New-York tribune., 1910-03-21
TOSAVESUGAR DUTY
SAMPLING TEST HERE.
Government Begins Inquiry
Looking 10 Uniform System.


81 night docking. and talked about the new
nutomut;c scales. But problem I'm the
saupling az sugar held his attention above
al. II meant the loss or saving OF thou
SANDS of collars In duties annually.
Philadelphia. Boston and New orleans
are an conflict with this port in the method
of getting the samples upon which The
outies are assessed. u is said by The oih-
cials az the three other ports that there are
less suoopines when the sampl.ns Is mace
SITTER the imported raw sugar is weighed.
The sampler is plunged into a bag, ana
leaVes small hole, from which there rs
more or less leakage. THIS fails on the
docks. aad 81 the end 81 the day is swept
ar. sampled and weighed. The government
does not lose the duty. - was said yes
terday that tho sugar. exposed as il is after
tie leaEace, dries and tests higher than TIE
contents OF The bass.
Collector Loeb and Mr. Cults went 70
the docks OF the Havcmeyer & Elder re
nnery, IL williamsburg. 70 see Jhe working
OF the system as practised here. The bags
were hcisted from The hold o. the steamer,
dr0pQod upon q stool With a slautins top
from which The bags, one al a ume. slid
iipon the trucks which cartcd the saSar 10
ale scales. As the bag slipped 10 the truck
a.le sampler was used. There WAS plenty
nate the conditions Of the samples and the
hags, making Tor accuracy IN the work
Ihe spilling was lot s9eat.
Change Mould Cost Thousands.
samp.ing was done after the weighing as
m eSperinclt 10 see which or tle surface
was tie better. The trlchoads were
weighed on tie government scales, then on
fhe city scales by the time The bass wele
ready Tor Tie samplers tl.cT were ln tVl-
light paris of The cocks. and the condition
81 ,lie bags OF sugar MAS not 50 clearly
rbser.able as when the containers were
loistsd out o. Tie holds o. The ships Re
ports VIII - sent 10 Assistant Secretary
Curtis 10y Surveyor Clarksou, these 10 be
olisine5 from deputies who viii set their
Gata sgon tae several sugar docks In this
bort
u was sad yesterday that change m
ihe method az this port would cost the soy-
s-g.raent many thousands oi dollars year
in duties Tie c0.apl2ilt resarliCg the
yroctiCe .n other pogs has been frequent
7, has been said 10y the experts here that
fle vsagc 2as iL fay or uf tie importers at
Session, pEladelpa.8 and Ae" orleans.
Tie reports % Tic S-rEe o.. t MAS said,
Vould he srl-DE,y ln favor ~ tae bsfor,
weighing method Atr. Curtis Nlu set re-
Jorts tIom tle officials Of tAe other ports.
and "a uniform sanIlnE .1an viii BE de-
c.dcd upon s- soon a- Toss.l le
Ne investigation of sugar SAM; ling dis
rot. however i.,p tha Assistant secretary
"f Tie Treasury 20 busy ti.at Bee could NOT
Eive good deal cf attention 10 The prob
1eu ci the ulsLt docking of ships since
1anua-r 2 sixteen SHIPS tied 10 their piers
around mi1liglt and tired inspectors and
f.f.#
ncaiu and agan. Ou Friday al iuspeci %
"eut homo % add 20 the twelve hours sleep
d. had obtained since 3ondsy. ais was
lo- au isolated example. one OF lhe on
Gals a. tle Custom House -lI- YESTERDAY.
Something must le l--l without fail
before t-- real a.sr season opens D.
spite w-at la- l.en -ail Ia-ari,ce th,
power ~ t-e Collector 10 refuse 10 e.le -
fhlp permission a. land passengers snJ
iaGsa6e. Dr. cannot prevent passenger,
landing. Ih-' LsEc legal r-.t 70 -.
IN Tie sl-p af 4-g time She IS tiei 10 her
lner. They -lav NOT take -aeir lageaee
with them Aovcter. and IT has occurred
that passengers lave ler vessels yitb0,5,
passins The inspectors leaving thel~ der,7-
'ations Tor examination the next dar arI
sending wallets cI some other persons t9 ger
she baggage
Causes Many Delsjs.
- bis has always been mghl- ursst,sf,c-
for3- There are. as rule stems on dec
laIauons thai reQ-ire explanation The
h-e--l ct TIE passenger cannot clear mat
tels lp. lhe PASSENGER may nut bc within
4eacH. II fes happened again and again
tlat the bageaEe had TO be sent 20 the AS-
rTasers Stores. That meant pc r 81
ff1lllc Tor The customs oficials ana for
iac passengers"
--e inspectors of The customs d-parr-
ment have dinner once . wear Tbe.
make speeches after the coffee has been
served, Jut go stranger l4 admitted Nbst-
ever Is said is kept secret This annual
dinner Was Eeld GA SATURDAY night ~ the
Hote. savoy. AeVspape~ men were nor
permitted 90 cross th- threshold OF tbe
ciniDE 'a0a1. Grlm looking inspectors were
nesr the co-rs to keen iatr1Cers away.
80 gar o"-y t-ot ne speeches would not
H. heard.
~ bal Nas .al.-l TIE real solution of Tie
oocr,.s l.tcl-cm WAS given iu a briet
fpcccl t- c-. a. ttc deputies ~ surveyor
a-4aIzs-a. BE aald tlat ;le inspectors would
Have to be- ~-Fided lut1 divisions. one 10
fafe exclusive charge ~ tae examination
~ lacen-e Their duties might begin al
- a. clock, without g ccr'.st tine IuIt.
bur even under The lztc do.,lins practi.s
= would seldom be- lsl,- u.au midn.g.
This -i'la.ns az The forces v1l,G ..,cessl.
tate tae -ppalrm.ut of many r,N Inspect
Or
sonc ono asked about r.. necessary au-
ril't.at.l. i- r-. .-. l.-l.. taat t.- s-.-
sstfr e' f'.. -r.-s.tk ,a-.1 Laud in a
foe"fa.. ..a-.'..s SD ,-asn.-.. f1r fae u.0ney
Tee-'- to p.t iae u-rc1a,4 t15.e .at5 .a.-
lnctl-t. e-e-f ~ i1e .si.c..iat.an Should
D. te.a "a. tl~fe u.-ir 81. % deficiency ia
fne cep@stIHe1-s lt..lt, oar t.e lecoumen-
natlon SOAR to Cc.-ies- H,.ta au eNuIan.-
non az i.e ce.-.3 .sce-.fy tor tle added
expo wa..1 ,..H- 'le a.r
Ahei- 1888 uut deputy present a tlo
olla-l r.o Iid uot saE taat tuo pr.-.u,
iorce az --s-s-tuls Vaa.l ..9t Ie able a.
hanc.a tr business ot sIrir- and summer.
y T.s q. elo.- as dc .vrete situation.
oaf taat sa..G ur rca.6il- in the lIter-
sst o. ne service aal of TIE traseurs
I-tlc.