The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-03
IMPORTS ARE
ON THE INCREASE
Business of Surveyor Greene
wald of Local Port of Entry
Growing Rapidly.
SEPTEMBER RECORD MONTH
MERCHANTS SEE ADVANTAGES
TO BE GAINED.

The volume of business done during the
last month by Jake Greenwald, surveyor
OF customs, was the greatest transacted
during any month since Salt Lake was
made port of entry. In excess Of 5000
was collected in duties on goods imported
by dealers in Salt Lake direct from for
eIgn countries.
1t is stated by the surveyor of the Gus
toms that not only is the volume of bust
ness increasing, but the lines of goods
lhat are being imported are constantly
charging. Other countries are constantly
dropping into the list from which i'm
portations are made.
Local merchants are beginning to see
the benefit of importing direct TO this
CITY, ana having the privilege of eXamin
ing their goods for loss or damage, before
accepting them. In the event that a
breakage has occurred in transit, the sur
Veyor OF the port examines the goods
When they are olened and is a witness
for the consisnee to the effect that goods
were received in damaged condition. In
this way the consignee is aided in the
collection of damages for breakage from
the carriers. Hundreds of dollars have
thus been collected by Salt Lake i'm
pCrterS from the carriers since the office
was established here.
Ii is not generally known. but the
greater part Of the toy stocks that will
be sold to the public during the coming
holiday season have been imported direct
TO the city from Germany by the dealers.
The largest mportatiOns from Germany
are fancy groceries, vinegar herring,
chow chow and pickles. Many hats are
imported direct from London.
In addition to the toys imported from
Germany. that country also sends china
and crockery in large quantities. Aus
tria and Germany are the principal ex-
porters of these products to this port of
entry. immense shipments of olive oil
are received from France and Italy. while
large consignments of Scotch whiskey are
brought to this port from the land that
Robert Burns sang into everlasting fame
Liquors Are Imported.
All the large liquor houses and many of
the smaller saloons import their fancy
stocks of liquors from the countries in
which they are made. There is one
Greek saloon keeper who imports large
shipments of Greek cOgnac and brandy
quarterly. and sells il in original pack
ages: The restaurants, wholesale houses
delicatessen supplies and other fancy
goods. During the last month one local
grocery house imported a car of fancy
eatables on which duty of $500 was paid
Many Italians in the city import
through local agents their native cheese
for home consumption. Drugs in large
quantities are brought here in the course
Of every month. Nearly every large dry
eign made fabrics through this port, thus
saving the necessity of buying through q
New York broker who would make a
handsome commission by the transaction.
Many Sorts of Imports.
Saloon keepers and confectioners are
importing large quantities of preserved
fruits and other confections for use on
their bars and counters. Principal in this
class are branded cherries.
Advertising novelties. calendars and
other goods of this kind imported by
local agents from France and Germany
Machinery is also being entered through
this port. Manufactured fuse for use in
mines and Of foreign make is becoming
popular and is brought here for use in
the mines of the state, through the Salt
Lake port
Cigar dealers are importing genuine
Havana and other foreign made
smokes" and the local smoker has the
advantage of knowing that his cigar has
not been stored in the warehouse of a
broker in the east for three months be-
fore it reaches this market.
number of houses import teas and
coffees direct from the countries in which
they are grown and packed. Bavarian
hops, for use in the manufacture of beer
are imported in enormous quantities by a
local brewery. This brewery uses only
these hops. and as the output of the eS-
tablishment is enormous, the import duty
on the hops is correspondingly large.
On the Free List.
Mexican ores. unless lead bearing, are
free of duty. Arrangements are now be-
ing made to secure the placing of Ger
tain British Columbian fluxing ores on
the free list, which, if done, will bring
great quantities of this ore to this val
ley for treatment.
The Chinese and japanese merchants
who are doing a thriving business here
have found the local port boon TO them
Prior TO the destruction OF San Francisco.
these merchants imported all their goods
through San Francisco. Their business
was transacted at San Francisco by
brokers who grew rich by collecting
double duty on the goods as we'll as a
commission for handling the shipments
The local Chinese and Japanese mer-
chants are now acting as their own brok-
ers, and are saving large amounts of
which they were forperiy robbed by I'M
Scrupulous agents.
Salt Lake is beginning TO get a good
name as a port of entry" said Jake
Greenewald. collector of the port, yester-
day. Local merchants and individuals
importing goods formerly did so through
the Denver office, but the people are
getting educated TO the advantages to be
had by having their goods come direct to
Salt Lake.