New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-23

cents for the handling Of some coils ~ and Is
son, tnlnkGand that no complained Of H. and 49, ~
sum was reduced; do you remember about ,h ma 10
remember my attention was called 10 1t IL
q BY whom A: BY Mr.. Russell, the wspsh.
pe pei rednsod nc thought the charge was too bin
Q Who made the overchargei A. 1t wss mad,
@ Was wire mentioned in the red bookw
eve 1t is. Sir 1t seems to me it rated ic ana ssIk
| red-book, or 10 storage and l6 labor. "h Ia
| @ Are you sure OF thatf A. l am not positiy. =,
| think that Ia the rate oaI
e Haven't you got those rates here in any SHAPE,
have not. T' L.
@ II has been suggested here sometime. ira,
firm IL In the habit OF hiring inducing In,n.e,Iw
| bring General order goods up 20 your estab,sh
A. That Is not 80 We have never paid cent ~
| spector. an
would he have any yower to hurry goods off thu Sesw
presume be could dve more attention IN r,shI.siA
off quicker If We should pay him for it; have 10 ss
| he could. a
%. What good would that do yOui A. II woud .
| great many more packages II he should doit '"s
@. He cannot send packages TO your store untilk
received the order from the CustOm-h0use can ~ ~
Yes; he does not receive the order from Tho c.
house to send packages that he has 70 send they Az
desgnated from the CustOmh0uSe; II they are moi ~
mitted they all sent under general orders. ~ W
| @ Who eip6s the order 70 discharge the vessel A
| Is given from the CustOmhOuse. ~
| q. That comes 10 him from the Custom hous4 ,,,
his warrant TO allow the vessel 10 unload until h ~
that order he cannot allow packages OF any hndtss
O. When that order does come, does It not aes,..
every package which IL duty paid aud every 49,
which is not duty pads A. That cannot tell YOU AZ
| Il sOmething am not acquainted WITH I never -
that anything OF the sort DONE never heard ~
that there list furnished to the inspectors q y.
cargOes upon which duties had been paid and Of o.
which were to be warehCuscd.
O. How does the Inspector know II these instru,,.
are not gwen him from the Custom-bousei A. asn
ceives the permits and all that are permitted an !.
apart; II he has no permit, then ii Is General or
package, and then he knows that IT IL 10 go TO the -
era Order stOrehouse by the fact that he has no a
| for IL.
| lie store A. That II designated In the permit.
q. 80 his permits do show him every package shfh,
to 90 TO the bonded warehouse ard every package VIA
is to to the public store or TO permit store and k
those from the whole cargo they show very clearly Wal
Yes, Sir w
mits when handed to him indicate what packagash lei.
| TO send under General Orderi A. No, sir; WhatIsi
| ages he has 10 send to the general store.
Mr.. HOwe-Suppose the order to unload Is given inn.
diatey upon the vessel arriving at the dOck and A
| commence throwing off the packages, will goods Be "a
from the dock to the bonded warehouse. or to the m
chants warehouse II the permits are brought n thss
spector il the order is given to unload and before Ia
Will be delivered TO the the merchants cartmen 4
permit comes before they are removed from the dok
q Then II is not the order 10 discharge that teIr1
where the goods are 20 got A. NO, Sir
O. But the longer the inspector keeps goods % d
dock the better the chance Of the merchants to get IA
permits aud send the goods TO the bonded waeAou@G
to take them hOmei A. Yes, Sir.
@ Then what is 70 prevent the inspector from man,
the merchants call for themi A Nothing 10 pTcys&E
he has orders not to allow the goods TO remain %
DOCK; unless there Is some person sspeoiaHy aeeMs
o. Not To allow them 10 remain how longi An
Grinne issued an order that there must never ew
unclaimed goods remaining over Night Tor The feaSag
accident by fire otherwise TO the goods tue GOEa
mcnt would lose It's duties
HOW GOODS ARE wAREHoUsED.
@. VIII you state how goods are deposited in y1
warehouse-where they are arranged A. TAymr
ranged in what we call block tiers: two ticr etss
placed back to back with the marks and numOen hng
ont. there are gangways between each OF tbes bod
tiers probably four feet in width, enough TO ants
truck with case on it: they are taken and need -
soon received in the warehouse ogdnsr soIsa@s
temporarily and keep them there until we nave aa@
pOnnty TO send them up stars; IN tndt case SsaoAd
O. suppose merchant comes TO you and wants psss
age OF goods how long would 1t take you 10 md IA
package A. should think not more than five mnaps
O. In the worst condition OF the storehOuse, how ua
packages would have to be removed In order TO get AMI
A. Not more than two or three at the outside. a. a,
O. You do Mt mean that these packages would nI ~
space from the floor to the ceilingi a. Yes, OruhV
so sometimes take In more; In portion Of ~
building the ceilings are higher.
q. How long did you ever know truck delayed ~
your store In getting It's load A. We'll 1naeel s aSa
Tcrv great Ien6 Of time WAS told by sartma1 Sni
two or three days ago that he had tatenI tNaNNs n
so packages out of our lower store in morning eiy
noon and was told by another cartman that Nlhnl
d9v and a half lie had taken out something lke q
similar packages.
MpoRTERs GRIEVANCES
O. I omitted to call your attention 10 another cor
plant that was preferred to the Committee by W POs
sh an importer of cigars he says that he was ehsf
81 80 box for some packages of cigars A. don't r
member; think he must have been mlstaAen 80
O. Did he make any complaint TO you A. no sit ".
O. Did he make any complaint 10 apyDOuyi n he
Sir; the first heard Of ii was tue other day. M
q. Very early in the investigations Of this Gomnlp
there was complaint made by 10 you S haOsa 's
the witness, who said. after examining ~: can vipa
this the man paid for one case, which he took Oal ~
kept; this in the store he must have had rdsrreds
the public store that closed his account Win US az y
this package was concerned, but Il seems WA. -
package back to us instead OF being witaitass
end we were subjected to the same expense, " eaf
for it. just as If it had never left the store ana
had TO pay dollar carriage for bringing Il theIs,
Mr.. Bayard-Is there anything IN tie DINO 81"
that A. Yes, Sir.
Mr. Howell thought that the Government paid b.
the transportation OF goods 10 the public stOre
does to the public store, but not from the puDs s~
from that it should be paid by the merchant; ..
q. The carriage would not be a dollari A. feSHe~
it would be considered a load. an,
O. Were there not two packages that went 10 pin
store A. No, Sir only one Az Is the package th 20
to the public store and that believe, has always 80
the rule among warehousemen, when package S. -
store it closes il upon the boos If il comes ba as
to make charge just as If 1t had never Jeea IA I' S
before
O. Have your losses been frequent m your s'ore
from your store A. From eases.
q. From cases A. don't know OF auy.
q. Don't kow of any A. No, Sir
@. Have cases been lost from your store ! n Ne'a
G. From either store A. No, Sir.
@. Where did you get this instruction upon whcs'V.
told the Chairman you practced OF taking 9herSa .
goods from the carmen and receipung f1r mem :.
time in the future TO the Inspector! A. Where m l
receive our Instructions ave have never been lnsa
with regard them never received any iislfet
O. Did the practice originate with You \. NO. ~
did not; 80 1 am informed by those VINO have DthN"
business before, and by the carmen.
o. He informed You 1t had been praciicoi WsS
body else A Yes, Sir ,,
o. By whom A. | don't know that he meBi Oo1w
names; he spoke OF general order stores withoaI"~
.s'....'' 80, ,amaa
O. Do understand you, you had been inlormedHiEx
carmen and others that such WA the practice "0~
general order stores 2 4. Yes, Sir.
O. DO yOu see any practical difficulty ~ lN ~.
yor reccipting for General order goods when yod ~
them from the cartman just as you do for bJnd'e
A. Yes sir; u woud cause great delay tO tho es''S
In that way, and 1t ia not In my opinion praciicay&
Q. Why great delay A. The cartman may . w.
dozen or twenty packages Oh his truck, all u % ~
marks, and that would require twenty en .ss. ts