The daily times., 1919-07-18
UDGE BETTER PAY
FOX COL. TAYLOR
Bills Introduced in Both Houses
Or Congress to Increase Col
lectOr's Salary.

Washington, July 17.-Senator
Simmons today introduced a bill
In the Senate ana Congressman
Goodwin intoduced one i nthe House
TO increase the annual salary of the
Collector of Customs of the District
of North Carolina. Senator Sim
mons bill provides for fixing the
salary at $4,000 and Congressman
Godwin's bill fixes it at $500. Sena-
tor Simmons introduced a similar
bill at the lalst session. 1t was re-
rted unanimously by the commit
tee and passer the Senate but was
defeated in the House Col. Walker
Taylor Of Wilmington, is the Off
cial affected
Congressman Goodwin, in behalf of
the passage of his bill, said:
According to the annual report
issued by the Collector of Customs
for the District of North aCrolina
Wilmington jumped from forty ninth
place to position only eigth from
the top of the list of American ports
of entry
The expense OF collecting this
amount was 15,4S2.23, making the
per dollar cost of collection less
than one cent as against an average
OF two cents throughout the country
uhls figure places the North Caro-
INA district at the head of the list
In the item of collection costs. The
salary of the collector in the North
carolina district stands at the foot
OF the list. he receiving a compen-
sation of s2,5OO per year as against
from $4,000 to $4,000 in other dis
trlcts. 1t is the only district that
pays less than $4,000.
Inc increase in receipts is part
~ result of the making of Will
mlngton a pot of entry and divert
Ing the receipt of that office from
New York to the central office of
the North Carolina district. This was
Drought about through the personal
lolIs "I CoIoneI Taylor, who is
the present collector of the Will
m1ngton office Efforts are now
being made to have the Durham Of
lice diverted to the office there and
next years report will show an even
greater increase.
In addition to handling the col
lection of nearly three million dollars
If import money, the Wilmington
office also looks afer the Bureau
aof immigration, Bureau OF Naviga-
and is Shipping Commissioner and
-ad-measurer of vessels. The entire
work is done with a force of three
clerks. The Collector lis also Gus
todian of the Customs House. Of
flces are maintained in Winston
Salem where collections are made
'Col. Taylor is the only Statewide
Federal appointee in North Carolina
and is Dean of Federal Appointees
in the State. In my opinion he is the
most competent and reliable Gus
toms officer the State has had in a
long time"
Today Senator Simmons had a
conference with Chairman Hurley
and Assistant Director of Operations
of the Shipping Board on the matter
getting relief from the cotton con-
gestion at Wilmington. The serious
facts of the case were brought to
the attention of these officials and
they now have the matter under
consideration. 1t was pointed out by
Senator Simmons that one of the
largest exporters of cotton at Will
mington, Alexander Sprunt & Son.
had on the sidings in that city be-
tween 500 and 1000 cars of cotton
awaiting shipment, and that this
congestion would continue until
ships were furnished Assurances
were made that a ship would be
provided for immediate use and to
relieve the present congestion as
soon as it was possible to do so.
Chairman Hurley said that he ap-
preciated the seriousness of the sit
uatfon, but that The difficulty in
moving the ship at this time was ow-
ing to the existing strike along the
coast, but immediate action would
be taken in the matter, Mr.. Hurley.
said looking to giving the relief ask
ed for.