The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-25
gHEELSMOVEFASTER
asr Imports Are Entered at
Tacoma, Not Seattle.
..,sayaLu aTIoH NOT NOTICED
x.,e@e Firms Let in Light
50 NJ silk Brings "a Lecture
Frou Washington City.

~o.ss have paid duty az Seattle
:. Tsnsasa" Thus reads large
&c - -. -rs-dow Of a mex japanese "a
ssrs ). s-.a,t street. The inference r that
81 9 = ,,a Windows o. the rival Jap
- ys--sar nave not paid duty AZ Seattle
st<zT - This inference IS correct.
- . a,saa ta-aar higher up Front
u go nuslness as the Jong-Ktns
frs- bss All IS imports consigned 20
fangs' .rd has them passed through
5t21. -, house there instead OF the Gus
= s - here. There must be business
So -, - mis-. The members OF the firm
- ssked for T.
- lang answered the question with
-.ore questions. HOW you KNOW 2
nIo.-sass some one has told you it,
- uss no denying this. and II having
- sourteousiy admitted, Lev Jong went
~weH Ne Ike do al business Seat
49, ike Tacoma. But must go there.
al ten you that Wait too long
80 -. ..,x-asnS house. walt long time
$50 ak. You see my partner, Meser
us il gone Tacoma: back directly"
- King was even less communiea-
asra / say nothing about H. We have
- GODS cone Seattle, some Tacoma;
~ 80 ,se greater bulk OF them through.
~.~ssss.p vag suggested.
49, sa get some through Tacoma
60 ala about his rivals window card
sss.vsssped I'D considerably and eagerly
go sEie do thstg An! like see that"
-. .sked IL he would display q card in
= vsaAow reading: These goods pay
=. 4 Tacoma" ne said in a troubled
-..,sr. no no. I do nothing. ] say
--snr nov. say nothing about nobody
80 am IN business and must please"
:. real facts OF the case which Mr..
r. declined % give 70 the public. are
se.ke Joag-King Company has had trou-
ar,h the custom house here. over a
-..sr, a shipment WAS found 20 be in
- te per cent. below the value OF the
.sss ard they were seized. S.nce then
I. arr has entered It's goods at Tacoma
- "a gps them through without loss OF
-. Or sny such bothersome business as
kssms..ues caused by the appraiser Lew
,aag has often been called TO i acoma to
~ a Interpreter. so be knows how things
~ Il TIE custom house there. He also
ksaxs how they are here, and takes his
ssoeg
Hsx the customs business Is done In Ia
ANA may be judged from the following
ssisr from Assistant Secretary OF the
Trasury Hamln 10 the collector Of Gus
,ens for ibis district.
@sr-The department. is in receipt OF
rywt from Special Agent Curom. from
saEA il appears that I'm the case
q tie steamship Tacoma, which arrived
4 Tacoma on the night OF January II.
aaa Ras entered on the morning Of the
IA. alb i,zsD bales OF raw silk as 3 part
q her cargo; such silk was entered for
consumption and was shipped on the rail-
rad ears on the night of-the 18th, allow
Ihg but one day for the whole transaction.
!nelrding the examination OF at least 10
pef cent Of the quantity of silk. y
Il nay he questioned whether one days ex-
animation Of the 10 bales OF silk could
have been srC.en; and conclusive OF the
character q he goods. deliberate and
thorough examination Of imported gosds
s aeumeeat upon you. without regard to
iAe laapatenoe Of consigneea or forward
tis foa are requested TO change the prac-
rec complained Of, and TO conform here
Alief y int requirements above specified"
There may be other Seattle importers
sao aiinerso have found Tacoma more con-
s1eat 'or entering goods than Seattle f.,
BOW uae attention OF the department
peen called 10 the manner in which
- were hustled through the Tacoma
ssh house, there will probably be a
age II does not seem 10 matter much
- me duty Is paid. 30 that IL Is paid,
e . matter Of fact. II does affect the
efs'ai reputation Of a port. The sta
- q customs are the authentic record
puts commerce. and are carefully
aaIed BY capitalists and investors.
ss = no ground for any such excuse
"a y : more convenient to have goods
.aznle Tor duty at Tacoma. There they
Examined tn the open shed of the
sAsae'n Pacific railway: here there is a
z. arm, Nel-lighted room. with shelves
ssch the goods can DO placed and
- e more readily and quickly exam
'aAh u their original bales and boxes.