The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-03
REVENUE MATTERS
AGETATED BY A DEMOCRAT REPORT
FIR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
STATE AND GETTY


a reporter of this paper n day or two since and
he added: Its fearless and 0utspoken course
especially for tho Dast six months year
upon all questions. has made for 1t thousands
OF friends. Now. | want to call It's attention &c
the very great injustice the merchants of the
city labor under. who pay license aB commits
sion merchants"
What is that2'' uueried the reporter,
1T is the vast amount of produce Of every
conceivable description that comes hero and
Is peddIed out without adding anything to the
revenues of the State or city"
You mean that which is sold by SAMPLER
No. do not; but that is.another injustice. as
not one-twentioth Of the drummers who come
here to sell by Sample pay any license, when
our drummors have to pay heavily in every
State they 20 to. and again in all Of the larger
cities; but the particular injustice to which nj
Jude is the fact that produce and merchandise
of all kinds come here and Is disposed of an
nually to the oxtont Of hundreds Of thousands
of dollars, the sellers or owners bringing it,
selling out. uOcketlng their money and clearing
out without adding one cent to the
CITY OR STATE REVENUE.
whereas each Of us must pay State license Of
800 and city Iiconso Of 800"
How does this material come horo?" in
Quired the reporter.
ut comes" continued the merchant from
the States bordering on the Ohio Missisei ppi
and Missouri, and is tiOaed down the river in
hatbOats. Hundreds Of them CONS every year
and peddle what they can along the coast and
In the upper parishes; then come here to dis
pose of the remainder of their cargOes They
buy nothing to take back, and buy nothing on
the way. They hire enough mon to float their
boats down. lay in stock of provisions, cook
and eat on the boat. and do not contribute one
nickel to the city or State. but take plenty of
money out of it. Don't take my word for it.
however, but call upon some Of the merchants
and soc what they have to say about it,"
Our reporter did as requested, first paying
his respects to the house of J. b. CamOrs & Co..
No. 81 TchOupitOulas street, whore the senior
member Of the firm was found
Yes. it's fact said the gentleman In reply
to the question: we pay both a State and city
license, and 1t is hardly fair. There Ia consid-
cradle produce brought in that way | have
heard of fatboats being along the river every
day with cargoes of corn meal, corn, flour
meats,
AND ASSORTED CARGoEs,
which arc peddled out. the State and city de-
irving nothing whateverin the way of revenue"
Mr. Howard. of Howard & Preston No,
Ill Poydras street. interrogated and
SAID: 1t not Culy cannot be denied. but it
Is notorious fact. that an tmmense amount of
all kinds OF merchandise Is annually sold here
without the parties selling either consigning to
commission merchant or paying any license
whatever to the city or State | think tho best
plan to regulate this matter Is for the Board Of
Administrators to pass an ordinance imposing |
q fine OF say 800 any party Offering to dis |
pose OF produce or merchandise of any kind !
without producing n license. If called on by
any policeman or officer designated for that
purpose by the Mayor
Our house pays n license Of 800 DER annum
to the city and State. ana we are satisfied If the
matter of looking into the amount of property
which is annually sold here by parties who
have no interest whatever in the welfare and
prosperity OF the city-more than to dispose Of
their wares to theb best advantage and then take
the first steamer for hOme-was properly locke d
after 1t would add materially and largely to the
revenue of the city,
AND GIVE EMPLOYMENT
10 more of our resident citizens Besides, be-
lIeye 1t would. to q great exteut. relieve the ter
,l6le pressure SO bitterly complained of by our
The class particularly injured by the syetem
u selling without license is composed princi-
lally of commission merchants, who pay their ,
Licensees cheerfuIy, their employees. the small ;
merchants and many lahorers. all Of whom !
ems and voters | think peromptory actic = .
should be taken In the matter, and any mon
,er OF the city government who would exert 9
unset to see W protected In our rights would
ecetVe our hearty =
THANKS AND SUPPORT. |
W. G. ToOmer, commission merchant No AZ fl
jarOndelet street. 9nid-It Is q notorious frct d
nat parties from the upper MISSISSIPPI and its
tributaries brt ny all sorts of produce-etave4 .
lumber. wood. RATS of timber etc to 0ur \
eYees and sell in quantities TO suit buyers and u
ay no license. On the New and Old Basins a
ONE of the largest lumber manufacturers i'm IL
4 az state OF Mississippi sell their products =
ither by wholesale or retail, to builders, IN n
with our lumber yards, having !"
Ny clerk employed for that purpos" who ,.
eeps no office and pays no city or State license IL
I elsewhere. loaded with all kinds Of produce O.
lmber. shingles, wood. slaves. brick. etc
ut the same out on the banks Of the'busns in CT
mall retail lots, and Fell to consumers far ~
Glow the prices at which dealers who nav III
censes, rents, clerks hire, Insurance. laborDrs' Il
,ade. and am opposed to a liCense on any kind ct
| business, but believe the u
LAWS SHOULD BE ENFORCED " y,
!atnst all alike; 50 long rs the ii onse law is al
the sta tI, If ,ir"nses are imposed at all e
stem commission house must pay
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ANNUALLY af
the city and like amount to the State for Ri
zen member of the firm, whether their com or
lsslOn account amOu Is to $1,000 or 300 900 pnr Isl
'ar. rms Is exceedingly unjust 10 the small gp
erchants, and should be at once recti0ed by
II Guy lHiUtIS, lp
Messrs. Bead"s Woods. ~ Carondelet street, q
re both found in their, .oi1ie'; Mr.. BoadI4-, III
ting as spokesman, delivered the following in
the sentiments of the firm tia
i know of numbers who come here from, M
lss0uri, Kentucky, Tennessee and elsewhere ~
10 do not consign or take out a lrens@. In isf
ct. very few consign now at all for the reason COZ
at they themselves are allowed to sell with
rfect impunity. We pay Il license of $500 Der CT;
mum, and consequently we think that II is
It only right. but tnat it is due to US that the
= be enforced and we protected. to
Men from other States, non residents and not co
lpayerS or voters come here and Withrut | an
ding one dime to the Ih
REVENUE OF THE CITY, ~
Joy the same privileges of trade as we DO it.
Ii the law was enfoic ed. as it should be, and ]
merchants of Now Orleans protected In their
hts, their business would be largely in it :
'aqsed and thousands Of dollars added yearly jrc
Jhe revenue OF the city. We hope your arti thi
on this suhje It will call the a tention of the ga
particularly to the subject Of our an
ongs. and Will cause them speedily to pass col
ordinance for our relief" els
II. Benedict. at the house Of G. H Peasants, ole
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