New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-16
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0FFIclAL JOURNAL OF the UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS


OFFICIAL JOURNAL 0F NEW ORLEANS
Direct Importations-A NIove,in the Right
Direction.
fFrom the ST. Louis Republican,
The following letter to. the Secretary OF
the Treasury from Captain Bofinger, presi-
dent of the st. Louis and New Orleans
Packet Company, will be read with great
interest by our importers.
The NEW port of entry law, though
passed in July, 1870 ito take effect October
j, 1870, has never been in practical opera
ton until the present week, when, as we
note by our dispatches, the first car load OF
foreign goods passed through New York
without examination or appraisement
bound for San Francisco.
While the several great rail routes be-
tween the East and the West will undoubt-
eddy soon enter into competition for this
class of business, it is of vital Importance to
St. Louis that her great water route from
the South affords us equal facilities.
The new law permits all foreign mer-
ckandise, except wines and liquors, to be
transferred at New Orleans direct from the
importing vessel into the river steamer or
barge placed alongside, to be thence
brought at once to our own wharves for ex-
animation and appraisement. The only
obstacle heretofore has been the failure OF
our river lines to make the necessary APP
plication for being bonded as required BY
the law and 4be Communication inst for.
waf1ad nv Cantain Rofinper il. we beliava
the first Of its kind to be sent from this
city
We cordially indorse the claims of this
line to responsibility and disposition to
fully meet all requirements of the law and
regulations, and seeing no reason why the
annIication sbould NOT be granted-believe
onr merchants will ere long have reason IN
thank Cantain Bofinoer for tbe interest he
has shown in this matter:
o.. C. -.
Packet Company
st. Louis, August Ii, 1871,
SIR-The undersigned. for and in the
Packet Company.n the leading transporta-
tion line Operating on the Mississippi river.
between this port and New Orleans. re
spectfully nresenfs a netition for the bond
ing of the several steamers composing said
line las per list inclosed) under the act of
July Ia. 1870 and regulations of October /.
1870.
Herewith ia fled. as REQUIRED. COPY of
the charter and bylaws of the COMPANY.
with the names Of it's executive officers
This application is made in view of the
generally expressed wish of the merchants
OF this city that the same facilities for
placing their imported goods at our wharf.
without Advertisement at the port of first
arrival. should be offered by the river route
from New Orleans, as is now afforded them
by competing railway lines operating be-
tween this civ and points ON the Atlantic
seaboard.
The undersigned. bv reason of his lifetime
service in the business of TRANSFORMATION
both under ordinary commercial laws. and
the more stringent and carefully guarded
customs laws-confidently claims to be able
to afford to importers and the government
every security in the proposed mode of con-
Quoting transportation in bond without
appraisement that can possibly be claimed
to be requisite or of value He is aware
with what particular care the department
wishes to shield the government from the
possibilities of frauds under the law of 1870.
and while heartily Joining in the desire and
intention to contribute everything possible
to this end, believes that harmonious
agreement can be had as to the use of SAFE
guards deemed necessary in the transaction
of this class of business.
Respectfully referring to article five of
the regulations of October |, 1870, wherein
our vessels are required to convey the mer-
chandise securely fastened with such locks
and seals or in such manner as the Secretary
may direct" have to say that our line will !
with pleasure bear the expense of providing
the means of securing the integrity and in
volatility of imported packages, and be- |
heve the following described plan will be |
feasible and efficacious, to wit:
Let a strong framework of grating of oak |
or iron be prepared, SO made that it can be |
by hinges or sockets to the under |
side of the deck, across the hold of each |
steamer; this, swinging from the overhead, |
can then be fastened at the bottom of the |
hold, and thus sffectually shut off all COM |
munication with what NAV be slowed be- |
hind it. Inasmuch as at different times the
quantities of such merchandise offered for
transportation vary greatly. and as it in of
course desirable that no more space on each
steamer be set apart for this purpose than
Is absolutely necessary. this frame work
can be SO constructed as to be placed at
several points in the hold. according to the |
quantity of bonded merchandise offered.
Before the departure of the steamer for
New Orleans. the proper inspector can ey-
anime the disposition made of the bonded
largo. lock and seal the comnartment as
nav be reomirhd bv the Secretarv Of the
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interest concerned AZ can possibly he Offered
" any device nroyided for railcar trans