The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-09-08

hours aid passengers could be carried over the var
Gus roads from city to city for less than five dollars per
head The local travel these inland roads would be
immense and there doubt but that all Of them would
10 able to declare large dividends but the through ira
vel would seek comfortable expe dtous and
less expensive routes which could only found the
Long Island, stonington, and Norwich and Worcester
Railroads The existing competition between the seve.
raj routes from this city to Boston has had very uns
vorabe effect upon the market value of the stocks of
EACH but the reduced price Of passage has increased
amount of travel much that the receipts this seson
compared with last have fallen of but very trf ing per
cent
Another effort is about being made fill tie subscrip
ton the Erie Railroad. The resgnato oil Mr. James
Harper and the election of Mr. Benz. .oder
ments that be attended with very desirable results
Mr. Loder is an extensive dry goods jobber a of
much enterprise and decision. His business relations
with the western country hsse convinced him that the
completion OF this Imports ant work will add millions to
the trade of this city. large stakeholder he has
large interest in the 1.-THE road and far the
nfue nee of individual extend in ensurng the
rapid completion of this work the present President will
ct the expectsteas of its most sangune friends Mr.
Ii der has accumulated fortune in trade in this city,
nd is Of those practical working men, similar to
those who have carried through similar works Massa-
chusstts He will give character at once to the
pany it has never before possessed, and long he
holds the position he occupies there will be no
stock jobbing operations tolerated The public mind
must be satisfied that there are no stock specializing
elques connected with the management of our public
works before the necessary confidence to induce be.
raj subscription be created The stock of nearly
every public work divergng from connected with this
city in any way, is knocked about in Wall street among
the Spectators and the cornerng operations resored
frghtens timd holders and induces them to SELL if
obliged to submit to sacrifice in their anxiety to get rid
of the stock In this the brokers break down nearly
every stock that into the market and this
of the principal of the feeling that exists in rea
ton to the stock Of the Harlem Railroad the Erie Rail
road and several other Railroad stocks that fallen
into the hands OF the Wall street brokers' the Presi
dent ofthe Erie Railroad perfect measures by
which the stock Of the company will be kept out of the
street. he will do to give il value and character
among capitalists than in any other way. The subscrp-
ton books will be opened tomorrow morning, the 9th
inst, at the office in Wall street.
The receipts of the Buffalo and Niagara Falls Railroad
Company for August this year. have been about thirty
three per greater than those for the same month in
1874
BUFFALO AND NIAGARA FALLS RAILROAD.
Receipts for August, 1915. S4,949 %
lo@'. 5,ooS ~
Increase August, 1915, ........ 81, 26I O5
The revenue from customs appears to be ON the de
in other ports well this comp AIRED with last
year. AT Boston the decrease in six months this year
compared with the corresponding period last has been
nearly six hundred thousand dollars.
REVENUE FROM CUsroMs-PoRr OF Bosros
Receipts from January to June 3d. 1884, 495 a
1916. 1855 326 50
Decrease ofrevenue, ls45. ..... $5s2 l6s 90
The revenue for July and August this year. has been
little larger than for the months last the receipts
having been annexed =
Reve,ne far Anpust ~ an - a as1 1886
Total ........... Sl,4lOG77 l5Oo5o3 - -
The bulk of the importations into Bosto. '
on for the fall trade, has been re- -, ~. : Il
trade of that city is usually earlier tn = ~. ~. -
tatons into this port in August rro 49,, L., -
than for any previous mont l.; ~. r,ar ana cru -
large as they will be any month during tho remapdr
Of the year.
e''n"'e' :" full 1000 900 tons OF anthracite coal
W.. "s 'e"' aafket from the mines Of Pennsyv
Wv V IFS the shipments of last season, all Of
will, without doubt, be required for consumption.
e amount shipped from the various mines this season
To the ith inst 36s,s67 TONS nearly half Of
which came over the Reading Railroad. We annex q
statement showing the quantity of coal transported
the schuylll mines by the railroads canal for the
week ana for the season ending the ith inst.