The evening world., 1890-07-10


Every master OF every merchant snip tns'
enters the great port OF New YORK straight
way visits the Exchange. and II was not
many weeks before the shippers began 10
appreciate that Uncle SANS hydrograpner
was offering them q service valuable ana IN
valuable. The business grew and presently
Lieut. Fields and one ase'1tant took charge.
The " Office was doubled in size' out the
rent was not ihcFeaSeu' ,o
After time Lieut.. Coftman. lateiy secre-
tary OF the international marine ooh-
ference. Superseded Lieut. fieids' ana
window corner was ADDED 70 .he hyofo
graphic Office, where another helper iaporea
on marine charts he was ioLowea & Sy Eli
sign Blow. ana the lat'er py E'eu'' HNLro'
who has four asSistan,s-oap'' hI,nur
Pierce and +. A. Lewis, VINO poAru Ill in-
coming merchant vessels ana op'.ih ,he 'n-
formation which tne shippers mish' iAi W
report to Inc once apou. 'ho "H"iS ~
which they have crulseu' ihohaS "ceuaue
and J. X Smiley who perform much eief-
ical work In the service
The window seat was ehenuea' SO Una.
now the hydroGrapners nave al eigh'y-ioot
lane along the south emu OF 'he EtchahRe
Desldes the little dark once on the west
side. But this is not enough room. and the
oh.,,-,,.L.ra ara nermitted 10 work ON the
.n ..h'o ~ ,hs msn.rsrs r in tho airsctors' room
when that august body is not in pos, ession.
This 1. all verv ineon yenient. for twenty
"a ia, ,ho oa,.o
to twen'S-nVe ses cap.4i"s ns's '.o ol,oe
,oas,bar IN. b.s 10 wait while the other
Is,-I,a. ~ oasoa h.i,, ,oo
'ransaets hIs eusiness, 'ns o'n1e osHS 'o1
. ,;m.
Ime y 49,, III. o, ,.s ..
room. The Maritime Exchange, having
ytyen Uncle Sam seven years rent OF their
s',e" CNe 80 -, - -. ,I.'1
Valuable space are tlreu' ara now ueinanu
some compensation for the floor Tor which
tbev nav a handsome rent to the Produce
y ~
Exchange.
commercial hatveen I'll. Iieuts amt and
-i.' 80 :,
the Exchange but business ls business
!, Ha tba 'no of5os rsmsins on tSsr not too anne
'n'
Hence. when Lieut.. Nazro asked for an
enl.roement NJ bia apnroprIAtion from seo-
o' I'' @HH- S,."' ,T,.i1
retary Tracy Messrs- Charles y. whitney
and r. C. Veit. OF the Exchange Executive
oonniit'ee' went W "ASu'nS'oh Aua sue
seeded IN getting the APPROPRIATION ngures
- 80
Senate at d. goo, But when the bill got
back 70 the House u was cut down TO
s3, 600. o. o-,-,
:, here are nine branches OF Gen. Greelys
HyirogrSphic once located a. Baltimore,
Boston, New lnrk, PhllAdelphia. norfolk,
SSayannah' Ne" orleAhs' san franclsco and
Portland, ore.
The House added Insult TO inlnry by order
ing the opening OF two new ofhces, At Chi
ego anu Port and Me-, ana Messrsi Mhit-
ney and Vet came home dlsgnsted with the
sIatehmanship that refused support To the
most important OF AL tho hJarogrAphic sta
lions IN AmerlcA-
Lieut.. hazro had Asked fog space on the
east side OF the Exchange hoor, 20 by 35
Ieet IN dlmen ,ionSand haunga great WIDE
window that wonld let IN necessary Hood
OF ight on the chart work.
>, The Exchange thought So, 900 year q
ialr rental, the conNenience OF having the
hydrographers so near the Exchange COM
IsnsAtinR for the AcblAl loss OF space and
lhe proportlonGt loss on their own high
rent OF the whole hoor.
a The action OF Congress, however, knocks
lhs scheme In the head, and Wednesday
neat, when the Board OF Managers meet,
Lieut. NA1ro wiu be given three months