New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-04

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No Of Homes .........-........ sCon
No OF Owners (sboutl. az
NJ NJ y; Mebsnc. and Isborets ...,... $40
M OF Apepls Contractors. Gc.........-....... 100
No Of Peraopa supported by The business $500 2OO
No OF Pssssaeg per day OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 9 O0O
No OF Miles travelled per day 2onOO
No tf Miles per year o<1uoOo
No NJ Panseope Der day Observation-Disclosures. Is 900
No mar vnar Observation-Disclosures % 250 00G
Probable receipts. $l5U0oVO
These are random guesses 10 uome instances, but
they cannot be fer out of the way.
AS a specimen OF the present condition OF the
Stage business in this City, we will fill up the
notes of q hasty visit to the headquarters of the
Sixth avenue line OF RABoLD, ANDREWS BRO.
TIER, or RApoLD & ANDREWS, known an the Wa
verify and Empire lines
We have chosen this establishment to illustrate
the Stage business simply because the writer has
been for six years 10 the daily habit of riding in the
stages named, and knows from experience the
manner and extent OF the business; any other line
would have served us the same purpose, all being
conducted on simiar principles.
The Waverly line was started some 10 or 10
years ago by Geo. w. Homan. There were then
but four or five stages, and theyr from the
of Sixth avenue and Eighth st. through Eghth-st
Broadway and Wall.st to the corner of Water and
Wall This line afterward passed into the hands
OWN. 8. slocum, and was improved by the add
ton Of new stages making about 30 in all, The
upper station Of the line waa also removed up the
Sixth avenue TO Fourteenthst.
The Empire line was started by #. A. Palmer
about nine or ten years ago. About dozen stages
were put on, and ran down az far ss the Bowling
Green: this line was we'll petronized and soon
became valuable.
James Andrews brother of the present Andrews,
bought Planners line, and improved and extended
il until fharo OK -~ci"t "sa5oS employed.
Shortly afterward he bought the Wavery line,
for $4,000. and the two united in one con-
cern valued in all at 100000.
The stages then used were very different from
the present elegant and comfortable vehicles. They
were generally very low, with low seats, narrow
gaugway, and miserably dngy and repulsive to
she eye. Ornamental painting had never been
seen in the interior Of an omnibus; even comfort
seemed slightly thought Of, and luxury was en-.
tirely unknown. To compare the present splendid
vehicles with those relics OF former age. would
be merely ridiculous.
Amer the union of the lines the stages ran down
20 the South Ferry and up as far as Tweasy third
street.
James Andrews died about two years ago, and
was succeeded by bis brother, BENJAMIN AK.
DREws TO whose unsiring industry and watchful.
neas the present prosperity Of this extensive con
Germ is mainly attributable The active superin
seadenoe Of the business Is under his care, and
&hst 1t ia well done the regularity and fine appear
anoe OF the line bears ample testimony
Tbsre are now regularly running in shis con-
bined line, 40 stages There are 10 stages in re.
serve and 80 large aleighs on hand for winter use.
The latter, costing many thousands Of dollars, are
dead property, since there is SO little snow that
they cannot be used enough to wear the rust
Oft the runners Add to these, four wagons,
and the whole number of vehicles Ia 81. The
omnibusses cost about $500 each, making the totsl
value OF vehicles from $4,000 to $4,000.
The company have 325 horses Some of these
are very valuabei one or two are worth $500
each, and some spans would bring more than that.
Say the average is 500 per head, and we have
$50, 500 for horses. The care OF these horses is
under charge of 2s stabe.men; the amount offeed
per week 10 about 10 tuns of hay and 400 bushels
of oats, bssides 500 bundles of STRAW for stable
use.
Ofharness there about 100 setE, ali manufactured
on the promises.
The firm employ about rs men, regulars and ex.
,rss as drivers. There is great difference in
ability. even in so simple matter at the driving Of
stage. Sons men will worry the horses, haul
them here and there in bad places TO the risk Of
their falling against other stages, and, ia fact
90 everything wrong sheir next neighbor may
take his team along more rapidly and much easier,
avoid bad places and collisions, and manage to get
full load of passengers in the most unfavorable
hours of the day. Such driver ia soon known
and never fails to be properly appreciated, both by
his employers and the public.
The immense stable edi6ce of Rabold, Andrews
4 Bro is in Twenty. thirds st running through to
Twenty fourth ct few rods west Of the Sixth
avenue Ii is of brick, two stories and baaemen.
and covers len lots-being about $50 feet front by
2lO deep The blacksmith shop occupies Por-
ton of the basement. The other portion OF the
basement and large portion Of the frst floor are
occupied by the 325 horses; the west part of the
6rst floor is the place of deposit for stages all OF
which are under cover when not IN use. The up
per a,ory is used for deposit OF feed hsrnesa shop
paint shop, wheelwrighrs, &c,
In the smitbshop about Is men are regularly
employed Here all the iron work for the stages,
such IS wheel tires sc. ia done The horseshoe.
ing 10 slso done here the shoes wear from two to