Evening journal., 1913-02-07
MOORE NOT
GRABBING The
PORT, HESAYS
Philadelphia Congressman De-
CIareS Wilmington Must
Look to Treasury
for Help
COLLECTOR SHOWS
RECEIPTS OF OFFICE

Although no word has as yet been
received from Congressman William
H. Heald, the special committee Of the
Chamber of Commerce, met In the Du-
Pont Hotel this afternoon to enter for
NAL objection to the closing of this
port and consolidating it with that of
Philadelphia The author of the bill,
Congressman j. Hampton Moore. of
Philadelphia, issued a statement this
morning denying the reports that he
was connected with the movement to
close this city as a port Of entry and
merge it with that of Philadelphia. In
speaking of the bill today. Congress
man Moore said:
MY greater port bill had nothing
to do with the inclusion of Whining
ton
Il am for a greater port at Phila.
delphia, but the Wilmington matter
arises in the Treasury Department
and will have to be determined by th'
secretary OF the department and Tho
President II Wilmington has an,
grievance. It is not with me-"
To further urge those in charge o
the movement to prevent the chang
taking place, the following article
that appeared in the Baltimore New
on Tuesday, should be an incentive
1T was learned today that in tn
reorganization of the custom servic
throughout the United States, repre-
sentations have been made to Presiden
Taft and Secretary of Treasury Mac
Veagh, that Baltimore be made to in
clude the District of Columbia. Alex
andria, Virginia, and Wilmington, De
Nothing has been said of wiping ou
Baltimore as pertaining to the dis
trict. So the change Is not believe
to affect the Collector of Custom
William +. Stone, whose tenure of OF
fee was thought for time to
ieoDardized. A dispatch from Wash
iington states that only the signatur
OF President Taft is needed to put th
changes into effect.
District is Self Supporting.
The agitation started by TIL
EVENING JOURNAL in behalf {
saving the port OF Wilmington fc
this city, is beginning to bear frui
Collector of Customs Harry Ra.
, mond today issued the following le
! ter to the representatives of Dell
ware in Congress and to Senate
elect Willard Salisbury and Coz
gressman-elect Franklin Brockson
Dear Sir:
MY attention has been called
several news items that have recen
: ly appeared in the Philadelphia an
Baltimore papers relative to a run
= ored consolidation of the Custom
.f loIu
o Philadelphia or Baltimore and ] ha'
+ been. waited upon by representative
OF the papers and importers, usir
e this Office for information relati'
/ thereto.
Y Upon looking up the act on Il
= matter in the U. s. Statutes. Secor
e session of the 62nd Congres
= Oh. 35, Page 434:-"Customs Servi'
Reorganization" | iind:-
"The President in authorized to r
organize the customs service al
cause estimates to be submitt'
therefor on account OF the fiscal ye.
nineteen hundred and fourteen brin
ing the total cost of said service f
said fiscal year within sum not e
/ ceeding $1O,150,0O0 instead of $1l
OVuNuV lne dHOuul dulHoilAtu ~
expended therefor on account of q
y current year nineteen hundred al
e twelve; in making such reorgani2
e tion and reduction in expenses he
e authorized to abolish or consolida
n collection districts. ports, and su
r ports OF entry and delivery. to dl
II continue needless offices and el
ployments, to reduce excessive rat
d of compensation below amounts fix
e by law or Executive order, and to
h all such other and further thin
ID that in this judgement may be uec'
k. sary to make such organization effC
n. tive and within the limit of cost hei
r in fixed; such reorganization shall
Of communicated to Congress at its ne
lg regular session and shall constitI
for the fiscal year nineteen hundr
as and fourteen and until otherwise pi
n vided by Congress the permanent
as ganization of the customs services
t. This act gives the President pow
he to reorganize the customs service
so he sees fit, abolishing needless d
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