New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-08

within "a hours you got permit rnl take your GOODS
from the General Order stores, who settles thht oh'so
for truckage aud months stcrei A. We sete trom the
s,eamshlp company, II permits made out In ~
hours. -, -. .. ,t,., ,beao Cen
charges now that yo% hai Peorg secaytT
mott A. Well do MT think we nave ihe same eo'''
O. whyi A. Our goods are carted ut ri'k; brought
here at risk suppose me ease 1as s eG nto
over the Jersey City Ferry and Tho package lIO to
the river from whom VIII We gotour pay VINO VIII P'S
q. Well am rather inclined to think that would be
yor loss. A. Therefore It is an extra rsL Win hc
c1naFd stores theTo was no riSE, ood. am talking
about protection aganst General Order charges lave
era order charges now you had when the General
Order business was done the other side Of the river
that is to say 4s hours within which to remove 'ncin
A. / think we have not the same protection.
O. What protection had you then that You have i nov
boken or Jersey City stores Carng the goods from
Jersey City to other places Is at great TAX ana tn9n'
again. the inconvenience and tho handling OF goons'
tumbling them about with sometimes serious i H,c,
business there was no tumblne anew; there WIS
only handling; 1t went Immediately 10 INC piao9 w.
ON n cnrt taken to NowYork dumped there, and then
has 10 bc put cart and taken back therefore there
is greater risk and greater inconvenience 10 INC ei
BY Senator Howell you have explained TO Mr. Bay az
ard what the additional risk IS win ask you about tle
danger OF loss; understand yon to urge that II Pth
OF S S STP TO 4i tho sES
INTO General Orders, that Is your lossi A. iet sr.
q, Now Ii into the jersey tHg HtolV.,
house; when you want to bring II over to your store IL
has to come over the same riveri A. fes,sT
O. The same ferryf A. Yes, Sir. al,
O. II 1t drops into the river whose loss Is II ~ Nine
O. Is the risk then, any greater tan III tne Utl
stancel A. think II is greater; In one case my own
carman in whom have confidence. nrings the goods
IN the other case cartman who don't Know me, whom
or nv interest brings them to the General order store
is have, as you would have or any 4thr gen
tlemnn, confidence in my own men, ana ~ having
goods under my contrOla security could not get
o. The additional reason then Is the difference in the
prudence OF cartmen A. Well, my own eartman Is re-
sponsibe to me- If he should lose goods would make
BY senator stewartDoes not the General Order cart
man give a bondl A. Well, he gives bond that tho
goods will not be stolen suppose.
| SENATOR HOWE "DADGERING"-TnE WITNESS hplG-
N4NT.
| BY Senator Howe-Does. your cartnlan give bond
| A. He does not; he Is Iich.
@. The Government carlman gives bond Ia the sum
| of 5000. does he mott A. do not know,
O. Now as TO the amount Of cartage-when your goods
are landed at Hoboken and brought to your store,
they have ST9Ss d % SS fnSw Ye s ES w "nen
o. Now how far have they to 60 ont Of their direct
route your store TO e. sVm That e 6S 20 'G Sr GsnGI t
store from the landing on t6is sle3 A. cannot tell
You; think the HObOken ferries land az the lOOt Oh
c@pat think II sr short v 2 aRGae from the store
on West-st A. guess the goods at Jersey City arc
landed ut the lower general store.
Q. How far Is that landing from that store a; IL Is
between Cortandst ana DSsorooses'; cannot no to
| 10 tho lower General Order store
Mr. Stewart who had bee standing during this tedious
examination, at last grew impatient, and said: am
very willing TO any question that pertinent TO
this matter but with all Difference TO the gentleman who
Is conducting this examination Senator Howell do not
see what the distance between this point and this store
or that point and that store has to do with this subject
tired, and have great deal to do; but am willing
to remain here all day ~ answer pertinent questions
would say this YOU and don't hesitate TO say that the
removal OF the General order business from the Cunard
and Hoboken is simply outrage on ne merchant
Inconvenience to tho merchant 1t has been said that
the Cmiard and Hohoken men were foreigners, ard why
should they have this privilege Well, vino are the
gentlemen who have 1t now They arc foreigners 70
city knew them certainly, never heard OF tnehl pc.
fore they 10 the City OF New-Hork But DO not
care for that II u wac any other party IN orr
however respectable Responsible lie might be- should
object TO his having monopoly OF e business Dfhglus
everything here. 10 my inconvenience and The incOu-
venience Of every importing merchant Every foreign
steamship company That Gun give adequate security 70
allowed ie privilege OF having General order store
Then You sill relieve us of the present emDarTassmeni
the interest OF congress hat tne efchahs OF NcW Iork
should supported and not he aforementioned in their
revenue is derived for tho support OF the Government
How is 1t nowl Tsy Cypress mem N erery i'ag ..
monopoly of this General Order business Is not only use
less but aPt9ne D% 10 the &c sa % 0i 'no
O. You said you would not use the present General
order warehouses bonded warehouses for your goods
Q. Be kind enough TO give the reasonl A. From the
surroundings as you can see-cotton warehouses ana
Mr.. Stewart remarked that he presumed he would be
excused II he took chair, and seated himself
Gen HOwe-IOu Will be excused, certainly ana allow
me TO say must be the judge of what questions per
tncnt what not pertinent IL struck me as quite
pertinent to know how much out OF erect me ron
the east side landing 10 the stores on TINS eide these
ing to find that out from you think yon Will do me
the justice to say have not asked Cn an uncy 4es,
personally responsible for the pertinence or erhhence
OF my questions.
LETS ExToRrToNs AGAIN.
O. What Is the lowest charge per package that Won
have paid to Leet Col A. think 81 70 ia the lowest
we have paid at any time.
@. Have you made any complaint at any time TO Off
GERS of Customs overcharges General Orer goods
A. don't believe formally we have try 70 light our
own battles
senator Casscrly-Q Did you over hear during the OK.
istence of the General Order stores on the jersey side
lngness 10 give accommodation A. Never
Senator Bayard-Q or charges for constructive
charging for mont II the goods we.e there only
quarter OF an hOurf 4. Never.
BY Senator PT3tt-2 fCn have spoken Of maximum
state TO the Committee what, in your opinion, would ~
lust and fair rate for storage, carriage abOri A. Well
about half price but with IL Is not
so much the cost II is the OF not getting
our goods within four five, six, eight ten days and
often have lose 90 per cent tho value OF the goods
owing TO fluctuations in the market.
q. DO other importers suffer in the same mannerl A.
presume they do; don't suppose they have greater
facilities than we have.
BY senator Casserly-Q understand 40 the result Of
your testimony you have stated series Of objections
the existing system Of General Order stores IN tits city,
first that the rates OF storage are doubledi a. Nearly
doubled; excessive.
O. second there is great increase in the handling Of
goods which, IN The case OF fine goods Is Objectionable
@ Third. that there is increase in the rates Of in
surance the difference between 40 cents and IS cents
the Cunard stores and the present
O. Fourth. increase in the risk Of The transit
the Jersey side to this side pa kaye is lost
A. When they have 10 be transported back