New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-01
INTRICATE POOL PROBLEMS.
COMMISSIONERS TRY 10 SOLVE THEN.

Mr. hrIsoN THROWS LIGHT ON TINE CASTLE '"
ssn PooI-HELPING THE IMMIGRANT"
Pronrtly at IL O. IN. yesterday 49,,
Cooley, supported by his four aSsoe'"'. sa oorrt
Interstate Commerce Commissioh' Up - .ha
IN the Federal Building and proceeoe" WV.
Case begun on Tuesday, OF j. y. 0a,'i'
The immigrant trunk line pool. moS' " 80.
spectators of the preceding day "o'o -
The interest continued uuainted, though {" nV'"-
-, - % The case was that before the close
- tho dav the investigation appeared 10 sn'io
a. an examination Of trunk line methods 10
tbat of the affairs Of Slavery q 20. anu ~1'
American Emigrant Company OF liar'ioru'
~ y Doane. Joint agent for the Clearing House
Commttee at Castle Garden, continued MS tee'E
uonv In his opinion, the immigrant accomnio
aations had been much improved since Tue poo,
took charge Of Castle Garden Expenses n"o
been reduced probably so per cent ne ooa Jul
al an both sides have been looking lof d ran
road expert ever since the examination oPeme;u'
aud they found one yesterday IN I1o th rr,,nlr
s;oner Samuel f. Pierson, chairman OF the irunt
line Committee. Mr.. Pierson stood canniy Al
lis place on the witnessstand and poured svH
tistics the Commission Tor Iodr ali the
without turning hair. lie produces az al al
Agreements or copies of them, made by the ran,
road companies IN connection "i'n 'ne pun 'N
1ss2.
rrr .GRNcY's WORK IN CASTLE GARDEN.
Rodnninp with the first establishment OF the
,o;ut agency at Castle Garden January l. 1885,
Oh, IN. trunk lines were able, with the assisC
.nco NJ the Commissioners of Emigration 10 Keep
all representatives Of transportation lihcs noS "
Tho pool from doing business In the OaIdltinli 10
b;erson detailed the successive steps ny wnion S
IMMIGRANT business came under the co inS .ba
the trrnk line Clearing House. He ldentinea 'ns
correspondenoc between the rePres1Sutsvm ,;Ssi on
the trunk lines and the En iSsued in pursu-
ance thereof by which oil the WORK Oh recci' MI
ticketing and shipping the lmmisan.s, I'M a. "1 Of
Is the weighing trucking am IL, nOd The Joint
their baggage, were consolidated under tie !1dmS
agency. with It's 4" effective corps OF H'elpie'oA'
and clerks e, ,,o,on,,r as he explained
how the combination had placed saiegu s.;u
around The simple peasantry OF Europe ATTN fIo,
Inc here as imm grants, and protected thsni Gun hWn
the GREED cunning fraud coercion anu WiShots
Of the passenger brokers and the boarding Se
keen.rs and runners. He showed that uhuer LIZ ti.o
benefcent working OF the PSoi that .ne iUsatiable
ccrmorant, the booking agent, had oee inm rS-
messed. until now about 80 per cent OF G Imi
grants from Europe coming 10 ine ,nianS massage
Snfors having Europe He also described the
two Kinds Of foreign orders. issued by the Clear
;ng jionse At first the railroad route was pr
mitted TO he inserted in the order, but hnalng
that the booking agents were making 49, eeiEu
thing out of 1t In commissions rom t Sig too1r
mated roads, the combination thoughtigIy eout
this noweI away and lodged 1t In the lolh' "se'i'
~ nS' tlsir sought to make Mr. Herson ADMIT
,ha ibs benefited the pool enabling them TO for
that 'lis ssonce,s nv sny road they pleased but
th latter said that where ny prelerehTHe ,S c.
ttsru a,,S rcs-,er. H. Tho fact that the man VINO
bc,ght the orf might oe ~ Dak s,H VIZ" he
x Ia arrived. would maze no 9lnc{enoo, lie i
a. ) the man wrote l'''ef h"'>"s
yyisi,.e on the subject.
syvsr,o.1,SG AN IMMIGRASr SOCIETY.
A,,.- Mr. Pierson had answered series OF
.esrchiLe luestiors by Mr.. Blair about eNeurs' IA
Grains and rates and had given his views On
" cry other subject connected with f"i~
,o,dinc he was succeeded on the stand oy "eorso
II Warner, now of the firm of Slavery ~ TO-, ou'
lately the financial agent of the American A'D"
grant S1ceos o. toid how the president Of the Con-
uon,icut comuanv George NJ bartholomew, We et
70 Canada in 1880 Leaving the o vonif how J. G.
Savery one Of the incOrporS'tOrS, l'on n ~ tho
fova came to the rescue and began 10 pay on t 10
Sehts: and how business is now conuuci;eo :" Emit
~ vi - nnder the name Of the American Ei
o,,ni COMPANY Of NeY-York; THIS business o NO
said. consisted in buying and seilng nonntr;es
gu, % ,1rincinallv in the Scandinavian couhriSS'
ena"Yv,i n,rinS IMMIGRANTS from that part OF inc
rorld and taking care of them py means means VI a. he
agents until they reachea Siie aIsN now Mr. Doane
Nd driven his company's agents OUT oi |H''io
Garden ". wo,no, foil into Mr.. Loomis's hands
- go. examination he found the witness s'di9 a
Snt Mace Under the lawyers skiilul inq 4 ad
the American Emgrant Company OF iiaroio1u d1
r. successors apparently became money i ne
ncncern, which bore little resemblance TO Sne Sg
nsn Institution for te1deT caring f fUT an from inn
Nitn ana rohhery that Mr. Warmers direct tes,
E@Hn% and and Mr. BARS opening address had
painted IT, The people of the Lmgfam to @et
s % or % Der cent for dispOsing of railroad
tioi,ats To the trusting Swedes, NOrwegahs D ON
and Films any Of the cthtr abgn, rotes
and II made no disFea%e 10 te man said that he
was the principal successor At present q fhs Pres
can Em grant Society of Hartford ey Main he
cams here and with the assistance Of his IelCM
etiHen Of Iowa James Cahan had pme m mR sun"
cjent cash to lift the company ouC Vi '"o ''0'