New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-27
TwENTY-FIRsT DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
TESTINON'-J OF JAMES JOHNSON.


Iohenpa Fneels but said IL merely for lniorauoh
Of the last moment he would have TO present ns
Bepg questioned by Senator Casserly' ne SNu no Vouu
conceive It likely that merchants ana Drokers 10
unwilling to give such testimony ms would nVoIVe then
with Custom-house officials on account OF the emoaI"S9
nept 70 which the officials might subject them.
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES W. VAN sAUN'
n, Van Sam testified that lie Superintendent OF
Ieet & Co.'S General Order Store
n HOW do the accommodations furnished by Leet q !
Oo compare with the accommodations furrsheu ny '"e
other etorekeepers in that business A. think 'hr
accommodations good as any have ever seen
the Ieroyst store spoken OF as being the best TOT
business of that kind; they arc the best ever saw
O. It's said Ieet Co. made special agreement with
q clerk OF A. T. Stewart Co. for the storage Of their
General Order goods do you know anything OF such al
sreementi A. No Sir; think can explain nat mis-, mis-
store; that is mistake; have not been there since
have been with Leet & STOCKING: hut ! oeneHe 1oi:
from there asked him now he had made OUT he said ne
NS% be on " IS per package after that Mr. saya
OF stewart & Coz clerks. came to the store with
over 81 package folks; and you needn't charge
it, for You won't get it," asked him II went to stew
dictate to him what should be charged; he said he
didn't think would, and told him didn't think we
would allow him TO say what We should charge him for
our packages; asked him n there were any bales OF
OF bnraps would take 81 IS hut that we could not take
burlaps for that took this sponsibhty myself with
a
clerks at both stores that they had better charge
stewart Co more than SIS per package, EXCEPT upon
rTlaps; buIlap weigh from 1900 TO $500 pounds and
the carriage itself would be 81 IS.
O. Mr. Gale says you sometimes charge high g 30
package goods for which at other times ven only
for packages this side Of the river when We have
70 cross the river there would he the difference Of the
carriage; 1 have always treated Mr. Gale as well as
could when he o. the store for the
get him out as as possible nc comes in without
using prOtane aud BLACKBOARD language the very Till
that he talked about, FOR 81 60 standing by him
spoke to him about the bill and he cursed him terribly
viii voqch for what say about MI Gales conduct in the
have him put ou II he used such language when there
were customers by
TIAUsmIE EXCUSES
O. Another witness complained that he had some mr.
chnery in your store he paid 500 cart it there and
only $50 bring st OUT and that portion Of it
was left outside the building and injured by the
rain A. considered 500 reasonable charge for bring
ing the machinery in and the carman took ont
carts we're dong nothing at the time and il would have
better for him TO cart for S5 tna 70 et ms Teams
stand idle; the portion Of the machinery that was 3
taken inside very heavy and the storage bills wond
ioyered M and watched there was no complaint made
10 us about liz tins is the first have heard OF II. $1,000,
O. Mr. Tllotson complained that your frln undertoGK
To charge IS cents coil for some wire and subsequently
took 10 cents and that he had similar So b tor s e
were governed entirely by the warehouse manual by
Which we are en he G h we down TO 10
10 for we wanted to satisfy Mr.. TOtson; we supposed
he was satisfied for he Immediately waTehOused with us
200 bundles OF wire Of another mark nut the same ship
ment and they there yet unless they nave been
taken out within two or three da!si We "ouiu c""l 50
" % Have Won any statement TO make IN reply to Mr.
Unttons Testimony in regard TO excessive charges A
have made ont storage bills for Mr.. Hutton for num-
Der Of ea oq 2Rd R Ra SSy of the Tms With which
been connected believe he thinks goods ought TO 10
tored and carried out OF the duties, he stated here
MT Hutton complained that he could not get duplicate
bills have no time 10 maze aupcsIe Dis ~ " f
duplicate bill of special lot OF goods ne might nave
construed this refusal into the nsoenee" OF which he
senator Pratt-what arrangement has ever been made
By bfe GG Of y Su aPy goods
s,orei A. None whatever; do not know OF any in
s1se fG o o be sent under General Orders to
stores has been increase of late years Of the
OF goods to General Order since Leet Co. have
O. What profits are made by Leet Co. upon cartagel
GENERAL ORDER PROFITS.
O. What per cent OF reduction Of your charges for
storage and labor could be made and still leave a fair
margin for profit A. don't think could make any
reduction; do not know what the business is WORTH
looked at their books, the books OF
firm in whose employ have been but should Judge 10
was about $4,000 year and don't think that is
TOO much for two men in any business.
month A. About two per month; when complaints are
made we try to make 1t satisfactory TO the merchants
complaint is made first TO the CustOmhouse we insist
charging all that we are allowed to charge.
from your stores about the time Of the defacaon Of
Co had Tss ts CHARGE 1 s the s14S OF s
eneed to organize the force had TO teach them they
were green hands often permit has to the store
for % easesof goods OF which have received only
rs; the remainder win be on the dock, and Of
u.s. and it may be two three days before we can get
them since the business has been systematized de-
lays have occurred except in have got
seods II the earnan had presented his permit on the
delay. -O' '"' ~ 10 "OU'U A'' nAu no
IL
hiIaseh n your stores and plage PACKAGES what have
yO1 say to that A. That would be impossible for
tng and clerks running around and sometimes we let
sueh esrtnen as we know 80 in and select their own
COMPARISON OF CHARGES.
Senator stewart-HOw were the charges Of Humphrey
and hxby and Meyeri A. From May 1854, to May, 1857
Humphrey &Co charged A. e. Stewart Co. q So where
Leet Go. charge 81 rs, and 81 10 where Leet Co.
charge 81 70, and - where Let Co., charge o. IS in
1868 Gnade agreement 80 take Stewards General
Order goods large and small az 30 cents labor and 80
cents for storage that Bixby Co. there has been
another agreement since 10 taze them Tor rs and 25
q. What were the raes of Cartagei A. Where the
charge 81 30 the carriage would be 80 cents where
the charge " the catage would be 66 oents where
the charge was % % tue carriage would be seents; that
O. You say the char ges resent lower than they
have averaged during the period a. your association
Mason Co.. ibiDk they charged five cents package
Q What Wa the ordinary charge at the Cunard
storesi A. 81 per ease.
w. HOW DO you account Tor tbe cOhsSlaInts akalnsl
General Order ehaFgesi 8. / presume people think
Ga neral order charges should be more than bonded
va-ehOuse charRea
Q Why should General Order charges be msrei A. Be
Hausr there Is more labor in bonded warehouse We
generally have notice the day before OF goods that are
wanted have chance 90 get ready at Osr leisure
20 ge ~ them After oFdes viii for lot OF Cen
sal Q5&T goods for single package that VIII be at
ne bOttosn OF the pile.
senator Cassery-Give instance OF the difference
rAseen hoaded and General order ChaTgesi A, Some
n1sd warehouses would take burlaps for 10 cents labor
sRo y cents stOrage while entitled 10 10 and go
We charge merchant would cents