Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-05-26
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
THROUGH CLEaRaNcrs-


ton to the Injustice that was done +
places located as is Cheboygan. Tn
Chicago Inter-Ocean, the other dav. call
edattention to the same thing. and adj
vocated the necessity of change, so tina
the country could keep posted through
It's various custom houses of the actua
business of different portions of the coun
try. Vessels leaving Oswego. Buffalo
Detroit, and other ports below, who's,
final destination is Chicago or Duluth
need not report or clear where they load
provided they have a through clearance
from the port of first departure. Going
the other way, of course it is the same
thing. This being the case, it is seen
that these intermediate ports Get no
credit on their custom house books for
their shipments. and unless the editors
oil their newspapers keep it, there is no
record ut all of the business of these
ports. AT Saginaw and Bay CITY, for in
stance, nine-tenths of the shipments Of
lumber, salt, etc.. west are made on YES
seis having through clearances, and there
is no record of them on the custom honse
books. lis next to impossible, too. for
the newspapers to keep the figures ac-
curately-to even get the names of the
numerous vessels, to say nothing of the
correct quantities loaded ard taken away.
what Is true of the places named, is true
or Cheooygan to greater or less extent.
ms IS manifest injustice. These places
should have credit for their immense
shipments, and all receiving ports should
nave credit for their receipts. Last wear
we attempted to gain from the custom
mouse books at this place correct report
OF the business of Cheboygan, but it was
an impossibility from this cause. A craft
arriving in Chicago may report "Bufalo.
sundries.' That is all her manifest
shows. She may have on hundreds Of
thousands of feet of Lumber from Che
D0ygan. There is no record of il here mr.
In Chicago. The shipments of lumber
from this and other intermediate ports
'dis season has already been very LARGE.
out the custom house books do not show
The figures. There are 10 statistics in
any place to show them. The public
nave no way of ascertaining anything
anything about them. The rcceipts: sand
shipments effect the market, but beyond
this there is nothing. Vessels leave De.
troit light, load at Cheboygan or some
other port, and on their arrival i'm Cbica-
go the vessels papers show nothing ex-
cept that the vessel cleared from Detroit
light. All the balance is guess work of
The widest kind. The custom house
does not know from the vessels papers
'hat she has any cargo at all. The port
making the shipment is not taken into
consideration at all. She NAV do very
extensive business, and the world moi
Know anything about it, Through clear
'nces are used to save expense. Its due
{" every shipping port on the lakes that
the law sc so changed as to give them
Inc proper credit for the business they
To- be that business great or small. II
: cue The government that change be
nade. SO that correct record OF its Shin
ping interests could b. preserved. All
hat is necessary is that the Department 9
liiow and exact that. masters holding
through clearanees report the cargecs :
AIKEN OIL AT intermediate ports TO the 9
,uStom houses AT those ports, ami have +
lie customs officers there enter the same :
ipon their books, and upon the vessels q
The deputies or clerks are
'"and to be az their posts anyway and no G
additional blanks are necessary. The @
ost OF books and ink will not be immense. l.
We are glad to see this subject aritated.
MI hope that the agitation will be con- i.
Inued until the change is made. Such :,
change would give Cheboyg;r,r a posi- :,
ION III the business world that many Ii
ave not dreamed of her,posscs>ing.