, 1880-02-02
OUR IMPORT TRADE.

Complete Explanation Of tho Aldrlcf
RIil-It Will DO Away With tile Vcx.
ntioua Importers Bonds, md Relies
On tho Security Given by the Com.
mon Carrier.
III view Of the interest excited in this and
other cities Of the West In regard to the I'M
mediate Transportation net of Congressman
Altlrfch, and tho efforts how being nnadc 10
secure Its early passage, n reporter yesterday
devoted some tm0 to securing information
from customs officials, importers, and brokers
on this subject The bill rs prepared
embraces 80, many tccfnicnl!tics, ami
terms unknown to tho average Importer,
that lis Importance has not been 10
generally recognized ms 1t should be, oven by
tho Moat Interested class. A series Of Inter-
Views with those best informed on the sui,
ject hns been boiled down into q more COLI
denscd form.
Tho Immediate Transportation bill Of Mr..
Aldrici supposcs tho voyage of original int
portatl0n 10 close only with tic arrival Of
tic goods at the point of destination. 1t pro-
yldcs, In furtheranco Of this idea, that for
elgn goods consigned to importers IN the
Interior, as shown by. the ships mani
fest shall DO transferred directly from
the ship to tho car In which
t4&0y AV W w L1hI1p0i tCu W k14G " NNot~
Tho language Il imperative, and Is intended
to prevent any delay In ti,e shipment be-
yond the necessary Identification Of the pack
ages with the description given In tho mani
fest. No entry Is required and no bond pro.
ytdcd for. :,
Under the present system. which Is known
as the pro-forma entry, US adopted In 1870,
the st. Louis or Chtcago importer Is obliged
10 furnish bond With two surctles III n
penal sum OF double the invoice value Of the
merchandise, with tho duty added. Tho
present measure cont1mplntes tho do
Ing away with tic pro-forma entry,
relying :on the bond which tho COM
mon earlier Is bound Ito give under
either tho old OF new systems. The Western
Importers com plaIn Justly Of this entry and
bond .at the 4eaboard port for during tho
put year these bonds footed up nearly $a5,-
100000. For every dollar of this amount two
portsrs. std Xt tho sa"e % tima u Is sssly to % BE-
seen that these bontls although oppressive To
the Importer ard the canse pflnnch delay, arc
IN no sense rolled upon for the dnt!es, but for
he safe d9;9sery o US sopds n1y r e
4 lanaInE certificate Is Issued which cancels
tile seahoard b1,lH, As y species Of protcc-
tlon 70 tho rovenuc 1t Il simply second bond
Tor which there iS 10 need.
MIL - 01NN4sH AHJNN bF 4Afa NAAikAEEkN
has been prosecuted since tho law was nut
into @ operation, The Allrtcll bill does away
tue, bond OF uie colnlnon carrier, proportional
te tl,s ynlue Of tho goo.ls tos tho protection
ot the revenue and for the c0lleGtlon OF
dnties upon goods lost or st9len IN ,transit,
Illu cars, must he scaled and lacked, under
either plan. and be undef tho exclusive
control Of tlo customs o1t!clals, THIS officials
at this port say Tint there is not all instance
on record where The c0,l!,llpn carrier ]las
fai'cd to, pay promptly dunland for gootis
Y s snsty eysrs1 from any saass whesyer
r. !, y: CONNER, .snrr[er's' bond, because
What ths importers complain Of regarding
tt!e present antlquate.l system y that tl,v prt
nseesssary for them 70 se,lh their invoices
a1aa, aTa b1l1s H. OF lad!ng 70 ths ,:!gort of Al
entry ts completed. There arc stumbling
ofders Of the Department that tic liquidation
inscribed on this entry shall be ~ carefully
lnade as II It wa1e ar estlmuted liquidation
R9b RspebosIs 81 ast4e sF|Xh |hs soF .n2ytSn q
twelity Of Muro taxs. tho Western importers