New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-21


To The Edaw Of The Tribune
The object OF this communication is TO correct,
40 far a. exposure can do it, certain abuses which are
praciced upon unway travellers on the great thorough
fare passing northwsrd and westward through New
YORK If you will publish this statement you Will con
fer a favor upon the public.
The first thing to which ! shall call attention, is the
npertincnce Of the various grades Of porters at the
several landings and dtp6ts
No sooner has the steamer Of land or water called II
halt than scores Of these porters let loose upon the
poor. wayworn traveller, ench with stcntodan voice
and nsuiferablc cffrontery yeing with the other to
find pretext for flching from the conhdne traveller
his dimes And woe to him who has not the wisdom
or the frmncss to take Of himself and bis own
This is an abuse which Il would bee easy for the
Managers of Railroads and Steamboats, 10 correct.
Another thing, which / wish 10 notice, is the fraud
pracced upon Travellers IN the sale of Railroad and
Sicamboa tickets hy the various agents, commissioner
and non commissioned AT the several starting points OF
these great hnes For Illustration We VIII suppose 'nc
,~v.sr Ia have lust entered New ork from the Eas
or the Old World on his way To Chicago or buhaio-
Iis fret inquiry would naturally bee with regard 10
boas and tickets and he need only make the inquiry
aloud TO start half dozen 10 give him sage counsel ID
relation TO these matters and 10 lead hlm WIN az
parent dnierestedness To- an office where the whole
matter may be cut aud dried for HIM.
The traveller should beware of these officials, Tor they
are the to the uCkcl VENEER plotul'iN
and pensioners Of the lines who atten on the dishonest
gains which they eNtort from the Inexperienced traN
eler In the hrst place these pretended agents nave
no public OF legal connection with the hMroan ana
Steamboat Companies and hence their tickets are IKE
ly 10 be- refused Secondly, the tickets are not lar
statements OF the contract which the traveller makes
file contracts for cabin passage on steamboat WIN
board, and the best accommodations whlch II an"ius
hut his tickets SO wordcd that calls for nothing else
than Storage passage. be herdcd with emlgrants
without bed or board
II will avail nothing that he falls back upon The
original contract his paper Is his only voucher Oh me
contract Nor will II avail him more, to sho" tha h'
paid fare enough To cnie him To the best the boa can
furnish Thirdly the ticket issued by IN Ne" ON
Is addressed 10 of Albany or Buffalo ana mus nS
cOuntcrsigned by him before II VIII pass al All "N
the traveller has no way OF compelling Il To counter
sicnit Auckci drawn by of these repu'eH agents
IN New FORK calling for passage ON steamer rom
Buffalo TO Toledo for which - was paid, was dishohoi
I'd by Mr. l.. To whom IL was addressed ana me
holder was informed that AL the ticket Was worm was
only - cents hut, matter OF favor De Wou'u s',
~ and this offer accepted as the pcst tnHt Vou'"
be done This traveller thus constr alned 10 con
tribute - to this swindhng concern. Another ind
vdual known 20 the writer SACRIFICED - to the SAME
conservative others, $40 each But after the ucket'
are countersigned, II Is entirely optional win h'
,nas,ers OF railroad cars and steamboats, whether e
accept them OF Thus the traveller Is by TINS pro
cess subjected the mercy OF sharpers through al
his Journey and he pays large Tee ior service "neh
10 him Is nothing but disserNice.
Another abuse To which shall only slude Is The eN
ortcn and the cruelty pracuced upon Foreigners on al
our great thoroughfares. After paying To me Com
panies ample fare for comfortable accommodations
they are herded together ON the decks OF steamers
in the railroad cars Ike 50 many hogs ana j. i'
WAY marvellous that they are 60 often cut down %,
Cholera OF some other malady. The treatment NhlS
the foreigner is daily IN this way, receiving al in
hands Of our countrymen, is national disgrace Sn'
calls loudly for redress
Editors, who desire 20 promote the puoAc soo1 al
requested 20 copy this into their papers
Yours truly, :. I