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

isse thy IN inc CustOnhouse 70 n, lis custody az
secci we'd from I'm ~ thai time as mu'h !" '''
n yOnrsi A. nsS, T /; TO furnish room for ue"
.S9de them \. Yer, SIT r,urc them in the handling
Q ~ - S,or Die for that daaEC na correctly the
Mt Pratt 'r Won make in relation 10 order and
rent.-e,,res growing out OF uiS ,nu speak OF lhe
sIpenI ,ousc business wllth pr" pa months ending
bonded anountiug curing the -o',," v hat you
goSSst De,,LIOgr Is S2QJ,s'5 - 80 No Sir. -
receive tire way o. G,s VII profit you can an. man re is
nrtarc It,sni \. do mol tp ,TT think We lose
tDS 81 profit on the 'sD"'
mSne[L .o advance money to the cay'A Ycs ,ir.
naTk hen tnc goods arc ~ "ur bisucsS that any pr
~ ~ unclaimed goods sent
ssntii 4. Yes, ST. 81, them \. ~ tho Gn1 o. , y
&. Nn A.. ,nS s1e sent to the saIc''O''H '''''
the Collector. .,5t 4 Yes, Sir ,o, s,,o3.
1. il ever happen th 30 he Goycruuout aud your
ent 70 pay the S isnrs' nd laborl 4 1e sT
charges ot 80 ,1af there are goods III 'NO '''
charges charges are confined to the two items OF
labor and soT3se a. ,n s Sources is the largest profit
deSyed A should think from SJoTaE the hour or day
MY ~ ny and by theday; SOMETIMES d! 'ii9 No >
- !.is,rt labor we employ ny the E"uI ,os - ovcr
lnefl i p nave more force hand than Is neces
-, no trausl,. tic current oGSA'S - az labor
that Hon ha'y AMI season and We do Lot care 70 d l
.rr - He'd men; don huoN IA '!,V - InsIness
Is correct but men who are l dc.t Ike TO discharge
tncn AMI take the chances wthpoor ueh be We are
know; therefore our men are s0-It .4'lVS '-
FaE PROFIT OF wAREHoUssilrS'sji n the Cen
o. You have stated here as Tie hss ,sness during the
era Order and tie bonded warehouse "a: understand
,erod az % months The sum OF e.; $50 represents the
Won 10 say that o. that sum aDo bnsness leaving rs the
Ps.t o. t n, tbe General order business S''''
About t9at ,,oase state whether you have yeTinSG
those results 6r were they simply ,,, nv him but
yogr booEkeeper A. They Wer, tn'uo ~ y -'-'
an saus1eq ln S,eT S Tie books every day A. Yes
almost every day. nSyc tgt 5iG Nave 6ecr together
-. ;,or+ ,r OF your time has been drNOtI 10 l.c
busiacssi A. We devote our SASe ' uni nirtt's worn
every week during the whole Ninte,, anu IA, "H
and one OF TIE other Of Us Vas 14""- t"'sN"'
Doe th sum s4s-O- 81 express your expenses OF
e|tII u.s. ll he l 10 know what - danger.
OF This bus,Acss-dangcrs OF lce, lN., t1 D., ,,itb
10 that IS 90 say. nov your profits rom MONT End 81
- sIr IN year ire able 20 De- disturbed q! TIA AIu VI
exIcns q qs A. II q cas- should Dc cacc If on ;hc
store though the sior he'l i;,lo and wo1d
I,cfrlit by NJ .tahe, would DE neil H''-o t '' W.
lave ~ pay Tor Tue case lt min 1 W., fbc Govern.
incH locks are OF the warehouse pfolrt.t't , , tl
sponsble for any goods that may po p''''' '''" -"
Ten you are responsible for all the men your en-
Yen virtually guarantee their good behavior A
re, r. Won insure the bmldacs or their contents
A 40. SIR; tire merchants do tnati they insure ther
goods $1,000. %, 81, -.,-.,- ,,.-, 80 ,ror-o .s nm
efsapd fror1 one Of your 10 the senator, how
then should Lect Co be held responsible Tor any al
stractiOus Of packages 4. We, a. WaI"houscueh are
required take good OF the goods We agree 20 lhd
that the goods shall have every care taken Necessary 10
preserve the packages and contents.
o. But Is Il the duty OF the warehOuse6eepers VINO
always present during The DAY time ia eit1e Oh ines
men and see that they dO not steals A The store
keepers have nothing u do with our clerks az lDoTes
nut OF course they are too busy 10 allow them 10 20
the stores from top 10 bottom great many times
THE sroRrKEEPrR's DUTIES.
@ win you please 10 explain what the duties % these
hand-boO al uckets, they exercise supervision over
The rocep and delivery OF goods, and they make re.
before the ship; also, they make an entsy IN ther
ledger Of everything received every day ana tAey are
o,I.rd To be on duty from sunrise TO sunset.
retlt V0n SIMPLY arr there Oy the designation The
Collector. who has the general charge oi ~ld e les0u
euc all unclaimed goods that are imported INTO 's
he Ge1qnates you and your partner as the persons
10 aud n his place. exercising ms supervision over INC
o. o. course he has the power dismiss you at any
tIei A. de mas the power to take the business away
O. Tne General order business not permanent one
hui depends Is esseptsy upon Jhf eyS So SIR
A CASH BUSINESS. ,
Q. Do You ever allow goods TO be removed rom uie
Ccc9aI order store until al the charges are paid a
We 10 sometimes MI. stewart goods all 70 before
O. Mr. stewards goods3 A. Yes, Sir.
O. That leads to ask you question IN that conbee-
T. stewart bills toy storage amount to and the aNeTaG
PtoI sHi be- gild If YOU would furnish state
Inent % The Committee III accOI-aAce WIN us
Qu, ton a. Tne CHARGES FOR the hist month
ceInDar are by TN. CuuorG Line -,Ao plcaaees
HmouLt,- 90 80 - an a eft-t G l.Ch- ~ ~ s ~ H.
rn average Of s. 2. no. W1te star Line, - packages
Amounting 10 SIS. an average uI 81 Ja9; frtLCH
r,.e
Sl5O from pier g. packages. amounting 10 IS IN aver
OfSI75 Irman IIue. 2o6i packages amounting /"
s. O752- ayrra &C. S4e; Williams GulUn !lue 20 pacA-
iire iS1 aI.oanaet &, s.j,g5 an average Of
$50, French line Igl packages. amounting 20 s2i'0 an
u Sal so Az average OF sl47 HauLurah line 49- PACK
ages amounting TO $3.50 an average OF S52 Inc aver
az Of all j, about Sl.l4s.
q The charge Tor goods imported by the Cunard.
Bremen aud Hamburg lines Is generally NOR" u4n
those imported by the lines on this side O the rNt A
O. Have you any special arraI cement with A T. stew.
sTtf A. No, iii.
Z. Never mad A. No, Sir.
q Hayc !ou eve c'~r.uea the warehouse- for goods
che other side OF tie IlNerf A. No, -ll.
q. NOI arr rot auc To say no" tIcv compare with
yoilr owIi A. no. -ir; not from personal Auowleccr.
q. You mar state whether your two warehoHse- nave
tTal order good, sent 10 them a They have U,ru there
has never ocen time when We could not take III goods
and never Il time when we did not want them.
TIE CAPACITY OF TIL sIOEls.
q You may state 20 the Committee the general capa-
cry 10 the number Of packages thar they are able to
hod A. have made diagram Of each store giving a
description O each the capacity OF the Levy and West.
81 store is about 1900 packages that OF No 81 Wash
srOn-st about 1900
q What Is the greatest number OF packages you ever
had III Tie two stores al any tnci A. That could
not state 81; should think VT had nom 1900 60
1850 In the " stores.
Y II UNDERSTANDABLE course YOU have given their
Hstual capacity ae 5000 packages \. We have /
S'SelhpIeo To do 50 Tor the two stores
a., an YOU furnish the committee with an estimate 0t
Int I'M 'uat PACKAGE on average remain in .tor,I
speak now OF the General Order stores = WI !
could not FAY sir II depends entirely upon what a.
lnanC there is tOr the goods; some OF them
e did not know hui what you were able TO furnish q
n NO SIT; could not give You the average we have |
gOoos IL the store fOr parties only few DAYS and then
hEn er months We have had A. T. stewards goods Ina
bht sore RON La.f month 10 I3i months
" lou arc spcakIuc now OF The (eneral Order stnre