New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-07
DETECTS OF REVENUE LAWS.
UNDERvAI UATIoNs OF MERCHANDIsE-THE REMEDY
IN DiT1- ATOM

UNDERVAI UATIONS OF INTERCHANGEABLE REMEDY
IN DiT1- ATOM
To the Fdttor Of The Trt6Hne.
SIR: With no desire to defend any individual
mentioned In your to-day in relation TO cutlery I'M
dervauatons, thoughts naturally occurone being;
Why has been permitted under the keen supervision
OF the present Appraiser, 80 recently the examiner In
charge this specially OF merchandise and why should
those who suffered from the unfair competition through
alleged undervauations the to bring the matter
to official notcei But the grave fault is not with APP
praiser McMuen. but with Treasury regulations issued
under an of Congress approved June TO- 1880, OH
cially known as tho " Immediate Transportation Act
and spoken Of the a. T. Bonded Entry Act.
See Treasury Decision. Synophca Series No. 4oS2 Tor
the act Instructions and the privileges enjoyed,
which not only direct incentives TO fraud Dut by
means of which frauds actually perpetrated under
the law which is poweress to correct the wrong The
wrong continues. although tho Treasury has been In
repeatedly in various OF the fact which all
classes OF importers at this port will CONFIRM rs 10 inc
damage their business through the operation OF this
act Under tbact merchandise imported at the seaboard
Is entered in bond for transportation to the place
OF ultimate destination without appraisement
at the port Of original entry Treasury clIcn.ar 30
45S2, June 81 1SS0 trde Treasury decisions OF l-e)
page 2O9. second paragraph, giving Instructions to
Treasury officials relative To the procedure uhdef TINS
act) states: Goods Intended for immediate tinspora
ton may be entered at the port OF trst ARRIVAL
for consumption, or warehouse with appIaseineht, II
the IMPORTER so desires" In dccsion No. $50 the
Urea sury ruled that appraisement and liquidation OF
goods cred for immediate transportation viii not loo
made at mort OF first arrival but at port OF dcshato
Section Of this act. still more emphailcalJ 10 protect
fraud orders that such me- cn'lIse saan I,og y az
ject 10 Hppral 'einent ana ilidaloh AT INC Pui Va
arrival hut shah undergo such eXauinaou as the sec
rotary of he Treasury shall deem necessary 70 Ver
appraisers at sueh fresh seapots Denvor Col;
Huron, Mich; Ptt-burg. Penn; Minnesota, Mnh Con,
esee y y: Indianapolis. Ind. Kansas Cty, Mo, ana
similar interior towns, can have ihe 1pcFl"hce l'
tnc onci, a. mo m this matter OF
r-etv ql . Df
wedo most seriously que5 non tAcir ahlHiy to l'cCt ~
limited knowledge AMI oNpeucucc-a diitct re-
suit Of a limited lu-incss. And night mere inc
Whether here or eleswhere an importer whose
invoices arc advanced for Tyaultou his Il2h 10
Statutes, Act Of June %, 1874, and the oonc.usi'n
which may no; sustain the ApprA7ere Rc'n is Lnn IN
which The fraudulent entered value Ia declared 10
be the market value and the Law 50 dec ares ~
Precisely this thing has occurred at penN't, COLI on
Pariaga clgar1 Complaints Io1ohrd th, POI; ,i-.
Chicago that this brand reached Chicago from Denver
and undcrsod the cigars correctly nyOced 10 that mar
ket The Denver ms dice Was .nterei uh l"t VIC l
mediate transportation Act" The Collector mere
oricr ed the cigars OF the next Denver importation ''
the custody oil TIC App!a's r. WAo ioLId ta, 80
valued quite 80 por cent ana the proper auuuo4, Tor
value were made and tho amended invoice ana m-t
ehaholsr were 3 how rrra,tv carrrirL cnu-
tanned promptly demanded arrapphis"nent under the
law his vi tnesses-ycnal. n you choose-sustancd the
uvoced valae and the fraud proven mere va. ID que
process Of law faiued There j. no statue "'ICh
Will such cases, after the reapgrasemrht mas ut
terninel what is the true market value Tho importer
cannot he proceeded against Tor fraud Though iiau u
known his good, cannot eonhslated, a1l Tue pan
sngeested by Mr.. wte that samples shall De sJbifittd
to the Appraisers here - inopersuve for mo roaAo
cited above II an invoice is. advanced on such
samples. the reappraisement may rcvciso
the whole thing. It Is within the NillcFh
knowlrdse that certain importa'ions OF steel,
dutabe at 2i2 cents per pound az" cotton eoou5 u
bic AZ a specific ate Oh the weight per square yard
and an al valorem value. have been forwarded
under IL r." bond 10 Chicago, clatsihrl there AZ
cents per pound ard al 30 per cent az NaIoreh e,p
lively and the cotton goods have been hhIpcu PACK
here and marketed undor the pr hch the honest
importers hero held the goods paying the c)np'unl
duty In both the facts were alt before te
Treasury officers In special charge OF sich matters"
out correction OF the wrong canvass ~ the lrpnt
ers OF his city Will Icvea! that they suffer through tlc
action OF TINS e" IT, act, that their business j. rousy
impaired that tho IL T." business Is steadily incr"1--
ing and II Increases 50 surely arc INC revenues ~
franded-iy the protection % law and Just 80 surely
viii the detective presumably United states spec al
agent fan to IL ke a case against tho milwaukee, I'M
porter whose goods ALLEGED 10 DO undefNa uel AZ
per cent. - a., a.,
The main object OF mis- lcter aT % expose th IN
su0cicncy OF tho statutes to enforce That iOr WhcA
they were enacted The remedy is through cgs Alton
shall have IT I ....
NeW- York, Dec. ,. NORMAN H. SAAlSo''