The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-26
LOEB HAS SAVED
MILLIONS FOR US.
Never Swerved, He Says, BY Com
mercial, Political or Social In
fuences-Uses Business
Methods.

NEW YORK, April 27.-"Whatever
success has attended my administra-
tion of this office Is due chiefly 10
the fact that | have applied strictly
business methods, and have paid no
attention whatever TO the requests or
demands OF politicians, in the matter
of assigning men to work. in keeping
them on the p1y roll, or in selecting
appointees. Nor have | been swerv-
ed by powerful commercial, political
or social influences in the matter OF
collecting every cent due TO the gov
ernment, as determined by the activi-
ties OF inspectors at the wharves and
in following smugglers and underval-
uators to their places Of business and
residence | said eighteen months ago
that all smugglers look alike to me-
That is as true today as 1t was when
first said IL, and | believe the rec
ords OF the office will bear out the
declaration"
1t was William Loeb, Jr., collector
of the port of New York, who spoke
thus. The American had obtained
from the official records OF his office.
the figures showing the difference In
ment Of the first two years OF his ad-
ministration and the last two OF his
predecessor.
| Last Collections Shown.
These figures show startling results,
BY them 1t is shown that from the
date of hts installation In office down
to April II OF this year he has col
lected from importers and travellers
or had in process of collection more
than $8, ,000, 900, more than would have
| flown into the treasury at Washington
through this port had the espionage
established by Collector Loeb beer
as loose and lax as that which for
generation has characterized the ad
ministration of the Office.
| These collections and prospective
collections, based upon forfeiture ant
penalty suits now pending, represen
money wrung from all sorts and con
ditions of importers and travellers re
| turning from abroad. The largest
individual contributions to this enor
nous fund that the government woult
have been swindled out VI but for th'
most rigid system OF vigilance OF
| the part Of the port officers, came
from the sugar trust. which contri
buted a total OF s3.000.000 in roun'
numbers; Duveen Brothers, the i'm
mensely wealthy and fashionable ar
dealers, $1.200,000, and Arbuckl'
Brothers, the sugar manufacturers
$695,573. The grand total Of mor'
4 than $s,00O,O0O is made up OF smalle
collections from great host OF I'm
porters and travellers, who have beel
mulcted in sums varying from 500
600 to $120. The latter was collected
from s. s. Mcclure on a shipmen
of books.
What He Has Saved Government.
Reduced to simpler terms, the stor!
can be thus told: Collector Loeb has
collected for the government, II
about two years OF his administration
the enormous total of $S,206,710, tha
| would have been lost had laxer sys
TEN than he has inaugurated beeI
enforced at the port Of New York
which contributes 81 per cent OF the
total tariff revenue Of the government
| every year This saving to Uncle
| Sam was at the rate Of $11,242 a day
s463 an hour and $7.66 a minute. Col
lector Loeb's salary Is $4,000 a year
/ or about S33 day