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tsrh' Heo0s one-ha4t me saoe OF ~nlen Is
-ti!eseated by the import onoes. II toeae
uusses had 10 lie paao oy "nonsoaVet
LIE goods a5e afnPofieo7 as taey
&c h'n!cd. Lineage ena New VOTE import
ca *t'1id stand on the same level VI H.
TN the o1her hAnd, me cnlcago importer
e"uhi. as Seu Us tne ne" fotA importer.
Keep sheni IN oonoeo warehouse .! e1c
government, near us Flace OF business,
W'N"al pEshg on11ess unu1 ne soou1o se11
tsen hE sample, and Let his purchaser pay
uasies and withdraw them tor consump-
1:en. 'hsA tbe importers OF tne t~o e'aes
~"H1a stano Oh the same 1ooons oeioro tte
law But re'ther Of these cases Is the tr71e
tre. Although Chicago, st. LOUIS, and
Cincinnati are NIL ports OF entry, having
t'ust.ln Houses, Co4ectors, and the 11sht
ioIlcviae bonded warehouses, SO far as
Csc fur them arises, and although fo1eign
goods can pass in bond without paying
duties from any seaport TO any point IN
Eaunaa OF the Hudson's Bay Company 9
Possessions, Tor tho accommodation OF
foreigners, get tneJ cannot pass ho1n my
Eearort in the United states to any OF onl
own intsrlof ports OF entry, unlees ent
duties are paid at the seaboa1d. Inc
Impressions which this system ~osk
on the lnteuor ports OF entry ar
manifold a merchant DONG bu6lnes
in either Of them requires t.
invest, not only the cost Of his goods
bit tie duties as well, which are from % t
lsN per cent more. In Now York the gov
trrmens. by the warehouse syston, loan
him tie amount Of the duties until he ha
sold his goods, But the saving OF one
half his calital is not his chief advantage
By selling the goods in bond by sample.
nv.ids. il, many cases, paying rents, clcr
hire. rn'l Custom House swindlinss If til
Committee On Commerce and the sonat
decide that nu tie imports due
interior ports Of entry must pa
commissions, fees, and bounties to Nc
York importers and Custom House thieve
while ,hose going to Toronto, Quebe
Montreal, Hamilton, and Pemhina can
zent in bond scot free, and that tho cor
merco really belonging to Chicago an
other Western cities must be taxed to SUI
port New York, then wc cordially uni
with tho Committee On Manufactures
urg:cs that the whole warehousing syste
be abolished, and thst all mporte
everywhere he requi1ed 10 pay Il
duties Oh ali goods on their arrival q,
l,efore they are landed. In this action i
interests, not only Of the Western cities, b
pf the manufacturers Of the entire COUNT
md of oil the bona .fde aad responsible /
7.ortc.s Of New York, and the govcrnme
ITSELF nre nike interested. The bond
xra-e1,nuse svstarn il not fnlv d failure
10 ;t.rr;c;oai des;r-,. Int a<1ead sgindle
paeh of thesa nartiex
1.is a suin;lIe mon the bon1 fde irppe
IN because they. 1elyine upon const
>alcs and required to meet
regular demand, do, rs II
withdraw their goods almost in,
E.tely on their ar1iynl, nnd incur rc1
ea1urirs, clerk hire, ETC., in selling them.
ihus conducting the legitimate impoz;
business, they find their trade in comp
tiCn with shyssering, irresponsible class
agents for foreign merchants and manni
au.ers, who have no capital in this count
pay no scnta, keep no stores or CLERKS
yund desk and -of1ioe-boy, aud to VII
their foreign employers can consign goe
invoicing them at half or third their
pricc to avoid dd edloren. duties, while
bona tide importer, whose goods are !
~ a. tho n7iea nsmet1 in the invc
is taxed in proportion To his honesty,
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s nnaetsola ~; anuss hns;nsse ~ o opa .ho esn;ts,
cnplo5n In fact the wazehouzing
ten. by enabling 1o1e'sn =; msnotasaufs,s ahn;r ~
h-r-, aud mem to sell without capital,
government advancing the duties, Is n
fho meet efficient a1rnt of smnoo,in,
the country. and there can he no reas
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nfd ff,cen n, tventr millions Of do
Nsee1N o1 S"e1'@' A1A'A1 ~ ~
3,cr ycaE to our customs reve
. 1,rd ~ ,ha a.n,a 4;noa rno4ect t,,r ir,no
'"o - LIE sa1le t''1ae l'io'e"' oei unP'
aud manufacturers from competition