, 1874-12-05
Why He Does Business in New York,
and How he Does It.
Mcssrs. Hit and Merrill Admit the Ab-
surdity of tho Oath.
Now York and tho Silk Trade.

mako complaint for dalnageB 80 Us to obtain
the
REBATE ON Ills DUTIES
within ton working days (Sundayu not ihcluded)
OF tho dato ut Which the goods nro delivered at
the Government warehouse. Thon tho Ap-
praisor und his ofloers aro aupposud to nnke tho
inspection, aud, In rendering tho rotli,ns, tito
CHIEF officer does 80 in lotter aud form. and ~
follows:
arrt,1cAT1o. EoN A1.LowAScE FOR DAMAGE,
s: H. x. uYdce to ascertatu aud eansto tho dar,sge
on {,,aris, numbers, atd mcrchandiuo giYon) anlot
'S|5} iSsts.I fs3p''''a:
Arrua1sEn,s oATfr.
I,-- do so'ciHt!tJ k'veav tAat hasc, personally
The foregoing application sp ls ouleotor Of lhe Gus
toiia that the tah,o has SUSTAINED damage in tho
vpyaga Of importation, uul has nut boon ioatcd ten
ays ffp hs vSacl @ " "hlch the "sarEtatio;n was
tDAte and Collectors Biqnature.1
Nov, tho foregoing IL very so1omn and loosa
MI right upon tho face Of it. but, for all that it
is tho gsea.cgt o1iela. farce III this Repubc, for
for tho Appraiser, In ,nost caseu, to 1o,sonally
exa.uiao, o. hnlf oxan1ino. tho gooda submitted
to him or his ol'lcors for inspection.
A cAsE IN POINT.
Tho caBo Of tho importing houIo Of s. P. Sind
don Co., Importers nna johbo1s III foroign and
lonlot.ic frttts, choice and fancy groceries, No.
u South Waller street, n,ay bo takon ns Il fair
osanpo. A reporter uf The Tn1nuEE callod
uron Mr.. BIaduon yesterday ant lad tho fol!ow-
ing conversation with him relative to tho nub-
feet under discussion: .
M-iunr lsonHe has been Ill tho habit Of i'm
porting hugely from Europa through the ChicaRo
Uustunl-j1ouBo?
Mr. BMddun-Yoa; but Mt present wo prefer
doug our lloavy business through tho Nov York
Custom. House. Tho delays hero nro too many,
a,,d lhe Appraisers office iSlatlcr slow in rnaking
retnrus pts rubstcs olaimod for damasce. The
New York 1nou are a good deal more prompt
THE nEAgoN.
R.-How do you account for TINT !?
htr. Saddan--Well, Mr.. Charles II. Ham Ia
tho Appraiser hera. uo 10 ono Of the editors of
the lMtsy- Ocean, nnd bqg no tins to attend per-
very conscientious gentleman. Indeed, who tloos
net like tho tormg OF tho oath lo il compelled TO
tako, which places him LII an awkward
dsn'na 81 bis In pd7Sr 5o p"t o pshs p|has' It to1 is
oush inspcctton-lle han not tho ti,no
and, then, our goods in being opened by him
may be damaged 10 PEI. cont additional, which
We caunut tertnt. lilo is not allowed to mako
make oat! that 10 has examined each package.
according 10 1unrlss and numbers, which ia ta1lta-
mount to aayinS that oyery Appraiser and Deputy
Appraiser in tho Hrryico Of tho United States is
compelled to commit perjury. What 4 want to
lI1lnw is, what is tho ,lBe OF B1ch lav3 Mr.
oi.iecr hus been compelled to delay my roturlls
rs much as throo wceks, III order to como ab
near thu truth aa poHalple. Ho Is compelled to
swear that ilc Inns examined my packagou
according to marks and numbers, w1iicll know
Ii utterly impossible, and which every importing
merchant iii Chicago knows to DO tho 8ano. Mf.
Merrill tale3 II lons timo to make UP his mind
anout retrrmS, ind finally 1nases oath to tho best
Of him, aH sou will aoo by tho form whlcn he ia
compelled to sign ana uwear TO but the Now
York CuBtonl- House moil llayo moro flexible coil
scicnceu, which III the resAon WHY prctcr to DO
business with them. II hlr. Merrill Yero Now
lorl oihciai, ylould say that his conscience
might bo essed by 4 little greasIug, but hc cam
not get himself to tint point, although le ia
actually compelled to commit perjury oYory timo
lo makes return for oRmagea.
NEW Yo1E CustoM-1l0uaE OFFICERS.
n.-lluw do you manage tho Naw York
oilicials2
alr. sladden-0h. ny agouts attend to that.
They will not 500 unless thcy arc "asslsted."
wlltuh noanB that their cunsuianuo8 can be
stretched to suit circumstances or their interests
K.-Ihat IL ID much % to say that tho Now
York officers can 10 rendered accommodating for
4 consideration
Mr.. 6!adden-rhut is I assure you, the case.
Soc, horo are entries Of tho moneys paid to my
agout for "atte1ding to cuBtu1n dutlee,' which
is mild way Of p,ltttug. tho matter. acknowl-
eose ti y af for Tr0DH H. Dqt sso a
iia Moaso 0 mon of G Eor Y York aA' to 1sDn maho
| au honest report, must wait forever. My goods
are lost 10 inc. and my business must 10 undor,
| therefore I am compelled, aoroly against my
will, 10 be pnrtY to tll's ayoten of corruption,
| which must extend, / suppose, moro or loss,
| through all tho departments.
4 R-You Eud nIr. Merrill unwilling to bo ''ac-
cou,modating" iu that way?
.hlr. budaon~Ycs. Ihat nccounta for the
yexatious dolnyB Of my goods at tnis port or
course do not blame Nlr. Merrill for trying to
| Lo llonoat but should like to kt1ow what tho
| difference /. Of swearing to cartaiu amount OF
da,nagcy, u,exauinot today and huying to nwear
| tile snlne tl.Iug after whiting three weeks,
want to 1luW II tho crime B not ag gre4t frat
| rs iast Now, when Gen. Meredith, ,Ylio id the
Appraiser-Gcnerai for tlIiB district, which in-
/ clulcs Baltimore, Cincinnati Dotrolt, st. Louis,
a,,u Cliuago, wna Oh hero, questioned him on
this polnt lie waa very attublo, Indeed but
wLon I asked liim llu,y LIZ could oxa,nuo al our
| imnortotfuus ou application for danlutce. NC
co,dlnC to tic torn,B OF tho outh lie drew back.
! and eaI,l
] the 1Aw HAD 10 nE fuLruLEn
in tint reanect. | said to l,luf 'sUut. General,
low cau II Go 2 I kuuw hut tho A,,nraiEor ca,,.
moi examine all NV paukurcs laid aside for re.
butte lccuuao Of du!nnrba, / cannot n]iow lin,
10 do 90. uyo il l,o latl tho tltno which uc has