New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-04
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Its thus seen that the business Of General order storage
and cm tagc Incident thereto, must necessarily be large
after years If experience, should be proporonatey re-
mueatye The very nature of the business ~ the re-
utrment that al charges must be paid before deliv
cry close scrutiny into the coieeess OF these
manifold charges. Non"lice would be taken OF small
excess even considerable excess might nc passed by the
polite merchant who, FOR Narluis reusOns U convenience
dispatch &e ds,rs ~. s"IS VIII o. nv s
necrcous IN the period of year might aggregate very
considerable amount from each importer III VIII ne seen
this Is by no means contingent supposiuon 49,
The magnitude OF the General Order business ana OF us
legitimate returns the face opportunity, sitefnzed na-
lure admitting the constant absorption OF small unlsw
m additions thereto, consre TO render ts CONCESSION OF
lease eagerly onSh, after as IN brokers phrase capable
lis eyidsnt from the testimony that Mr. smythe early
s sEpa make IKE by he disposal Of the General order business
declaring as he did the very arst days q ms o p
General order business Is the big plum for the Collector
II is also rendered quite ptGba6 thsi psrSts ms confirm
he had agreed" With, and ia behalf OF certain per
that they should b. Psngsd u %6 .ne
Mr. smyths declined Informing the Committee who these
persons weIe be less retcent as to the dlvlvn OF
The valuation or price he had liked upon tns ySnsIs
order business other witnesses were more compupIea
tive and by the md Of their testimony aud OF proven
memorandum The C0nmtee were enabled 10 iesip VIII
Ocruble precision the names OF these intended Dene
From nIr smythc's co,eIDpolaneous declarations, his
own sworn admissions before the Committee and the tes-
first known attempt TO place the General Order was by
negotiating with Van Bergen Co. Immediately on taking
oTigIneted ni Washington before Mr. smythes pomina-
ton possibly It was enlarged before that nomination was
its origin may have been there is tolerabe certainty
that Van Bergen. George f. Thomson Senators Dootle
h'' r. efleeiiye operation Ii Is quite likely this ar
rangement was expected 70 DE the iui,lhem OF Mr;
smyhe, orculnr saying that persons w Washington OF
large influence and great expectations must be taken
''Whsn Mr. snythe came into office. Messrs Humphrey
4 Co were in the unpuuhased enjoyment OF the General
order business ITS management py that firm caused no
SSn or GGT the sc 6sStof between 1em ana S
Possessing mexned leases Of Warehouses rented sH
fair share u not all Of the business Ip furtherance o.
this desire Mr. Japes Humphrey paraef OF me Urn
froln the Brooklyn District early called upon CSee s
smyhe TO solicit MIN n hS Sv Mr. smyhe
that Mr. George Thomson, who IN Ill., nsr{ or
,STts Of ysn e f fcaS shares nS Humphrey could
with Van Bergen CO.. have one shsno,o srent uuo,
and all % E%sI must Kysa take care Of OF ne Pres
dent that the Collector must PAVE lin ao Snce
age with his partners one Of them wrote out
on slip Of the form as fISGs share East rrsr r.
No, 5 m 10 axe care Of the two friends Of the Presidents Garage
$50 iSt pnSreV orter consultation with his partners,
returned 10 Nh snytne and handing him the mem9taha e
after ptnong opposite the words and figures ON
hs shares S T M eST D. T ndcr Se ercun
stances aud requirements Humphrey Co. d mrer Mr.
allowed larger proportion Of the 10 raw oEtof It
soa0" Io tenproCeeded 10 pencil on the PACK o. ,J
ancnorandnmsip the distribution oi '' ." "V' w
figures lOl0Ws; ,,...., ssooo sloa0
s5Op $4,000. ,,.,.,,......'''''
................ $1,000
Thl. original slip exhibited ana er , "i "nsrs
paiued 10 the Committee 10y one 81 w ittsrs
rf The finn, of Humphrey Co Inc psnslleu Ie'se,'
MINES md flres on The face and back ol Tue sp Me9
,"oy tn lac e nndo autOgIGphc rhafaclellsueS OF
Mr. snuyihe by < q. Ogden, Aultol 81 me NeWh1 '
Custom, iio1.c. The duplicate "iiov ltPrt>ehtea we
,esu,r,, amounts destined FOR the Two friends O Tine
prc.,,eu Abundant testimony other iLan lie uee!aga
tons VI tie de.slscd 49, HninDbieS w tRa' see1