, 1875-04-09

ALE IAA UN IALUH1NH.
The following from local protection organ
| In political confession:
Ills well known that here, in chicsgo, tbsrs nrs
number Of rc1sona who get their clothing mals at
Montreal and havs It smugslod tlrox3h from uauads
Tho "sarng by thta n,caus u about 10 per cent Of
tie price ehasRel by merchant lalort here 30 SRI.
teae has ills become that It is said there arc csr-
lain tailots In Montreal whoas busnesp s largely au
ported BY American usiers from people who In other
respects beaF good eiarzetess and cali thanaelres
good taw.ab,fng cltfzens, though nc must confess
CUR inability to distinguish between this and any oer
kind Of fraud The whole System Of smuggling ctot,-
nH has. however, besa growing until II has reached
Immense proportions. Ths Philadelphia Times esti-
raatcs that "gcntenen," xsadens Of That city, au-
nuaJ gs about to0oo worth Of clothing from pas!s
and fondon which IL smugglcd through tho Cussor-
HouEs by friauds, who havs ordered tho clothing
n'adc In Paris for easelres, md that It was
for thelr own personal LEO.
Wliatoyer tho method followed, there is no
question as to tho extent Of the direct or In
direct ovnsion Of the Inv. We lnve no doubt
that In one way or tho other foreign-made
clothing, to the value Of many millions Of
aollara, is annually brought into this country
FREQ of duty. During tho year ending juno
80, 1874, the value Of made-up clothing made
Of wool imported through the Custom
Houses wns only ss70,o0o, on which WIS
collected about sa7e,ooo duty. But this
amount bears but Il small proportion to TINT
which pays no duty. Every American who
goes abroad provides hin,sa1f before CON-
ing ho1ne with q sufficient stock Of
oScrcoat5, dress goods, and ordinary
clothing to last him ono to several ycars,
When lowing for Europe ho only provides
himself with such clothes as will answer un-
til ho gcts over, intending to purchase there
wllat ho 1nay need for his journey. Tho dif-
forence in cost Of tho clothes, such as are
purchased by Americans, will average fully
half. In other words, 800 will purchase in
London clothes that will cost in the United
statos 5000. A man going abroad to stay
year, by purchasing in London the clothes lie
may need while abroad md stock to bring
home with him, will savo more than the cost
Of his passage on the steamer both why's.
Tho Canadian provinces are convenient
place in which to purchase clothing. A man
going from the Vest 10 New York can stop
over III Canadian city, obtain suit Of
clothes, put his old ones III ca1pot-bag, and,
wearing tho now ones, pass through the Gus
to1n-House. large business is dono a1so in
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far more extensively than the public generally
understands This purchase of clothes abroad
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