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

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0u How long did that arrangement continues A. Until
rrGo ign. Mr. Bxby then remained In tine D0ndeo
bnsneas and rented store with other par,
ties and engaged IN the same business c,ley W. 20 ,s
small portion Of the General oroof "u''i''' H''"
O. What other parties did you engage Win dnen a.
Cof w y Stacking and Mr. Luther Horton; our STORES
we're No a7I washington ST. which ran through to Green
wich-st, two numbers, $40 and 3Ss H. htross ,v.a aa
T ia yon tGen a. We had the French line Pier
No So North River Williams Gulon, Fi s 80 30 I,a
River; the Anchor line, Pier NO. W. anu 'i""'' ''
DID You receive out Of the business during your con-
nectOn with Mr. Bxby more than so'ooo' A.
O. How long did this copartnershp eontlnue a; only
few Week. ,s M HoT would not py and he
anxious Withdraw from the concern anu SS tbe man
glad TO have him. then the business WIS uiuoi ~ ~
sgement Of Col. Leet and myself ,. ,,,,Doss since
O. Have there been any increase OF your Silt
other steamship lines-the Cunard line, inma lle, %
fiona line 6anburg line and Bremen line tey Wiz ~
added about the pidde Of September l0V' WAC NV
o OI By whose direction was that dohel A. by the Ill
rection of the Collector OF the POrt.
g. Where had this General Order business Deeh uQh h
prior september lsO a. IL nae oe Sos SS and SIS
Washing ton-st; think those are the nunpers.
feTlo DO f6 you business SH% from Mason Co Twas in
formed that 1t owing to defalcatiohs aisco'eieu "
O. Where il Mr. Mason now A. don't know be-
eve he left the country just at that tne anu n"' 0
We're the stores occupied by Mason & Co. closed
about that tine A. Yes they were seized ny the 'oi
o. Did that firm go out OF the warehouse business
o. And have not been in 1t since to your knowledge
A. NO SIR think Mr.. Mason has not been al INC ciy
since he left that time. 10. oro,o,, Mr.
did not ssk IN tine proper PC ths General order
businessl A. don't know; ! scarcely KNOW 'uuso
Dent just know hn 70 SPEAK 10 he had A. No Sir
don't think he ever attempted 10 lnhuonoo any P''''
O. Did YOU ever ask him toi A. Never; never had a
word with him ON the business.
ABOUT THE CHARGES.
O. Now Col. Leet, what are your charges doh
know but that you have stated them but wha' are your
raesi A. Our rates for storage and labor on an ordinary
package are ST.
O. How much for handlingl A. Fifty cents each ior
storage and labor added that when the bills are col
ected is the carriage which we have advanced LOT te
@. A dollar for storage A. No, Sir; for storage
o. Your charges include those and whatever you
pay for cartagei A. Yes, Sir ~. OF,
O. dollar exclusive of the cartagci A. Yes Sir;
Haynt you charged more than u A. yes; We t ave
@ How high did you ever cnarge a. We n co.f
charged as high as s5 for single pacA"se lbs 'O'
@. What was that for-cigars A. No, Sir; for an En-
g'h r @ we we have had eTae for Mr. Lorard
O. From what line did it come A. From the Cunard
O. That was an expensive carriage to move, or it must
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ditOn but it very heavy and difficult To hale; II
cost probably IS to load it on a truck
WHY GENERAL ORDER CHARGES ARE so HIGH
O. Do you know of any reason why charges for the
storage and handling of General Order goods should be
any more than bonded goods A. think it is absolutely
necessary If the warehousemani expected to make any
money that the charges should be higher on General
Order goods. -, - ,,,o,
oftcner than other goods they handled four or ve
times; goods will come in with four OF hye different
marks. on a truck; don't know the owners ana we
have to place them all together then when the permit
presented for case or number Of cases we he 70
up again then we have to be prepared at all tunes 10 re-
ceye any gSoG aered S our store and we must be
pared receive ythng at any tme therefore we nave
to reserve large space store TO provide against
an emergency have have good men, and we have 10
have about us than are really necessary rather
tnan let them co. bonded warehouse only two or three
men are ecessaryOne Government clerk and store
keeper in our business we employ something IKE 20 OF
80 regular men laborers, dozen clerks two night
watchnen four boys, and four government sorekeepers
all of which we have 10 pay Tor anu when makes our eA
penses very much higher than those OF an ordinary
O. But you say ordinarily yonr charge Is q paeKage
charge s25 what protection would tne medGn e
70 the Collector, who is the man to determine wnatl
right in dispute between the warehouseman aud Tie
O. You understand that If the General Order man
charges too hghdo you understand that the Collector
make him reduce his charge A. YES SIT; unoer
@. BY what authority can he make you do thati A.
He is given authority in what is called the "redb00k.
where the published which were established by
the Chamber Of Commerce aud the Collector together
adopted rather them in 1851 He is given the right
in that book, believed think have seen 1t it there
I've seen in somewhereto decide between the imp9tr
q Then Won mean by his control over your charges no
more than this that you charge more than tue rates
prescribed that book he can reduce them to those
they are not as full they should be; there many
things that not laid down there.
q That carriage is not laid down there Naushter')
THE COLLECTOR RESPONSIBLE.
O. Suppose you had charged $3.50 for that, how could
the merchant help hmselfl A. He could 60 to the Col
lector and he would have the right understand he
was authorized when these rates were MAIDS to settle
cases In dispute
At all events, If he did not like your charges lie could
shut up your sncpi A Yes sir he could take away the
@ it often been under administration of this
rarges 70 the Coactor A. Yes sir it has often been
DONE and it has often been shown that those complaining
Has il ever been that the Collector has exercised his
discretionary authority and reduced your charge A. 1t
has been that HI; sbordnates nave gwen US appeals,
thorty have always been ready to reduce bills we
Q. You have applied the corrective yoursefl A. Yes,
o. Is that generally the case A. Yes very generally;
always: scarcely make out bill myself, not once
in six months; 1t keeps one man busy making out bs
O. He makes out the bills he has to take The charges
O. Well who makes the chargesl A. The goods are
rated as thew come into the store by eXpera man
who has been in the business great many years
9. What do You mean by rating the goodsf A futs
charge every package. -. +.
O. Does lie enter that in book or does he report 1t to
another mani A. II is entered upon the inspectors
ticket and when that goes the office II Is copied on the
handbook with the rate location, and SIZE oil Tue
O. That ticket ia presented to the expert by the cart
man A. Yes, sir.
@ And from that ticket your bOokkeeper makes the
chargei A. Yes, Sir.
O. The only guide the bookkeeper has in making the
charge what the expert says about the character OF
the packagei A. Yes; lie would know 10y receiving it;
when the permit IN, he would know what the rate
ught TO be.