New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-19

4 reporter wa, sent late last might with
copy Of Collector N,rrt's caboratr I.d.c.u ori,'u
nu the Id glove question to - merchant Thoroughly
familiar with ia, whole matter.
l. port,r-Yuu -,c. AT. the Collector has undertaken
10 correct what Dee considers t.c improper ba, Of lie
pubic mind created "ay tn c"ussu"cs und t'i' at
for1cy," A. It IA desirable That tho public mlud
should not be- improperly biased. VIII you Ai"d'y '"
me- after r,adiu over tn. Judicial decision. whether
WON tni,k il calculated To- set lie public mind rigntt
The merchant carefully road and poudcrcd The state
mont after watch ur said 81 had better read II over
and ponder 1t a second tine" lie did 80 and then
-InIhugiy sad:
&C. Tho appears 10 be sum Ia arithmetic beyond my
capacIt, n moi beyond the Collectors. and statement
Lrtond M powers OF logic To- draw conclusion nom II
IId the per cent witch the Collector says must hc
added ia ms genera, average OF the cost or mat' rails and
Manufacture of the five brand, Of glove" named 10y him
--a, - francs aud "G ccnilmoN-'n ordinary hsuriN2
thc result would make - francs = cehIInc'. hi 'hr
Collector I'm Ina statement makes IL IL francs - cen
tinc.. Ia thi. per cent the Collector W'iu"'s
charges for interest, rent. Insurance" taxes 'ni"
utcndcncc and other General tApeus"'. iah,"h
from Il q per cent PAN, discount. the Invoice pI,'c
would hc 50 francs g. ccnumr- "hI'h leaves "a "I','
rucc ~ - c.it'm's to he accounted Tor h'Nn'" ,h
inn mn nm. nj made ~ the tolector-"r. IN oiHtr
word - c.ulimc, more than the extreme cost 81 Tue
GoYrs ~ made AZ ~ the ,"t'''vL t"'s "'e
i"il',u! ''', ,, Kew. VIII. / ann pIlIcd 20 u.-
,n1,rs' you VIZ G",r c'ry,it, = ,nlrrucr of -
'tf, -, t,r, of 49,. custom tInu.c into difference
o francs aud g ccntIm"s against me u''o'n llos''
rms II my ilr-i reason Tor Insulating To sec h"" ne
stitcmcnt tend 10 set III" puzzle NINA iish' on ,n
question Because Sou Viii observe lhA' ,H' "I''.
fictule with Il far manufacturers pi"ht' "'d''
a sufficient argument ioi MN "T rr',
word. the Collector would seem 70 c"n,iI'r ir;nt7
articles the bare of manufacture Of W"eh >ihnhS at
- francs aud II ccntmcs br!n4 Manufacture p',n
Of about II per cent IhiS J.. more nan ~ h r
pront shown and sworn In these cases 10 nc -,
gart"d ns satisfactory by Imc , uI these
these articles IN the country If"m Nn,i' 'n'
royrs came Is II not mon,trous that when tne lnan
racturcrs Of gloves are Wiling To Pii, r'n th,n
consumers At a profit of , pes cent more IMAM 'nico
trrs that amount sl0uld be erOrtcd from Them ~
judicial dccision' founded upon sum I'll "l'''"o'o
which no fellow can uudrfstaudt'
what ia tne value OF The results OF previous reap.
prascmen!S to Wn.rh '! ",,,,Iri,nt argument -
Absolutely nothing, 90 Il was ihor3HEhy und i,,,
stood that the three cases OF the f'ot. ] ~, h
1rffoussc gloves werc understood au1 agIt'u up" ~ w
IN, test cases In connection with all these i'Aplra,t
meuts others were decided upon t"' s''' wv
deuce or received the same consideration ,,,,,.
reporter was cent with acoPy OF Collector Merrip
decision 10 Mr. VIM Best. not on An @
importer. but, everybody Knows very "D'' az
countant. - ,,,,. ,o.,,,i.d with his
book, aud PAPERS received the reporter oourte"usb,
ana said AT once: 4" baN" not yet seen the '0l'c
very glad 10 see IT," Alter reading II MI B,St "rnt
on prefer not enter into an analysis nl u ~ 'n
time, htyc hesitation, however III sHSls wa, ~,
c,lcul atoms OF the Collector that pnitd bp seem W
me decidedly Inudded shall doubtless nav w, ,y
TO refer To 10 within n few days, aud VIII th,h sl'
INV views OF H. have been engaged Tor SEVERN
DAYS past examining tho testimony III Tue ,
ferred Ia by tho Collector aud | have arfltru AZ
The conclusion that gross injustice mas pech uohr w
The merchants, the Valuation oi whose R"ouss nio
leon ,rrcns,d by The ACCOMPLISHMENTS spoken or MY
attention. was directed 10 this matter by hu'oci W
merchants several OF whom are III no way
The va 've oueston They expressed The desire that
shoud famine the matter and see whether or pot 'ns
Government the importers wero AZ iau h"no w, Nv
ease am decidedly OF the opinion that every expert
enced man who ia unbiased IN tho promises WI,
with ms M SAYING that right and justice are on the clue