New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-12

The Ioman. Guon mite prcV,sIhv1 IL would he per
would oc from Inc care to have " Ie av the ex,
ms1ens they would away; II wou'" INV
SSa Of pNtns ond he matter OF p ~ the e. er
This You out D DC ., papers do not arrive
SSaStsI A. Wnn;Sdi he glad to save 'H'"'
in time we edeT rroetable and charge less r ior
o. could you %csarccd by the pIeSoH' NN1N''
storage thar tt II 50. oor,n svsrvM.
stores a. 1uE PRESENT GENERAL oi'phN ~ .,
DEMENT'S OF ., inc Arm Of Oerichs 4 Co.. agents VI
Gustav se, Ilovd's Bremen line OF steamers IVA"
The North German Ivy
- ALLOWING statements a., Co,o,ritteo on
"' ono Of the witnesses before 'no No"r" .no
,.oncbp,cnt which sat here last "Ser testimony as
privilege Of referring Sela Committec which has ex-
I,at rofcr,ucc 10 the General OueI uut. a., order
however To auu s impressions. which some OF the 1eS
49, siNited by your Committee, III III! oi"VD'
have made TPen % Storing General Order goods was
ifbdrawn from the bonded WAREHOUSES IabTnarT ls0
JoboEen nj one and the same time tFeotuaI} Ssy
AMI not at different times as inmated by HI MI had
M ~, MN that freonent complaints of smugslns
from the warehouses had reached MN, ana tn h. ts
ISIv Tue The same reason given by Mr. Grinnen o
The secretary OF the Treasury anu 10 us nnS ruTgng
I him Ia pout out us instances of such si 80 n,
h Jailed do it, Inow challenge any person, Hen Going
Of once to show that smuggling has ever pe ri
the Hoboken stores, or that any onrietors of
such smuggling has ever been made TO INC piVf-'N
ON the other hand have it from Mr. MURPHY p Mr
mouth that within six months from tne fn oTr line
HING.
TO b. to New-York, and to warehouse VI
tOn-st, and either shortly before or lnmehaEuy h,n
ton- had to be closed because extensgee de os
ton had come to lsht Sy W T understood that this
maud had committed by an unknown party IN COZ
Crnnels theory TO offer greater security to the
Government than merchants OF old ana uhquesuoneo
standing in community and agents OF large steam
slip lines whose ships were at all times Wl'hih the
g. Mr. A. r. stewart, in reply to question, testified
before YOU that he had complained about the charge IN
the General order system to the President but not TO
the Secretary OF the Treasury AS the latter statement
may seem TO conflict with my testimony before senator
PattersOns Committee, wish TO explain that MT stew
art doubt intended TO state that he never spoke to The
Secretary the subject for he brought the matter 10
Fec o. 1870, immediately after the privilege had been
with .rswn from the Jersey City and iloboken stores
well personally, at Washington on the LIST Of March, 1870
WHO PAYS THE GENERAL ORDER CHARGEsi
Tho question has been raised before your Committee
who bears the present general order charges and
Committee may to the conclusion that in most
eases they borne by the steamship companies be-
cause they incurred by their unloading their ships
immediately after arrival This is not correct with re-
gard 10 the line represented by me- we are in the habit
OF giving our ships from 10 to Is days in port In all last
steamers where had to commence dschargng in less
than 4S hours after entering ship and where according
the General Order charges on goods taken out
OF store within few days. In fact we
quantity Of goods and above the usual number of
packages had gone under General Order That steamer
arrived sunday, July It. was entered on Monday and
commenced dischargng ON Tuesday, The result was
boxes tin and similar bulky g6ods 69l packages were
snt to General Order store In New-York, which we
few days storage the stOrekoepers bills being made out
goods had been placed in the Ioboken stores an outlay
OF about $50 wOud have been all the expense incurred
But whether ire steamships or whether the merchants
pay these bills they charge upon the merchandise
imported, aud in wise paV-
ing them in the end The ships expenses in NcwYOrk
enter into the calculation of the cost of carrying goods
r he W. gps
of tie crew; II expenses reduced reduce
our rate of freight rs well on the foreign goods imported
for the American consumers the articles
OF American production which form the return
of steamers such reduction the competition among
steamship lines always renders glad to make or
make money. We DO as all steamship companies have
enjoyment hut they build more ships and increase the
our Company has never used this privilege for Their
immediate PecunaE pe;nt as rb d S,oty Eter and
are that their policy must consist IN SAVING an u
ers and tbat in thus fostering commerce they promote
their own true and permanent Interest
DISADVANTAGES OF TIE PRESENT GENERAL ORDER STORES
g. The saving OF expenses, however, was by means
the only advana Of the system abolished in 1870 The
convenience OF the rchauts greatly promoted by
Our warehouse taking General order goods only nom
one line Of steamers; our store was hardly ever
crowded, which one reason why we made no money
ON OF the business Our storekeeper familiar with
the goods OF all regular importers he placed them TO,
be had al a moments notice; If yOn now want
10 transfer case from the present General
win often have TO wait in the crowded for hours
before the door TO call day after day
it, and perChancc he Will have 10 seaTch
crowded store himself before it can be found on
point refer 10 the testimony OF sundry merchants
aud Custom house brokers, given before Senator fateT
Sons Committee which will also bear he ont when
assert that these veXa'Ous delays Of GHite much
importance. and even more 10 tAe importer
ad through hin to the people, than the mere General
TiiE TRUE GENERAL ORDER SYSTEM
o. IL nus Dosn urged against the Jersey City and
hoooKeh 'Astteir receiving General Order
goods gave them privileges which the steamship lines
landing New-YOrk did share in. Tbis we 40 not
deny B Wy cnnt S at simply because lines land
their piers with crowded street intervene and on
aSnniry TO be debarred from using the sdvaSfa ana
which God has placed before its doors, mereIY
the Waterfront do no more exist the lower portion
the east side of the Hudson River We certainly never
granting TO every steamship line, coming this port the
privilege OF letting their agents bond a warehouse
20 their dock as can be got or of using the nearest
eSs The General Order Goods landed from their lines
lore long Congress and q. GoverRment wll see
some such law. instead OF leaving the matter
nnder the exclusive control the Collector independent
even Secretary Of the Treasury have been told
by more Collector this Port that they wished
they rid OF this irsOme duty and responsibility
and can state that ever since steamships have en-,
crossed between this port and Europe this
General Order business has been looked upon by
chants not only by all subordinate Custom house
officials as a subject OF jobbcry, a Of extor
ton and OPPRESSION and whether this opinion
right wrong IT has thrown shadow tile honor of
our Government. The system has grown up from the
usages and necessities OF commerce carried in sail
ing ship; 1t has become worn ont and utterly Ontrown
o. carried In regular lines OF stea
IS ee CHANGED to suit these altered CIR
suffer. Sr commerce VIII continue 70
have asserted that TN. ~
Custom entertain the ssSs Snate officers Of the
opinion oOrrOborated 10y the testimony "a viii find this
Committee, well by that given before sn by your
tsrs0us Committee. II this Is So how can sor Pat
sscale the conclusion that such opinion