The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-18
THE COLLECTORS FAMILY.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED CARMEN TO BE
THROWN OCT OF WORK.

The Last Great sob of the Custom House
shsrks-Incrensinat the size OF tho Gem
erai Order PIums-Ansther Dash for the
Peopie's nioney-The Great Lindsey on
the war Path.
The last Job concocted by the Custom House
authorities strikes n the very heart OF the interests
OF every importer. every ship owner. and every man
who owns horse and cart In this CITY. The present
Collector. following in the footsteps his predeces.
sor has concluded to attempt radical changes In the
general order and carriage business. Mr.. Smythe
made similar experiment but failed after trial OF
eighteen months the matter stands TO day all goods
are landed and conveyed to the general order ware
house, and there kept for forty-oight hours M the
expense OF the ship owners. From thcigencral or
der warehouse the goods transported 10 bonded
warehouse, or to private stores, at the cost Of tile
importers. This custom has been observed for
years, and Ia regarded mutually advantageous to
the ship owner and importer, both OF whom employ
their private cartmcn for that purpose Besides,
TIL the advent OF the present Collector. tho ware
house department was deemed self-supporting But
II seems that now many more storekeepers are ein-
poyed than can possibly be .suppoTsea from the ees
therefore about $1,000 short.
TWO DOLLARS AN HOUR.
In thn dilemma What have the Custom House
W -oeot e. an hour from each Of TIE bonded ware.
hous, ''r The time the Custom House stoickcepers
are on du,y l'r sansee .S Ine os9 ~, o. w. e1'fa
the bond derartmsns OF the Custom House, which
for some time back hns cndoAyored 70 eomp'l ner-
chants to paironze certain stores In whiih icy arr
Interested. They accomplish this by accepting
straw bond and charging no commission
LISDsxr's PROPOSITION.
Their second proposition, and one which wa, 70
was postponed for o few days. is more suspicious.
Instead OF permitting the ship owners and i'm
proposes TO take the business entirely under his
control We say the Collector, because he Ia the
sseScS IN ,bs p'' is i srsn a' Of esrsn Lindsey
who is reported TO carry the venerable Collector In
his upper waistcoat pocket.
sronr ENORMOUS PLuNs.
The plan Mr.. Grlnnen has determined TO adopt 10
to give out the entire carriage bp'ne-s 20 eight eoh
4: i:sSs; s Each sss e 5. @ s Nsn .S. In
T TT sS9ss1g'' sss s H sis1ss ssss r. & TSssss% 1
all the expenses incurred. and more tpo on delivery
owner, ior he in turn viii be charged By the i'm.
porter his share Of tn" expenses under the old eu,
tom The eonrac,ors wiz, Of eoutse, employ their
| the storehouses In New York may become empty,
~ the importers will have no other alternative len
than to keep their goods In tho Brooklyn stores,
and thus cconomse the exorbitant charges Tor
cartage
THE HONEST cARrNES MUST srrrER.
| But the evil does not rest here. As neither the
ship owner ncr tile importer will need the services
Of their private car,men, the latter, about fifteen
hundred in number will be thrown out OF employ.
ment The importers who have been consulted
upon the proposed change, emphstically declare tina,
itisa monstrous Outrage, and that they will never
trust their goods with these thieving politicians
| They say that their private cnrtmen have always
been honest, whereas. on the contrary the Custom
House eartuen have Jailed to account for thousands
Of packages The indications are that II the mer
chants boldly demand that these orders be rescinded
Mr. Grinnell will not dare to refuse. II not, then
Mr. GTinnell will have to answer tor depriying a.
teen hundred poor workngmen with large families
to support. OF the only means they have OF earning
their livelihood.