The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-18
Confessions OF the Philadelphia Press.

"Ihe truth s not always to be spoken" says homey
adage There is truth that is spoken in Phia
delphia, truth that less interests everybody
ana particularly every business and property holder
among us. me daily press ignore it altogether, and
many merchants AM real estae holders will repudate II
as iaacy despite the patent confirmation daily enacted
before their vision.
sale business at rapid rate and unless some .rger de-
gree of genuine vitality is infused into her business
maris the period Of the Absorption Of her Wholesale bu-
einess by New YORK 10 only mere question Of lime Az
the sluggshguogeon fails victim to the rapacious pike,
So unless the proper enterprise aud vigilance is exert
ed will New YORK gradually divert from and absorb
our entire Wholesale trade. Philadelphia has seen
the tdIe when forest OF masts lined her docks
when all the lLGa trade conferred her harbor: when
her Custom House place OF ncessant activity and
wheu extensive shipping merchants occupied her
houses AT he present. day the shtTtn2 al her mhorces Is
redne, 10 its han group Of coasters, 'c
etin9 the ChGrton ne ~ pIcets, there is not OCEAN
steamer that leaues her phayres.
The lack Of prise by which Philadelphia lost
her commerce, Is last taking from her the distributing
trade that the best dependence remaining 10
her and men Of ssgacty already know that tais trade
even with the manufactures al doors is fast ndng
Its inevitable way 10 New York. Whether the jobong
trade OF the sharp competition that New York
j0bbefs are leading them IL more than say; but
this know, that the Philadelphia hotels This very
moment thTopged with New York drummers, who
take the fro the very IT Phila
dephia obbers aud lure them the busting rea
ties Of New York. Not only thp, but New YORK drum
this fall carrying their samples 70 the
tail trade, and positively sci al price per yard less than
the price the commission houses the very goods that
have been aclurcd almost Ut their own doors
People Stare Al this statement, but from being
the end, 1t ia oaly he beginning Neo York merchants
posses dQree II eergv. and 90 ahead system Of doing
business that ut torerT take the trade fror unless
dtertnt roy Is adopted New York merchants send out
their commercial travellers all the country. and buy
followed ID and enticed from Pniladeiph
from Boston with eontery tnat knows no WEAKNESS
and that Lodges obstacle 10 the
WIN h,rbor into which the Great Eastern could ride
with keel hve feet above the bottom, docks
inadequate for the accommodation OF modern shipping,
while their rotten tmbers are telling Of III Judged parsi
mouy suica seihshness the part OF their
To hehteu The already existing evils rates Of wharf
sgr drive snlppng from the port while State
du', tn sale Of goods by auction has maiuly
lied u New YORK what should be OF the most
important business Interests Of Philadelphia.
Zhde Is semah,no The tu,iness otmosT here Of Ne0
Fork that Philadelphia merchants must study tefore Is
to The OF real in the business section
- the city have also lesson TO learn and the quicker
they 90 II the better While PHILADELPHIA boats some
vastly superior business ednees II also contains lever
nrst class stores THAI any city can name. AZ long
n tenants can be found for their ly arranged aud
antqas'ed buildings so opg win those buildings remain
uhaiered, AID 80 long s pcayune spirit pervaie alike
their and occupants Take Market street for its
OF the century and ought 10 have been razcd To the
ground and vnoly rebuilt al the time when the scarcely
less repuisye market sheds were removed from that
There are too few Of business who sppear 10
realize the al cdT1dadua manner In which New YORK
moaoQulixes trade ln this city sslesmcns salaries
are Just the lowest salaries for winch sslesmen can
hac, per cenisgs upon their sales that Is given
erurErgy and 10 exact ratio BY his employers the New
dephis drummer enisrtans his customers he must do Il
al be own expense aud, IL NJ all iubued with
erpfse this respect he nnds hs salary 70 be
rtousy cucroached uroa The New YORK drummer re-
not Gully liberal treatment In other respects, but
Is refunded tr al such expenses oy his employers aud
Taught The satisfactory manner that IN all supc-
rogatory .iarts Tvs expenses ~ll chesrinly ne paid
Tor tnis reason dad some twenty New YORK drum
mcTs Ct tns moment exercising their vocation Al the
Continental a dozen a, tue Girard sud 81 Law.
renee while at the luxurious In Pierre, whose
register uf arrivals withheld from no bcation you
WUty8 he Ma laFs wit a
suaviy ard pluck engaged 10 demonstrating "ihe supc
rottv ~ he new lcrk market 10 That OF somnocnt and
The fsct ia ihst New York knows how 10 take aivEn-
Ia ~ weakness ard commercial imbec'lty, and Is
fast reducing q the level Of MANUFACTURING city alone
u tbs rcsci We eau never have competitor, while SO
far hotse hcsiness u couceruei we rapidly
dwindtrg down q rthL Ncw York e place full ~
hurtah ant butir Il rled 9Th temples 81 pleasure
~ every Kind, 49, sreue Of that precise aai
ttaut excit,mcNt hat alNays has fascination flr
strangers n Academy u Music we're IN New York
IA wtud sccrp'ed. though tho stockholders derived
urcct probt urru their Investment 1h@ Academy Ia
rhUs8.It6l, f. na1agcd In verv different manner and
the gatcr a. hat lsc docks, instead ~ being
atvs 10 the city, u only serves 70 pcrpetnate
tbc reputation ior nsrfos nncsdness acquired by 50
many Dr our property o~ners, Ia the entire CT
IS we eau cuumerate but Eve % SIX houses" Of
any Considerable Cxtant, while ~ New York tnere
two alone A. 7. stewart Co, ard Cafin, Mevn \ Co.
DONG 0Us'nsss = 90 less than twenty millions year.
We informed 10 longer ngo tnsa yesterday, by
principal 81 of Elk houses. that but for The poet
tive reiusal 81 CO mfm0er ~ INC nrm the concern
would have hcrn trat sierrei 10 Ner York aso
Cvtrv year re number " partnerships formed
q go au the prtcedtuR otc, and there proper.
toratc Increase ID business q any Of obbnc
nfuts ShNe tie very many Of them dwindug
year ny CARROT tWtrise the nnpaatsoe truth
nat The pFrtr ttcrprsC. energy, nbersty and pcrse
vcfsIcc n Ne~ York eating us up by piecemesl
wnat vii tDt r,ater say ~hfn we tell him--a fact We
resis IN The rsi'crs, tuad ~ IN the hands Of
The Caafnhrr q ursrce while the entire Philadelphia
rommsrcal pa,fo1pec g ne prcss amoans = nothing
bit fC~ atveri m'ut~. gru'sney pad Tor and grudg
sm.r .IVrtr New Work weuaFi - her interests,