New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-25
,oyrS ON TIE UNION FERRY COM
PANY.

r, me Editor Of The " y TT5THe'
s,, Nv name Il Jones. oecupa'on, broker, pre-
inor. characteristics, serenity of temper Ny father
..s quiet nsu 30 was my grandfather, ia fact the
go mo, our family crest is "Inertid' Wife thinks
\. 49,, ,.t excited easily enough. She says fshed
y. ,ns Johnny out Of the cistern with that Goldfish
- ,;,d on TO the clothes pole just calmly as
,o.gh be had not been the last aud only bud on our
- a the Joneses. And when had fairly dra yn
n, ou sDd laid him. all dripping and linpsey on the
,,,,ss pIa and mildly suggested as / relghtei my
-, that we should Jet hun lie in the where it
-, rsru snd comfortable until he came to, Mrs.
Lone, became go eLIass a. my composure that heard
calculate 4" moDs,of she picked the boy up.
~ M SAX her who she meant, because / opposed
- ,hs e1erion requisite 10 carry family qusrrel.
II b.ve INDUCED in this tte episode that you may the
% feel Nv great must have been the atrocy of The
A., which could have crowded my Indignation up to
lie writ n point.
i've No Bro kiyn. Wife and | had lived there eve
,n,e tbe dsy Pa Beechcr united us in bonds mat
rimorisL We wish to stay there; but we cannot. My
hnsinss is in New York. To New-York must 20
.vsry day, and from New-York / must co ne home
Or, right but can be done only by the aid Of the
I'nion FtrO Company. That monstrOslty | will no
bpger ccunteDenc'. Into the greasy aud rap4cious
neles Of the Dire ctOfs Of III At Unsuitable Ferry Com
my no more OF my money shall go. No, Sir [
IN not stand it; wiie--my wiie-the amiaole Mrs.
Lres-says she woo't stand IL and tomorrow we are
s,irg ev 7 to New. York 10 board.
That Ferry Company used 10 carry me across u
New York for one cent and they ade n)oey at that;
he borgh at an cxorbtant premium with their sdrpus
funds they purchased more ferries they received the
rrof,s Of a Of them. say the profits because these
ts1es we're pyo6tGbe they b-longed not to the State
o~ 70 the two cities which kept them up for the
convenience Of the public. No. they were the property
If ;pdyic uss they we're originated as speculation;
they paid well as a speculation, or Company which
had been in tn same business and knew ali about 1t,
would never have bOu sht them up. TIE population of
Brookl greater than when these other Ferries
we're pure, ssed aud if they were good investment
then thy arc better one nov. When this Company
bad bought up all the paying Ferries, and there were
70 mo to buy, then t6s gre edy monster this auacon
Ia OF the peoples coppers devised new expedlent to
val its ilgUtten gains.
The next expedent to raise the rate OF ferage.
rp went to a cent aud half the people CRU nbled
but gullble as ever boed the excuse that coal was
high" Larger dividends were declared. Most people
Gr satiSi cd with On per cent stock The Directors
roud Lot be tated with one paying less than t~ere.
10 went the ferriage u two cents. The price of coal
vas The excuse beUre-nO1 IL is additional safety.
Wa that Oue yellow life peserver osteatatiouSy hung
p in the centre ofone boat, the of additional
Iaf ty." We have seen pone other. The excuse is
more cOntemptble than the extoriOn it is q cloak,
soscsby, thai IT Only draws attention to the avaroe
3 was h tenced TO 10 ceal
III tnt PuDilc PtIuH 'nlo NoHpauy W taAe tWo ceu'o
ehst guaranty have that they will not take three
five Cetanly il If not in their ist ber4lty, aud
buch LEES ju(g W from experience, should We rely
tNn The lUpde1 promises
Until the next meeting Of the Legislature, there is
ht one thing TO be DONE and that ID let every man,
<oman and child who Crosses their ferries, uniformly
bd persioteuIly pay in pennies; never give them a
D nor bit of silver larger than three cent piece;
Il them with coppers. Tney csunot dispose of this
kn except at large discount No bank will take
deDoait and If thav other thew
5 be compelled in one months time to sell pac xages
tickets al liberal discount, in order to evsdo this
bppd SHOWER.
lry it OF, We dweers in Brooklyn who remain in
b. TO- of hudllg bowels of compassion in the Union
Fery Cvmrany. Try il on it is your emily hope of
alyatCn But ns me and my wife, We have taken
Adsrgs at III uptown boarding house
From your, AN lNDIGSANH JONES.