New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE NEW sHPPTNG NV.


VIEWS OF surp-owNERs-TuE ACT APPROVED
BY yFssFL-owEERS But Co gDRINED BY
STEAMSHIP AGENTS.
The new shipping law has aew been in ac-
tive operaon for nearly three els During that time
the reporters Of THE TRIBUNE ave had several
satons with Capt Duncan, nc shipping Commissioner
and with large number OF in regard TO the al
yantages and defects of y new law Capt Duncan has
invariably reported the everything satisfactory
and seamen captains and snpowners, are pleased Win
the law. Since n luca had been said about the
dissatisfaction OF shipowners TRIBUNE repor
ter carca on several prominent merchants Vi
this city on + Friday TO ascertain their NeWs
Inc srst rDs visited was that OF Grinnen, Mnturn
CO. o. No rs south-st OF whose members sau Una"
NE 1ad nofesbt whatever that most Of the provisions
Of the lawfvore good The law could not IN the nature
Of things. N perfect and doubtless, IL had some ueeo
though too early TO ascertain what the weak pO
were zone section which thought Objectionable was
mat Which compelled vessels to return to port WIN e
sameorows with which they selled. This would ee III
oonseuient in many cases. and Impossible lh
reI5y 10 an INQUIRY as TO the quality and ability OF men
furnished under the requirements OF the new Ia" as COM
pared with TIE class shipped previous TO lts estaos
ent he said that although the men were doubtless he
same in both cases. yet they were undoubtedly IN peter
condition when shipped than they were prior 10 the
frassaee OF the law There scarcely ever surplus
Of seamen II the supply exceeded the demand they
Rocked 70 another port where the demand was greater
He had no that ships would be detained IN port
from lack Of men, Even before the law was enacted
strike ON the part OF the seamen detained vessel
Shfpmerchants generally would DO well pleased with
fhe law though It might possibly impose on them GER
tain obligations which would prove impractcable As
for the present administration Of the law, no was en-
airey satisfied with It.
The firm OF c. H Mallory Co. OF No. 1873 Maidenlane
sd that SO far the sailors concerned the new
law was unauestionably beneficial. They now had the
o. ~ Whit IN
often They often placed on board YES
sells while intoxicated, and when sober found them
selves at sea with an empty ehest ana wdI0e' az Class
would defraud poor Jack OF everything he possessed
was certainly good thing 10 nave some eneSH dae6
They were worse in NewYOTk and san Francisco IMAM
In any other cities In the world. The firm OF Brett sons
60. Of No 43 Soutst were hardly prepared 10 site
their views, though they thought that the shipping
Justly THIS class had lawfully conducted their business
for many years, and now IL was taken entirely away
from them, and put into the hands OF one man. Ihey
siOner. The firm of II. B. Cromwell & Co. Of No Sc
West-st regarded the law as an excellent thlng iOi
seamen but thought that IL might be looked upon Dy
s3me as an nd eftep ne canVepien II not imposs
BILE, send list OF the amounts to be paid seamen I'M
mediatey 10 the Commissioners office, or Tor the cap
tain 10 be present when the men paid off, Their
vessels almost always arrived on SATURDAY or sun
day, and the laying of took place early on MohGay ~
would certainly be more convenient to pay the men On
board the vessel. The law would probably wOrk more
satisfactorily in the case OF sailing vessels than steam
err; g. -, 1,.,,,,.s.or vo T. 70 until recentlv on.
gagged in the shipping business at No. 1856 West-st,
tonght that the principal defect the law that the
many cases very expensive They had always shipped
their men in that way and paid no Ices Whatever
costs would amount in short time TO very large sum
cver MIN 9e There might he some provision for such
cases, whereby the same crews might be retained with
payment the fees, though they did not know
of any II would be an improvement, they thought If
the sailors could be shipped for SIX months or some
definite period. The law afforded TO seamen the prOee
tiOn which they had needed long, The agent of the
Atlantic Mail Steamship Company said that ne had no
find with the law. IL perhaps. rather ar6i
mary, but eventually it would suit every one He
were reshipped Immediately upon being paid OF the
shipping fee was not required Another merchant IN
The Vicinity of sOuth-st said that although he had az
FIRST protested against the law he fully approved Of
IL. Something should be devised put end TO the
that the shipping Just about bad as the
clearinghouse keepers themselves. 1t was good
thing too, he thought TO put stop 70 business which
conducted dishonesty. However corrupt the old
system might have been be thought that errors would
soon creep into the present one.
Messrs r. Alexandra & Sons Of No 80 Broadway were
strongly opposed 20 the law. Inasmuch it pro-
teced The seamen they favored it strongly, but the
peDse 20 themselves and 10 other steamship owners
outrageous Mr. Duncan they thought honest and capa
BILE part of the law itself and the admins
traton Of Lhat Unsatisfactory AS an instance Of
It's injustice they stated that one OF their own vessels
had sailed with crew Of 81 men; For ia shipping
return would cost them SO more making total ex
peDse OF Sl57 Formerly, for shipping the
present cost Their total expenses of shipping crews
would be about $500 this year against $3.50 last year.
they opposed H. These heavy expenses are applicable
only TO steamships Sailing vessels shipping their
for long voyage, have thus great advantage over
steamers, the Of which must be reshpped once
month
The agent Of the Pacific Mail Steamship Line Capt f.
Baby said that for sailing vessels the law was IN
qnestonaoly advantageous. 0utfor their own
and steamship companies in general IL worked badly.
lie thought that their shipping fees would be fully eight
hat they before Although true that
II a reshipped Immediately being paid off
the fees were not required, yet no shiROTner
wished TO do this, he could not afford 10
have entire crew under pay while the vessel
in port. Not than One-haf twO-thirds OF q
went on two successive voyages in the YES
eel The owners had always considered II expedient 10
discharge the arriving In port but il tins were
done now, unless they Immediately engaged for
the voyage, the heavy fees must be paid every