New-York daily tribune., 1843-07-24
Niilk for :he ci1y by the Er;c Ra:!road.

Mix for the City by the Erie Railroad.
In 1855 when noticing the incidental advan-
tagc to the City of Ncw-Torhk, OF the construc-
ton Of Railways into the interior, we assumed
from the best information we could obtain, that
1000 quarts per day, or 27,3;75,o09 quarts per
annum, were then consumed IN this city and
BROOKLYN with daily deficiency 1908 quarts
that could rot be supplied even with the aid OF
White Cows in the shape oi Palnps at tie sew
craI entrances to this CITY, the material could nc.
stand the further mixture. We took for the ba-
SIS OF our calculations, that there were 50,e05
families Of persons each, in Brooklyn and New
York. who took on an average three pnts each
taking into consideration the hotels, Boarding
Houses, Steamboats,, and Shipplng) At that pc
rod a prolninc:.t dairy advertised to furnish the
Dure article at s cents in Winter and cents in
Summer, as a favor, and could rot supply tic d."
mand.
We then further stated, tiiat the price of But
ter, which was then - cents. did not yicJt:: The
farmers of 'fut:l.css and Putnam Il cents per
quart for their Milk, with ti'e loss of her labor
10 make it, and send II to market, w.ilcE 'sas b.
Dor and commission > cents per ID.
We predicted that on the construction OF Il
Railway up into Putnam and Dutchcss, that 2
cents per quart on Sol! 800 would be saved to
the conSumers in this city and Brooklyn, besides
iusufng tic consumption OF a purcr and better
article.
The construction of only 46 miles to Goshen,
Orange County, Of the Erie Railroad, Nitb nearly
the halt Of this distance through IIochl4nd COUNTY.
not a dairy rcgioa, has fully realized orr prcdIc-
ton. We learn IRON, Mr. I. Sallict. al the foot
OF Duane street, who we believe WAS the first 10
systcmatze the hlill business from Goshen Chat
he first commenced III a very limited way with
his own COWS, and soon bought cf his neighbors
at | j cents per quart, and rctallcd 1t at Z! cents
that so great was the demand that others soon
went INTO the business and since the road mas been
extended to N;idd!clowi seven miles beyondt'o
shcn,) he says, :. There is supplied to the city by
this channel alone the enormous quantity o, - 80
25UlO quarts OF pure milk daily, besides cream
in considerable quantities, bi-ter delicate lruiss.
vegetables. &c. Sc Nh :. observed that this
was done with the inconvenience Of about II
miles Of Steamboat navigation, and some lrrcgu-
larity IN the winter which will be remedlcd Wnell
the road crosses from Picrnont to hobbs Ferry or
Workers. and comes in with the NewH ork and
Albany Railroad Company. 1t vii be to tho IN
tcrcst Of these two Companies TO unite upon one
OF the avenues West OF the 9TH to bring III the IN
mensc amount OF freight that is destined 10 pass
over them on their completion. The present en-
trance for "a freight business IS entirely made
ouatc and there is no room for Dcpots.
Such is the increased demand for cheap and
gooA milk, that the supply still not equal to the
demand.
SO soon as we have read through Wcstches.
ter. Putnam and Duchess Countess it requires 1T
tie forecast TO predict that Milk will be further
reduced to three cents per Quart, by retail. Milk
does not now Weld the Duchess farmer centper
Quart at the present price of Batter. Ills lands
even at one cent will be worth to him one hun
!red andnrc dollars per acre TO furnish milk . tins
city About one fourth Of one cent per qu4.t VII
be "a remuneration to the Railway to carry II from
II to 100 miles. The importance OF pure milk TO
Young children III rCnm weather need not be en-
argcd on. To the poor, with rice, bread and
other articles, it is the cheapest and healthcst.
food.
We look forward to the time when Ret!1gerd-
ipr cars will bring us Butter churned by water
power, on the line of the road to Albany with
Milk and Cream in the highest state of perfection.
Our object, however, in mentioning the matter
now is 10 say, that our calculation of the quantity
of mill, consumed in this city, (twenty-sevcn mil
lions of quarts per annum,) is more than realized
by the statement of Mr. SclIick. Certainly this
new channel OF the Erie Railroad cannot IN one
year furnish one-tiith the quantity required We
have the New Jersey Railroads to Somcrville,
Morrstown, Paterson, &c; all Long Island ana
her railroad with a snug assortment OF dlsu!-
crcs at Brooklyn also an additional supply 10
the " lFhite Co,gs" close at hand IN the Croton
water pipes to proportion the supply to the de-
mand. These Will not be drawn on when pure
milk is furnished al , cents by the quantity.