The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-18
The Spring Sc asOn.


INCREASING BRisKNEss OF NE SPRING TRADE IN
FLVx OF sTRASekRs TO Tee CIsY-LARGE AMo5Nr
OF FREIGHT WAITING tOg TRANsPOaTATIor-
SIMULTANEOUS orENRa OF THE FREIdar ROUTES.
The active opening OF the spring trade which promises
30 well for our mer camille community being followed
BY proportonate increase. With the gradual dssp-
pesrance OF snow and ce and the cold temperature
streets have assumed an unwonted activity, and seem
every day to become more lively with the busy hum of
spring traffic The ihoroughiares swarm with vehicles
loaded with every description OF merchandise and the
faces OF busire men begin to assume that smiling
aspect incident only to seasons OF property
Tne mhux oil strangers 10 aIge and decidedly on the
increase Strange faces may be encountered
In the business localities, and the plaoes OF
derive no small revenue from tneir patronage. Tn !,
guests ct the lar.er and more expensive ho.es ar
many, ard increasing in NUMBERS but are by
hlling up 30 rapidly those situxA nnnrer tho
centre Of the business localities Tho majority OF stran
gers at pres ut coming to this city business men,
these who come with the earliest facilities OF navigation
and buy their goods possible to be early tho
market. They have time to conform TO the require
mens Of the fa'honable hotels. but generally put up at
houses where they can lea. and run" They to
look upon eating, drinking and sleeping FORMS
not as necessities Of life, and work made
only 10 transact business Their quarters sre therefore,
generally chosen below Canal street. thai census Of
tho lower wards at this time Of the year would exhibit
astonishing increase in the population.
Although the number OF strangers In the city is M pre-.
sent very large woud doubtless be much larger were
oil the freight lines In operation. The quantity Of goods
detained tn the city for lack Of trAuspor son
very large This will ore readily be observed By
glance the Of the different railroad oom panies
HARLEM, ALBANY AND TROY RAILROAD.
The freight depo, oi this road in Centre street. bound
A huL LrA NJ
busy scene daily Every avenue the cars whore the
freight is taken and delivered is nearly all day ohoked
up with loaaed carts II Ia unirequent Occurrences
for cartman TO wait for hours load up unload
carng by the fay instead OF by the load seriously
thought Of by Tho closing Of the Hudson river and
the late freshet which disabled Hudson River Railroad
hss sent many passengers aud much freight this
read. The amount Of freight has been unusually large
Tor th season of the year-most Of going oat Of the
city According 70 the superintendent they carry
ing nearly al much they 'eniertly attend to.
NEW YORK AND NEW HAVEN RAILROAD.
The bus Of this road has Deeu neming for
,be lss two mcnths Much Of the tho depot
Cprs street is caused by their buspess According TO
tie na eneni Of the gentemsniy general accountsnt,
January aud February, for freight sixty per
over their average receipts for the months OF November
for freight during the lar two months, were sss 600
per month This exrsordirsry increase 10 easily 40
counted for BY the closing Of the SOUND but sude rom
There 10 no doubt that even hen the natural
ell open, very large share OF business OF
IBIS will perusln for t,is Most OF their
freight is from the city
HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD.
The business Of IN ROAD has been - much Injured by
oy the late reehet that their recetp for freight for the
set month, d, coubtess, appear at lower figure
than the previous month. They arc. howtve doing
brsk business up ~ far AZ Hudson-the rarthest
point - which ihey yet run. II 10 believed
,Aaa they VIII be enAbsd 10 run through
10 Albany by Monday the farthest They sntc.-
pate brisk business Tor the month OF sarch az
NJ rty per cent over lat year When they get
raion again they viii be ruanng hundred
per cay into tho city.
ERIE RArLROAD.
Ire bar4es and receiving dcck OF t1is company nj the
foot Oi DusGe street. are completely Uyerw enei with
freight. kvery day tbcy with applications
OF parties wishing 10 send out freight their line but
10 yesterday they oblaed 70 refuse the Ice
North river bss prevented them IRON conveying tneir
ba TO toe Piemont depot that their business has
been entirely confined 70 the passengers leaving an
absolu,e DAMAGE 10 the mercantile community by the
stoppsgo Of this great artery OF ho State. almost
cG culADe n strong argument to show the necessity
Tor the turpe or erection Mean Viii
would eectn some cement could be made TO
carry freight In ever fmen quantities over ne New Jer
sey rocic. The pany expect that 10 day their
freight customers can all be accommodated
The Sound b. ats ere TO commence running today,
30 tbst IA O few days oil be by the above no
ucss the freight east north and vest will proba
greatly ncrease the amount Of business 10 this city
Sechsnis hotel keepers and In fact every branch OF
mercantile community will be directly Indirectly
benefited, while win carmen, porsers express oompa
Country buy have Learned that ths reports made
BY rival cites about New York not oisnterced and
that they buy cheaper, live better and see more
sights here than IN any other city In the Union.