The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-17

PIT go IN che ire Iiss. s1esvs sea in-
spsssa firm the Usissd States. which paid
dssy q; 70 cents pound spss6ily this
rsaunsrasivs tariff vas diverted 20 the
Cansais,s Pacific. ssd tie vaiusbss trains
o( tsa that used 10 eross Iovs - sections
a the :sssess passenger ssaiss ass no
longer sssn In that state.
NJ. Hspsnrn recsses tbsss fsets and
commsnss - follows.
We - t:A pesmis foss1sn vsDsi 70 vafts<i-
psss IN CIR eoassviss ssunsDogsaxioa. frass-
pu<tsssso sssvssa xsw Yea sad ssn yran-
cisco y :seasstv.ss srunseossaston" Nos
sound e0eId ~ esrrssa IN . csnsd.sa vssssl
We ssusrys this fog Ger own. Bat vhiis Cans
disz ssssis eanso. parssessass. vs ehsssfuily
gre 10 10 ssssdiss ssndA bcsdsd rosd sssss
81 FROM Ssv fork - Susposstoo Bridge. thss
shs Canadian FseiAe carries IL - vancouysE-
Tssu iisss OF sseansss no0snaiiy owued ~
an tufcsnes1. ID owne1 ~ tie Canadisn PActce,
carries ss % san Psaselseo 7hus AHnsRscaa ess-
sisss ges 80 miisS u this tssszc snd Canadian
easssefs go IN mikes Of IL And shts u about
the properties gsvsn - ths participants In al
Of sats sssSse
Mr.. Hspourn claims that II We were TO
give ouss roads this additional business
they wo'sid then be able 70 more nearly
compstss with their Canadian sivals, and
be pledsss himself to exsstioo 1t the next
session OF congress to secure remedial legs
iAsion. SIR. Hepburn concludes his argu-
ment - follows:
hsve s1vsys coneenasd that legislation wae
NOS nscsasxsy: that under existing Law the sec
sstssy At ssne fseasnTy. b. treasury rsguiAsione.
could give this business 10 American roeds ~
ssguistaoes rsqnirsng rigid Inspection as the
frsssies asa By kssptng the merehandiss while
In ca6s1L ia the custody Of FEDERAL eustoms
onScss, shs expense cf inspection and custom 70
- borne By the Canadian beneficiary road
This Soeksd not he amply . method In the
tnssress u AmsSican roads. but b necessary
pfscautioY 70 protect our customs revenue.
which ~ resent Ii wholly without Profession
For example. take an importation Of cheap ssiks
thss srrt9a ss New YORK. destined FOG san
Fssoesscss u y psopsf.y catered. and duties
ere paid NJ tho port Of arrival IL IL then
given to ths New York Central Tor shipment.
SD BY u delivered 70 the Canadian Pacific ~
esspensich Bridge. After the shipment leaves
the eussoss house In New York u Il never seen
b. customs olicer. IL II dsliveso1 70 the con-
GsgDee by,shs carrier No o@cs9 knows or can
knOw whss 10 done 70 o. With u while in Can
eda sixs;y-cens silks may b taken out OF the
car while In Canada and g siik substitutcd,
aud no sastoms ossicse viii know the fact
Nobody csn be punished even II the fact should
b diseovssvd. hecauss the Get Of substitution
occurs orscausdiau soil, and ~ persons under
no obiigasson Of duty 20 ths Unttsd States The
Canadian ;sosd II NOS even under bond. Il ts
true the seal on the ear would have 70 b
broken. tisg seals cost but cents each and can
b procrssi and manipulated BY any QUE, and
orr court could net pusish the Get OF breaking
seol wksn done In Canada Besidss. our Of
nesss wessId not know IL, and they could not
except Is accident. - no inspsction ID had Of
the nssctandiss whom IL retnrna TO our fIontiss