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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-29
TOO EARLY For JUDGMENT.

TO me Editor OF Tie TrlDunf.
Sir. Regarding the new RUE % the Cleas.ns
House. IL seems to that II IS rather too early
for anv uerson who IS not a thorough hnancier
20 cNpress an opinion The question. II H. case
fla which thero seems 10 De considcrat" :" be- SAD
on both SIDES, but in which what J. now being said
is largely the outburst Of hasiy judgment warped
Ly self-interest one side or me Ot1eT. II WOUND
seem as il The Clearing House banks nave been
"a her precptate in settling the time on which the
new RUE is take cffeci at such near date, and
have chosen a very inCOuVenient season, JUST when
,nonthlv and quarterly settlements are due ana me
ri >tior caused Will be- the greatest. think any
re- sonabl person Will not question their usht
10 make the charges t. they think they are tust-
ded in so doing and do not doubt that in large
portion of their transactions u would - nut Just
Whether Il H. a wise move remains 10 be seen AZ
d result Of experience Yours very truly.
New York, March IS 1879. G. NJ GILES.
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UNJUST AND ARBITRARY.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir. The now rule OF tho New York banks
garding charges for collecting country checks is
unjust and arbitrary and will therefore kill itself
The banks should be compensated for their labor
In making such collections but there arc two
classes Of depositors concerned. The first class has
average balances OF few hundred dollars. kept
almost solely as a basis for collecting country
checks. often of large volume The labor TO the
bank H. greater than the value OF the account.
The second class is composed OF large mcrca ntile
houses and corporations which keep large average
balances-s-5T0 to 5000 and upward Tho use
or these balances cOmpensates the bank for tho
labor involved I'm collections.
\ discrimination should be made between these
two CLASSES The rule must be made simple and
automatic in it, operation. ] would suggest the
retention of the new rule with amendment. VIZ :
Each depOsitor - receive credit O. g.. cole ctiOns
free OF CHARGE for amount of collections each
month equal to his average daily balance during
the month This would properly compensate tho
bank for its labor by uso Of balances or charge
FOR collection, and place the burden OF these
charges where IL belongs. H. MASON.
secretary Security Insuranc" Company.
New-Ilayen. Conn, March q. 1899.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-29
A TwO-sIDED QUESTION.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: No hard-ani-fast rule ought 20 apply TO
banks charging for collecting country checks. il Is
a matter for discriminating policy. which each
bank should decide for itself. Some accounts are
profitable that It is good policy not 10 tax coun-
try checks. others are so poor that a tax IS mat
ter OF equity. Unless the average balance OF any
account IS large enough that interest thereon AZ
per VIII pay for the cost OF keeping that ac-
count. its owner ought not TO ask costly service
OF the bank without rendering compensation. COun-
try merchants might with equal prOpriety demand
that all jobbing houses should deliver freight with
out carriage being char ged because some firms de
liver goods 20 city customers free OF cost il would
not le equitable. nor goOI policy for the )0nbcr.
Yours heartily. r. y. BAkRtII.
NcW-York March g. 1879.
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WORD TO THE CLEARING HOUSE.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
AS publishers OF one-dollar weekly we 80
everv wear thousands Of dollar checks from All Soc
,io,.s of the country a large proportion OF these
canning from isolated localities and on which a'-
cordng TO the rules we will be called upon 10 pay
a TAX of 10 cents-an added shaving from an al
ready close margin sufficient 10 seriously ih)ure on"
business The Clearing House IL master u w
st,uatlon-so long az any business remains Tor
,ho,, 20 bardle-for remittance by grecnback Is
razardous and money orders for 81 cost cents.
Mus time and trouble. We DOUBT not thousaugs
~ business men I'm this city have 10 summary
handle small checks. , $50
On tho other hand. the Clearing House - pos
sihIv entitled to reasonable compensation ior COZ,
ier,ion Let II place the limit at Onc-ouarter or /
per cent for sums $40. and per cent on ~.
checks under that amount. and merchants lnle"
he satisfied. ...... ..t, t,r-,,t GIL
ING COMPANY. a. r. De La Marc. PRESIDENT
NeW-York March Is 1899
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ESPECIALLY SEVERE ON PUBLISHERS

70 tho Editor oi The Tribune.
Sir: As 20 the now rule OF tn" clearing iiouS'
with regard 70 tax on country cheeks. "nile We
oxnoc. IN obyiato 10 some extent tho difficulty by
stamping our bills Payable with Ne"-for OK
change" We cortlny are Of tn" opinion that "
resolution Is great mistake. and that 1t VIII plr'
the business interests of the city. and esi>ciaily
those Of the publishers. and in TINS respect We
thoroughly indorse The Tribune editrfial OF las'
Friday. Although we may advise win our custom
crs and request them 10 send cats on Ne"-iorK
ar uo.tofico money order. shall continue 10 re-
ceiyo A large number Il personal checks anu OF
course We cannot AFFORD to refuse tho same
neither do We feel can AFFORD 10 p3y tne lax
owing to The tart that shorthand publications are
no: regularly l~pt i'm stock by IN" bpokseler hD'
GENERALLY secured 70 order" we have naturally u
large mail business and TO many OF our customers
II il q dItinct advantage 10 be able TO SEM Il per
eonal check I'm payment OF goods and magazines
mat ne publish TO what extent this new ruling
MAJ affect may mention the lact thdl III W, e.
case OF an order from san Francisco TOT .
hook in which the payment is made by check, our
bonT Informs us that the collection charges viii be
- cents You viii readily understand that We look
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-29
THE NEW RULE OUTRAGEOUS.

TO the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The new rule OF the Clearing House win
regard to tax on country checks is outrageous.
receive on an average about twenty Foreign
checks a day for subscriptions a. s. each. ard Tor
this tho bank will charge me g day. only one
firm I'm FORTY pay by draft or New-York. an the
rest sending their checks J have always kept 4
good balance In two New-York banks. thar mas
6cen entirely satisfactory aud think n this charge
h made they should allow me- Interest on ny De
pos!fs IN my experience as publisher Tor over
twenty years find business men and subscrl b"rs
viii send rcnittances that VIII give them the least
trouble and that is hy check .,1..
AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD
JOURNAL. X NJ Van Arsdale, Proprietor
No 40 Nassau-st.. March -. 1899
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TAX 40 BUSINESS Can STAND.

To tho Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The new rule Of tho Clearing House serious
Is affects our business. likc all other publishers
OF papers having wide circulation. We receive re-
mi,tances fror all over the country. many OF which
ar, private checks on obscure banks.
For more than twenty-one years our deposit has
beerl with one bank. have carried a comfortable
balance and never asked any favors except the
collection Of these out-Of-town accounts. although
VIC have been repeatedly pctitioned TO take our ac-
count where we could get small interest on daily
balances. . ,
In our judgment the banks are perfectly Jusii.
fed in making small charge for the collection OF
on OF own accounts but they not Justified ~
making this charge high as 10 cents for small
checks. 40 business can stand a ]" per cent tax
on its 81 rcmittances. 90
II the banks will pay per cent interest on daily
balances where accounts are moro than $1,000. We
believe that no business house would have cause 10
would complain. ,,,,-,-,r ,,rr-cs
John A. Hin President ana treasurer
No 2S Wilam-St.. March T. 1879.
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BTPNED HERSELF ALIVE.

HORRIBLE FATE OF \ woMAN WHO PEF'SlsTENT-
LY SOUGHT DEATH
Syracuse. y Y. March IS CSpeciaD.-Mrs 'sorss
Gates Of WATERFOWL. said 10 be shghuy uh'a4
anced committed suicide to-day IN ho'''Oe me-"
ner. About 10 o'clock her neghbors were aroused
NJ sbr,eks from her home and on rushing IN tney
found her in the cellar. her clothes saturated WIN
Kerosene and literally roasted alive. sne was 'sSe"
10 a hospital. where she died within snort ''nie
4 short time ago she attempted 70 strange , a ns
daughter bv putting rope around her he.h e. h.-
,,,t,5, Nor n bodno-t She also attempted nsI
own destruction Al that time hut was pslSSsennsS
bv her husbands sudden arrival hoH,e, S"o ouinr
10 her acting in an apparently sane "i'''''-'' 49,
had NOT been under surveillance.
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LIS INJUSTICE CLEAR.
ro N. Edllor of IN Trlhunc

To tht EdU0r u The Tribunc
Sir: The new rule Of the Clearing House is TOO
receu; matter 10 have had any epccal effect yet.
But il will amount in most instances to tax
upon the New-York business houses, which they
VIII NOT attempt 10 collect from their customers
and thereby risk the alienation of their trade 20
other cities which would be on the alert TO max >
the most OF such a pertinent argument 10 avert
trade from New-N0rk.
The impracticability Of collecting this tax from
the maker Of the country check conceded. y seems
to W its injustice Is clear The aVerag" business
house Of NcW-IOrk City certainly carries bank
ha ance large enough 10 onttle II TO this service
ard with the exception of checks on obscure places,
most banks have hitherto been willing TO render
Il. Hill bNC nri'''
RrnndNaN March Il 1882
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NORE CONTROL BY THE CITY.
HOMER FOLKs's VIEWS on PUBLIC SUPPORT
OF PRIVATE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.


At meeting Of the Social Reform Club held in
IT. rooms, 1T No. IS University Place last night
Homer Folks, secretary Of the State Charities Aid
Association. addressed the members Public
Support OF Private Charitable Institutions" Mr.
Folks said in part:
The subject Of grants OF public money TO private
institutions mght seem az nrst glance an easy
tenton Of all the legislatures and constitutional
conventions ever convened the attention OF the
officers OF the State. the county and the city ard
has not yet approached a satisfactory settlement
l. involves constitutional law and our idea Of the
function of the State and the Church | will take
Of the system as II Exists IN New-York Stafc and
second 10 give brief statement OF the present
situation in this city
Up to 1924 public ana private charities were dis
tine; Public Institutions were in charge of public
officials and cared for inmates put there by the
public and private institutions we're supported by
private funds and cared fo- inmates sent there by
private persons. In lh-4 the House Of Refuge on
ton the Arst OF its kind in 1925 received an ap-
propraron from the state. and ever since although
II l. SIN private corporation. IL has continued
receive State aid r. 1916 the first Departure in
made This started by the educational side being
considered. u Wa said that as the STATE pro
gwen 10 these institutions to educate the orphans
BADLY managed public juvenile institutions brought
charge of private institutions. and the cltv paid
for the help 1t received Az the city and county
lions thought they ought, the practice commenced
OF going to Albany, aud Il was easy to get the
county 10 pay certain sums
The Constitutional Convention Of 1884, introduced
two changes. The first provides that IN Legis-
lature may authorize. but not require any city,
county or town TO appropriate funds to private
sftuttOns. In where the Legislature irls
passed such laws the city has construed this pro-
vision as mandatory The second change f. more
tiles all final authority
In touching on the present situation in this city
Mr.. Folks pointed out that the budget this year
carried H7Simo for charities, some institutions
ceiving certain sum per capita. and others a
lump sum. He continued:
Can We find a principle by which we can estab-
lish what amount and to whom the State should
give IT this were Il state | would nut in
the Constitution prohibition OF any grant OF pub
lie money to private Institutions We could ken
our public institutions on high level then. and
would not require private aid But a different
system has grown up. The constant tendency is
to indefinite Increase In money given. The city
should select the person whom II Will pay for and
say how long n time he IL 10 remain. Otherwise YOU
encourage the institution to keep him Indefinitely
without any attempt to help place him outside.
Money should be given only for persons who other
wise would DE in public Institutions.
Mr Folks followed by Philip Ayers. who
spoke on the same topic.
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SHOULD BE LEFT TO COMPETITIONS

To The Editor OF Tic IFDUH' -,
Sir. II is with me a serious tax. which J shhI
have 10 try TO transfer to my customers hut IL -
dead. expense which somebody has TO pay ano
don't see why II is not just easy IN the end 10
.ho,ld,r II directly ~ Indirectly. Nor do SOC
VIII, II should not be left to open competition IN
stead OF being "corncred" by a combination as Is
undertaken. - d. T., or,.
more wicked for tho banks 70 combine Wh'h lncl
can than for others. Tho legitimate thlnR h'f| -
for the banks customers 70 combine a.
have n scheme that will work, actuauy "a ID ~
enormous expense and make the banks now. j.,
generally adopted-open for considerat0n W"e'
there Is q demand for Il, JOHN y. ALptN.
no 4D Pearl-st March IS. 1899. fHbn'her
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CONVICTED BY HIS OWN BIZ NDhH'

ARREST AID Confession or FoRGEN
SYRACUSE.
Syracuse y Y March IS (speciaD-A mar 's,'
ing himself julius u. Gray and registering d. ,"'
Yates Hotel was arrested last Saturday io' pAs
ing n worthless check. 10 which had oeeh lO'S ~,
tho signature Of prominent firm OF TINS Guy -
was detected through mistake In the s's'' '..
the firm name having been changed VIM" ..srs
H., h,d ken the name from one Of last year
o,r,c,orias and when confronted with his CRIME ~
calmly admitted IL and asked that his IRA, ~ Cor
he hurried To-day he was arrasned ana since
no Grand Jury on a charge OF grand iarceIlS. rim
lie 1rrsst there have been queries resetV,Iis MAJ
from Buffalo and Rochester and II y P UiSrSs lie
rc,itered from Cleveland Ohio. but says ns esr
81 Marion y J. He is about thirly-iou' ''''
AZ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-29
CIRCULARS ISSUED.
Young children, TO avoid

Young children, to avoid
marasmus, scrofula, or ricketts,,
and develop healthy tissues,
bones and teeth, need fats and
hypophosphites. DIR. W. Gil
man Thompson, Prof Matcria
Medica and Therapeutics, in the
University of New York, asserts
that Cod-livcr Oil is the best fat
for the purpose.
SCOTS Emulsion is cod-liver
oil partly digcsted and combined
with hypophosphites, it gives
children material for rich blood,
solid flesh, bones and teeth.
SIC and 800. all druggists
SCOTT d BOVINE. Chemists. New York.
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COLD AND SNOW " SOUTHWEST.
STREETCARs STOPPED IN KANSAs-DAMAGE
TO FRUIT AND CROPS

Chattanooga Tenn. March Is (SpeciaD A light
snow is falling here tonight and cold wave has
struck this region. The result 10 fruit not far ad-
vanced and to truck gardens and vegetation VIII be
serious.
Kansas City. Mo. March %-A snowstorm' In
many places the most severe Of tho year was gen.
oral throughout the Southwest last night. and at
some points fully six inches OF snow covers the
ground At Webb City. No. four store fronts were
crushed by the heavy weight Of snow on the avn
ings At Pittsturg. Kan, streetcars were stopped
and at Independence drifts were piled high IN
Oklahoma the storm assumed the propOtiAehs OF
hlizzard see, and snow falling. T. Is believed that
the snow Will benefit growing wheat IN Kansas
while IN the Territories 1t Is feared iruit mas su'-
fcred.
Guthrie Okla. March GA terrihIs blizzard az
oo-rpapied b,, seet and snow is raging in this
region IL is feared the entire fruit crop OF ne
TERRITORY is ruined and that thousands OF catue on
the reservations will perish
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-29
AZ IyoPpoRTuNE MOVE BY THE BANKS

T. the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: II appears to me that the just method 70
pursue In the handling Of out-of-tovn checks Is
for the Now-York city banks to accept them for
collection. and not TO credit the customers ac-
count until the checks have been actually collect
I'd. This would entirely do away with the heavy
interest which bankers claim II now paid by them
The amount ~ the exchange on each check Is as
n rule a small item and where the exchange IL I'm
favor of the country bank this can he credited
'chen the nnal collection is entered by the New
YORK CITY bank This would relieve the New York
city banks from all expenses ~ collection with
The exception ~ additional clerical force and this
expense r. one which think they conld well ar
ford 10 stand on behalf Of their deposltors with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-29
No. Gi Grand-st. March % 1s''.
WILL DRIVE BUSINESS FROM BANKS

WIIL DKIN + bI oIN I@os' T'VNI '4''NIN'''
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir. The new rule Of the Clearing House with re-
gard 20 tax on country checks We do not think Is
lust and If il f. enforced IT will drive considerable
valuable business from banks TO trust companies.
no better proof be asked Of the profitable bust
ness Of the banks than tho present quotations. Tor
their stocks. The absence of interest on balances
should certainly compensate for the expense and
trouble in collecting country checks mere may
BE- "a few exceptions to this rule. We believe. now
ever that banks collect for their customers
checks upon country banks at least for the aVel =
age dep0s tor. without any loss on the account II
the rule is enforced seriously cont, mpdte max
ing the change ~ lfh " pf'N =
General Managers Eastern Insurance Company.
40 = " llliam-st March 2, l6%
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WILL, DEPOSIT WITH TRUST COMPANIES

WILL DEPOSIT WITH TRUST COMfANlho'
To The Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. We consider the tax on country checks. as
far as merchants are concerned who keep a good
round balance in the banks. great injustice II
the now rule is enforced probably shall draw
our surplus money out OF tho banks and deposit IL
in trust companies and leave only SUFFICIENT iuhus
in the banks to meet current needs. BY deposiuns
our surplus in trust companies expect to reaIize
enough I'm interest 10 offset the charge on our
country checks by the banks. We thlHk tnat Ile
I'm the past and in opinion ought 10 nave Ie'
well enough alone T.. A. SALOMON BRO.
No. PIC Pearl-st.. March 2S. 1899.
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ARBITRARY AND UNcALLED FOR.

To tho Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The proposed tax on country checks VIII
affect us very seriously AZ our business Is mainly
retail. and having customers I'm all parts of the
country. We naturally receive checks on almost
every city in the Union. As result we shall he
taxed about 10 cents every check We receive, as
most Of them are for comparatively small amounts.
So far as we can Judge at present. the new meas
ure will cost rs from so 10 $50 month. The
measure seems 10 us arbitrary and uncallcd Tor.
The losers by II are the smaller dealers. tho ones
who can least afford AN expense OF this kind.
THE ALLIANCE PUBLISHING COMPANY,
H. G.stefcd Manager.
No % West Thlrtv-nrst-st.. March ~ 1879.
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Unjust TO LARGE DEPosGToRs.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: in regard to bank charges on out-of-town
collections on checks. there many sides and
questions Of much import To banks. well rs TO
their customers. In the frs place. IL would seem
70 he an Injustice TO n party always keeping good
balance I'm his bank: the bank receives good value
for keeping his account, 10y having the depostor's
money to loan and 70 this class OF customers it
seems an Injustice for they well afford to
make collections for them Then again. there IS i
large percentage OF bank customers VINO do not
keep so large a balance 20 their credit: they keep
good account but not enough 10 call regular
balance. Again there are many who keep bank
account FOR accommodation. TO have their checks
collected and draw money before the bank collects
on them. As to these. # would seem nothing more
than just that they should pay for the accommo-
dalton. Certainly. the bank cannot afford to col
lect pay postage. find printing matter etc. for
many Of their depOsitors who never keep even a
respectable balance.
My opinion Is that where a depositOr keeps
ba lance of. say a certain amount he should not
be called upon pay collections Oh his out-o-town
checks: but parties not having any reasonable
balance should pay for the accommodation. II
certainly must cost tho bank $0 per annurn 10
lections. printed matter etc. Now. If depositor
does not keep his balance equal $40 his account
: u loss any bank ne deals with or. If not "A
loss. the bank makes nothing out OF the account,
and must make It out Of those keeping large
alliance. on this class Of deDOsltors falls the in
justice Of the Clearing House rulings. .
GEORGE BINNS.
No % BodfOrd-ave Brooklyn March r. 1890
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New-York. March IS. 1885
WILL REDUCE HIS BALANCE.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: keep up average balance OF s. 100 In my
bank. which draw interest. and I'm this
manner pay not less than $50 annually 70 my
bank for collecting my checks notes and drafts
and keeping my account generally For the coli
leciions they have always charged me small
reasonnhlo amount The amounts which they now
intend TO charge consider unreasonable and tho
result vii be that shall mark all my bile
Payable In New-York funds" as | cannot e1-
pect that people will take checks from me when I
refuse to take theirs / shall have 10 pay my own
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is IT A DEAL WITH THE EXPRESS COM
PANIES?

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. Should the now rule OF the Clearing House
20 into active operation it would seriously obstruct
our business The majority Of our customers send
local checks. II would seem to me TO be a deal
between tho Clearing House and the expresb COM
nantes because the express companies would ur-
doubtcdly get the majority OF the business should
the Clearing House stand by their resolution.
OF course We sincerely hone that the Clearing
House viii seriously consider. and after such
consideration withdraw. their new rule.
BRADDIN HAMILTON Superintendent of the
Episcopal Publication Society
Tract Building March 2S 1879.
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PERHAPS 4 DEATHBLow TO BUSINESS.

To Tho Editor ~ The Trbune
Sir: The proposed new rule Of the clearing
House 70 tax country checks we regard Of very
serious import. II II does not prove deathbo"
TO our business. Most OF our money for supscrip-
lions comes TO va by checks. IT, added to tho
postage on our papers postage on the ropea''"
bills sent out. there is to be charge FOR cohec'-
Ing tho check on 4 one-dollar subscription WHY
Irncic Sam and the banks will get 1t all and we
shall have to throw up the sponge 10 this fltz-
simmons blow our solar ple%us: Ihat III i rn
matter yours may prove The Tribune OF " w
moSthencs shall pray. .>.,.
THE STABLE PUBLISHING COMfANl'
No 10 Park Place March rs lsga.