merchants arc
anxious to their property possible whilo
in many under The old rule hey content 70 lei
the goods ne and have the Of the money This
for The slddsu elimination IN the stored goods
since July last
But ~ ul iude OF interests are involved In this
tom House business, s not TO be expected thai any
change effected without giving Of complaint
claues Of persons We have that ths cart
and tho expressmen have already pronounced the
new reform . grievance Ano her oass-the Custom
House brohers-are also disconnected. We understand
they have had preliminary Indignation meeting already
and 70 resist the reform vgorouiy fearing doubt
that all the machinery Of the Custom House should be
got to work smoothly their occupation, ike oheos,
would be gone.
They sIege thRt the committee or merchants have 40
conpshed and accomplish nothing that the present
Improvement Ia only temporary; ard that the improve
men far Ia raid to exist cveD greatly overrased
But seems to rs that II this were So here would DO no
necessity for any movement on their part.
Eh apparent 70 us, however, that tie business Of
he brokers would be all injured by the contemplated
accomphh he'd reforms. In any they must be employ
cd preparing tho papers and attending to the formula Of
passing goods and strikes that business 10 done
systematically instead Of without order regularity they
vii, be able accomplish .hs objects with more facility
Between these oonsendng interests and Influences Mr.
Collector sche has easy task to perform; but steady
land and . cool head effect anything