New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-23
GENERAL ORDER TRADERS.
TIKI BOWEN THIRTY PER CENT.

THE BOWEN TElkiA Ihh Nh4'i'
rx-CoLLECroR BARNEY's sTATEMnNI- ~ nE s.,S,s
- po1rvN prplrDIATED--MR. BARNEY CLEARS !
HIMSELF.
A ronorter of TIE TRIBUNE called upon eX-
cnootor hiram Barney, yesterday, and asked HIM to
the facts within knowledge regarding the agree
,nsnt which existed between II. {. Bowen, Frederick
lambert f. E. Bowen. and Squire Johnson by wmeh |
the latter firm to pay to the former persons per
rentage for the business
Regarding H. c. Bowen's personal assumption, said
Mr. Barney "ol the power TO obtain favors Tor MS
friends know nothing, but do know that never our
ing my administration OF the Collectorship were any
Offices fvors Of any kind farmed out or disposed oil
Tor any pecniary consideration TO me or TO any other
person. with my knowledge or appreciation No person
was ever authorized sell the General Order business
nor was any person ever entitled derive advantage
from IT, unless he personally concerned In the bust
ness and responsible for its management
"In regard 10 the Bowen Squire & johnson matter
would state that gave any General Order bnsi
ness to H. c. Bowen and never authorized him or any
other man dispose of H. When came into the once
Of Collector the stores occupied by Bxby Co.. in Wash
ington-st did the principal part OF the General order
business There were applications LOT thcso
General Orders. ascortaned that those Stores were
the only suitable FOR the transaction OF tne ouShe
IN the nechhorhocd OF the steamers and as was going
10 Washington TO he absent one or TWO "eeAs "ioo"
card substantially as follows:
ct consider the stores occupied by BXby Co the
only ones suitable for the transaction oil tue Geheia
order business the ncghborhood of the steamers ana
w send the Gen raj orders those stores provided
that they owned Ivy god Republican ana the pdsl
ness Is managed 70 my satisfaction
81 gave copy OF this to the Anditor ana toId MN
20 give a copy to any who inquired concerning
the General order business While at washington
received a letter from Henry G. Bowen, Claiming
that he had made arrangements for the Blxby stores,
and that he would claim the Gene.@l Order business
according to my promise. On my reIurn from WASH
howe Humphrey
assignment of the lease the made TO himself
and said that he, under my promise in writing as
above should claim the General Order BUSINESS
asked him if he would attend TO the man.
acement OF II himself lie replied that he would, and
that he had made arrangements with Mr.. Bixby, VINO
thoroughly understood the business. TO assist him. Inc
firm name, he told me, would be Humphrey & Co. MI
Humphrey was, some years before, my law partner,
hut l had had no business relations with him for
nearly years. during the last two years OF which
ne had been member of Congress He had returned
lust previous TO his entering the General Order business
Any statement the effect that had any interest,
direct or Indirect contingent remote, in the profits Of
that any other General Order business is utterly IN
I'm regard to the Arrangement made by Squire d
Johnson for the interest Of Mr. Lambert or any other
person in the business, have TO say that IL was aoe
entirely without my knowledge sanction The first
knew of il was from reading the testimony OF Mr. john
son before tie Van Wyck Committee This was IN the
win.er Of 1ss sent Johnson to inquire OF him
whether he had Giyon such testimony and ii so 10 snow
me the agreement made with II. c. Bowen and others
He told me that there such an arrangement
existing told MN that the agreement was improper
and vond have to be discontinued at once or would
take the Genera. Order business from his store UP
that time had neither nor heard OF Mr. LAMBERT
10 whom in connection with the other two PARTIES Squire
& Johnson had agreed to pay the 80 per cent Mr.
Lambert called upon and undertook to give sats-
factory explanation OF tho agreement. asked him II he
rendered any services the business ana he admitted
that he did not He said that his percentage for six
months amounted $50 $3.50, cannot be positive
told him that If had the power should compel him to
return this sum Squire johnson, but in any event
the agreement must be discontinued. stopped at
oace.
In regard to the oier General Order stores believe
II has never been asserted that any person other than
the proprietor OF business derived any advantage or
profit from IT,
AS TO the rates charged on General Order goods
think II viii be admitted that prompt investigations
were always made Of all complaints for Oyercharge, and
remedies applied.
This charge made upon by Mr. johnson Of sale OF
General Order business under my administration has
foundation in any action of mine for which
sponsible Applications made to me TO cancel the
arrangement with the Cunard Steamship Company by
which they stored the goods imported by them at Jersey
City hut upon investigation the parties who desired its
removal SewYOrk became satisfied that 1t could not
be conducted with any profit TO themselves. The
ARRANGEMENT with the Cunard Company having proved
safe Tor the Government aud both convenient and
economical for the merchants the same advantages were
extended on my recommendation to the Bremen and
Hamburg lines at HObOken."