Evening journal., 1917-11-07
CUSTOMS officials
ANSWER SALISBURY
Say Delaware is Not Entitled
TO Principal Port Officer
in Philadelphia
SAYS.STATE PAYS
ONLY $4,000 YEARLY

ONL1 @lO,OUU lAANLl
PHILADELPHIA, oct. H. Approx
mately % per cent Of the customs
business Of the Philadelphia district is
done within the port Of Philadelphia,
While omout 80 per cent OF the customs
collected in Delaware Is paid out in
salaries. This is the answer Of the
Philadelphia Democrats to Senator
salisbury that one of the principal
port officers should be appointed from
Delaware because that State IS part Of
nc Philadelphia customs district.
The following statement was issued
30 the Philadelphia Custom House yes
erday:
Before the reorganization OF the GUS
rs service was put into effect in
p 1913. there We're three customs
IS in the state Of Delaware, consist
Of Wilmington, Lewes and seaiord.
the Federal employees connected
D these customs ports were appoint
directly from the State of Delaware.
nee that time all annolnlments that
tNe been msde at these same three
lrls were taken from The civil service
eligible list IN those Immediate dis
;ricts; therefore. ihe State of Delaware
mas the same amount OK Federal patron
axe now as i had heretofore 90 con
duct customs business that arises n
hat state. therefore li has 10 claim
or additional patronage. IN the am
Qual report OF the Secretary OF the
treasury on the state OF finances for
ne fiscal year ended June 80, 1916, page
go. there is set forth In tahulated form
he receipts OF the various ports that
now are in the customs district OF
Philadelphia TO wit
Name Of no
Port Entries Receipts Expenses
phila. ....33.69s si5.0s9i92 80 Sis5.i09 81
Wilmington 2iS ii.4iS2i ID ,i52 "A
Iewcs ..... 0 t.0i3f9 1865
-eaford 90. o 600 10000
From the above showing 10 will be
noted that the gross receipts OF phila- {
dclpha are Si5.OOOO0O, while the gross
receipts of an the ports I'm Delaware
are only $4,000, or one-tenth OF 4 per
cent. Of the receipts Of the port OF
philadelphia Delaware has the follow
ing number Of customs employees: Will
minglon. 3: Lewes 4. and Seaford, 4
total, 3. PHILADELPHIA has 369
For the amount Of revenue collected
at each point, Delaware has a larger
rerceiqage by far OF Federal appoint
inents than she Is entitled 20. The Gus
IONS business OF the district OF Phila-
delphia Is about 90 per cent. conducted
within or at the port Of Philadelphia :
therefore. Il is absurd for the senators
~ Delaware TO claim the appointment
M one Of the principal officers at this
port.
Since Delaware has come into IN,
Philadelphia customs district the only
change that has taken place in 10,
work is that the ports in Delawar,
now report 30 Philadelphia as On,
headquarters port instead of sending
ihcir, reports directly 20 the Treasury
Department at Washington, which
places some extra work upon the phila-
lolphia port.
Delaware collects $4,000 revenue and
has five customs employees. on the
same basis for the amount Of revenue
collected at Philadelphia we should
have 5000 employees; instead we are do
ing the work with 1862 which clearly
shows that Delaware for the amount
of revenue collected at her customs
iorts receives all and more than she
Is entitled 10 OF Federal patronage.
The following are on the customs
roll for the state Of Delaware.
Wilmington-0ne deputy collector
$500; one deputy collector and inspcc-
Tor, si&60; one inspector, si095.
Seaford-One deputy collector and In
spector, $780,
Lewes-One acting deputy collector,
$50. Total, s5i35.
NJ the amount now collected 80 per
tant Is paid IN salaries 10 customs
employees In the State Of Delaware. TO
llow 70 an appointment Of 5000 would
.iake a total Of $4,000 IN patronage for
collecting $4,000 revenue. or &C per
cent. OF tho revenue collected would be
expended for salaries. IN other words,
'ar every dollar collected, 10 would cost
lf ccnls for salaries.
At the port OF Philadelphia the eX-
ienses OF collecting 81 last year-all
Expenses incmaed-were only 3 cents,
Ind for salaries alone would possibly be
less than cents.
ihese deductions should satisfy any
foir-mlndcd person that Delaware Is re-
fcNing AN, and possibly more, recOgni-
Ion ior The amount OF revenue col
.ecteo than She deserves without ask
ns for more