The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-18

o. The administration party had It all their own
way A. They were very strong.
O. o. Is not the Custom House PATRONAGE gwen IN
the interest OF the administrator A. 10 tne Dess
OF my knowledge and 9etiei ~ Is Ing
ferred the friends OF the administration 90 everYs
thing In and out Of office to sustain the administr@
ton. .,.,...
q q. The administration party were triumphanti
A. A majority OF the conventions were composed
OF those in favor OF the administrator OF General
O. me patron age of the administration Is exerted.
A. fhe President does not interfere In political
AFFAIRS but the friends or the administration. VINO
constitute the vast majority OF republicans susA
O. Is not the patronage OF The adp,nistratIon exs
erted In aid OF the administration republicansf 4.
The recipients OF patronage. nearly all, 40 oil III
their power TO assist the administrator.
O. do you know OF the patronage being given 10
any not strictly administration menf A. No. "a
Inc committee then adjourned 20 am three oc do
and in the meantime TOOK carriages anu drOVe oown
10 visit the general order stores.
Evening Session. 4r'
The committee met again at hal..past seven lass
evening.
CHARLES J.. FRANKLIN EXAMINED.
@. What occupation do you folowf A. Agent o.
the Cunard line OF steamships.
@. You are familiar with the general order Of buss
iness STATE what you know Of II. DO you unload az
soon al your vessels arriveY A. No; not Tor l0rty
eight hOus after they arrive
q. How much time do you tnke TO unlOadf Al
About seven days-the SAM time we nave on the
o U how ss would you be anected If you were to
hold the goods longer than forty Eight hoursi
mean those tnat require immediate unioadngH
fact, 1t would be announcement to wait longer than
the specified time. "a
houses Of your company until they were aDolisnedY
@. Since what time have Won ceased to have them
| on the Jersey slider A. In 1870.
| Q. You have to bear the expenses incurred under
arriva9 A. the expenses are much greater now
than they have formerly been, both co the company
| alter the arrival of goods, when we kept the gem
eral order business, there was no charge made for
storage: we never attempted 10 make money Out Of
! 1t; we scarcely covered expenses. .In
| @. We're YOUR warehouses always covered with @
| government bond2 A. Invariably.
| z. Did the business you have done In this way
tend to increase the ireighting Of the companyf
| Q. what was the security OF your warehouses;,
and did you ever have any complaints about losses
never wS had D ons
| Q. Any charge OF smuggling brought against you!
A. Never; our company has been exempt from any
q. Did you ever detain your ships longer than
eighteen hours in order to enable the merchants to
obtain their goods without gong into general 0rder9
q. You Know That IeeI and his associates have
charge Of the general order business on the North
| River. DO you think this Is advantageonsr A. It.
causes considerable confusion as there Is proper
place for goods in our stores we always had every
thing In It's proper place. in my opinion every stean-
! ship company should nave warehouse OF Its own
the warehouse near the ship the merchant saves ID
various ways but particularly by way of carriage;
there are some goods that cannot bear much
handling, and In this way also there would be
saving
| from the security OF their position A. They
derived security in various ways. particularly from
| Q. This inquiry has been Instituted to remedy
| existing evils. Which system DO you think would
e or ye% wsn
probably work best provided 1t was properly con-
o, 1t Is very desirable chat the merchants could
save money IN this general order business; could
tins be Iemedied BY by the steamship companes Oh.
time for unloading would necessitate an additional
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q DO the charges come OF the consumer in the
a n no m
considerable trade taken to Baltimore and Boston,
s 9
| calling there once week merchants prefer getting
their goods there; LIE mean New England merChants:
| system than the OLD oneS A. Yes, much greater,
and In addition there Is much more confusion.
| Q. DO you mean to say that the merchants OF
Boston bring their goods BY way OF that port
| sequence OF the heavy charges here A. Both on
account OF the heavy charges and OF the delays In
| delivering. l.tl I-..
q. Are the goods transferred from the boat to the
| railroad without any charger A. They are trans->
| ferred withOu: any charge Whatever.
Q. DO you think the merchants Of New York could
their own Guy A. think q merchant could geS
his goods quicker by way OF Boston: ~
order charges eventually came OF the merchants
o. Does the government require the COMPANY to
keep possession OF the goods until claimed2 A.
Not that am aware Of the custom Is Tor goods to
go into general order Immediately after their Or.
q. Would the government allow goods to be
thrown on the docks without precautions having
been taken TO insure them proper direction9 A.
They compel us 10 put them into general order
business our bills OF ading also provide for their
q. DO you charge less Tor freight between Liver.
pool and Boston tnan between Liverpool and New
Q. Are the rates OF insurance less on the other
SIDE OF The rlver where your warehouses are stu:
cannot speak from experience
O. The general order charges are now, you say,
very heavy A. Yes; In many Instances merchants
are CHARGED more Tor one months storage than we
do Tor carrying them across the Atlantic. 1Nf
z. WHAT Is me difference between your former
charges and the present charges ON packages2 A.
Our charges average seventy-lve cents; the present
system about one dollar and 1ity cents. tsfIf
q. When you give the full iorty-eight hours for
unloading do any OF these gOods 90 into generaly
orderg A. No; very little. 80
q. what are the charges from the Jersey City
docks to the stores ON broadway. A. They vary
considerably; man who has good deal Of carling
to do has hts work done cheaper out in general the
charge Is forty cents per package.
q. You nave applied to Mr.. Murphy and the Sec.
rotary OF the Treasury to have storage returned
to your warehouses In Jersey CITY A. Yes.
the habit OF charging him the same as other mer-
chantsP A: lie was In most Instances charged the
same, anu mad to remove his goods Ia the same
q. When you had the general order business did
you commence to discharge Immediately A. Not
Invariably. 4r
Q. When you had the general order business you
say your charges never exceeded one dollar pack.
aye2 A. Yes our expenses Tor cartage we're light;
We had merely to pay for ruckage from the vessels
to the stores.
Q. Are the carmen required to keep the goods
In good order Wlile under their charger A. Yes
That one OF the ARRANGEMENTS Of the bonded sys.
tenn.
Q. II anything should happen TO them are they
required TO give redressf A. Yes. ..laI.
q. There would be no dlfnculty In holding the
carInan responsible In case OF robbery A. Not
much; In some cases 1t would be difficult 10 trace
the ROBBERY TO the carmau.
q. II every precaution is taken to guard the gen.
era order stores this side or the river where Is
the greater safety on the other sideY A. There